Multilayer motor vehicle tube for conducting at least one fluid medium, wherein the tube comprises a fluid duct and a tube wall that surrounds the fluid duct. The tube wall is multilayered and comprises at least three layers, specifically having the following layer composition. An external layer is provided that consists of at least one polyamide, in particular of at least one aliphatic polyamide. Furthermore, an adhesion-promoting layer is provided and an internal layer consisting of at least one thermoplastic elastomer. At least one barrier layer is also provided that consists of at least 96% by weight of polypropylene. The overall layer thickness d of the tube wall is from 0.3 to 3.0 mm.

A system having a concealed communications element like a telecommunication antenna is described. More specifically, The system has a communications element that is concealed by a highly reflective multilayer polymer optical film 200. The first element of the multilayer polymer optical film is a core layer 202 that is made up of a multilayer optical stack. The multilayer optical stack of core layer 202 includes two alternating polymeric layers. The multilayer polymer optical film may optionally also include a protective layer 204 (for example, a hardcoat or an over laminate) that is positioned between the viewer and the core layer. The protective layer 204 may include one or more UV absorbers to aid in durability of the multilayer polymer optical film against UV-degradation. Multilayer polymer optical film 200 may optionally also include an adhesive layer 208 that is positioned between the core layer 202 and a surface onto which the multilayer polymer optical film is to be adhered.

There is provided a multilayered tube for transporting liquid chemicals containing an outermost layer and an innermost layer, the innermost layer containing a polyamide (A), an impact modifier (B), and a carbon nanotube (C), wherein the number of projections each having a height of 5 μm or more and a longitudinal width of 20 μm or more, which are present on the surface of the innermost layer, is 2 or less per 1 mm.sup.2 of surface area; and the number of agglomerates each having a longitudinal width of 5 μm or more, which are present in the cross section of the innermost layer, is 15 or less per 1 mm.sup.2 of cross-sectional area. There is also provided a polyamide resin composition constituting the innermost layer of the multilayered tube for transporting liquid chemicals.

The present invention relates to filled polymeric materials including a polymer and a mass of metallic fibers distributed within the polymer, and to light weight composites which comprise at least a pair of metallic layers and a polymeric layer interposed between the pair of metallic layers, the polymeric layer containing the filled polymeric material. The composite materials of the present invention may be formed using conventional stamping equipment at ambient temperatures. Composite materials of the present invention may also be capable of being welded to other metal materials using a resistance welding process such as resistance spot welding. Preferred composite materials include one or any combination of the following features: metallic fibers that are ribbon fibers; a polymer selected from a polyolefin, a polyamide, or a combination thereof; or a metallic layer (e.g., one or both of the pair of metallic layers) having a surface facing the filled polymeric material that is untreated.

An electron exit window foil for use with a high performance electron beam generator operating in a corrosive environment is provided. The electron exit window foil comprises a sandwich structure having a film of Ti, a first layer of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than Ti, and a flexible second layer of a material being able to protect said film from said corrosive environment, wherein the second layer is facing the corrosive environment.

An injection resin composition for a home appliance having high flowability, high tensile strength, and excellent chemical resistance and a refrigerator using the same. A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a cabinet frame defining an external appearance of the refrigerator; a liner separating an inside of the refrigerator from an insulation material while the insulation material is provided between the cabinet frame and the liner, wherein the liner includes a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) injection material or an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) ALLOY injection material.

A multilayered polyimide film includes a first polyimide layer containing fluorine-containing polymer particles and having a first surface and a second surface, and a second polyimide layer and a third polyimide layer respectively disposed on the first surface and the second surface. The second and the third polyimide layers contain organic silicon oxygen compound particles. The multilayered polyimide film has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between about 13 and about 30 ppm/° C.

A device and method for handling fluids released during a procedure employs a floormat with opposing surfaces. The floormat is formed, at least in part, of compressible and resilient material. An absorbent sheet is attached to one of the opposing surfaces of the floormat. At least part of the absorbent sheet is stacked to extend peripherally beyond the floormat. The floormat and absorbent sheet are placed where a user is expected to stand during the procedure, and are stacked with at least part of the absorbent sheet extending beyond the floormat. A user stands atop the floormat and absorbent sheet during at least part of the procedure. During the procedure, fluids that fall onto the absorbent sheet are absorbed into it. The floormat and absorbent sheet are vacated and discarded before starting another procedure.

To provide a vinylidene-fluoride resin film having low cloudiness and good visibility of a pattern and the like of a decorative film of a lower layer although having a matte tone with low glossiness. The vinylidene-fluoride resin film comprises crosslinked acrylic acid ester resin particles, in which the crosslinked acrylic acid ester resin particles have an average particle diameter of 5% or more and 40% or less to the thickness of the vinylidene-fluoride resin film and the arithmetic average surface roughness (Ra) of the vinylidene-fluoride resin film is 0.4 μm or more and less than 2 μm.

The present invention provides a polyethylene resin composition for a foamable laminate which gives foamed cells having sufficient height and good appearance (foamed layer), even in the case of machining under high speed conditions at the time of extrusion lamination, a foamable laminate, a method for producing the same, a foamed converted paper, and a heat insulating container. The invention relates to a polyethylene resin composition for a foamable laminate, which is used for forming a polyethylene-based resin layer (I) for foaming on at least one side of a substrate mainly composed of paper, wherein the resin composition comprises a polyethylene-based resin (A) and satisfies the following properties (a-1) to (a-4):

(a-1) the melt flow rate (MFR) of the polyethylene-based resin (A) as measured in accordance with JIS K7210 (190° C., a load of 21.18N) is 7 g/10 minutes or more and less than 20 g/10 minutes,
(a-2) the density of the polyethylene-based resin (A) in accordance with JIS K7112 at a test temperature of 23° C. is from 0.900 to 0.930 g/cm.sup.3,
(a-3) the oxygen induction time (OIT) at 180° C. is 10 minutes or more and less than 190 minutes,
(a-4) the memory effect (ME) of the polyethylene-based resin (A) as measured using a melt indexer to be used in JIS K7210 and under conditions of a cylinder temperature of 240° C. and a constant-rate extrusion output of 3 g/minute is less than 2.0.