A composite material is provided including a polymer matrix and undercooled liquid metallic core-shell particles disposed in the matrix, wherein the particles each have an outer shell and a liquid metallic material as a core contained within the outer shell. The outer shell is frangible such that the liquid metallic material is released from at least some of the particles in response to a mechanical load applied to the composite and solidifies in-situ in the polymer matrix. As a result, the composite material can be self-strengthening and self-healing and can be reconfigurable in shape at ambient temperature.

Foam compositions comprise at least an ethylene/-olefin interpolymer. The ethylene/-olefin interpolymers of the present disclosure are multi-block copolymers comprising at least one soft block and at least one hard block. The foam compositions can further comprise a blowing agent and a cross-linking agent. Methods of making the foam compositions and foamed articles made from the foam compositions are also described.

Foam compositions comprise at least an ethylene/-olefin interpolymer. The ethylene/-olefin interpolymers of the present disclosure are multi-block copolymers comprising at least one soft block and at least one hard block. The foam compositions can further comprise a blowing agent and a cross-linking agent. Methods of making the foam compositions and foamed articles made from the foam compositions are also described.

The present invention relates to the use of specific styrene derivatives in the production of an elastomeric copolymer. The invention further relates to methods for producing an elastomeric copolymer and an elastomeric copolymer. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for preparing a rubber comprising vulcanizing the elastomeric copolymer, and a rubber as obtainable according to the method. Further, the invention relates to a rubber composition, a tire component comprising the rubber composition, and a tire comprising the tire component.

A conjugated diene-based rubber including a polymer block (A) containing isoprene monomer unit as the main component and a polymer block (B) containing 1,3-butadiene monomer unit as the main component, wherein at least one of the polymer block (A) and the polymer block (B) contains a unit of a vinyl compound having a functional group interactive with silica, the polymer block (A) has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in the range of 1,000 to 30,000, and the entire conjugated diene-based rubber has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in the range of 50,000 to 5,000,000.

The present invention provides a 4-methyl-1-pentene/-olefin copolymer being excellent in lightness, stress absorption, stress relaxation, vibration damping properties, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, toughness, mechanical properties and flexibility, having no stickiness during molding operation and being excellent in the balance among these properties; a composition comprising the polymer; and uses thereof. The 4-methyl-1-pentene/-olefin copolymer (A) of the present invention satisfies specific requirements, and comprises 5 to 95 mol % of a structural unit (i) derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene, 5 to 95 mol % of a structural unit (ii) derived from at least one kind of -olefin selected from -olefins having 2 to 20 carbon atoms excluding 4-methyl-1-pentene and 0 to 10 mol % of a structural unit (iii) derived from a non-conjugated polyene, provided that the total of the structural units (i), (ii), and (iii) is 100 mol %.

The present invention provides a 4-methyl-1-pentene/-olefin copolymer being excellent in lightness, stress absorption, stress relaxation, vibration damping properties, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, toughness, mechanical properties and flexibility, having no stickiness during molding operation and being excellent in the balance among these properties; a composition comprising the polymer; and uses thereof. The 4-methyl-1-pentene/-olefin copolymer (A) of the present invention satisfies specific requirements, and comprises 5 to 95 mol % of a structural unit (i) derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene, 5 to 95 mol % of a structural unit (ii) derived from at least one kind of -olefin selected from -olefins having 2 to 20 carbon atoms excluding 4-methyl-1-pentene and 0 to 10 mol % of a structural unit (iii) derived from a non-conjugated polyene, provided that the total of the structural units (i), (ii), and (iii) is 100 mol %.

The present invention addresses the problem of reducing the hardness of a molded article obtained by cross-linking a cross-linking elastomer. The problem addressed by the present invention is solved by cross-linking a cross-linking elastomer composition including at least a cross-linking elastomer and a fluorine oligomer (a) not including hydrogen.

Provided are use of organosilane, in-reactor polyolefin alloy and preparation method thereof. The method of preparing an in-reactor polyolefin alloy comprises: conducting the first polymerization reaction of the first olefin monomer in the presence of a catalyst, and then charging the second olefin monomer into the polymerization reaction system to perform the second polymerization reaction, wherein the first olefin monomer is different from the second olefin monomer, wherein the first polymerization reaction and/or the second polymerization reaction are/is executed in the presence of organosilane represented by a general formula R.sup.1.sub.mSiX.sub.n(OR.sup.2).sub.k, wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkyl; a terminal of R.sup.1 has an -olefin double bond, a norbornene group, a cycloalkene group, or a dicyclopentadiene group; X is a halogen element; R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 straight chain, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 branched chain, or an isomerized alkyl group; m is an integer from 1-3; n is an integer from 1-3; k is an integer from 0-2; and m, n, and k satisfy the following condition: m+n+k=4. The in-reactor polyolefin alloy obtained by the above method has a high degree of crosslinking in a rubber phase, high impact resistance, and low tensile strength at break.

Provided are use of organosilane, in-reactor polyolefin alloy and preparation method thereof. The method of preparing an in-reactor polyolefin alloy comprises: conducting the first polymerization reaction of the first olefin monomer in the presence of a catalyst, and then charging the second olefin monomer into the polymerization reaction system to perform the second polymerization reaction, wherein the first olefin monomer is different from the second olefin monomer, wherein the first polymerization reaction and/or the second polymerization reaction are/is executed in the presence of organosilane represented by a general formula R.sup.1.sub.mSiX.sub.n(OR.sup.2).sub.k, wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkyl; a terminal of R.sup.1 has an -olefin double bond, a norbornene group, a cycloalkene group, or a dicyclopentadiene group; X is a halogen element; R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 straight chain, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 branched chain, or an isomerized alkyl group; m is an integer from 1-3; n is an integer from 1-3; k is an integer from 0-2; and m, n, and k satisfy the following condition: m+n+k=4. The in-reactor polyolefin alloy obtained by the above method has a high degree of crosslinking in a rubber phase, high impact resistance, and low tensile strength at break.