A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.

A curing agent mixture is for coatings that cure at room temperature. The curing agent mixture can include (A) 10-60% by weight, preferably 20-60% by weight, more preferably 30-50% by weight, of a polysiloxane, (B) 40-90% by weight, preferably 40-80% by weight, more preferably 40-70% by weight, of an amino-functional alkoxysilane and (C) 1-10% by weight, preferably 2-7% by weight, more preferably 3-5% by weight, of a guanidine compound. The stated amounts of components (A), (B), and (C) add up to 100% by weight and are based on the curing agent mixture.

An insulating paste includes a siloxane resin and an organic solvent. The siloxane resin includes a phenyl group and an alkyl group expressed by a general formula C.sub.nH.sub.2n+1, in which n is a natural number. The number of alkyl groups is greater than the number of phenyl groups in the siloxane resin.

A polymer, a composition, and a polysiloxane-polyimide material thereof are provided. The polymer includes a first repeat unit and a second repeat unit. The first repeat unit has a structure represented by Formula (I) and the second repeat unit has a structure represented by Formula (II) ##STR00001##
wherein A.sup.1 and A.sup.3 are independently tetravalent moiety; A.sup.2 is a divalent moiety; n≥1; m≥1; R.sup.1 is independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-8 alkyl, C.sub.1-8 fluoroalkyl, C.sub.1-8 alkoxy, or C.sub.6-12 aryl; and R.sup.2 is independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-8 alkyl, C.sub.1-8 fluoroalkyl, C.sub.1-8 alkoxy, C.sub.6-12 aryl, or a reactive functional group.

A difunctional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane derivative and synthesis of the present invention is disclosed. The difunctional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane derivative is represented by following formula (I), wherein R is selected from one of ##STR00001##
and ##STR00002##
The synthesis of the difunctional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane derivative includes obtaining bis-PA-DDSQ compound though addition reaction of DDSQ compound and 4-acetoxystyrene, obtaining bis-Ph-DDSQ compound though hydrolytic reaction of bis-PA-DDSQ compound and hydrazine, and obtaining bis-AlBz-DDSQ compound though cycloaddition reaction of bis-Ph-DDSQ compound and paraformaldehyde. ##STR00003##

A method of forming a three-dimensional (3D) article comprises the steps of I) printing a first photocurable silicone composition with a 3D printer to form a layer, II) irradiating the layer with an energy source to form an at least partially cured layer, III) printing a second photocurable silicone composition on the at least partially cured layer with the 3D printer to form a subsequent layer, and IV) irradiating the subsequent layer with the energy source to form an at least partially cured subsequent layer. Optionally, steps III) and IV) can be repeated with independently selected photocurable silicone compositions for any additional layer(s) to form the 3D article. The first and second photocurable silicone compositions are the same as or different from one another. Various photocurable silicone compositions can be utilized for the inventive method, including the inventive photocurable silicone compositions described herein.

The present invention provides a silicone release agent composition comprising the components (A), (B), (C) and (D): 50 to 99.9 parts by mass of (A) linear or branched organopolysiloxane represented by the general formula (1) and having at least two alkenyl group-containing organic groups and at least one aryl group-containing organic group in one molecule and having no fluorine-containing organic group, wherein a percentage of the number of the alkenyl group-containing organic group is 0.005 to 5% and a percentage of the number of the aryl group-containing organic groups is 0.1 to 40%, each based on the total number of groups each bonded to a silicon atom; 50 to 0.1 part by mass of (B) linear or branched organopolysiloxane having at least one alkenyl group-containing organic group and at least one fluorine-containing organic group in one molecule, wherein a percentage of the number of the fluorine-containing organic group is 3% to 50%, based on the total number of groups each bonded to a silicon atom, provided that the total amount of components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass; (C) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having three or more hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule and having no fluorine-containing organic group, in such an amount that a ratio of the number of the SiH group in component (C) to the total number of the alkenyl group in components (A) and (B) is from 0.5 to 15; and a catalytic amount of (D) platinum group metal catalyst, provided that the silicone release agent composition does not comprise (E) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having one or more hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom and having a fluorine-containing organic group.

Provided herein is: a method of efficiently manufacturing a curable silicone sheet with excellent flatness and uniformity, containing a curable particulate silicone composition with excellent handling/workability and curing properties; and a method of manufacturing a laminate body containing the curable silicone sheet. A method of manufacturing a curable silicone sheet having hot melt properties, comprises the following steps: 1) a step of mixing organopolysiloxane resin fine particles, a curing agent, and a functional filler; 2) a step of kneading while heating and melting the mixture obtained in step 1); 3) a step of laminating the heated and melted mixture obtained in step 2) between films provided with at least one release surface; and 4) a step of stretching the laminate body obtained in step 3) between rollers to mold a curable silicone sheet having a specific film thickness.

Provided is a curable silicone composition and applications thereof. The curable silicone composition has low modulus and flexibility even at high temperature of a cured product formed therefrom, and superior stress relaxation properties, so that the cured product does not readily warp or become defective when integrally molded with a base material, and has superior demolding property (e.g. mold release) of the cured product after transfer molding. A curable silicone composition for transfer molding, where (1) the maximum torque measured from a molding temperature of room temperature through 200° C. using a moving die rheometer (MDR) is less than 50 dN-m, and (2) the loss tangent (tans) expressed by the ratio of stored torque value/lost torque value is less than 0.2.

A silicone polymer is provided, modified with at least one functional group from the class of anthraquinone amide groups; anthraquinone sulfonamide groups; thioxanthone amide groups; or thioxanthone sulfone amide groups. The polymer can be combined with a hydrocarbon solvent or with supercritical carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2), and is very effective for increasing the viscosity of either medium. A process for the recovery of oil from a subterranean, oil-bearing formation is also described, using supercritical carbon dioxide modified with the functionalized silicone polymer. A process for extracting natural gas or oil from a bedrock-shale formation is also described, again using the modified silicone polymer.