A golf ball material which includes (A) a resin mixture containing as the base resin an acid copolymer in which from 90 to 100 mol % of the acid groups are neutralized with metal ions, and (B) an oxazoline group-containing polymer has a low hardness and a soft feel, and moreover possesses a high rebound resilience. This golf ball material is particularly useful when formed as the intermediate layer in a golf ball having a core, an intermediate layer and an outermost layer with numerous dimples formed on the surface thereof.

Disclosed are thermoset/thermoplastic composites that include a thermoset component directly or indirectly bonded to a thermoplastic component via a crosslinked binding layer between the two. The crosslinked binding layer is bonded to the thermoplastic component via epoxy linkages and is either directly or indirectly bonded to the thermoset component via epoxy linkages. The composite can be a laminate and can provide a route for addition of a thermoplastic implant to a thermoset structure.

A production method for a separated fiber bundle includes at least: [A] a partial separation step for obtaining a partially separated fiber bundle in which separation-processed parts, each separated into a plurality of bundles, and not-separation-processed parts are alternately formed along the lengthwise direction of a fiber bundle comprising a plurality of single fibers; and [B] a cutting step for cutting the not-separation-processed parts of the partially separated fiber bundle formed in the step [A] along the lengthwise direction of the fiber bundle. A separated fiber bundle produced by the method, a fiber-reinforced resin molding material that uses the separated fiber bundle, and a production method for the fiber-reinforced resin molding material.

A partially separated fiber bundle includes separation-processed sections and not-separation-processed sections that are alternately formed along the lengthwise direction of a fiber bundle that includes a plurality of single fibers, wherein the separation-processed sections include a plurality of divided fiber bundles that have been divided by separation processing. The partially separated fiber bundle is characterized in that the numbers of single fibers of the divided fiber bundles in the separation-processed section are nonuniform.

A resin composition includes a polyimide and an acryl-based resin. The polyimide includes alicyclic tetracarboxylic dianhydride such as 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride as a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component, and a diamine having a perfluoroalkyl group such as 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzidine as a diamine component. An amount of the alicyclic tetracarboxylic dianhydride based on an amount of all tetracarboxylic dianhydride components in the polyimide is 1 to 80 mol %.

A composition of heat-expandable microspheres and an application thereof are provided. The composition includes heat-expandable microspheres and a solvent. The particle size of the heat-expandable microspheres is 5 ?m?D?40 ?m, preferably 8 ?m?D?20 ?m. The thickness of the walls of at least 60% of the heat-expandable microspheres is ?5 ?m, preferably the thickness is ?3 ?m. The solvent at least comprises one organic solvent having a boiling point of above 220? C. A thermal expansion coating containing the composition has a stable structure, relatively high resistance to thermal shrinkage, relatively high mechanical strength and adhesion, can be applied in the fixation of high temperature resistant parts, and can maintain the bonding stability thereof when placed long-term in a high temperature environment (140-180? C.).

A method can be used to improve the quality of a foam, produced in a process for continuous production of foams using a surfactant with higher molecular weight as an additive in an aqueous polymer dispersion. The process involves foaming a mixture of the aqueous polymer dispersion and the surfactant, and the mixture is mixed in a foaming machine with a mixing head line speed of less than 4 m/s. The process additionally involves mixing the foam obtained from the foaming machine in an auxiliary inline mixer connected to the foaming machine, at a mixing head line speed of 5?50 m/s. A process for continuous production of foams and a continuous production line are also provided.

The invention provides a biaxially oriented polyester film that is formed of a polyester resin composition containing polyester resin employing recycled PET bottles and particles, and meets all of requirements (1) to (4): (1) crystallization temperature is 120-139? C., (2) amount of change in orientation angle with respect to the film transverse direction is 0-10? per 0.5 m, (3) heat shrinkage rate at 150? C. for 30 minutes is 0.5-2.0% in the machine direction and ?1.0-1.0% in the transverse direction, and (4) content rate of an isophthalic acid component with respect to 100 mol % of total dicarboxylic acid components in the polyester resin composition is 0.01-3.0 mol %. Maximum and minimum values of data for each measurement position are within the range in the requirement (3), and a maximum value of each amount of change between two adjacent sample collection positions is within the range in the requirement (2).

A method of producing a polymer aerogel can include dissolving gel precursors consisting of radical polymerizable monomers and crosslinkers, radical initiators, and a chain transfer agent (CTA) in a reaction solvent, wherein the monomers and cross-linkers produce stiff homopolymers; placing the gel precursors into a substrate; polymerizing the gel on the substrate; optionally removing the wet gel from the mold; optionally performing at least one solvent exchange on the gel; and removing the reaction solvent.

A laminate having excellent abrasion resistance to physical stimuli such as dust. The laminate comprises a base layer, a hard coat layer and a top coat layer comprising flaky metal oxide fine particles all of which are formed in this order. The flaky metal oxide fine particles are hardened by at least one method selected from the group consisting of ionizing material exposure, ionizing radiation exposure, infrared exposure, microwave exposure and high-temperature vapor exposure.