The present disclosure provides a copper nanowire composition. The a copper nanowire composition includes copper nanowire having associated alkylamine ligands with the structure HNR.sup.1R.sup.2. where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl or arylalkyl groups. The copper nanowire has an aspect ratio of at least 10. The associated alkylamine ligand is NR.sup.1R.sup.2 which contains at least 12 carbon atoms.

The present invention is directed to dirt and anti-microbial resistant compositions and articles that include a powder coating composition formed from a precursor comprising polymeric binder resin, cross-linker, and a blend of liquid carrier and anionic fluorosurfactant. The powder coating may be formed using a liquid-based anionic fluorosurfactant wherein the solids content of the anionic fluorosurfactant within the precursor is from about 13 wt. % to about 28 wt. %.

Elastomer compositions with high dielectric constants are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosure include a high dielectric constant (high-K) elastomeric composition comprising an elastomer, carbon black (CB), and organoclay (OC). The composition is not dependent on any raw material with inherent high-k or any metal oxide type material that changes conductivity with applied voltages. The composition instead uses distributed electric fields and polarizability with carbon black and organoclays. This allows for a high-k material through polarizability with limited large-scale electron sharing.

Described herein is a polyamide composition (P) including specific flat glass fibres (B) with elongated shape having a non-circular cross-sectional area. The polyamide composition (P) is advantageously used for the production of molded parts. Also described herein is a method of using molded parts obtainable by molding of the polyamide composition (P) to produce mechanical parts. The molded parts are characterized by having improved fatigue resistance properties. Also described herein is a polyamide composition (P) including PA 6.6 as polyamide (A) and flat glass fibres (B).

A coating composition includes a binder component (A), a flake-like aluminum pigment (B) having an average particle diameter (d50) of 18 μm to 25 μm, and a flake-like pigment (C) being a flake-like pigment other than flake-like aluminum pigments and having an average particle diameter (d50) of 8 μm to 30 μm. A content of the flake-like aluminum pigment (B) is 10 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass and a content of the flake-like pigment (C) is 0.5 parts by mass to 10 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the binder component (A). A content ratio (B)/(C) of the flake-like aluminum pigment (B) to the flake-like pigment (C) is 2/1 to 50/1 in terms of a solid content mass ratio.

Provided is a boron nitride powder including: an agglomerated particle obtained by aggregating flaky primary particles, in which in-plane directions of the primary particles are oriented in a direction parallel to a short-side direction of the agglomerated particle. In addition, provided is a method for producing a boron nitride powder including: a nitriding step of firing a boron carbide powder having an aspect ratio of 1.5 to 10 in a nitrogen pressurized atmosphere to obtain a fired product; and a crystallization step of heating a formulation that contains the fired product and a boron source to produce flaky boron nitride primary particles and obtaining a boron nitride powder containing an agglomerated particle obtained by aggregating the primary particles.

The present invention relates to sheet silicate lamellae of a 2:1 sheet silicate with a high aspect ratio, to a method for producing these sheet silicate lamellae and to an aqueous dispersion which comprises the sheet silicate lamellae. The present invention further relates to the use of the sheet silicate lamellae of the invention for producing a composite material, and also to a corresponding composite material comprising or obtainable using the sheet silicate lamellae, more particularly for use as a diffusion barrier or as a flame retardant.

The present invention relates to a waterproof component that is an insert molded body formed from a thermoplastic resin composition and a metal component, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and an inorganic filler (B); the content of the inorganic filler (B) is 8 to 130 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A); the inorganic filler (B) is at least either one of a spherical inorganic filler (B1) and a tabular inorganic filler (B2); the spherical inorganic filler (B1) has an average particle diameter of 2 μm or more and 200 μm or less; and the tabular inorganic filler (B2) has an average particle diameter of 2 μm or more and 200 μm or less and has an average aspect ratio of 10 or more and 200 or less.

The present invention also relates to an electronic device provided with the same.

One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a dry-type lubricant for use in a dry product hopper to help improve dry product flow and to improve anti jamming properties of the dry product. The example lubricant can comprise a hydrophilic fiber, such as cellulose, having a width to length aspect ratio that provides a thin fiber. A plurality of hydrophobic particles are deposited on the surface of the fiber, resulting in a fiber surface exhibiting amphiphobic properties. Further, the fiber can operably absorb water, and then releases the absorbed water to the surface of the fiber under mechanical stress, such as when mixed with a product in a hopper. This can result in the water being disposed on the surface of the fiber, to provide lubrication to a product in a hopper to improve flow and anti jamming characteristics of the product in the hopper.

A polymer composition that contains a polyaryletherketone and a plurality of reinforcing fibers is provided. The reinforcing fibers have an aspect ratio of from about 1.5 to about 10, which is defined as the cross-sectional width of the fibers divided by the cross-sectional thickness of the fibers.