The present invention relates to a molded article with a metallic appearance and a process for making the same. Particularly, the present invention relates to a molded article having a part that comprises a layer with a sandwich structure.

A method of forming the composite body can comprise forming a first extrudate and a second extrudate, wherein the first extrudate comprises an organic polymer and ceramic particles, the ceramic particles including hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) particles; combining the first extrudate and the second extrudate to form a composite body including two layers; conducting a layer multiplying procedure on the composite body, the layer multiplying procedure comprising dividing and recombining the composite body to form a multi-layer composite body.

Embodiments herein relate to a composite material including about 10 to 80 wt. % of a polymer phase, the polymer phase comprising a thermoplastic polymer with a density of less than about 1.9 g-m-2; and about 20 to 90 wt. % of a dispersed mixed particulate phase, the dispersed mixed particulate phase comprising a mixed particulate and about 0.005 to 8 wt. % of a coating of at least one interfacial modifier. The mixed particulate including a portion of a reinforcing fiber and a portion of a particle. The composite material having a Young's modulus of greater than 700 MPa. In various embodiments, structural building components made from the composite are included as well as additive manufacturing components made from the composite. Other embodiments are also included herein.

A flame-retardant polymer composition comprising a polymer, a flame retardant, a high aspect ratio particulate mineral and optionally a reinforcing material, articles made from and comprising said flame-retardant polymer composition and methods of making said flame-retardant polymer composition.

A dispensable chemical composition comprising a blend of siloxane polymeric components, with a low viscosity component in an amount greater than a high viscosity component, and suitable to integrate a high amount of filler materials while maintaining rheological features of thixotropic index and viscosity values at low and high shear rates proper for a dispensing paste.

A rubber composition for a hollow ball includes a base rubber, an inorganic filler composed of a large number of flat particles, and a carbon-based filler. As to the carbon-based filler, a degree of flatness DLc obtained by dividing an average particle diameter D.sub.50.sup.c (m) by an average thickness Tc (m) is not less than 50. A weight ratio Mc/Mi is not less than 0.01 and not greater than 1.00. The rubber composition is obtained by a production method including: a first step of mixing the base rubber and the carbon-based filler to obtain a master batch; and a second step of adding the large number of flat particles that form the inorganic filler, to the master batch to orient the large number of flat particles. The hollow ball 2 includes a core 4 formed from the rubber composition.

The present invention relates to a thermal conductive layer that includes at least one filler, has a thermal diffusivity of 5.010.sup.7 m.sup.2 s.sup.1 or more, and has a volume resistivity of 1.010.sup.11 .Math.cm or more. Further, the present invention relates to a photosensitive layer to which the thermal conductive layer is applied, a photosensitive composition, a manufacturing method for a thermal conductive layer, and a laminate and a semiconductor device.

Heat-curable bio-based casting composition, including: (a) one or more monofunctional and one or more polyfunctional acrylic and/or methacrylic biomonomers of vegetable or animal origin, (b) one or more polymers or copolymers selected from among polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polyols, polyesters derived from recycled material or of vegetable or animal origin, (c) inorganic filler particles of natural origin, where the proportion of the monofunctional and polyfunctional acrylic and methacrylic biomonomer(s) is 10-40% by weight, the proportion of the polymer(s) or copolymer(s) is 1-16% by weight and the proportion of the inorganic filler particles is 44-89% by weight.

A polymer composition is disclosed that comprises a polymer matrix containing at least one thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and at least one hollow inorganic filler having a dielectric constant of about 3.0 or less at a frequency of 100 MHz wherein the weight ratio of the at least one thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer to the at least one hollow inorganic filler is from about 0.1 to about 10 and wherein the polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 4 or less and a dissipation factor of about 0.02 or less, as determined at a frequency of 10 GHz.

The present invention includes an injection moldable/extrudable composite that preserves at least 80% or enhances the primary physical properties of compression molded polymer, the composite comprising, e.g., an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) and graphene/graphite oxide or graphene oxide, with or without polypropylene.