The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic vulcanizate including a polypropylene and a copolymer. The copolymer may have an ethylene content, a propylene content, and an a, α,ω-diene content. The thermoplastic vulcanizate has a shore hardness of about 20 Shore A or greater. Alternatively, a thermoplastic vulcanizate may include a polypropylene and an elastomeric polymer and have a shore hardness of about 50 MPa or greater, a tensile strength at yield of about 18 MPa or greater, and an oil swell of about 15% weight gain or less. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to processes for producing thermoplastic vulcanizates. A process may include introducing a catalyst and propylene to a first reactor to form a first polymer, and introducing the first polymer, ethylene, at least one α,ω-diene, and optionally additional propylene to a second reactor to form an impact copolymer. The process may further include crosslinking the impact copolymer.

Disclosed are thermoplastic vulcanizates comprising a plastic phase and a rubber phase and process for preparing such thermoplastic vulcanizates, wherein the plastic phase comprises a thermoplastic polymer and the rubber phase comprises an acrylate rubber.

Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition capable of producing a molded article having a good appearance such as surface smoothness and excellent bondability to another member, the thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising: an ethylene-based polymer (A); and a propylene-based polymer (B), wherein a melt viscosity of the thermoplastic elastomer composition measured at a temperature of 220° C. and a shear rate of 12 sec.sup.−1 is 2,500 Pa.Math.sec or less; the thermoplastic elastomer composition has a sea-island structure; and an island portion has a volume average particle diameter of 2.1 μm or more and a particle diameter dispersion D of 7.0 or less.

This invention relates to the preparation of a dynamically vulcanized alloy comprising at least one elastomer, at least one thermoplastic resin, a nanofiller, and an ethylene copolymer resin.

To provide a process for producing an acrylic rubber/fluorinated rubber composition, capable of forming a layer excellent in the interlayer-adhesion with a layer formed by crosslinking a fluorinated rubber. A process for producing an acrylic rubber/fluorinated rubber composition having particles of a crosslinked acrylic rubber (B) dispersed in a continuous phase of a fluorinated rubber (A), which comprises kneading a fluorinated rubber (A), a crosslinking agent for an acrylic rubber and a crosslinking coagent for an acrylic rubber to obtain a fluorinated rubber composition containing the crosslinking agent for an acrylic rubber and the crosslinking coagent for an acrylic rubber, and kneading under heating the obtained fluorinated rubber composition and an acrylic rubber (B) in a mass ratio of fluorinated rubber (A)/acrylic rubber (B)=5/95 to 50/50 to crosslink the acrylic rubber (B), and dispersing particles of the crosslinked acrylic rubber (B) in a continuous phase of the fluorinated rubber (A).

A piezoelectric capacitor includes A) a composite article that has 1) a dry piezoelectric layer (dry PL); 2) a first dry electrode comprising a dry electrically-conductive layer arranged contiguously with a first opposing surface of the dry PL; and 3) a second dry electrode arranged contiguously with a second opposing surface of the dry PL. The dry electrically-conductive layer has essentially (a) an electrically-conductive material; and (b) particles having a Young's modulus that is different from the Young's modulus of the (a) electrically-conductive material by at least 10%. The capacitor also has B) electrical communication means attached to both electrodes for electrical communication of the composite article with an external electrical circuit.

A piezoelectric capacitor includes A) a composite article that has 1) a dry piezoelectric layer (dry PL); 2) a first dry electrode comprising a dry electrically-conductive layer arranged contiguously with a first opposing surface of the dry PL; and 3) a second dry electrode arranged contiguously with a second opposing surface of the dry PL. The dry electrically-conductive layer has essentially (a) an electrically-conductive material; and (b) particles having a Young's modulus that is different from the Young's modulus of the (a) electrically-conductive material by at least 10%. The capacitor also has B) electrical communication means attached to both electrodes for electrical communication of the composite article with an external electrical circuit.

A paint composition, which comprises a stanchion-encapsulated pigment such as titanium dioxide, can provide enhanced paint quality with reduced cost.

Polyamide-based fiber for artificial hair that is excellent in drip resistance, texture, and productivity is provided. According to the present invention, provided is fiber for artificial hair, including a resin composition containing: aliphatic polyamide; semi-aromatic polyamide with a skeleton obtained by polycondensation of aliphatic diamine and aromatic dicarboxylic acid; and a bromine-based flame retardant.

In an embodiment, a flexible pipe is provided. The flexible pipe includes a polymeric inner sheath that includes a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) composition, the TPV composition comprising: a rubber and a thermoplastic olefin, wherein a concentration of the rubber is from 20 wt % to 90 wt % based on a combined weight of the rubber and the thermoplastic olefin, and a concentration of the thermoplastic olefin is from 10 wt % to 80 wt % based on the combined weight of the rubber and the thermoplastic olefin; and wherein the TPV composition has at least one of an air permeability of less than 30 barrers at 23° C. and a CO.sub.2 permeability of less than 40 barrers at 23° C. In another embodiment, a thermoplastic umbilical hose is provided. In another embodiment, a pipe structure is provided.