A silicon nitride powder to be used in a slurry for forming a mold release layer of a polycrystalline silicon casting mold, wherein the specific surface area thereof is 5-50 m.sup.2/g, the proportion of amorphous silicon nitride is 1.0-25.0 mass %, and the oxygen content is 0.6-2.5 mass %. A silicon nitride powder slurry for use in mold release material and capable of forming, on a polycrystalline silicon casting mold, a mold release layer which exhibits favorable mold release properties and exhibits favorable adhesion to the casting mold after casting the polycrystalline silicon ingot, and a method for producing the same. A silicon nitride powder for mold release material, a silicon nitride powder for a slurry use for obtaining the silicon nitride powder slurry for use in the mold release material, and a method for producing the same. A polycrystalline silicon casting mold which exhibits favorable mold release properties of a polycrystalline silicon ingot; and method for producing the same.

A production method for a complex polyester composition includes obtaining a complex polyester composition by condensing polyhydric alcohol having three or more hydroxyl groups, a polycarboxylic acid having at least two carboxyl groups and carbon atoms of greater than or equal to 5, and monohydric alcohol having at least one oxyalkylene group in the absence of a solvent, wherein a component having a weight average molecular weight of less than or equal to 2000 in a GPC chart of the complex polyester composition is less than or equal to 43 area %.

The invention relates to compositions comprising OH-functional polybutadiene and solvent and to the use thereof as release agents in the production of polyurethane moulded articles or as antisquawk agents in the processing of moulded polyurethane articles.

The present invention relates to a coating for high-temperature applications with tribological stress. The coating comprises a multi-layer system and a top lubrication layer, the top lubricant layer containing, as a main component, molybdenum.

The present invention relates to a coating for high-temperature uses with tribological stress. The coating comprises a multi-layer system and a top lubricant layer, the top lubricant layer containing molybdenum as a main component.

A release agent and method of use for preventing the adhesion of materials to equipment in various industries including construction, mining, and asphalt. The release agent can include oil, surfactant, and in increased level of free fatty acids that can combine with alkali and/or alkaline earth metals in the materials to form a metal/fatty acid salt that prevents adhesion and material build up.

The present invention relates to a mixture of polyalkylsiloxanes that cure at temperatures of about 170 C. while being unreactive under ambient conditions during storage or transport and which are obtained through a hydrosilylation reaction wherein a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated olefins consisting of 1-100% of one or more polyene(s), and 0-99 mol % of monounsaturated olefins with 6 to 15 carbon atoms is reacted with an amount of one or more polyalkylhydrosiloxanes in the presence of a hydrosilylation catalyst. Furthermore, the present invention relates to water-based compositions suitable for use in metal casting processes as a mold release agent comprising a mixture of polyalkylsiloxanes of the invention and a non-ionic surfactant. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the polyalkylsiloxanes and mixtures of polyalkylsiloxanes as defined herein.

Provided are polyalkoxylates that are prepared by alkoxylating polytetrahydrofurane with butylene oxide for use in lubricant compositions and/or for reducing friction in a driveline.

The disclosure concerns an aqueous lubricant composition, characterized in that it comprises of: 50 wt % of water, 0.01-20 wt % of a thickening agent, 0.5-10 wt % of an antioxidant; 0.5-5 wt % of a pH regulating agent; and glycerol. There is also provided a method for manufacturing the aqueous lubricant composition, and uses of said aqueous lubricant composition.

The present invention relates to a mixture of polyalkylsiloxanes obtainable through a hydrosilylation reaction wherein a mixture of monounsaturated olefins is reacted with an amount of one or more polyalkylhydrosiloxanes in the presence of a hydrosilylation catalyst. Furthermore, the invention concerns polyalkylsiloxane comprising alkyl side chains consisting of linear or branched alkyl groups with 40 to 60 carbon atoms, with 16 to 30 carbon atoms, and 6 to 15 carbon atoms. In addition, the present invention relates to water-based compositions suitable for use in metal casting processes as a mold release agent comprising a mixture of polyalkylsiloxanes, a non-ionic surfactant having a HLB value of at least 8, and less than 20 wt.-% of waxes. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the polyalkylsiloxanes and mixtures of polyalkylsiloxanes.