A method for producing an asphaltic sheet, the method comprising of providing an asphaltic sheet; and applying expandable graphite particles to the asphaltic sheet.

An elastomeric body suitable for anti-vibration and suspension is disclosed. The elastic body includes at least one layer of an elastic and flexible fire retardant coating covering at least a portion of the body. The at least one layer of fire retardant coating is non-halogenated and includes a fire retardant substance and an elastic binder material. The fire retardant substance includes expandable graphite. The at least one layer of coating has an elasticity greater than 20%.

A coating material for producing a barrier layer on a plastic substrate includes an isocyanate-containing hardener component and a hydroxy-functional binder component. The hydroxy-functional binder component includes an aqueous polymer dispersion which includes a polyphenylene ether or a copolymer of fluorinated ethylene and a vinyl ether, glass hollow bodies, and at least one of an inorganic filler and an inorganic pigment.

A surface protective film comprising a base film and a resin film thereon can be bonded to a substrate having a circuit-forming surface and separated therefrom after processing. The resin film is formed of a resin composition comprising (A) a silphenylene-siloxane skeleton-containing resin, (B) a compound capable of reacting with an epoxy group in the resin to form a crosslinked structure, (C) a curing catalyst, and (D) a parting agent.

Method for the preparation of a film forming flame retardant comprising nitrogen and silicon in its chemical composition, said method comprising the following steps: i. conversion of Z.sub.1 moles of amine moiety, selected from the group of primary and secondary amine and covalently bound to Z.sub.2 moles of one or more at least partially hydrolysable silane moiety, with Z.sub.3 moles of a chemical substance selected from a group of chemical substances obtainable from carboxylic acids or carbonic acid and represented by formula (I), (II) or (III); ii. conversion with a with at least one HO-functionalized substance of formula (IV): M.sub.x(OH).sub.yR.sup.5z. The resulting film forming flame retardant is contemplated.

Method for the preparation of a film forming flame retardant comprising nitrogen and silicon in its chemical composition, said method comprising the following steps: i. conversion of Z.sub.1 moles of amine moiety, selected from the group of primary and secondary amine and covalently bound to Z.sub.2 moles of one or more at least partially hydrolysable silane moiety, with Z.sub.3 moles of a chemical substance selected from a group of chemical substances obtainable from carboxylic acids or carbonic acid and represented by formula (I), (II) or (III); ii. conversion with a with at least one HO-functionalized substance of formula (IV): M.sub.x(OH).sub.yR.sup.5z. The resulting film forming flame retardant is contemplated.

The present disclosure relates generally to flame retarding building materials and methods for making them. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to flame retarding building materials that have both flame retardant character and desirable water vapor permeability values. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a flame retardant vapor retarding membranes comprising: a building material substrate sheet having a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300° C. at 1 rad/s; and a polymeric coating layer disposed on the building material substrate layer, wherein the coating layer has a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300° C. at 1 rad/s.

The present disclosure relates generally to flame retarding building materials and methods for making them. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to flame retarding building materials that have both flame retardant character and desirable water vapor permeability values. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a flame retardant vapor retarding membranes comprising: a building material substrate sheet having a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300° C. at 1 rad/s; and a polymeric coating layer disposed on the building material substrate layer, wherein the coating layer has a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300° C. at 1 rad/s.

A resin film, in which at least one of polyimide layers is a non-thermoplastic polyimide layer having a linear thermal expansion coefficient of 1×10.sup.−6 to 30×10.sup.−6 (1/K), is shown. The non-thermoplastic polyimide layer is composed of a polyimide which is produced by reacting an anhydride component containing an aromatic tetracarboxylic anhydride with a diamine component, wherein the diamine component contains both a dimer acid-type diamine produced by replacing each of two terminal carboxyl groups in a dimer acid with a primary aminomethyl or amino group and an aromatic diamine, and the dimer acid-type diamine is contained in an amount of 1 to 15 mol % relative to the whole diamine component.

A thermally insulating multilayer sheet includes a compressible layer, and a thermal insulation layer, a flame retardant layer, or a combination thereof disposed on the compressible layer.