A foam material includes the reaction product of a polyol mixture and an isocyanate mixture and a boron nitride filer in an amount of ? 0.01 wt. % to ? 0.1 wt. %. In various forms, the boron nitride filer is of nanoparticles, is of hexagonal boron nitride, and/or is treated with a silane coupling agent.

A coating composition for a lubricating coating film includes: (A) a phenolic resin; (B) an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of 600 to 4000; and (C) at least one type of solid lubricant. The epoxy equivalent weight is generally defined by the number average molecular weight per the number of epoxy groups in a single molecule. The coating composition has a weight ratio of component (A) to the total weight of component (A) and component (B) of at least 50 weight %. A lubricating coating film, formed from the coating composition, has a high level of flexibility on surfaces of various base materials.

An epoxy resin composition according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an epoxy resin, a curing agent, and an inorganic filler, and the inorganic filler includes boron nitride on which a metal oxide film is formed.

An inorganic filler includes surface-modified boron nitride having a surface on which a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having a functional group is provided.

One object of the invention is to improve the affinity between the silicone resin and the thermally conductive filler to facilitate mixing thereof. Another object of the invention is to suppress a viscosity increase of a silicone resin composition containing a high level of loading of thermally conductive filler, and to provide a cured product having a higher thermal conductivity. According to the invention, a thermally conductive silicone composition is provided, which comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom per molecule in such an amount that the molar ratio of the hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom in component (B) to the alkenyl groups in component (A) is within the range of from 0.1 to 4; (C) 50 to 98% by mass, based on total weight of the composition, of a thermally conductive filler; and (D) a catalytic amount of a catalyst based on a platinum group metal, wherein the thermally conductive filler has a contact angle with water of at most 75 on the filler surface.

A composition for reducing friction or stiction of a surface is disclosed. The composition comprises at least one organosilane, at least one organophosphorus, or a combination of at least one organosilane and at least one organophosphorus. The composition further comprises at least one polymer. Methods of applying the composition to a surface are also disclosed. Non-limiting examples of surfaces to which the composition can be applied include metal, metal alloys, metal oxide, glass, ceramic, or plastic substrates, and combinations thereof. Articles comprising at least one surface having been treated with the composition are also disclosed. Non-limiting examples of such articles include windows, watches and watch bands, screens, monitors, high-touch surfaces, electronic products, housing for electronics, and combinations thereof. Such articles can also exhibit enhanced hydrophobicity and/or anti-corrosion properties compared to untreated articles.

Provided are an epoxy resin composition that can achieve a sufficiently low viscosity without using a diluent (an organic solvent), and a method for producing the same. Also provided are an epoxy resin composition that can preferably achieve, when cured, good electrical characteristics (particularly low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss tangent), high adhesion strength to metal, and good water absorption characteristics; and a method for producing the same.

A method for manufacturing a battery system, in which to manufacture, simply and inexpensively, a battery system having improved service life, performance, and safety, in the method battery cells are positioned by at least one mounting grid for positioning battery cells and/or by positioning ribs and/or positioning projections in the interior space of a battery system housing or of a potting mold which are configured for positioning battery cells, and/or by a mounting gripper for positioning battery cells, and at least partly potted with at least one potting compound. Also described are a corresponding battery system and a suitable reactive resin system or a suitable potting compound.

A method for manufacturing a battery system, in which to manufacture, simply and inexpensively, a battery system having improved service life, performance, and safety, in the method battery cells are positioned by at least one mounting grid for positioning battery cells and/or by positioning ribs and/or positioning projections in the interior space of a battery system housing or of a potting mold which are configured for positioning battery cells, and/or by a mounting gripper for positioning battery cells, and at least partly potted with at least one potting compound. Also described are a corresponding battery system and a suitable reactive resin system or a suitable potting compound.

The present invention relates to a polyarylene sulfide-based resin composition, which has excellent thermal conduction efficiency in the horizontal and vertical directions and excellent mechanical properties such as tensile strength and impact strength, and to a molded article thereof.