A nanocomposite including an array of extended length fibers with nanofibers oriented in transverse relation to the extended length fibers. The nanofibers are mechanically interlocked with the extended length fibers using a connecting agent concentrated at contact locations between the extended length fibers and the nanofibers without saturating the composite. The resultant composite of fibers and connecting agent is characterized by significant internal porosity with an internal void volume not occupied by the connecting agent.

Golf ball consisting of an inner part comprising at least an elastomeric polymer and a reinforcing agent comprising graphene nano-platelets in which at least 90% of the nano-platelets has a lateral size (x, y) from 50 to 50,000 nm and a thickness (z) from 0.34 to 45 nm, and a C/O ratio ≥100:1.

This disclosure describes a polymer composition that includes a polymer and functionalized carbon nanotubes, and systems and method of formation thereof. The polymer composition includes functionalized carbon nanotubes and one or more polymers. Parts formed from the polymer composition have improved sloughing properties as compared to parts formed from compositions including conventional carbon nanotubes. Additionally, parts formed herein have lower liquid particle count values as compared to parts formed from compositions including conventional carbon nanotubes.

The soluble material for three-dimensional modeling of the present invention is a soluble material for three-dimensional modeling that is used as a material of a support material that supports a three-dimensional object when manufacturing the three-dimensional object with a fused deposition modeling type 3D printer. The soluble material for three-dimensional modeling contains at least one polymer and at least one filler. In the soluble material for three-dimensional modeling, the filler is a fibrous filler having a fiber length of 0.02 μm to 1,000 μm and a fiber diameter of 0.0001 μm to 20 μm and/or a flat filler having a particle size of 0.1 μm to 20 μm and a thickness of 0.01 μm to 10 μm. The content of the filler is 0.01 part by mass to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer. According to the present invention, foaming and a decrease of the accuracy of a three-dimensional object can be suppressed even when the soluble material for three-dimensional modeling is used in manufacture of the three-dimensional object with a 3D printer after being exposed to high humidity.

A nylon compound is disclosed having good through plane thermal conductivity and improved physical strength. The compound comprises a combination of nylon, graphite, and long glass fibers. The through plane thermal conductivity of the compound ranges from about 1 W/m.Math.K to about 4 W/m.Math.K, as measured by the C-Therm Test described herein. This nylon compound is also electrically conductive, preferably having a surface resistivity ranging from about 1×10.sup.3 Ohm/sq to about 1×10.sup.5 Ohm/sq as measured by IEC 60093.

Halogen-free, flame resistant and hydrolysis resistant polymer compositions are disclosed. The polymer composition contains a thermoplastic polymer, such as polybutylene terephthalate. The thermoplastic polymer is combined with a flame retardant that can include a phosphinate, a phosphite, and a nitrogen-containing synergist. In addition, the composition can contain various hydrolysis resistant components. For instance, the polyester polymer incorporated into the composition can have a relatively low amount of carboxyl end groups. In addition, the composition can contain reinforcing fibers that are coated with a hydrolysis resistant agent. The composition can also contain an organometallic compatibilizer.

A resin composition comprising resin pellets comprising a first thermoplastic resin and glass fibers, and a second thermoplastic resin, in which the second thermoplastic resin has a lower flow starting temperature than the resin pellets, and a denier of the glass fibers is 500 g/1000 m or more and 3400 g/1000 m or less.

A heat-dissipating plastic is provided. The heat-dissipating plastic according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is implemented by including a polymer matrix formed by including a main resin; and a carbon-based filler which is provided by being dispersed in the polymer matrix, and includes a fibrous carbon-based filler and a granular carbon-based filler.

According to the above, the heat-dissipating plastic has remarkably excellent heat dissipation characteristics due to the remarkably excellent thermal conductivity, and it has an effect that the mechanical strength is remarkably excellent even though it is designed to have remarkably excellent heat dissipation characteristics. Accordingly, the implemented heat-dissipating plastic can be widely applied in various technical fields where excellent heat-dissipating performance and mechanical strength are required at the same time.

A liquid crystal polyester composition contains: a liquid crystal polyester in an amount of 100 parts by mass as well as a fibrous filler and a plate-like filler in an amount of not less than 65 parts by mass and not more than 100 parts by mass in total. The fibrous filler in the composition has a number average fiber diameter of not less than 5 μm and not more than 15 μm and a number average fiber length of more than 200 μm and less than 400 μm. The mass ratio of the fibrous filler to the plate-like filler in the composition is not less than 3 and not more than 15. The flow starting temperature of the composition is not lower than 250° C. and lower than 314° C.

A structural reinforcement for an article including a carrier (10) that includes: (i) a mass of polymeric material (12) having an outer surface; and (ii) at least one fibrous composite Insert (14) or overlay (980) having an outer surface and including at least one elongated fiber arrangement (e.g., having a plurality of ordered fibers). The fibrous Insert (14) or overlay (980) is envisioned to adjoin the mass of the polymeric material in a predetermined location for carrying a predetermined load that Is subjected upon the predetermined location (thereby effectively providing localized reinforcement to that predetermined location). The fibrous insert (14) or overlay (980) and the mass of polymeric material (12) are of compatible materials, structures or both, for allowing the fibrous insert or overlay to be at least partially joined to the mass of the polymeric material. Disposed upon at least a portion of the carrier (10) may be a mass of activatable material (126). The fibrous insert (14) or overlay (980) may include a polymeric matrix that includes a thermoplastic epoxy.