Provided is a liquid crystal aligning agent composition including a urea-based compound that contains two or more urea functional groups and has a structure in which a hydroxyalkyl group is substituted for a terminal amino group of a urea functional group, together with polyimide and its precursor polymer.

There are provided a carbodiimide compound excellent in storage stability, and performance as a crosslinking agent, and a method for producing the same, and a resin composition excellent in the film forming properties and solvent resistance of a coating made at low temperature. A polycarbodiimide compound derived from an aliphatic diisocyanate compound having at least one primary isocyanate group, the polycarbodiimide compound having a structure in which all ends are capped with an organic compound having a functional group that reacts with an isocyanate group, carbodiimide group concentration A (%) and weight average molecular weight Mw satisfying the following formula (1), and a resin composition comprising the carbodiimide compound and an aqueous resin having a predetermined acid value at a predetermined ratio.
(A/Mw)×1000≥0.55  (1).

There are provided a carbodiimide compound excellent in storage stability, and performance as a crosslinking agent, and a method for producing the same, and a resin composition excellent in the film forming properties and solvent resistance of a coating made at low temperature. A polycarbodiimide compound derived from an aliphatic diisocyanate compound having at least one primary isocyanate group, the polycarbodiimide compound having a structure in which all ends are capped with an organic compound having a functional group that reacts with an isocyanate group, carbodiimide group concentration A (%) and weight average molecular weight Mw satisfying the following formula (1), and a resin composition comprising the carbodiimide compound and an aqueous resin having a predetermined acid value at a predetermined ratio.
(A/Mw)×1000≥0.55  (1).

There are provided a carbodiimide compound excellent in storage stability, and performance as a crosslinking agent, and a method for producing the same, and a resin composition excellent in the film forming properties and solvent resistance of a coating made at low temperature. A polycarbodiimide compound derived from an aliphatic diisocyanate compound having at least one primary isocyanate group, the polycarbodiimide compound having a structure in which all ends are capped with an organic compound having a functional group that reacts with an isocyanate group, carbodiimide group concentration A (%) and weight average molecular weight Mw satisfying the following formula (1), and a resin composition comprising the carbodiimide compound and an aqueous resin having a predetermined acid value at a predetermined ratio.
(A/Mw)×1000≥0.55  (1).

Embodiments of the present invention include composite compositions extrusion compounded together comprising a polymer, an amount of nanotubes, and an amount of finely milled carbon fiber having an aspect ratio greater than 1 and less than about 5. The resulting composite materials allow for high carbon loading levels with improved tribological properties including coefficient of friction and wear rates, provides uniform surface resistance with minimal processing sensitivity, retains rheological properties similar to the base resin, and provides isotropic shrink and a reduced coefficient of thermal expansion leading to minimal warp. In general, various articles can be formed that take advantage of the properties of the composite materials incorporating a polymer, carbon nanotubes and finely milled carbon fiber.

Embodiments of the present invention include composite compositions extrusion compounded together comprising a polymer, an amount of nanotubes, and an amount of finely milled carbon fiber having an aspect ratio greater than 1 and less than about 5. The resulting composite materials allow for high carbon loading levels with improved tribological properties including coefficient of friction and wear rates, provides uniform surface resistance with minimal processing sensitivity, retains rheological properties similar to the base resin, and provides isotropic shrink and a reduced coefficient of thermal expansion leading to minimal warp. In general, various articles can be formed that take advantage of the properties of the composite materials incorporating a polymer, carbon nanotubes and finely milled carbon fiber.

The present invention relates to a resin composition containing a compound having a maleimido group, a divalent group having at least two imido bonds and a saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon group.

The present invention relates to a resin composition containing a compound having a maleimido group, a divalent group having at least two imido bonds and a saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon group.

The present invention discloses an artificial graphite flake manufacturing method, which uses the PI (polyimide) films as the material; via a stacking step, a first heating step and a second heating step, the PI films are processed to form the artificial graphite flakes so as to increase the lubrication and the hardness, improve the heat conduction for balancing temperature increase and better the smoothness; in addition, via a perforation step, a hole structure is formed on the artificial graphite flakes so as to increase the heat diffusion area and the air permeability of the artificial graphite flakes, and then increase the defect-free rate and the smoothness thereof.

Reactive ammonium carboxyl ate salts, polyamide amic acid oligomers, and polyamideimide oligomers are made from at least one aromatic diamine, at least one aromatic di-, tri-, or tetra-functional carboxylic acid or functional equivalent thereof, and at least one crosslinkable monomer or crosslinkable end-capper. The crosslinkable monomer or crosslinkable end-capper is reactive with the at least one aromatic diamine or at least one di-, tri- or tetra-functional aromatic carboxylic acid or functional equivalent thereof and has at least one unreacted functional group capable of chain extension and crosslinking after formation of the reactive polyamideimide oligomer. The reactive polyamide amic acid and polyamideimide oligomers have a number average molecular weight (M.sub.n) of about 1,000 to about 10,000 g/mol, calculated using the Carothers equation. The reactive ammonium carboxyl ate salts, polyamide amic acid oligomers, and polyamideimide oligomers are useful in a wide variety of functional materials, manufacturing methods, and articles.