A ballistic resistant article includes a first layer that has first unidirectional fibers disposed in a first polymer matrix. The first polymer matrix is composed of a thermoset polyurethane. A second layer is laminated to the first layer. The second layer includes second unidirectional fibers disposed in a second polymer matrix. The second unidirectional fibers are cross-oriented with respect to the first unidirectional fibers.

Polymeric aerogels, articles made from the polymeric aerogels and methods of making the polymeric aerogels are provided. The aerogels are made e.g. from crosslinkable monomers such as isocyanate monomers or phenolic monomers and a filler comprising crosslinkable hydroxyl groups. The filler may be natural (e.g. wood flour) or synthetic. The aerogels and products made therefrom exhibit low thermal conductivity and are mechanically strong. Due to their physical properties, these materials are used as e.g. building envelope components, such as walls, roofs and frames, to improve the thermal performance thereof, and may be used in a variety of other applications such as sound and insulation barriers in mechanical equipment, cryogenic containers, etc.

A ballistic resistant article includes a first layer that has first unidirectional fibers disposed in a first polymer matrix. The first polymer matrix is composed of a thermoset polyurethane. A second layer is laminated to the first layer. The second layer includes second unidirectional fibers disposed in a second polymer matrix. The second unidirectional fibers are cross-oriented with respect to the first unidirectional fibers.

A brake pad, a mixture of materials for forming a brake pad, and a method for forming a brake pad.

A method for continuously manufacturing a complex acoustic multi-element panel for an acoustic attenuation structure, the method including supplying a thermoplastic resin film at the entry of a stamping system including at least one pair of complementary cylinders, a heating of the thermoplastic resin film upstream of the entry of the stamping system, and a passage of the thermoplastic resin film between the at least one pair of complementary cylinders, the pair of complementary cylinders including a male cylinder with teeth radially protruding from the cylinder and a female cylinder with cavities on its radial surface, the cavities of the female cylinder being of shapes complementary to the shapes of the teeth of the male cylinder and a separation of the stamped film at the exit of the stamping system using a separator disposed at the exit of the stamping system between the stamped film and the female cylinder.

The invention relates to a method for obtaining an article formed from a thermoplastic matrix, said method providing for formulating inputs comprising at least one source of thermoplastic material and at least one source of filler; mixing and grinding said inputs; thermocompressing said ground mixture to obtain the article, the source of filler comprising articles to be recycled comprising at least one textile material.

A three-dimensional (3D) printing build material composition includes polyamide particles and a filler material consisting of aramid fibers having an aspect ratio ranging from about 0.1 mm/20 ?m to about 1.2 mm/16 ?m. The polyamide particles are present in an amount of at least 82 wt % based on a total weight of the build material composition, and the aramid fibers are present in an amount ranging from about 2 wt % to about 18 wt % based on the total weight of the build material composition.

Polymeric aerogels, articles made from the polymeric aerogels and methods of making the polymeric aerogels are provided. The aerogels are made e.g. from crosslinkable monomers such as isocyanate monomers or phenolic monomers and a filler comprising crosslinkable hydroxyl groups. The filler may be natural (e.g. wood flour) or synthetic. The aerogels and products made therefrom exhibit low thermal conductivity and are mechanically strong. Due to their physical properties, these materials are used as e.g. building envelope components, such as walls, roofs and frames, to improve the thermal performance thereof, and may be used in a variety of other applications such as sound and insulation barriers in mechanical equipment, cryogenic containers, etc.

Compositions for reactive additive manufacturing using recycled components obtained from previously manufactured articles produced by additive manufacturing, as well as methods of making and using the compositions. The compositions may include a first reactive component and a second reactive component, the first and second reactive components reactive with each other, together with particles comprising a recycled, cured thermoset component, the particles present in an amount greater than 2 wt. % based on total weight of the composition, and a filler present in an amount from 1 to 10 wt. % based on a total weight of the composition.