The present disclosure relates to a decoration member comprising a color developing layer comprising a light reflective layer and a light absorbing layer provided on the light reflective layer; and a substrate provided on one surface of the color developing layer, wherein the light absorbing layer comprises a molybdenum-titanium oxide (Mo.sub.aTi.sub.bO.sub.x).

A grid and skin assembly for use in a composite laminate structure is described. The assembly includes a metallic grid having a plurality of intersecting ribs oriented in at least two distinct rib directions offset at a grid angle relative to one another and defining respective intersection points; and a composite laminate skin having a plurality of ply layers comprising a plurality of tapes oriented in at least two distinct tape directions offset at a ply angle relative to one another. The grid angle is at least 25 degrees, the intersection points define glueless joints of the metallic grid, and the grid is a non-aluminum-based material. A grid and method of manufacturing the grid and skin assembly is also described. The method includes a water jet cutting procedure and glueless joint formation due to differing thermal expansion characteristics of the grid and skin.

High-performance metal matrix composites of copper, aluminum, and/or titanium are produced by embedding nanocarbon reinforcement into metal foil or sheet which is concurrently laminated into a multilayer structure to produce high- performance materials for thermal management, enhanced electrical conductivity, armor products and high-strength composite structures.

A transparent substrate with a laminated film, which comprises a transparent substrate and a laminated film formed on at least one surface of the transparent substrate, wherein the laminated film has a first dielectric layer, a crystallinity-improving layer, a functional layer and a second dielectric layer in this order from the transparent substrate side, the crystallinity-improving layer contains ZrN.sub.x (wherein x is higher than 1.2 and at most 2.0), the functional layer contains at least one metal nitride selected from the group consisting of titanium nitride, chromium nitride, niobium nitride, molybdenum nitride and hafnium nitride, and the concentration of oxygen atoms at a boundary between the crystallinity-improving layer and the functional layer, is at most 20 atom %.

This invention provides a roll-bonded laminate that is excellent in press workability and/or a roll-bonded laminate with improved performance and ease of handling at the time of production. More specifically, this invention relates to a roll-bonded laminate composed of a stainless steel layer and an aluminum alloy layer with the peel strength of 60 N/20 mm or higher, a roll-bonded laminate composed of a stainless steel layer and a pure aluminum layer with the peel strength of 160 N/20 mm or higher, and a roll-bonded laminate composed of a pure titanium or titanium alloy layer and an aluminum alloy layer with the peel strength of 40 N/20 mm or higher.

The present invention relates to a photovoltaic module backsheet, comprising photovoltaic module backsheet comprising, in order: a functional layer; a connecting layer; and a weather-resistant layer, wherein each layer of the backsheet comprises at least 50 wt. % polyolefin and the backsheet is free of fluorinated polymers, characterized in that: i) the functional layer comprises a blend of polyethylene and a polyethylene copolymer; and ii) the weather-resistant layer comprises polypropylene; a UV stabilizer; a primary antioxidant, which primary antioxidant is a phenolic antioxidant or an aromatic amine antioxidant; and secondary antioxidant, which secondary antioxidant is a trivalent phosphorus containing antioxidant or a thioether containing antioxidant. The present invention also relates to a process for producing the backsheet and a photovoltaic module comprising the backsheet according to the present invention.

Disclosed is a high corrosion-resistance strip steel, comprising a carbon steel base layer and a corrosion-resistance cladding layer roll-bonded with the carbon steel base layer, the corrosion-resistance cladding layer being austenitic stainless steel or pure titanium, the thickness of the corrosion-resistance cladding layer being 0.5% to 5% of the total thickness of the strip steel. In addition, further disclosed is a manufacturing method for the described high corrosion-resistance strip steel, comprising the steps of: (1) obtaining a base layer material and a cladding layer material; (2) assembling billets (3) pre-heating: pre-heating the billets at a temperature of 1150° C. to 1250° C., so that elements of the corrosion-resistance cladding layer and elements of the carbon steel base layer diffuse at the interface to form a stable transition layer, and then slowly cooling to room temperature; (4) secondary heating and rolling; and (5) water-cooling and then winding. The high corrosion-resistance strip steel finally provides, by means of rational component design, thickness design, and process design, the obtained steel plate or steel strip with a high corrosion-resistance surface and good interlayer bonding performance, and the steel plate or steel strip has good mechanical properties and processability.

A composite ballistic resistant article includes one or more layers of synthetic aromatic polyamide polymer based fabric, one or more graphene layers, one or more polyethylene layers, and the titanium plate formed a single multi-curve ballistic article bound together by a graphene infused resin.

An embodiment relates to an ultrasonic additive manufacturing process, comprising joining a foil comprising a bulk metallic glass to a substrate; and forming a cladded composite comprising the foil and the substrate; wherein a thickness of the cladded composite is greater than a critical casting thickness of the bulk metallic glass, wherein the cladded composite comprises a cladding layer of the bulk metallic glass on the substrate and the bulk metallic glass comprises approximately 0% crystallinity, approximately 0% porosity, less than 50 MPa thermal stress, approximately 0% distortion, approximately 0 inch heat affected zone, approximately 0% dilution, and a strength of about 2,000-3,500 MPa.

Provided is a Low-E glass plate protection method capable of preventing or inhibiting Low-E layer alteration. The protection method includes a step of applying a protective sheet to a surface of a Low-E glass plate having a Low-E layer comprising a zinc component. Here, the protective sheet has a PSA layer. The Low-E layer comprises a zinc component. The PSA layer includes ammonia and an acid or acid salt capable of forming a counterion to an ammonium ion.