Fiber tows including a heat-activatable sizing are described. The sizing compositions have a first modulus at 25° C. of at least 150 megapascals (MPa) and no greater than 400 MPa; and a second modulus of 100,000 pascals (Pa) at a temperature of no greater than 160° C. Methods of preparing articles from such sized fiber tows and the articles comprising such sized fiber tows, including unidirectional and bidirectional constructions are also described.

Fiber tows including a heat-activatable sizing are described. The sizing compositions have a first modulus at 25° C. of at least 150 megapascals (MPa) and no greater than 400 MPa; and a second modulus of 100,000 pascals (Pa) at a temperature of no greater than 160° C. Methods of preparing articles from such sized fiber tows and the articles comprising such sized fiber tows, including unidirectional and bidirectional constructions are also described.

A method for producing a decorated mineral composite body, a decorated mineral composite body and the use of a multilayer film for producing a decorated mineral composite body.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a thermocouple device fabricated from a composite mixture of lanthanum chromite and refractory oxide materials optimized for high temperature applications. The thermocouple can be manufactured as a monolithic entity or seamlessly incorporated into a manufactured article while the article is being fabricated. In another aspect, a plurality of discrete layers of the composite mixture can be applied to form the thermocouple, or the composite mixture can be continuously graded to achieve desired performance properties. In an alternative aspect, the disclosed thermocouple can be a low-cost replacement for solid-state thermocouples reliant on precious metal compositions. In a further aspect, the disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing a composite ceramic oxide thermocouple using a direct ink-writing or tape-casting process. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

A paper based overlay is provided. The overlay has a paper impregnated with a resin composition having an acrylic resin having a glass transition temperature in a range of from about 20 C. to about 40 C. and a resin content from about 15 to about 35 wt. % based on the weight of the overlay and an adhesive is applied at the back of a substrate. The acrylic composition may include wax in the amount of about 0.005 to about 3.5 wt. % based on the weight of the resin composition. A method of producing the overlay is also provided. The overlay is highly water and abrasion resistant with low volatile content.