A water based paint that can be used to form a superhydrophobic coating includes a fluorinated particulate filler, a water soluble or water suspendable resin, and an aqueous solvent. The superhydrophobic paint can be applied to a surface where the loss of the solvent results in a superhydrophobic coating.

Co-cured blends of fluoroelastomers of tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer with cure site monomer and terpolymers of Vinylidene fluoride (VDF), Hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) with peroxide as initiator and coagent TAIC as crosslinker show improved curing performance, improved mechanical properties and improved compression set as well. The co-cured fluoroelastomers show improved chemical resistance to the solvent aging systems and better retention of mechanical properties after aging at high temperature in the solvents system.

A copolymer containing tetrafluoroethylene unit and a perfluoro(propyl vinyl ether) unit, wherein the copolymer has a content of the perfluoro(propyl vinyl ether) unit of 5.8 to 7.6% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a melt flow rate of 50 to 68 g/10 min, and the number of functional groups of —CF═CF.sub.2, —CF.sub.2H, —COF, —COOH, —COOCH.sub.3, —CONH.sub.2 and —CH.sub.2OH of 50 or less per 10.sup.6 main-chain carbon atoms. Also disclosed is an injection molded article and member to be compressed containing the copolymer, and a coated electric wire including a coating layer containing the copolymer.

Co-cured blends of fluoroelastomers of tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer with cure site monomer and terpolymers of Vinylidene fluoride (VDF), Hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) with peroxide as initiator and coagent TAIC as crosslinker show improved curing performance, improved mechanical properties and improved compression set as well. The co-cured fluoroelastomers show improved chemical resistance to the solvent aging systems and better retention of mechanical properties after aging at high temperature in the solvents system.

The present invention relates to a composition for manufacturing a passivation layer, and specifically, to a composition for manufacturing a passivation layer and a passivation layer formed using the composition, which simultaneously exhibit effects such as a low dielectric constant, a low water absorption rate, excellent pattern formability, and excellent adhesion to an adherend surface.

Described herein are fluoropolymer compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) wherein X.sup.1 is selected from O or S; L is a divalent linking group comprising at least one aromatic ring; O and X.sup.2 comprises a carbon-carbon double bond. In one embodiment, the phthalonitrile-containing compound is added to a composition comprising (i) a fluorinated elastomeric gum, wherein the fluorinated elastomeric gum comprises a fluoropolymer having a cure-site and (ii) a peroxide curing system. ##STR00001##

To provide a method for producing a fluorinated polymer which does not require an emulsifier as an essential component while an aqueous medium with little environmental burden is used.

A method for producing a fluorinated polymer, which comprises polymerizing at least one fluorinated monomer selected from tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene and vinylidene fluoride, in an aqueous medium in the presence of a first polymer having units based on a compound represented by the following formula (1):

CXY═CR.sup.1-L-R.sup.2  (1)

wherein X and Y are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, L is —CO—O—*, —O—CO—* or —O—, provided that * represents the binding position to R.sup.2, and R.sup.2 is a cyclic alkyl group, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a C.sub.1-6 linear alkyl group, provided that the C.sub.1-6 linear alkyl group as R.sup.2 may have an etheric oxygen atom in a carbon-carbon bond, and the hydrogen atom in the cyclic alkyl group, the monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or the C.sub.1-6 linear alkyl group as R.sup.2 may be replaced with a halogen atom.

A wafer cup including a copolymer containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit. A water contact angle of at least a part of an inner surface of the wafer cup is 80 degrees or less.

Provided is a high oil contact angle coating comprising fluoropolymer, compositions and processes for forming the coating, and articles comprising the coating. The fluoropolymer is a crosslinkable tetrapolymer fluoropolymer produced from the copolymerization of monomers tetrafluoroethylene, fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) or fluoro(alkyl ethylene), alkyl vinyl ether and alkenyl silane. The fluoropolymer coating has high oil contact angle and utility as coating when the fluoropolymer is in the uncrosslinked or crosslinked state.

Provided is a high oil contact angle coating comprising fluoropolymer, compositions and processes for forming the coating, and articles comprising the coating. The fluoropolymer is a crosslinkable tetrapolymer fluoropolymer produced from the copolymerization of monomers tetrafluoroethylene, fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) or fluoro(alkyl ethylene), alkyl vinyl ether and alkenyl silane. The fluoropolymer coating has high oil contact angle and utility as coating when the fluoropolymer is in the uncrosslinked or crosslinked state.