A method for producing a component includes a) providing at least two preforms each made of a carbon composite material, b) joining the at least two preforms at least at one respective connecting surface to form a composite, in which a joining compound is introduced between the joining surfaces of the preforms and then cured and the joining compound contains silicon carbide and at least one polymer adhesive, and c) siliconizing the composite to form the component. A component, such as an optical component produced thereby, is also provided.

Binders, resinated furnishes, and methods for making composite lignocellulose products therefrom. The binder can include about 70 wt % to about 99.7 wt % of an aldehyde-based resin, about 0.3 wt % to about 30 wt % of an isocyanate-based resin, about 10 wt % to about 63 wt % of an extender, and about 145 wt % to about 230 wt % of water, where all weight percent values are based on a combined solids weight of the aldehyde-based resin and the isocyanate-based resin. The binder has a long pot life and can be used with lignocellulose substrates having a water content of 10 wt % or more.

Binders, resinated furnishes, and methods for making composite lignocellulose products therefrom. The binder can include about 70 wt % to about 99.7 wt % of an aldehyde-based resin, about 0.3 wt % to about 30 wt % of an isocyanate-based resin, about 10 wt % to about 63 wt % of an extender, and about 145 wt % to about 230 wt % of water, where all weight percent values are based on a combined solids weight of the aldehyde-based resin and the isocyanate-based resin. The binder has a long pot life and can be used with lignocellulose substrates having a water content of 10 wt % or more.

A fast response force sensor is disclosed. The fast response force sensor comprises a solid-state bonding (SSB) spacer and piezo material therein. The SSB spacer is sandwiched between a top stack and a bottom stack of the force sensor. The SSB spacer maintains a fixed relative position between a top stack and a bottom stack of the force sensor when a fixed force is applied or removed. The SSB spacer is in solid state and shall not be significantly deformed while being depressed by a user, and therefore the response time of an output signal is vastly determined by the properties of the piezo material of the force sensor when a force is applied against the force sensor. Therefore, a fast response force sensor can respond quickly to a force applied against it.

A resin composition for temporary fixing, the resin composition containing (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) a thermosetting resin, and (C) a silicone compound, the resin composition having a shear viscosity of 4000 Pa.Math.s or less at 120? C. and a rate of change in the shear viscosity being within 30% as determined before and after the resin composition is left to stand for 7 days in an atmosphere of 25? C.

A resin composition for temporary fixing, the resin composition containing (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) a thermosetting resin, and (C) a silicone compound, the resin composition having a shear viscosity of 4000 Pa.Math.s or less at 120? C. and a rate of change in the shear viscosity being within 30% as determined before and after the resin composition is left to stand for 7 days in an atmosphere of 25? C.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical steel sheet including: an upper adhesive layer positioned on an upper surface of an electrical steel sheet; and an lower adhesive layer positioned on a lower surface of the electrical steel sheet, wherein the upper adhesive layer has a pencil hardness of F or lower, and the lower adhesive layer has a pencil hardness of H or higher.