The present application provides a composite material and a method for preparing the same. The present application can provide a composite material which comprises a metal foam and a polymer component and if necessary, further comprises a thermally conductive filler, and has other excellent physical properties such as impact resistance, processability and insulation properties while having excellent thermal conductivity.

Aqueous coating compositions as well as methods of using thereof are described. The coating compositions can be a two-part aqueous coating composition. The first coating component can comprise one or more polymers and the second coating component can comprise a catalyst such as phosphoric acid. The first coating component and the second coating component can be provided as separate aqueous compositions. The first coating component and a second coating component that can be co-applied (e.g., simultaneously or sequentially) to a surface form a rapid set coating.

Provided is a silica that exhibits a high matting property when utilized as a matting agent for a paint, and can also suppress the occurrence of cloudiness. The silica has an aggregated structure in which primary particles are aggregated, has a particle diameter ratio R represented by the following equation (1) of from 4.3 to 5.2, has an absorbance of 0.6 or less for light having a wavelength of 700 nm as an aqueous dispersion having a concentration of 1.48 mass %, and has a particle density measured with a He pycnometer of 2.18 g/cm.sup.3 or more: Equation (1) R=.sup.LD50/.sup.CD50 (in the equation (1), .sup.LD50 represents a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (μm) of the silica measured based on a laser diffraction/scattering method, and .sup.CD50 represents a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (μm) of the silica measured based on a Coulter counter method).

The present disclosure relates to a matting agent including emulsion polymer particles, a matting polymer composition including a matting agent, and a method of producing emulsion polymer particles. The emulsion polymer particles may be produced by a simple process using an emulsion polymerization method, and have the advantage of being relatively easy to control a degree of crosslinking. In addition, in a case where a matting polymer composition is prepared using a matting agent including the emulsion polymer particles, it is possible to manufacture a molded article having excellent appearance and matting effect without deterioration of the existing mechanical properties such as impact strength and tensile strength of a thermoplastic polymer, and in particular, an excellent matting effect may be exerted even in the extrusion processing, which has been difficult to achieve in the related art.

The present disclosure relates to a matting agent including polymer particles, a matting polymer composition including a matting agent, and a method of producing polymer particles. The polymer particles may be produced by a simple process using a suspension polymerization method, and is relatively easy to control a degree of crosslinking. In addition, in a case where a matting polymer composition is prepared using a matting agent including the polymer particles, it is possible to manufacture a molded article having excellent appearance and matting effect without deterioration of the existing mechanical properties such as impact strength and tensile strength of a thermoplastic polymer, and in particular, an excellent matting effect may be exerted even in the extrusion processing, which has been difficult to achieve in the related art.

The present invention discloses an environment-friendly wall paint for a building and a preparation method thereof. The wall paint comprises glue powder, silica gel, nano-montmorillonite composite powder, diatomite dispersion, nano-calcium silicate, nano-titanium dioxide, glass fiber powder, red clay, lime, water, lignin, acrylamide, bamboo charcoal powder, alfalfa meal, tobacco straw fiber powder, Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort extracting solution, Agastache rugosa extracting solution, mint extracting solution and natural plant essential oil. The wall paint disclosed by the present invention can be used for decorative coating of interior walls of the building, has the characteristics of strong adhesion, rapid drying, water and moisture resistance, no skinning, no shedding, no toxicity and no pollution, can purify indoor air, and also has the effects of heat preservation, heat insulation and fire prevention.

The invention relates to a method for providing a composition selected from the group consisting of aqueous pastes, inks, paints and coating formulations with retroreflective properties, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing an aqueous paste, ink, paint or coating formulation without retroreflective properties, said aqueous paste, ink, paint or coating formulation having a viscosity η.sub.1 of between 0.25 and 1000 Pa.Math.s at a shear rate of 0.01 s.sup.-1; b) providing an aqueous pseudoplastic gel composition comprising a thickener; c) admixing the aqueous ink, paint or coating formulation provided in step (a) with the aqueous pseudoplastic gel composition provided in step (b) in a weight ratio of between 30 : 70 to 70 : 30; and d) admixing the mixture obtained in step (c) with 0 - 2 wt.%, based on the total weight of the aqueous paste, ink, paint or coating formulation with retroreflective properties, of a thickener.

The present invention relates to an antiglare film laminate including a polymer substrate, and an antiglare layer containing a binder resin and organic fine particles or inorganic fine particles dispersed on the binder resin, wherein the number of pressed portions formed on an outer surface of the antiglare layer is 0.001 pieces/m.sup.2 or less, and the pressed portion has a diameter of 200 μm to 600 μm and a thickness of 80% or less of an average thickness of the antiglare layer, a polarizing plate including the antiglare film laminate, and a display device including the polarizing plate.

Parts made by additive manufacturing are often structural in nature, rather than having functional properties conveyed by a polymer or other component present therein. Printed parts having piezoelectric properties may be formed using compositions comprising a plurality of piezoelectric particles located in a polymer matrix comprising a first polymer material and a sacrificial material that are immiscible with each other. The sacrificial material, which may comprise a second polymer material, may be removable from the first polymer material under specified conditions. The piezoelectric particles may remain substantially non-agglomerated when combined with the polymer matrix. The polymer matrix may be treated to remove the sacrificial material to introduce a plurality of pores. The compositions may have a form factor such as a composite filament, a composite pellet, a composite powder, or a composite paste. Additive manufacturing processes may comprise forming a printed part by depositing the compositions layer-by-layer.

A surface protect material is described that is high in UV resistance, able to protect the surface of the prepreg used as the parent material, able to prevent a fiber composite material from being deteriorated by UV, able to prevent defects during painting, able to serve for control of the resin flow, and is low in the volatilization percentage during curing, where the surface protect material is a coating agent for spraying or manual application comprising an epoxy resin composition containing at least the components [A] to [D]: [A] non-aromatic epoxy resin, [B] pigment having an number average particle size of 0.1 to 10 μm, [C] non-aromatic thermoplastic resin, and [D] cationic curing agent or anionic curing agent.