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Fiber-reinforced poly(biphenylene sulfide) composites and methods
Assignee: Phoenixx TPC Inc
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Filing: 1989-09-28
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Granted: 1990-11-13
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Expires: 2009-09-28
Abstract
Abstract Composites comprised of reinforcing fibers in a continuous matrix of poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin and methods of producing such composites are provided. The poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin is produced by reacting 4,4'-difluorobiphenyl with an alkali metal sulfide in a polar organic compound whereby the resin has a high melting point and a high melt viscosity, and the composites formed therefrom have excellent mechanical properties and retention of mechanical properties at high temperatures.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael C. Yu
- 👤 Merlin R. Lindstrom
- 👤 Alex Y. C. Lou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:35
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/04; B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/04; B32B27/32; B32B27/322; B32B27/325; C08G; C08G75/00; C08G75/02; C08K; C08K7/00; C08K7/02; B32B2250/00; B32B2250/24; B32B2250/242; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/02; B32B2260/021; B32B2260/04; B32B2260/046; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/02; B32B2262/0261; B32B2262/0269; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/101; B32B2262/106; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/07; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/546; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31533
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A composite comprised of reinforcing fibers in a continuous matrix of poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin, said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin being produced by a process comprised of reacting difluorobiphenyl with an alkali metal sulfide in a polar organic compound at temperature in the range of from about 260° F. to about 820° F. for a time sufficient to obtain a polymer resin consisting essentially of repeat units of the formula: ##STR1##
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A composite comprised of reinforcing fibers in a continuous matrix of poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin, said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin being produced by a process comprised of reacting difluorobiphenyl with an alkali metal sulfide in a polar organic compound at temperature in the range of from about 260° F. to about 820° F. for a time sufficient to obtain a polymer resin consisting essentially of repeat units of the formula: ##STR1##
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing fibers are selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers and aramid fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composite of claim 2 wherein said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin comprises in the range of from about 20% to about 80% by weight of said composite.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said alkali metal sulfide is sodium sulfide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composite of claim 4 wherein said sodium sulfide is formed in situ by charging sodium hydrosulfide and sodium hydroxide to said reaction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 5 wherein said polar organic compound is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 6 wherein said reinforcing fibers are carbon fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composite of claim 7 wherein said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin comprises in the range of from about 20% to about 80% by weight of said composite.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of producing a thermoplastic-fiber composite comprising: (a) impregnating reinforcing fibers with a poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin, said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin being produced by a process comprises of reacting difluorobiphenyl with an alkali metal sulfide in a polar organic compound at a temperature in the range of from about 260° F. to about 840° F. for a time sufficient to obtain a polymer resin consisting essentially of repeat units of the formula: ##STR2## (b) heating said resin impregnated reinforcing fibers of step (a) to a temperature sufficient to melt said resin and to consolidate said resin and reinforcing fibers; and (c) cooling said resin and reinforcing fibers to solidify the resin.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of producing a thermoplastic-fiber composite comprising: (a) impregnating reinforcing fibers with a poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin, said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin being produced by a process comprises of reacting difluorobiphenyl with an alkali metal sulfide in a polar organic compound at a temperature in the range of from about 260° F. to about 840° F. for a time sufficient to obtain a polymer resin consisting essentially of repeat units of the formula: ##STR2## (b) heating said resin impregnated reinforcing fibers of step (a) to a temperature sufficient to melt said resin and to consolidate said resin and reinforcing fibers; and (c) cooling said resin and reinforcing fibers to solidify the resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said reinforcing fibers are selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers and aramid fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said reinforcing fibers are impregnated with said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin in an amount in the range of from about 20% to about 80% by weight of the resulting impregnated reinforcing fibers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said alkali metal sulfide is sodium sulfide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said sodium sulfide is formed in situ by charging sodium hydrosulfide and sodium hydroxide to the reaction mixture.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said polar organic compound is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said reinforcing fibers are carbon fibers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said reinforcing fibers are impregnated with said poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin in an amount in the range of from about 20% to about 80% by weight of the resulting fibers-resin mixture.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said resin impregnated reinforcing fibers of step (a) are heated in step (b) to a temperature in the range of from about 840° F. to about 905° F.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 17 which is further characterized to include the steps, subsequent to step (c), of heating and pressing at least two of said composites together to form a multi-ply laminated composite.
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