US6063839A
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Prepreg of reinforcing fibers, epoxy resins, crosslinked rubber particles and curing agent
Assignee: Toray Industries Inc
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Filing: 1996-05-09
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Granted: 2000-05-16
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Expires: 2016-05-09
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are epoxy resin compositions for fiber-reinforced composite materials, comprising an epoxy resin containing 70 parts by weight or more, per 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin, of a bi-functional epoxy resin, fine particles comprising a rubber phase and substantially insoluble in epoxy resins and a curing agent. Also disclosed are prepregs and fiber-reinforced composite materials comprising the composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroki Oosedo
- 👤 Shunsaku Noda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:18
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L63/00; C08G; C08G59/00; C08G59/18; C08G59/40; C08G59/4007; C08G59/4014; C08G59/4021; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/04; C08J5/0405; C08J5/042; C08J5/24; C08J5/241; C08J5/243; C08J5/249; C08K; C08K7/00; C08K7/02; C08K7/04; C08K7/06; C08L29/00; C08L29/14; C08L51/00; C08L51/003; C08L51/04; C08J2363/00; C08L2207/00; C08L2207/53; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02; C08L2666/24; C08L2666/66; C08L2666/72; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249924; Y10T428/24994
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A prepreg, comprising: reinforcing fibers and a resin composition, said resin composition comprising: an epoxy resin containing 70 parts by weight or more, per 100 parts by weight of said epoxy resin, of a bi-functional epoxy resin; fine particles which comprise a crosslinked rubber phase and which are substantially insoluble in said epoxy resin; and a curing agent, wherein said resin composition has viscosity characteristics for making said prepreg so that said prepreg has tackiness and drapability sufficient for laying up said prepreg in a laminated structure, said resin composition having a complex coefficient of viscosity η* measured at 50° C. and at a frequency of 0.5 Hz of 200-2,000 Pa.s, and said fine particles have a mean particle size less than 50 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A prepreg, comprising: reinforcing fibers and a resin composition, said resin composition comprising: an epoxy resin containing 70 parts by weight or more, per 100 parts by weight of said epoxy resin, of a bi-functional epoxy resin; fine particles which comprise a crosslinked rubber phase and which are substantially insoluble in said epoxy resin; and a curing agent, wherein said resin composition has viscosity characteristics for making said prepreg so that said prepreg has tackiness and drapability sufficient for laying up said prepreg in a laminated structure, said resin composition having a complex coefficient of viscosity η* measured at 50° C. and at a frequency of 0.5 Hz of 200-2,000 Pa.s, and said fine particles have a mean particle size less than 50 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the epoxy resin additionally contains from 1 to 30 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin, of a tri-functional or more multifunctional epoxy resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the epoxy resin comprises 80 parts by weight or more, per 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin, of a bi-functional epoxy resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the epoxy resin additionally contains from 1 to 20 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin, of a tri-functional or more multifunctional epoxy resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the total epoxy equivalent of the epoxy resin is 250 or more.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 5 wherein the total epoxy equivalent of the epoxy resin of the constitutive element [A] is from 250 to 400.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fine particles are fine particles of crosslinked rubber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fine particles are fine core/shell polymer particles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 8, wherein the core/shell polymer particles are soft core/hard shell particles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 8, wherein the core/shell polymer particles are such that the core consists essentially of a polybutadiene or polybutyl acrylate and the shell consists essentially of an acrylate or methacrylate polymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 8, wherein the shell phase in the core/shell polymer particles contains no functional groups reactive with the epoxy resin and with the curing agent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, which contains the fine particles in an amount of from 1 to 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin [A].
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the curing agent is dicyandiamide and contains a curing promoter.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reinforcing fibers are selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, glass fibers, silicon carbide fibers, boron fibers, alumina fibers and stainless steel fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The prepreg as claimed in claim 14, wherein the reinforcing fibers are carbon fibers having a modulus of elastic modulus of 200 GPa or more.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A fiber-reinforced composite material comprising the cured epoxy resin composition as claimed in claim 1 and reinforcing fibers.
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