Abstract:
The precursor fiber bundle for manufacture of carbon fibers of the present invention is one fiber bundle in which a plurality of precursor fiber bundles for manufacture of carbon fibers, respectively consisting of 30,000 or more filaments are joined at their respective mating ends directly or through an intervening fiber bundle (for example, a stabilized fiber bundle) not generating heat at the stabilizing treatment temperature, and at the respective joining portions, the filaments of the respective adjacent fiber bundles are individually entangled with each other. The individual filaments are entangled with each other by treating the overlaid portions of flatly opened terminal and starring ends of fiber bundles by a jet fluid or needle punch. The one continuous carbon fiber bundle for manufacture of carbon fibers, though thick, has heat reserved less at the joining portions in the stabilizing treatment.
Abstract:
The precursor fiber bundle for manufacture of carbon fibers of the present invention is one fiber bundle in which a plurality of precursor fiber bundles for manufacture of carbon fibers, respectively consisting of 30,000 or more filaments are joined at their respective mating ends directly or through an intervening fiber bundle (for example, a stabilized fiber bundle) not generating heat at the stabilizing treatment temperature, and at the respective joining portions, the filaments of the respective adjacent fiber bundles are individually entangled with each other. The individual filaments are entangled with each other by treating the overlaid portions of flatly opened terminal and starring ends of fiber bundles by a jet fluid or needle punch. The one continuous carbon fiber bundle for manufacture of carbon fibers, though thick, has heat reserved less at the joining portions in the stabilizing treatment.
Abstract:
Provided are sizing agent-coated carbon fibers that achieve excellent adhesion between the carbon fibers and a matrix resin and yield a prepreg having excellent stability of composite physical properties after long-term storage and having excellent high-order processability, a process for producing the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers, a prepreg, and a carbon fiber reinforced composite material. The present invention provides carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent that includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and at least an aromatic epoxy compound (B1) as an aromatic compound (B). The carbon fibers have an (a)/(b) ratio of 0.50 to 0.90 where (a) is the height (cps) of a component at a binding energy (284.6 eV) assigned to CHx, C-C, and C=C and (b) is the height (cps) of a component at a binding energy (286.1 eV) assigned to C-O in a C 1s core spectrum of the surface of the sizing agent analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy using AlK± 1,2 as the X-ray source at a photoelectron takeoff angle of 15°.
Title translation:LEIMUNGSMITTELBESCHICHTETEVERSTÄRKUNGSFASERN,VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON LEIMUNGSMITTELBESCHICHTETENVERSTÄRKUNGSFASERN,PREPREG UNDFASERVERSTÄRKTESVERBUNDMATERIAL
Abstract:
Sizing agent-coated reinforcing fibers include reinforcing fibers and a sizing agent containing a polyrotaxane, the reinforcing fibers being coated with the sizing agent. Provided are sizing agent-coated reinforcing fibers that provide a fiber-reinforced composite material with excellent mechanical properties, a method for producing the sizing agent-coated reinforcing fibers, a prepreg including the sizing agent-coated reinforcing fibers, and a fiber-reinforced composite material with excellent mechanical properties including the sizing agent-coated reinforcing fibers.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing carbon fibers which exhibit excellent adhesion to a matrix resin and have excellent processability. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a sizing agent-coated carbon fibers, wherein at least one kind of sizing agent that is selected from the group consisting of sizing agents (a), (b) and (c) described below is used for coating, in each of said sizing agents a bi- or higher functional epoxy compound (A1) and/or an epoxy compound (A2) being used as a component (A), and said epoxy compound (A2) having a mono- or higher functional epoxy group and at least one functional group that is selected from among a hydroxyl group, an amide group, an imide group, a urethane group, a urea group, a sulfonyl group and a sulfo group. The method for producing a sizing agent-coated carbon fibers is characterized in that the sizing agent is applied to carbon fibers and the resulting is subjected to a heat treatment within the temperature range of 160-260°C for 30-600 seconds. (a) A sizing agent which is obtained by blending at least 0.1-25 parts by mass of a tertiary amine compound and/or tertiary amine salt (B1) having a molecular weight of 100 g/mol or more per 100 parts by mass of the component (A), said tertiary amine compound and/or tertiary amine salt (B1) being used as a component (B). (b) A sizing agent which is obtained by blending at least 0.1-25 parts by mass of a quaternary ammonium salt (B2) having a cationic moiety represented by general formula (I) or (II) per 100 parts by mass of the component (A), said quaternary ammonium salt (B2) being used as a component (B). (In the formulae, R 1 -R 5 each represents a hydrocarbon group having 1-22 carbon atoms, a group that contains a hydrocarbon having 1-22 carbon atoms and an ether structure, a group that contains a hydrocarbon having 1-22 carbon atoms and an ester structure, or a group that contains a hydrocarbon having 1-22 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group; and R 6 and R 7 each represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a group that contains a hydrocarbon having 1-8 carbon atoms and an ether structure, or a group that contains a hydrocarbon having 1-8 carbon atoms and an ester structure.) (c) A sizing agent which is obtained by blending at least 0.1-25 parts by mass of a quaternary phosphonium salt and/or phosphine compound (B3) per 100 parts by mass of the component (A), said quaternary phosphonium salt and/or phosphine compound (B3) being used as a component (B).
Abstract:
Sizing agent coated carbon fibers obtained by coating carbon fibers with a sizing agent comprising at least one of (A) to (C) in a total amount of 80 mass% or more with respect to the whole sizing agent, the carbon fibers each having a surface layer which has a thickness of 10 nm or larger and has an oxygen content of 4% or higher with respect to all the elements, wherein when the sizing agent coated carbon fibers are subjected three times to a 10-minute ultrasonic treatment in an acetone solvent, then the amount of the remaining sizing agent is 0.1-0.25 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the sizing agent coated carbon fibers. (A) At least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyimides, polyetherimides, and polysulfones (B) A compound having a terminal unsaturated group and a polar group in the molecule (C) A polyether-type aliphatic epoxy compound and/or a polyol-type aliphatic epoxy compound which each have an epoxy equivalent of 250 g/eq or less and have two or more epoxy groups in the molecule