Abstract:
Provided is a prepreg and a carbon fiber-reinforced composite material having excellent adhesiveness between carbon fibers and a matrix resin and excellent long-term storage stability. The present invention provides a prepreg that includes; sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent; and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers. The sizing agent includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin (D) and a latent hardener (E), and optionally includes an additive (F) other than the thermosetting resin (D) and the latent hardener (E). The (a)/(b) ratio is within a predetermined range where (a) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C-C, and C=C and (b) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C-O in a C 1s core spectrum of the surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Abstract:
Provided are a carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition excellent in interfacial adhesion between carbon fiber and a thermoplastic resin and excellent in dynamic characteristics, and a molding material, a prepreg, and a method for producing the same. The carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition includes the following components (A) and (B), carbon fiber and a thermoplastic resin; component (A): (A1) a bifunctional or higher functional epoxy compound and/or (A2) an epoxy compound which has a monofunctional or higher epoxy group and has one or more types of functional groups selected from a hydroxyl group, an amide group, an imide group, a urethane group, a urea group, a sulfonyl group and a sulfo group; and component (B): 0.1 to 25 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the component (A), of at least one reaction accelerator selected from the group consisting of [a] a specific tertiary amine compound (salt) (B1),[b] a specific quaternary ammonium salt (B2) and [c] a quaternary phosphonium salt and/or phosphine compound (B3).
Abstract:
A process for the production of polyacrylonitrile-base precursor fiber for carbon fiber production which comprises spinning a spinning dope containing a polyacrylonitrile-base polymer having a limiting viscosity of 2.0 to 10.0 in a concentration of 10 to 25% by weight by a wet spinning method or a dry-wet spinning method, subjecting the obtained fiber to dry and heat treatment, and then steam-stretching the resulting fiber, wherein the extrusion linear speed of the polyacrylonitrile-base polymer from spinnerets is 2 to 15 m/min; and a carbon fiber which is produced by firing the polyacrylonitrile-base precursor fiber obtained by the process and which has a strand tensile modulus of 320 to 380 GPa and a conduction electron density of 3.0 x 10 19 to 7.0 x 10 19 spins/g as determined by electron spin resonance.
Abstract:
Provided are a prepreg that is excellent in adhesiveness between carbon fibers and a matrix resin and long-term storage stability and achieves both excellent impact resistance and electrical conductivity in the thickness direction and a carbon fiber reinforced composite material. The present invention provides a prepreg formed by impregnating sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent containing an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic epoxy compound (B1) with a thermosetting resin composition containing thermoplastic resin particles (F) and conductive particles (G) in a mass ratio of 1:1 to 1,000 or conductive particles (H) in which a thermoplastic resin is covered with a conductive substance. An (a)/(b) ratio is within a predetermined range where (a) is a height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C-C, and C=C and (b) is a height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C-O in a C 1s core spectrum of surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Abstract:
A carbon fiber package in the form of cheese winding or inside-pull package is made of carbon fibers having a fineness of at least 25,000 deniers. The outer diameter, the bobbin diameter or inner diameter of the package, and the winding width are in specific ranges. A square end type package has a yarn width per fineness, an angle of wind at the start and end of winding, and a winding irregularity in specific ranges. A carbon fiber package body has a mean bulk density in a specific range. Troubles and disadvantages during use are eliminated, a high winding density is achieved, and winding collapse hardly occurs.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently produce a chopped carbon fiber strand which has a high bulk density, an excellent compounding property, and is suitable for carbon fiber-reinforced composite materials. SOLUTION: This method for producing a chopped carbon fiber strand comprises subjecting a polyacrylonitrile-based fiber bundle comprising 30,000 to 350,000 filaments in a substantially non-twisted state to a flame-proofing treatment, a carbonization treatment and a surface treatment to convert the fiber bundle into a carbon fiber bundle, and then continuously subjecting the carbon fiber bundle to a sizing treatment and a cutting treatment. Therein, the carbon fiber bundle has a bundling ability having a fiber-interlaced value (CF value) of 10-70 1/m by a hook drop method.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the passing property in a higher level without using any binder by laminating fiber bundles whose ductility is not more than a specified value on each other so that the flatness is within a specified range, and connecting them through the slip in the rapid fluid treatment to reduce the breakage or scatter of the fiber. SOLUTION: A fiber bundle is a low ductility fiber bundle whose ductility is not more than 3%, includes a glass fiber bundle, an Aramid fiber bundle and a carbon fiber bundle, and is characterized as being high in strength, high in elasticity and brittle. In connecting the bundle, fiber bundles 4 are arranged approximately parallel to each other in order to laminate the fiber bundles 4 on each other, and the fiber bundles 4 are pulled and arranged in a flat shape without any stranding. The flatness of a laminated part is within a range of 10-500, preferably 25-250. The rapid fluid treatment is preferably effected by using air, a nozzle 1 is provided with a rectangular or elliptical area, and a circular ejection hole 2 is preferable. This method is preferably used in connecting fiber bundles to each other when switching a raw fiber bundle.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbon fiber precursor acrylic thick filament yarn package having a good wound shape and not causing the lack of lease or single filament winding in dissociating it when a large quantity of the carbon fiber precursor acrylic thick filament yarn is wound around a core bobbin and provide its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: This carbon fiber precursor acrylic thick filament yarn package is characterized in that the yarn width and the yarn displacement rate on the package can be specified in a cylindrical package composed by winding the carbon fiber precursor acrylic thick filament yarn on the bobbin. The manufacturing method of the package is characterized in that when the carbon fiber precursor acrylic thick filament yarn is wound on the bobbin, the winding angle from the start of the winding to the end of the winding is controlled in the range of 3-18 deg., and the filament yarn is wound by controlling the tension of the filament yarn from the start of winding to the 300 kg winding in a specific range.