Abstract:
A prepreg comprising: a fiber reinforcement; and a curable resin which comprises: 25 to 35 weight percent tetrafunctional epoxy resin based on the total weight of the curable resin; 18 to 28 weight percent difunctional epoxy resin based on the total weight of the curable resin; 4 to 18 weight percent polyether sulfone based on the total weight of the curable resin; 2 to 10 weight percent polyamide 12 particles based on the total weight of the curable resin; 2 to 10 weight percent polyamide 11 particles based on the total weight of the curable resin; 1 to 8 weight percent potato shaped graphite particles based on the total weight of the curable resin; and 17.4 to 27.4 weight percent of a curing agent for said curable resin based on the total weight of the curable resin.
Abstract:
Un artículo de fabricación, en particular una tela preimpregnada, que comprende una banda continua definida por una multiplicidad de haces de fibras alargadas, dispuestos de manera que cubran sustancialmente todo el área superficial de la banda continua, estando construidas las fibras individuales de los haces de un material dieléctrico, teniendo por lo menos algunas de las fibras individuales de por lo menos algunos de los haces de la línea continua, un recubrimiento superficial eléctricamente conductor que se extiende sobre sustancialmente toda la longitud de tales fibras, y una resina curable, sin curar, aplicada a la banda continua, para formar un material preimpregnado, impregnado con resina., que es fácilmente deformable; con lo que el material preimpregnado puede transformarse en un artículo rígido que muestra conductividad suministrada por el recubrimiento conductor mediante la configuración apropiada del material preimpregnado y, mientras se encuentra en la configuración deseada, curar la resina para rigidificar el material en la configuración deseada.
Abstract:
Fiber-reinforced ceramic honeycomb is prepared by impregnating a high-temperature fiber, notably fibers of ceramic materials such as silicates, aluminosilicates, aluminates and silicon carbides, with a liquid solution or suspension of a ceramic precursor material, followed by forming the impreganted fiber into corrugated strips, assembling the strips into the honeycomb structure, then heating the strips to form the ceramic. Multiple impregnations with intervening heating are useful in controlling the density and quality of the product.
Abstract:
A method for making carbon fiber in which the tensile strength of carbon fiber is increased without dehumidifying the ambient air that enters every oxidation oven in a multiple oxidation oven system. A positive effect on tensile strength is provided when ambient air entering only the first oven in a series of oxidation ovens is dehumidified. In addition, the ambient air entering the last oven is not dehumidified when one or more of the preceding oxidation ovens is operated with dehumidified air.
Abstract:
Composite honeycomb that may be contoured to form composite honeycomb structures, which have tight radii of curvatures and/or compound curvatures, and which are suitable for use in high temperature environments. The method for making the composite honeycomb involves using high temperature prepreg to make a flexible composite honeycomb that is formed into a composite honeycomb precursor. A high temperature coating resin is applied to the composite honeycomb precursor to form the high temperature composite honeycomb
Abstract:
Pre-impregnated composite material (prepreg) that can be cured/molded to form aerospace composite parts. The prepreg includes carbon reinforcing fibers and an uncured resin matrix. The resin matrix includes an epoxy component, polyethersulfone as a toughening agent, and a curing agent. The resin matrix is also composed of a thermoplastic particle component that includes hybrid polyamide particles wherein each hybrid particle contains a mixture of amorphous and semi-crystalline polyamide.
Abstract:
Provided is composite carbon fibers in which polymers having an amino containing group are covalently bonded to the surface of the carbon fiber. Aspects are also directed to processes for preparing the composite carbon fibers. Additional aspects are directed to reinforced composites comprising a resin matrix and the composite carbon fibers, and to processes of making such reinforced composites.
Abstract:
Tracking or tracing of both the global and local movements of unidirectional discontinuous fiber composite (UD-DFC ) chips during compression molding of UD-DFC molding compound. The tracking capability is provided by including tracer chips in the UD-DFC molding compound. The tracer chips include a resin matrix and at least one unidirectional carbon tow which is made up of a plurality of carbon filaments. The tracer chip further includes a unidirectional tracer yarn which is made up of a plurality of unidirectional filaments that are detectable by x-ray or other radiation-based scanning technique.
Abstract:
A prepreg comprising: a fiber reinforcement; and a curable resin which comprises: 25 to 35 weight percent tetrafunctional epoxy resin based on the total weight of the curable resin; 18 to 28 weight percent difunctional epoxy resin based on the total weight of the curable resin; 4 to 18 weight percent polyether sulfone based on the total weight of the curable resin; 2 to 10 weight percent polyamide 12 particles based on the total weight of the curable resin; 2 to 10 weight percent polyamide 11 particles based on the total weight of the curable resin; 1 to 8 weight percent potato shaped graphite particles based on the total weight of the curable resin; and 17.4 to 27.4 weight percent of a curing agent for said curable resin based on the total weight of the curable resin.