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:
Liquid alkoxy-substituted methylene bis anilines have been found to be useful curing agents for epoxy resins and have also been found to be more readily formulated with epoxy resins, the substituents on the aromatic groups of the methylene bis anilines include an alkoxy group and/or the mixtures of materials are selected in order to obtain the liquid products.
Abstract:
A resin material is provided which comprises at least one thermoset resin, carbon conductive additive material, and at least one thermoplastic polymer resin. The thermoplastic polymer resin dissolves in the thermoset polymer resin and phase separates upon cure. There is also provided a method of making the resin material, and additionally a composite material that comprising said resin material in combination with a fibrous reinforcement. The resin material and composite material may each be used in an uncured or cured form, and may find particular use as a prepreg material.
Abstract:
A composite material, the composite material comprising a prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one conductive fibrous reinforcement, electrically conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin and a top layer of a metal-coated carbon fibre comprising a further resin component, wherein the metal comprises one or more metals selected from nickel, copper, gold, platinum, palladium, indium and silver.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a curative composition and its use in curing epoxy resins and prepregs, adhesives and moulded materials derived therefrom. The curative composition comprises a clathrate comprising a host component and a guest component, the host comprising a carboxylic acid or ester compounds as defined or phenolphthalin and the guest comprising an imidazole or imidazoline component.
Abstract:
A curable polymeric resin composition comprising i. a resin system comprising at least one resin component, ii. a curative system, and iii. a particle system comprising a multistage polymeric particle comprising a polymer composition (PC1) comprising a) one stage (A) comprising a polymer (A1) having a glass transition temperature of less than 10°C b), one stage (B) comprising a polymer (B1) having a glass transition temperature of at least 60°C and c) and a polymer (C1) having a glass transition temperature of at least 30°C wherein at least the component a) and the component b) of composition (PC1) are part of a multistage polymer (MP1), and characterized in that the polymer (C1) has a mass average molecular weight Mw of at least 100 000g/mol and that the component c) represents at most 40wt% of the composition based on the total weight of.
Abstract:
There is provided a curative system for epoxy resins comprising an alkyl benzene diamine and an additional aromatic amine. There is also provided the use of an alkyl benzene diamine to enhance the performance of an aromatic amine as a curative for an epoxy resin in an infusion processes for the production of fibre reinforced composites; a curable epoxy resin composition containing a mixture of an epoxy resin and a curative system according to the invention; the use of a composition according to the invention as the curable resin in the production of fibre reinforced composites and/or in the production of fibre reinforced composites by infusion processes; a fibre reinforced composite comprising fibrous reinforcement material and a cured epoxy resin obtainable by curing a curable epoxy resin composition according to the invention, and a process for the production of fibre reinforced composites wherein a fibrous reinforcement material is laid up and a curable epoxy resin composition according to the invention is infused through the fibrous reinforcement material at a temperature of 80 to 130°C and, once the composition has infused the fibrous reinforcement material, the temperature is raised to 150 to 190°C.
Abstract:
The invention provides a prepreg comprising matrix and fibres, having deposited thereon a plurality of regions raised at least 5 micrometres relative to the surface ofthe matrix, a method of preparing such a prepreg, a method of curing a laminate ofa plurality of such preprags and the cured laminate produced by such a method.
Abstract:
A resin composition for producing a composite, wherein the composition comprises (a) resin component comprising a glycidyl bisphenol Z epoxy resin, and (b) a curing agent.
Abstract:
A prepreg comprising a fibre reinforced curable resin, the curable resin being composed of 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; 4 to 18 weight percent polyether sulfone; 2 to 10 weight percent polyamide 12 particles; 2 to 10 weight percent polyamide 11 particles; 1 to 8 weight percent potato shaped graphite particles; and 17.4 to 27.4 weight percent of a curing agent for said curable resin.