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US 7,931,958 · App. 12/376,763 · Granted Apr 26, 2011

Prepreg and carbon fiber reinforced composite materials

Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,931,958
App. No.
12/376,763
Granted
Apr 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A prepreg containing a carbon fiber [A] and a thermosetting resin [B], and in addition, satisfying at least one of the following (1) and (2). (1) a thermoplastic resin particle or fiber [C] and a conductive particle or fiber [D] are contained, and weight ratio expressed by [compounding amount of [C] (parts by weight)]/[compounding amount of [D] (parts by weight)] is 1 to 1000. (2) a conductive particle or fiber of which thermoplastic resin nucleus or core is coated with a conductive substance [E] is contained.

Claims (7)

1. A prepreg comprising: a carbon fiber A; a thermosetting resin B; a thermoplastic resin particle C; and a conductive particle D, wherein a weight ratio expressed by C content (parts by weight)/D content (parts by weight) is 1 to 1000, and wherein 90 to 100 wt % of each of the thermoplastic resin particle C and the conductive particle D is localized to be within a 20% depth range from both surfaces of the prepreg in a thickness direction.

2. A prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein an average particle diameter of the conductive particle D is at most 150 μm and is equal to or larger than an average diameter particle diameter of the thermoplastic resin particle C.

3. A prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the above-mentioned conductive particle D is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a carbon particle, a particle having a nucleus of inorganic material that is coated with a conductive substance and a particle having a nucleus of organic material that is coated with a conductive substance.

4. A prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive particle D has a volume resistivity of 10 to 10 −9 Ωcm.

5. A prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein a total weight of the thermoplastic resin particle C and the conductive particle D is 1 to 20 wt % with respect to the prepreg.

6. A prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon fiber has a tensile modulus of 260 to 400 GPa.

7. A carbon fiber reinforced composite material produced from the prepreg according to any one of claims 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 or 6 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2009
From: ARAI, NOBUYUKI; NATSUME, NORIMITSU; YOSHIOKA, KENICHI; KAWASAKI, JUNKO; TAKEZAKI, HIROSHI
To: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2006-214398 · Aug 7, 2006 · national
JP 2006-312531 · Nov 20, 2006 · national
JP 2007-038974 · Feb 20, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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