Storage-stable one-component polyurethane prepregs and shaped bodies composed of polyurethane composition that have been produced therefrom

1. A prepreg comprising

A) a fibrous carrier, and

B) a storage stable one component polyurethane composition having a Tg of equal to or less than 38° C., as determined by in accordance with DIN EN ISO 11357-1 and the polyurethane composition comprises an internally blocked and/or blocking agent blocked di- and/or polyisocyanates and/or polyaddition compounds thereof.

2. The prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the fibrous carrier is selected from the group consisting of glass, carbon, plastics, natural fibers, or mineral fiber materials.

3. The prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the fibrous carrier present are textile structures made from nonwoven fabric, knitted fabric including loop-formed and loop-drawn knits, or non-knitted fabrics.

4. The prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the di- and/or polyisocyanates are selected from the group consisting of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 4,4′-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, 2,4′-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, 2,2′-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers (H 12 MDI), 2-methylpentane diisocyanate (MPDI), 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate and mixtures thereof (TMDI), and norbornane diisocyanate (NBDI).

5. The prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein external blocking agents are selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetoacetate, diisopropylamine, methyl ethyl ketoxime, diethyl malonate, ε-caprolactam, 1,2,4-triazole, phenol or substituted phenols and 3,5-dimethylpyrazole.

6. The prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane composition B) comprises catalysts selected from the group consisting of dibutyltin dilaurate, zinc octoate, bismuth neodecanoate, tertiary amines, and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, in amounts of 0.001%-1% by weight.

7. The prepreg according to claim 1 , comprising a polyurethane composition B) containing uretdione groups and having a Tg of equal to or less than 38° C., comprising

a) at least one polyaddition compound containing uretdione groups, based on the polyaddition reaction of polyisocyanates containing aliphatic, (cyclo)aliphatic or cycloaliphatic uretdione groups and hydroxyl-containing compounds, where the polyaddition compound has a free NCO content of less than 5% by weight and a uretdione content of 3%-25% by weight, and

c) a catalyst.

8. The prepreg according to claim 7 , wherein the di- and/or polyisocyanates selected from isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 4,4′-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, 2,4′-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, 2,2′-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers (H 12 MDI), 2-methylpentane diisocyanate (MPDI), 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate and mixtures thereof (TMDI), norbornane diisocyanate (NBDI).

9. The prepreg according to claim 8 , wherein di- and/or polyisocyanates selected from the group consisting of IPDI, HDI, TMDI and H 12 MDI for preparation of the uretdiones.

10. The prepreg according to claim 7 , comprising

B) at least one polyurethane composition containing uretdione groups and having Tg of equal to or less than 38° C., comprising

a) at least one polyaddition compound containing uretdione groups and

b) optionally at least one PUR catalyst,

c) optionally auxiliaries and additives known from polyurethane chemistry,

d) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of at least one catalyst selected from quaternary ammonium salts and/or quaternary phosphonium salts with halogens, hydroxides, alkoxides or organic or inorganic acid anions as counterion,

and

e) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of a cocatalyst selected from

e1) at least one epoxide

and/or

e2) at least one metal acetylacetonate and/or quaternary ammonium acetylacetonate and/or quaternary phosphonium acetylacetonate.

11. The prepreg according to claim 7 , further comprising

c) optionally auxiliaries and additives known from polyurethane chemistry,

d) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of at least one catalyst selected from quaternary ammonium salts and/or quaternary phosphonium salts with halogens, hydroxides, alkoxides or organic or inorganic acid anions as counterion,

and

e) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of at least one cocatalyst selected from

e1) at least one epoxide

and/or

e2) at least one metal acetylacetonate and/or quaternary ammonium acetylacetonate and/or quaternary phosphonium acetylacetonate.

12. The prepreg according to claim 7 , wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of tetramethylammonium formate, tetramethylammonium acetate, tetramethylammonium propionate, tetramethylammonium butyrate, tetramethylammonium benzoate, tetraethylammonium formate, tetraethylammonium acetate, tetraethylammonium propionate, tetraethylammonium butyrate, tetraethylammonium benzoate, tetrapropylammonium formate, tetrapropylammonium acetate, tetrapropylammonium propionate, tetrapropylammonium butyrate, tetrapropylammonium benzoate, tetrabutylammonium formate, tetrabutylammonium acetate, tetrabutylammonium propionate, tetrabutylammonium butyrate and tetrabutylammonium benzoate, and tetrabutylphosphonium acetate, tetrabutylphosphonium formate and ethyltriphenylphosphonium acetate, tetrabutylphosphonium benzotriazolate, tetraphenylphosphonium phenolate and trihexyltetradecylphosphonium decanoate, methyltributylammonium hydroxide, methyltriethylammonium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, tetrapropylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, tetrapentylammonium hydroxide, tetrahexylammonium hydroxide, tetraoctylammonium hydroxide, tetradecylammonium hydroxide, tetradecyltrihexylammonium hydroxide, tetraoctadecylammonium hydroxide, benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, benzyltriethylammonium hydroxide, trimethylphenylammonium hydroxide, triethylmethylammonium hydroxide, trimethylvinylammonium hydroxide, methyltributylammonium methoxide, methyltriethylammonium methoxide, tetramethylammonium methoxide, tetraethylammonium methoxide, tetrapropylammonium methoxide, tetrabutylammonium methoxide, tetrapentylammonium methoxide, tetrahexylammonium methoxide, tetraoctylammonium methoxide, tetradecylammonium methoxide, tetradecyltrihexylammonium methoxide, tetraoctadecylammonium methoxide, benzyltrimethylammonium methoxide, benzyltriethylammonium methoxide, trimethylphenylammonium methoxide, triethylmethylammonium methoxide, trimethylvinylammonium methoxide, methyltributylammonium ethoxide, methyltriethylammonium ethoxide, tetramethylammonium ethoxide, tetraethylammonium ethoxide, tetrapropylammonium ethoxide, tetrabutylammonium ethoxide, tetrapentylammonium ethoxide, tetrahexylammonium ethoxide, tetraoctylammonium methoxide, tetradecylammonium ethoxide, tetradecyltrihexylammonium ethoxide, tetraoctadecylammonium ethoxide, benzyltrimethylammonium ethoxide, benzyltriethylammonium ethoxide, trimethylphenylammonium ethoxide, triethylmethylammonium ethoxide, trimethylvinylammonium ethoxide, methyltributylammonium benzylate, methyltriethylammonium benzylate, tetramethylammonium benzylate, tetraethylammonium benzylate, tetrapropylammonium benzylate, tetrabutylammonium benzylate, tetrapentylammonium benzylate, tetrahexylammonium benzylate, tetraoctylammonium benzylate, tetradecylammonium benzylate, tetradecyltrihexylammonium benzylate, tetraoctadecylammonium benzylate, benzyltrimethylammonium benzylate, benzyltriethylammonium benzylate, trimethylphenylammonium benzylate, triethylmethylammonium benzylate, trimethylvinylammonium benzylate, tetramethylammonium fluoride, tetraethylammonium fluoride, tetrabutylammonium fluoride, tetraoctylammonium fluoride, benzyltrimethylammonium fluoride, tetrabutylphosphonium hydroxide, tetrabutylphosphonium fluoride, tetrabutylammonium chloride, tetrabutylammonium bromide, tetrabutylammonium iodide, tetraethylammonium chloride, tetraethylammonium bromide, tetraethylammonium iodide, tetramethylammonium chloride, tetramethylammonium bromide, tetramethylammonium iodide, benzyltrimethylammonium chloride, benzyltriethylammonium chloride, benzyltripropylammonium chloride, benzyltributylammonium chloride, methyltributylammonium chloride, methyltripropylammonium chloride, methyltriethylammonium chloride, methyltriphenylammonium chloride, phenyltrimethylammonium chloride, benzyltrimethylammonium bromide, benzyltriethylammonium bromide, benzyltripropylammonium bromide, benzyltributylammonium bromide, methyltributylammonium bromide, methyltripropylammonium bromide, methyltriethylammonium bromide, methyltriphenylammonium bromide, phenyltrimethylammonium bromide, benzyltrimethylammonium iodide, benzyltriethylammonium iodide, benzyltripropylammonium iodide, benzyltributylammonium iodide, methyltributylammonium iodide, methyltripropylammonium iodide, methyltriethylammonium iodide, methyltriphenylammonium iodide and phenyltrimethylammonium iodide, methyltributylammonium hydroxide, methyltriethylammonium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, tetrapropylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, tetrapentylammonium hydroxide, tetrahexylammonium hydroxide, tetraoctylammonium hydroxide, tetradecylammonium hydroxide, tetradecyltrihexylammonium hydroxide, tetraoctadecylammonium hydroxide, benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, benzyltriethylammonium hydroxide, trimethylphenylammonium hydroxide, triethylmethylammonium hydroxide, trimethylvinylammonium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium fluoride, tetraethylammonium fluoride, tetrabutylammonium fluoride, tetraoctylammonium fluoride and benzyltrimethylammonium fluoride.

13. The prepreg according to claim 10 , wherein cocatalysts e1) present are glycidyl ethers, glycidyl esters, aliphatic epoxides, diglycidyl ethers based on bisphenol A and glycidyl methacrylates, alone or in any desired mixtures.

14. The prepreg according to claim 10 , wherein the cocatalyst is selected from the group consisting of zinc acetylacetonate, lithium acetylacetonate and tin acetylacetonate.

15. The prepreg according to claim 10 , wherein the cocatalyst is selected from the group consisting of tetramethylammonium acetylacetonate, tetraethylammonium acetylacetonate, tetrapropylammonium acetylacetonate, tetrabutylammonium acetylacetonate, benzyltrimethylammonium acetylacetonate, benzyltriethylammonium acetylacetonate, tetramethylphosphonium acetylacetonate, tetraethylphosphonium acetylacetonate, tetrapropylphosphonium acetylacetonate, tetrabutylphosphonium acetylacetonate, benzyltrimethylphosphonium acetylacetonate, benzyltriethylphosphonium acetylacetonate, alone or in any desired mixtures.

16. A process for producing a prepreg according to claim 1 , comprising the step of mixing

A) at least one fibrous carrier

and

B) at least one polyurethane composition with Tg<40° C.,

I. by preparing the polyurethane composition B),

And

II. impregnating the fibrous carrier A) with the polyurethane composition B) which has optionally been dissolved in solvent,

III. and optionally removing the solvent.

17. A direct melt impregnation process for producing a prepreg according to claim 1 , comprising the step of mixing

A) at least one fibrous carrier

and

B) at least one polyurethane composition with Tg<40° C. as matrix material,

I. by preparing the polyurethane composition B) in the melt,

and

II. directly impregnating the fibrous carrier A) with the melt from B).

18. A fiber comprising the pregreg of claim 1 .

19. A composite component comprising a pregreg according to claim 1 .

20. The prepreg according to claim 1 , wherein the additional catalyst is from 0.001%-1% by weight of the prepreg of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane.