Prepreg, fiber-reinforced composite material, and molded article
A prepreg comprising: carbon fibers; and a resin composition containing an epoxy resin having a biphenyl structure, a curing agent, and melamine cyanurate.
1. A prepreg comprising:
carbon fibers; and
a resin composition comprising
an epoxy resin (A) having a biphenyl structure and two or more epoxy groups,
an epoxy resin (B) having two or more epoxy groups and having no biphenyl structure,
a curing agent, and
melamine cyanurate,
wherein
a content of chlorine atoms in the resin composition is 1% by mass or less,
a content of phosphorus atoms in the resin composition is 0.1% by mass or less,
a content of the epoxy resin (A) with respect to the total amount of the epoxy resin (A) and the epoxy resin (B) is 20% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less,
the total amount of the epoxy resin (A) and the epoxy resin (B) is 60% by mass or more and 75% by mass or less based on the total amount of the resin composition,
a content of the melamine cyanurate is 25% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less based on the total amount of the resin composition,
a content of the carbon fibers in the prepreg is 20% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less, and
the epoxy resin (A) comprises an epoxy resin represented by the formula (A-1):
wherein n is an integer of 1 or more.
2. A fiber-reinforced composite material obtained by laminating and curing a plurality of prepregs, wherein at least one of the prepregs is a prepreg according to claim 1 .
3. The fiber-reinforced composite material according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness in a laminating direction is 1.5 mm or less.
4. The fiber-reinforced composite material according to claim 2 , wherein a flame retardancy as evaluated by the UL94 burning test is V-0 or V-1.
5. A molded article comprising the fiber-reinforced composite material according to claim 2 .
6. A molded article comprising the fiber-reinforced composite material according to claim 3 .
7. A molded article comprising the fiber-reinforced composite material according to claim 4 .