Composite materials and related methods for manufacturing composite materials
AssigneeGreentex Solutions, LLC
InventorJames C. Holmes, IV
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to composites. One composite may include a resin and oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers. The oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers may be provided as a nonwoven fabric. An additional composite may include a resin and material scraps respectively including carbon fibers. The material scraps may be positioned to at least partially overlap one another and define a substantially continuous layer. The material scraps may be provided as a fabric and/or a plurality of loose fibers.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing a composite product, the method comprising:
- placing material scraps into a mold such that the material scraps partially overlap one another to define a first layer, the material scraps including composite chips having a cured first resin, the material scraps being non-virgin material, the material scraps including pre-impregnated carbon fiber chips;
- adding a second resin to the mold including the material scraps;
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- allowing the second resin to harden in the mold such that the material scraps and the second resin form the composite product including the cured first resin and the second resin.
A method of manufacturing a composite product, the method comprising:
- placing material scraps including pre-impregnated carbon fiber chips into a mold such that the material scraps partially overlap one another to define a first layer, the material scraps comprising carbon fibers and a first resin, the carbon fibers in the form of a fabric or loose fibers including the first resin applied thereto, the material scraps being non-virgin material;
- adding a second resin to the mold including the material scraps;
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- allowing the second resin to harden in the mold such that the material scraps and the second resin form the composite product including the carbon fibers, the first resin, and the second resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.