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US 2025/0018696 A1Published application
Multicomponent structures with improved mechanical performance
AssigneePeak Nano Films, LLC
InventorsMichael Ponting, Wendy Hoenig, Deepak Langhe, Joseph L. Lenhart
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Abstract
A multicomponent structure includes a substrate having a plurality of fiber-like reinforcement materials embedded in a matrix material. The reinforcement materials have a rectangular cross-section defined in part by the matrix material and extend a length of the multicomponent structure. In one embodiment, the multicomponent structure includes at least one recyclate.
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A multicomponent structure, comprising:
- a multicomponent substrate having a plurality of vertical layers, including at least one first layer and at least one second layer;
- wherein the at least one first layer comprises a first polymer and the at least one second layer comprises a second polymer;
- wherein the multicomponent structure is formed such that a volume ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer is approximately equal to a preset value;
- wherein the at least one second layer includes a plurality of horizontal layers;
- wherein the multicomponent structure includes at least one recyclate;
- wherein the plurality of horizontal layers alternate between polymer matrix layers and fiber reinforcement layers, wherein the fiber reinforcement layers include fibers extending through a length of the multicomponent structure;
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- wherein the multicomponent structure is not electrically conductive and does not include any electrically conductive additives.
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A multicomponent structure, comprising:
- a multicomponent substrate having a plurality of vertical layers, including at least one first layer and at least one second layer;
- wherein the at least one first layer comprises a first polymer and the at least one second layer comprises a second polymer;
- wherein the multicomponent structure is formed such that a volume ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer is approximately equal to a preset value;
- wherein the at least one second layer includes a plurality of horizontal layers;
- wherein the plurality of horizontal layers alternate between polymer matrix layers and fiber reinforcement layers, wherein the fiber reinforcement layers include fibers extending through a length of the multicomponent structure;
- wherein the toughness of the multicomponent structure is greater than a one-dimensional (1D) layered structure having the same volume ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer material as the multicomponent structure;
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- wherein the multicomponent structure is an insulator.
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A multicomponent structure, comprising:
- a multicomponent substrate having a plurality of vertical layers, including at least one first layer and at least one second layer;
- wherein the at least one first layer comprises a first polymer and the at least one second layer comprises a second polymer;
- wherein the at least one second layer includes a plurality of horizontal layers;
- wherein the multicomponent structure includes at least one recyclate;
- wherein the plurality of horizontal layers alternate between polymer matrix layers and fiber reinforcement layers, wherein the fiber reinforcement layers include fibers extending through a length of the multicomponent structure;
- wherein the plurality of vertical layers do not have substantially equal thicknesses;
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- wherein the multicomponent structure is not electrically conductive and does not include any electrically conductive additives.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.