Thermoset resin fibres
AssigneeUmeco Structual Materials (Derby) Limited
InventorsMark Raymond Steele, Andrew Gibbs, Amy Grace Atkinson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to thermoset resin fiber components, composite materials including thermoset resin fiber components, composite articles manufactured using such composite materials and methodologies for manufacturing same. The thermoset resin fiber components may include a single fiber of thermoset resin or a plurality of fibers commingled together. The properties and characteristics of the thermoset resin used are chosen according to the material to be produced therefrom. The thermoset fiber components may be woven into reinforcement fibers to form prepregs. Thermoplastic fibers may be commingled and co-woven with the thermoset fiber components.
Claims42
A composite material in the form of a thread or yarn comprising a curable thermoset resin fibre component and a thermoplastic fibre component, said thermoplastic fibre component comprising thermoplastic polymer for improving the toughness of the thermoset resin fibre component and a cure agent, said thermoset resin fibre component and said thermoplastic fibre component being commingled to form the composite material.
A composite material comprising a thermoset resin fibre layer having curable thermoset resin fibres that are woven or randomly oriented to at least partially form said layer, a reinforcing fibre layer wherein the thermoset resin fibre layer is in contact with a surface of the reinforcing fiber layer, the reinforcing fibre having curable thermoset fibres distributed therein, said composite material further comprising a thermoplastic fibre layer comprising thermoplastic fibres for improving the toughness of the thermoset resin fibres, the thermoplastic fibres being woven or randomly oriented to at least partially form said thermoplastic fibre layer.
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