Varnish compositions and prepregs and laminates made therefrom wherein the varnish compositions include at least one first epoxy resin and at least one second epoxy resin that includes a bisphenol-A novolac epoxy resin and a harder wherein the at least one first epoxy resin and the at least one second bisphenol-A novolac epoxy resin are present in the varnish at a weight ratio ranging from about 1:1 to about 1:3.

The disclosure features structural tiles and methods for forming such tiles, the tiles including a tile body featuring one or more polystyrene materials, and a coating featuring an epoxy resin and an aggregate material, disposed on at least one surface of the tile body, where the structural tile has a dry coefficient of kinetic friction of at least 0.75 and a wet coefficient of kinetic friction of at least 0.70, and where the dry coefficient of kinetic friction is larger than the wet coefficient of kinetic friction by 0.05 or less.

A composite material includes a fibrous reinforcement and a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix includes two interpenetrating phases, namely a thermoset phase and a continuous thermoplastic phase. The thermoset phase and the thermoplastic phase form a matrix microstructure. The matrix microstructure includes a thermoplastic matrix formed by the thermoplastic phase. The matrix microstructure includes a multitude of thermoset particles formed by the thermoset phase. The thermoset particles have dimensions in a range between 0.1 μm and 10 μm.

A prepreg which is suitable for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material in a short period of time without using an autoclave, can produce a fiber-reinforced composite material in which the occurrence of voids is suppressed and excellent impact resistance is achieved, and has excellent handling properties; and a fiber-reinforced composite material using the prepreg. This prepreg is a prepreg in which a reinforcing fiber [A] arranged in layers is partially impregnated with an epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin [B] and a curing agent [C], wherein the impregnation rate φ is 30-95%, and a thermoplastic resin [D] insoluble in the epoxy resin [B] is unevenly distributed on both surfaces of the prepreg. In addition, in the layers of the reinforcing fiber [A], epoxy resin composition-unimpregnated portions are localized on one surface of the prepreg, and the localization parameter a, which defines the degree of localization, is in the range of 0.10<σ<0.45.

Use of a sizing agent having a heat weight loss B-1 of 65% or more as determined by a specific measurement method, or a sizing agent containing a surfactant and a compound represented by formula (1):

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The objective of the present invention is to provide a prepreg and a fiber reinforced composite material using this prepreg. This prepreg has good handleability, is suitable for producing a reinforced composite material in a short-time and without using an autoclave, and is capable of yielding a fiber reinforced composite material exhibiting excellent impact resistance, wherein the occurrence of voids has been suppressed. To attain the objective, this prepreg comprises a reinforced fiber [A] that is layered and partially impregnated with an epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin [B] and a hardener [C], the impregnation rate φ being 30 to 95%. In this prepreg, a thermoplastic resin [D] insoluble in the epoxy resin [B] is distributed unevenly over a surface on one side of the prepreg, and a portion not impregnated with the epoxy resin composition is localized in the layer of the reinforced fiber [A] on the side where the thermoplastic resin [D] is distributed unevenly. This prepreg has a localization parameter σ, which defines the degree of the localization to be in the range of 0.10<σ<0.45.

A filler-containing film has a structure in which fillers are held in a binder resin layer. The average particle diameter of the fillers is 1 to 50 μm, the total thickness of the resin layer is 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less the average particle diameter of the fillers, and the ratio Lq/Lp of, relative to the minimum inter-filler distance Lp at one end of the filler-containing film in a long-side direction, a minimum inter-filler distance Lq at the other end at least 5 m away from the one end in the film long-side direction is 1.2 or less. The fillers are preferably arranged in a lattice form.

A process of industrial permeographic printing and textile screen-printing for both hot and cold transfer of a graphic image onto fabric applies, as a coating to a surface on one side of a polymer film, a release or separation/detachment composition of matter. The graphic image is provided using serigraphic inks, both water and solvent based, directly onto the layer of release or separation/detachment composition of matter which coats the polymer film. The inks are placed in contact with the polymeric film coated by the layer of release or separation/detachment composition of matter, said layer bearing the inks which constitute the image on the fabric, the inks being transferred to the fabric as a result of the improved release properties of said inks due to the composition of matter.

A filler-containing film that can be precisely pressed to an electronic component with lower thrust is a film having a filler distributed layer in which fillers are regularly disposed in a resin layer, wherein an area occupancy rate of the fillers in a plan view is 25% or less, a ratio La/D between a layer thickness La of the resin layer and a particle diameter D of the fillers is 0.3 or more and 1.3 or less, and a proportion by number of the fillers present in a non-contact state with each other is 95% or more with respect to the entire fillers. The proportion by number of the fillers present in a non-contact state with each other is preferably 99.5% or more with respect to the entire fillers.

A multilayer textile for a sandwich structure includes skins made of a fiber-reinforced resin and a core that is sandwiched by the skins. Skin portions are each configured by a warp and a weft both made of a reinforcement fiber. A core portion is configured by a warp and a weft both made of a fiber that is insoluble in a matrix resin of the skins and has a smaller specific gravity than the reinforcement fiber. The skin portions and the core portion are integrated by a binding yarn that is insoluble in the matrix resin of the skins.