A hybrid composite comprising a thermoplastic or thermoset matrix in which brittle and ductile fibers are present, wherein the fibers are configured such that the ductile fibers of the hybrid composite dissipate energy at a impact or overload by plastic deformation of the ductile fibers and show residual properties after impact or overload.

Method of manufacturing a product comprising fiber reinforced polymer material, the method comprising the steps of: providing 10 carbon fibers being embedded in a thermosetting resin, heating 20 the thermosetting resin up to its cure temperature by a current flowing through at least a part of said carbon fibers, letting convert 30 the thermosetting resin to a thermoset polymer.

The invention is further directed to a device for performing the method and to a composite sandwich panel structure manufactured according to the method.

A fiber-reinforced rigid polyurethane foam composite railway sleeper with high fiber content and a manufacturing method thereof. The railway sleeper is formed by bonding a plurality of fiber-reinforced rigid polyurethane foam composite boards with high fiber content by a binder, and the outer surface of the railway sleeper is provided with an anticorrosive paint film. The fiber-reinforced rigid polyurethane foam composite boards with high fiber content include a polyurethane resin as a matrix material and a fiber as a reinforcing material. The problem of insufficient impregnation of the polyurethane and the fiber is solved by using a plurality of technical means such as using a mixed polyether polyol having a low hydroxyl value and a low functionality, using a coupling agent, etc., thus a fiber-reinforced rigid polyurethane foam composite product having a density higher than 840 kg/m.sup.3 and a fiber content greater than 60% is manufactured.

Provided is a stampable sheet containing (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) a flame retardant, (C) a dispersant, and (D) an inorganic fiber, wherein the content of the (D) inorganic fiber is 1 to 80% by mass based the total weight, and based on 100 parts by mass of the (B) flame retardant, the content of the (C) dispersant is more than 0 and 25 parts by mass or less. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a stampable sheet which is excellent in strength, rigidity and flame shielding performance, and which is also excellent in workability such as stamping molding.

A fiber-reinforced polymer composition that comprises a polymer matrix; a thermally conductive filler distributed within the polymer matrix; and a plurality of long fibers distributed within the polymer matrix is provided. The long fibers comprise an electrically conductive material and have a length of about 7 millimeters or more. Further, the composition exhibits an in-plane thermal conductivity of about 1 W/m-K or more as determined in accordance with ASTM E 1461-13 and an electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of about 20 dB or more as determined at a frequency of 1 GHz in accordance with EM 2107A.

A reinforced product, which can be used in particular for the reinforcing of a finished rubber article, comprises one or more textile or metallic reinforcing threads, the said thread or threads being covered individually or collectively with a sheath comprising a sheathing composition comprising one or more block copolymers comprising at least one polyamide block and at least one polyolefin block, the sheathed thread or threads being themselves embedded in a rubber composition.

A layered body which allows a reduction in residual volatile component and a method for producing the layered body. A reinforcing fiber composite material which has high heat resistance and superior mechanical strength and a method for producing the reinforcing fiber composite material. A method includes fusing together a plurality of layers each of which contains: a powder of an imide oligomer represented by a specific general formula; and reinforcement fibers.

The present invention relates to a composite based at least on a component having a metal surface and on a polymer matrix comprising a functional diene polymer that bears at least one aromatic group. The aromatic group is substituted by at least two hydroxyl functions, where two of the hydroxyl functions are vicinal. Such a composite has a good resistance to delamination.

A rubber composition of the present technology includes: a diene polymer containing a butadiene rubber; and a polyhydric alcohol, a content of the polyhydric alcohol being from 0.5 parts by mass to 14 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene polymer.

The present invention relates to filled polymeric materials including a thermoplastic polymer and a metallic filler and to light weight composite materials, which comprise a metallic layer and a polymeric layer, the polymeric layer containing the filled polymeric material. The filled polymeric material preferably is an extruded sheet. The composite materials of the present invention may be formed using conventional stamping equipment at ambient temperatures and/pr welded to other metal materials using conventional welding techniques.