A composite includes a heavy Leno weave fabric, a first resin coating, and a second resin coating. The heavy Leno weave fabric has a first side and a second side. The fabric is characterized by yarns having a denier number of at least about 1,300 in both warp and weft directions. The fabric defines a pore structure. The first resin coating is on the first side of the heavy Leno weave fabric. The second resin coating is on the second side of the heavy Leno weave fabric. The first and second resin coatings are bound to each other through the fabric via the pore structure.

A gasket is disclosed for use as an environmental seal between a first aircraft part having planer surface and a second aircraft part having a planer surface, the two planer parts spread apart and engaged with fasteners. The gasket, in some embodiments, is compressible between the planer surfaces. The gasket, in some embodiments, comprises a first tabular portion having tabular portion properties and having a first tabular thickness and a length and a width, the length and width much greater than the first tabular thickness; and a second tabular portion having tabular portion properties having a second tabular thickness, a length and width, the length and width much greater than the second tabular thickness; and a tabular skeleton. The first and second tabular portions and the skeleton are positioned parallel to one another. The skeleton is at least partly contacting one of the tabular portions. The first tabular portion and the second tabular portion differ in at least one tabular portion property.

The present invention provides: a multilayer sheet which contains a polyolefin resin and carbon fibers, and which is highly competitive in price; and a method for producing this multilayer sheet. A multilayer sheet (100) according to the present invention comprises: a carbon fiber layer (20) which contains a woven fabric of carbon fibers; and polyolefin resin lavers (10) which are in contact with the both surfaces of the carbon fiber layer (20). The carbon fiber layer (20) has a porosity of 10.0% or less. A method for producing this multilayer sheet (100) according to the present invention comprises a process of applying a surface treatment agent to the both surfaces of a woven fabric of carbon fibers, a process of superposing polyolefin resin sheets on the both surfaces of the woven fabric to which the surface treatment agent has been applied, and a process of melting the polyolefin resin by applying a pressure onto the laminate of the polyolefin resin sheets and the woven fabric, while heating the laminate, and subsequently cooling the laminate, thereby obtaining a multilayer sheet.

Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin hollow cylindrical body that is highly resistant to torsion and also comprises impact energy absorbency enabling the cylindrical body to be used in an energy absorbing member such as a crush box. The fiber-reinforced resin hollow cylindrical body is composed of a reinforcing fiber yarn and a resin composition with which the reinforcing fiber yarn is impregnated. The fiber diameter D of the reinforcing fiber yarn is in the range of 10.0 to 18.0 μm, the weight T of the reinforcing fiber yarn is in the range of 100 to 1500 tex, the volume content V of the reinforcing fiber yarn in the fiber-reinforced resin hollow cylindrical body is in the range of 40.0 to 80.0%, the D, T and V satisfy the following formula (1):

0.090≤T.sup.1/4×V/D.sup.3≤0.155   (1).

A method for manufacturing a resin sheet includes a coating step; a heating step; and a pressurizing step. In the coating step, linear metal nanomaterial is coated on a surface of a resin film having thermal plasticity. In the heating step, the resin film having the linear metal nanomaterial coated on the surface thereof is heated and softened. In the pressurizing step, the resin film having the linear metal nanomaterial coated on the surface thereof is pressurized to press the linear metal nanomaterial along a direction orthogonal to the surface on which the linear metal nanomaterial is coated. Thus, the coated linear metal nanomaterial penetrates the resin film to obtain the resin sheet containing the linear metal nanomaterial.

A method for manufacturing a resin sheet includes a coating step; a heating step; and a pressurizing step. In the coating step, linear metal nanomaterial is coated on a surface of a resin film having thermal plasticity. In the heating step, the resin film having the linear metal nanomaterial coated on the surface thereof is heated and softened. In the pressurizing step, the resin film having the linear metal nanomaterial coated on the surface thereof is pressurized to press the linear metal nanomaterial along a direction orthogonal to the surface on which the linear metal nanomaterial is coated. Thus, the coated linear metal nanomaterial penetrates the resin film to obtain the resin sheet containing the linear metal nanomaterial.

A method for producing a peelable sheet, includes the steps of adhesively bonding woven fibres with a preparation of base components for a thermosetting resin so as to form adhesively bonded sheets; stacking the adhesively bonded sheets in a stack; and converting the base components into thermoset resin. The stack of sheets is kept under pressure and, prior to being adhesively bonded, the woven fibres are coated with a deposit of a fluoropolymer.

A method for producing a peelable sheet, includes the steps of adhesively bonding woven fibres with a preparation of base components for a thermosetting resin so as to form adhesively bonded sheets; stacking the adhesively bonded sheets in a stack; and converting the base components into thermoset resin. The stack of sheets is kept under pressure and, prior to being adhesively bonded, the woven fibres are coated with a deposit of a fluoropolymer.

Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molding material by which, when the fiber-reinforced resin molding material is manufactured, separated fiber bundles can be supplied to a cutting machine in stable condition while avoiding the influence of meandering of the fiber bundles or slanting or meandering of filaments occurring in the fiber bundles. A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin molding material in which spaces between filaments of cut-out fiber bundles (CF) are impregnated with resin includes, so that a condition of the following expression (1) is satisfied, intermittently separating fibers of the continuous fiber bundles (CF) in a longitudinal direction by a rotational blade (18) serving as a fiber separating part and cutting out the fiber bundles with an interval therebetween in a longitudinal direction of a cutting machine (13A) to obtain the cut-out fiber bundles (CF). Expression (1): 1≤a/L (where a represents a length of a separated part of the continuous fiber bundles (CF) and L represents an interval when the fiber bundles (CF) are cut out in the longitudinal direction.)

Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molding material by which, when the fiber-reinforced resin molding material is manufactured, separated fiber bundles can be supplied to a cutting machine in stable condition while avoiding the influence of meandering of the fiber bundles or slanting or meandering of filaments occurring in the fiber bundles. A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin molding material in which spaces between filaments of cut-out fiber bundles (CF) are impregnated with resin includes, so that a condition of the following expression (1) is satisfied, intermittently separating fibers of the continuous fiber bundles (CF) in a longitudinal direction by a rotational blade (18) serving as a fiber separating part and cutting out the fiber bundles with an interval therebetween in a longitudinal direction of a cutting machine (13A) to obtain the cut-out fiber bundles (CF). Expression (1): 1≤a/L (where a represents a length of a separated part of the continuous fiber bundles (CF) and L represents an interval when the fiber bundles (CF) are cut out in the longitudinal direction.)