An object of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition that can be preferably used for prepreg and fiber reinforced composite material applications and is excellent in elastic modulus, strength, and pot life.

The present invention is the epoxy resin composition including the following components [A] to [C] and satisfying the following conditions (1) to (3): [A]: epoxy resin [B]: polyamine curing agent, and [C]: a compound having a boiling point of 130° C. or more and a molecular weight m of 50 or more and 250 or less, the compound having no epoxy group in the molecule and having substantially no curing ability of an epoxy resin, and (1): at least a part of the component [C] has two or more alcoholic hydroxyl groups in the molecule. (2): the ratio C/E of the amount by mole, E, for epoxy groups of the component [A] to the amount by mole, C, of the component [C] satisfying the condition (1) is 0.01 or more and 0.20 or less. (3): the viscosity at 70° C. for 2 hours is 5.0 times or less the initial viscosity at 70° C.

A composition for fiber-reinforced resin that provides a fiber-reinforced resin with sufficient mechanical strength. The composition for fiber-reinforced resin contains at least one resin (A) selected from the group consisting of rosin resins, petroleum resins, terpene resins, and hydrides of cyclic ketone-aldehyde resins, and the resin (A) has a softening point of 80° C. to 180° C.

An epoxy resin mixture which contains an epoxy resin represented by Formula (1) below and an epoxy resin represented by Formula (2) below at a weight ratio of 1:5 to 1:0.2. (In Formula (1), plural R1's each exist independently and represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-10 alkyl group, n represent a real number of 1 to 10, and G represents a substituted or unsubstituted glycidyl group.) (In Formula (2), plural R2's and R3's each exist independently and represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-10 alkyl group, n represents a real number of 1 to 10, and G represents a substituted or unsubstituted glycidyl group.)

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A reinforced composite is provided that includes at least one planar fiber reinforcement or fabric formed from a plurality of fibers. The fiber reinforcement or fabric has a first side and a second side. The reinforced composite further includes a chemical treatment coated on at least one of said first side and second side and a matrix material.

A reinforced composite is provided that includes at least one planar fiber reinforcement or fabric formed from a plurality of fibers. The fiber reinforcement or fabric has a first side and a second side. The reinforced composite further includes a chemical treatment coated on at least one of said first side and second side and a matrix material.

The invention relates to an injection-molding composition comprising at least one polyolefin, at least one delignified wood pulp fiber, at least one maleic anhydride-grafted polyolefin and at least one metal oxide chosen from oxides of alkaline earth metals or of zinc.

The present disclosure provides a polymerizable thermosetting composition comprising an acetylene-bearing benzoxazine compound and a phthalonitrile monomer. The composition can provide a low viscosity for RTM application and can fully cured at a much lower temperature than the phthalonitrile monomer. The cured thermoset polymers having excellent thermal and mechanical properties, such as high thermal stability, heat resistance, high char yield, and enhanced structural rigidity.

The present disclosure provides a polymerizable thermosetting composition comprising an acetylene-bearing benzoxazine compound and a phthalonitrile monomer. The composition can provide a low viscosity for RTM application and can fully cured at a much lower temperature than the phthalonitrile monomer. The cured thermoset polymers having excellent thermal and mechanical properties, such as high thermal stability, heat resistance, high char yield, and enhanced structural rigidity.

A fiber-reinforced resin molding material includes at least components (A) to (D), wherein the fiber-reinforced resin molding material has a weight loss on heating, when heated at 300° C. for 10 minutes either in a nitrogen atmosphere or in an air atmosphere, of 1.5% or less, and components (A) to (D) are:

(A) an amorphous thermoplastic resin: 100 parts by weight
(B) a reinforcement fiber: 4 to 60 parts by weight
(C) a phosphorus-based flame retardant: 20 to 60 parts by weight
(D) an antioxidant (D): 1.0% by weight or more.

The invention relates to a process for producing a composite polyisocyanurate material, comprising the following steps: a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) which comprises oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates, “low in monomeric diisocyanates” meaning that the polyisocyanate composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of not more than 20% by weight, and b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A) in the presence of at least one fibrous filler B) and of a trimerization catalyst C) to give the composite polyisocyanurate material, where the trimerization catalyst C) comprises at least one metal salt and/or quaternary ammonium salt. The invention further relates to composite polyisocyanurate materials obtainable by the process according to the invention and to the use thereof for production of a component, and to components consisting of or comprising a composite polyisocyanurate material according to the invention.