An epoxy resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material includes: (a) one or more epoxy resins; (b) an aromatic diamine compound; (c) a dicyandiamide; (d) a urea compound; and (e) an amine adduct compound, blended in specific ranges.

A composite article is disclosed that has non-circular fibers embedded in a polymer matrix. The composite article has improved damage tolerance, toughness, bending, and impact resistance compared to composites having traditional round fibers.

The present invention relates to fiber polymer composite comprising polypropylene fibers and a matrix material, the matrix material being in direct contact with at least some of the fibers, characterized in that the matrix material comprises 50% to 100% by weight based on the whole matrix material of an amorphous propylene-rich poly-alpha-olefin, to a process for producing the fiber polymer composite, and to the use of the fiber polymer composite.

Low-density thermoplastic expandable microspheres are disclosed. Various low-density structures, in particular, sandwich panels, based on foam prepared from the low-density microspheres, are also disclosed. Process of preparing low-density polymeric microspheres, per se, and the corresponding low-density structures, based on the microsphere foam, are also disclosed.

The dynamic fatigue and hysteresis performances of fiber reinforced rubber compounds are compared using different plasticizers. Polymer-based fiber reinforced rubber compounds including a non-linear functionalized fatty acid ester, preferably a trimellitate, and more preferably Tris (2-Ethylhexyl) Trimellitate (TOTM) are shown to demonstrate greatly improved dynamic fatigue and hysteretic performance as compared to reference fiber reinforced rubber compounds including conventional reference plasticizers such as Di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP).

The present invention aims to provide a rubber composition having sufficient reinforcement and fatigue resistance even when a large strain is applied thereto, and the present invention is to provide a substituted carboxy group-containing modified cellulose nanofiber wherein at least part thereof has at least any one of a substituent represented by Formula (a): —CONH—R.sup.1 and a substituent represented by Formula (b): —COO—R.sup.1 (in Formulae (a) and (b), R.sup.1 is independently a C.sub.3-30 hydrocarbon having at least one unsaturated bond), and a rubber composition including the same.

The present invention relates to fiber-plastics composites consisting of (I) at least one fiber material and (II) a plastics matrix, where the composite is characterized in that the plastics matrix is based on a two-component matrix material (IIa), where the two-component matrix material (IIa) comprises (1) a parent component comprising (A) at least one polycarbonatediol and (2) a hardener component comprising (C) at least one polyisocyanate-modified polyester with from 4 to 15% isocyanate content. The present invention also relates to a process for the production of the fiber-plastics composites and to use of these.

Control and stabilizing cables and tendons for high altitude aircraft and airships having lightweight, high strength and low CTE are disclosed, along with a method and machine for fabrication of same. The cable is comprised of a fiber prepreg tow encased in a polymer sleeve with one bobbin at each end to facilitate connections. Consolidating the fiber prepreg tow along the length of the cable using high temperature shrink tubing, such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), allows for eliminating the twisting of the fiber prepreg tow, thus reducing the number of wraps around the bobbins. Eliminating the twists in the fiber prepreg tow also reduces the length of fiber needed, and therefore the overall change in length of the control cable with temperature variations is reduced. Additional cable strength can be achieved by adding and holding significant tension on the fiber prepreg tow by applying weight during the curing process.

An intermediate material of a thermoplastic prepreg for a fuel cell separation plate comprises a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin film and a fiber base. The hydrophobic thermoplastic resin film has a degree of crystallization of 1 to 20%, a thickness of 3 to 50 μm, and (iii) a content of an electroconductive material of 1 to 20 wt. %. The film is laminated on at least one surface of the fiber base. The thermoplastic prepreg for a fuel cell separation plate is manufactured by pressurizing the thermoplastic prepreg intermediate material at a temperature higher than the melting point of the hydrophobic thermoplastic resin film. A fuel cell separation membrane manufactured using the thermoplastic prepreg intermediate material and thermoplastic prepreg is thin and light-weight, and have a good durability.

Disclosed are an artificial leather for crash pads and a crash pad manufactured using the same. The artificial leather for crash pads may have improved workability when workers directly cover a crash pad with the artificial leather for crash pads and require reduced manufacturing costs by using a textile substrate layer made of a circular knit fabric that satisfies a specific physical property range.