Composite materials are described herein. The composite materials include a polymer matrix comprising at least one fluorinated homo- or copolymer and continuous fibers dispersed within the polymer matrix. The continuous fibers are present within the composite material in an amount between about 10 wt % and about 90 wt % of a weight of the composite material. The composite materials also include a filler dispersed within the polymer matrix. The filler is present within the composite material in an amount between about 5 wt % and about 25 wt % of an amount of the polymer matrix.

Liquid resin compositions that can be used in the manufacture of composite materials are described. A method of making a fiber-reinforced polymeric composite material comprises wetting a fibrous material with a liquid prepolymer composition comprising at least one (meth)acrylic monomer, at least one base, and at least one peroxy ester; and polymerizing the liquid prepolymer composition to form a fiber-reinforced polymeric composite material.

Liquid resin compositions that can be used in the manufacture of composite materials are described. A method of making a fiber-reinforced polymeric composite material comprises wetting a fibrous material with a liquid prepolymer composition comprising at least one (meth)acrylic monomer, at least one base, and at least one peroxy ester; and polymerizing the liquid prepolymer composition to form a fiber-reinforced polymeric composite material.

A non-linear surfactant, and particularly a non-linear surfactant comprising bi-functionalized molecules or particles having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. The non-linear surfactant includes a nanoparticle template of a rigid molecular structure, wherein the nanoparticle comprises a molecule or a particle that is bi-functionalized with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups to obtain an amphiphilic nanoparticle. The template nanoparticle can be used as a surfactant, wetting agent, emulsifier, detergent or other surface active agents or for the preparation of nanoemulsions or dispersions. The non-linear surfactant can provide smaller particle sizes for emulsion suspensions and foams.

Fiber-reinforced composite (e.g., for portable electronic devices), and methods of molding such fiber-reinforced composite parts. Such a fiber-reinforced composite part comprises one or more fiber layers and a plurality of ceramic particles within a polymer matrix such that ceramic particles and polymer are disposed above and below each of the fiber layer(s), with the ceramic particles comprising from 30% to 90% by volume of the composite part, the polymer matrix comprising from 6% to 50% by volume of the composite part, and the fiber layer(s) comprising from 1% to 40% by volume of the composite part; the ceramic particles having a Dv50 of from 50 nanometers to 100 micrometers; the ceramic particles being substantially free of agglomeration; and the composite part having a relative density greater than 90%. The present methods of molding such fiber-reinforced composite parts comprise: disposing one or more fiber layers in a working portion of a cavity in a mold such that the fiber layer(s) extends laterally across the composite part; and disposing ceramic particles and polymer above and below each of the fiber layer(s) in the working portion; heating the mold to a first temperature that exceeds a melting temperature (Tm) of the first polymer; subjecting the polymer, ceramic particles, and fiber layer(s) in the mold to a first pressure while maintaining the temperature of the mold to or above the first temperature to define a composite part in which the ceramic particles are substantially free of agglomeration; cooling the housing component to a temperature below the Tg or Tm of the first polymer; and removing the housing component from the mold. In some such methods, the core-shell particles comprise a ceramic core comprising a particle of a ceramic, and a polymer shell around the core, the shell comprising a polymer, where the ceramic cores comprise from 50% to 90% by volume of the powder, and the polymer shells comprise from 10% to 50% by volume of the powder. In such composite parts and methods, the ceramic particles comprise Al.sub.2O.sub.3, Fe.sub.3O.sub.4, Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, ZnO, ZrO.sub.2, SiO.sub.2, and/or a combination of any two or more of these ceramics; and the polymer comprises PPE, PPS, PC copolymers, PEI, PEI copolymers, PPSU, PAES, PES, PAEK, PBT, PP, PE, semi-crystalline PI, or semi-crystalline polyamide.

Fiber-reinforced composite (e.g., for portable electronic devices), and methods of molding such fiber-reinforced composite parts. Such a fiber-reinforced composite part comprises one or more fiber layers and a plurality of ceramic particles within a polymer matrix such that ceramic particles and polymer are disposed above and below each of the fiber layer(s), with the ceramic particles comprising from 30% to 90% by volume of the composite part, the polymer matrix comprising from 6% to 50% by volume of the composite part, and the fiber layer(s) comprising from 1% to 40% by volume of the composite part; the ceramic particles having a Dv50 of from 50 nanometers to 100 micrometers; the ceramic particles being substantially free of agglomeration; and the composite part having a relative density greater than 90%. The present methods of molding such fiber-reinforced composite parts comprise: disposing one or more fiber layers in a working portion of a cavity in a mold such that the fiber layer(s) extends laterally across the composite part; and disposing ceramic particles and polymer above and below each of the fiber layer(s) in the working portion; heating the mold to a first temperature that exceeds a melting temperature (Tm) of the first polymer; subjecting the polymer, ceramic particles, and fiber layer(s) in the mold to a first pressure while maintaining the temperature of the mold to or above the first temperature to define a composite part in which the ceramic particles are substantially free of agglomeration; cooling the housing component to a temperature below the Tg or Tm of the first polymer; and removing the housing component from the mold. In some such methods, the core-shell particles comprise a ceramic core comprising a particle of a ceramic, and a polymer shell around the core, the shell comprising a polymer, where the ceramic cores comprise from 50% to 90% by volume of the powder, and the polymer shells comprise from 10% to 50% by volume of the powder. In such composite parts and methods, the ceramic particles comprise Al.sub.2O.sub.3, Fe.sub.3O.sub.4, Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, ZnO, ZrO.sub.2, SiO.sub.2, and/or a combination of any two or more of these ceramics; and the polymer comprises PPE, PPS, PC copolymers, PEI, PEI copolymers, PPSU, PAES, PES, PAEK, PBT, PP, PE, semi-crystalline PI, or semi-crystalline polyamide.

The invention relates to a lightweight, mass-producible, antibacterial insulation material with high heat, corrosion and impact resistance that can be used in construction, machinery & equipment, furniture, defense, apparel-accessory industry, art, as well as in land-sea-air vehicles.

A glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate composite material, a preparation method and an application thereof; the material includes the following components: component A: 40 parts to 90 parts of a polycarbonate; component B: 1.5 parts to 50 parts of a polysiloxane block copolymer; component C: 5 parts to 60 parts of a glass fiber; component D: 0.1 parts to 30 parts of a phosphorus-containing compound; and component E: 0.01 parts to 30 parts of a polyolefin compound.

A surface protect material is described that is high in UV resistance, able to protect the surface of the prepreg used as the parent material, able to prevent a fiber composite material from being deteriorated by UV, able to prevent defects during painting, able to serve for control of the resin flow, and is low in the volatilization percentage during curing, where the surface protect material is a coating agent for spraying or manual application comprising an epoxy resin composition containing at least the components [A] to [D]: [A] non-aromatic epoxy resin, [B] pigment having an number average particle size of 0.1 to 10 μm, [C] non-aromatic thermoplastic resin, and [D] cationic curing agent or anionic curing agent.

Provided are a fiber-reinforced composite molded article prepared by heat-curing, as a molding material of a fiber-reinforced resin material, a resin composition to which an internal mold release agent is added, the fiber-reinforced composite molded article being capable of effectively producing mold releasability even with a small amount of the mold release agent added, and being capable of achieving high productivity, and a method of forming the fiber-reinforced composite molded article. A fiber-reinforced composite molded article prepared by curing reinforcing fibers and a resin composition, the resin composition including an internal mold release agent, wherein the value obtained by normalizing a Poisson-corrected ion intensity derived from the internal mold release agent detected on the surface of the fiber-reinforced composite molded article, by the Poisson-corrected gross positive secondary ion intensity detected in the predetermined area is higher than 0.1, and a molding method therefor.