Disclosed is a method for processing a carbon fiber bundle, which can adjust bundling property, winding property and wear resistance of sizing fibers. The method includes following steps: (i) coating a sizing agent on at least one carbon fiber bundle, in which the sizing agent includes a thermoplastic resin; (ii) drying the carbon fiber bundle by hot air; and (iii) heating the carbon fiber bundle by an infrared light, in which a heating temperature of the heating is equal to or higher than a melting point of the thermoplastic resin.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fiber-sizing agent which when applied to an inorganic reinforcement material contained in a resin composition, can provide a molded article having excellent impact resistance and high surface gloss properties. The fiber-sizing agent according to the present invention contains a modified olefin wax (A), a polyolefin resin (B), and a silane-coupling agent (C), wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the modified olefin wax (A) to the polyolefin resin (B) is in the range of 0.2-10.

A method for manufacturing carbon fiber, the method includes: placing a carbon fiber as an anode in an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte is nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, or potassium nitrate; and performing a surface treatment, wherein a surface of the carbon fiber is oxidized by active oxygen generated by anodic electrolysis, and thereby oxygen-containing functional groups are introduced to the surface. The disclosure also provides a carbon fiber composite bottle, which includes a bottle body and a carbon fiber. The bottle body is a type III bottle or a type IV bottle. The carbon fiber surrounds the bottle body, the surface oxygen concentration of the carbon fiber is 5-35%, and the surface roughness of the carbon fiber is 5-25 nm.

Disclosed herein are composite materials comprising a siliconized carbon fiber fabric and polymeric sizing. In one embodiment, the polymeric sizing can be bismaleimide, an epoxy resin, or both. In another embodiment, the composite materials possess mechanical strength and durability and acceptable performance after extended periods of time in storage. In another embodiment, disclosed herein is a method for making the composite materials, the method including at least the steps of (a) siliconizing the carbon fiber fabric to produce a siliconized carbon fiber fabric; and (b) applying a polymeric sizing material to the siliconized carbon fiber fabric to create the composite material. In yet another embodiment, disclosed herein are composite materials formed by the disclosed process and articles comprising the composite materials including, but not limited to, camping equipment, military equipment, clothing, sporting equipment, aerospace equipment, wrinkle-free fabric, or any combination thereof.

An impregnation liquid is provided, which includes (A) phenolic resin, (B) diazonaphthoquinone-based compound or a derivative thereof, (C) ionic compound, and (D) organic solvent. The weight of (A) phenolic resin and the weight of (B) diazonaphthoquinone-based compound or a derivative thereof have a ratio of 0.2:0.8 to 0.9:0.1, and the weight of (C) ionic compound and the total weight of (A) phenolic resin and (B) diazonaphthoquinone-based compound or a derivative thereof have a ratio of 0.2:1 to 1.4:1. The impregnation liquid can be used to form an activated carbon layer to wrap and to be directly in contact with the surface of a mesh.

Provided are tubular carbon fiber reinforced composite material and having excellent cylindrical bending strength and a golf club shaft using the same. This tubular carbon fiber reinforced composite material is formed by laminating and curing a straight layer and a bias layer. The straight layer comprises carbon fibers S coated with a sizing agent S and arranged in parallel in a direction of −20° to +20° with respect to the axis of the tubular body, and contains a thermosetting resin S. The bias layer comprises carbon fibers B coated with a sizing agent B and arranged in parallel in a direction of +25° to +65° with respect to the axis of the tubular body, and contains a thermosetting resin B. The carbon fiber reinforced composite material constituting the bias layer has an interlaminar shear strength of not less than 110 MPa. A cured product of the thermosetting resin S has an elastic modulus of not less than 4.0 GPa.

Disclosed herein is an electrically conductive sized fiber including a fiber and a sizing composition adhered to a surface of the fiber, wherein the sizing composition includes at least one sizing compound and a plurality of graphene oxide nanoparticles, The present disclosure also discloses fiber-reinforced resin composites, articles including fiber-reinforced resin composites and methods of making such electrically conductive sized fiber and articles therefrom.

A fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin filament is obtained by impregnating a continuous reinforcing fiber with a thermoplastic resin, and satisfies all of conditions (a) to (c). (a) The volume ratio of a reinforcing fiber in a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin filament is 30 to 80%; and the volume ratio of a thermoplastic resin in a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin filament is 70 to 20%. (b) The thickness of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin filament is 0.01 to 3 mm. (c) The length of a filament contained in a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin filament is 1 m or more.

A manufacturing method for a carbon fiber includes: performing an emulsification step that includes uniformly mixing a silicone oil composition and an emulsifier to form an oiling agent, in which the silicone oil composition includes γ-divinyltriamine propylmethyldimethoxyl silane and N-(β-aminoethyl)-γ-aminopropylmethylbimethoxy silane; performing an oiling step that includes soaking a carbon raw filament in the oiling agent, such that the oiling agent is adhered to a surface of the carbon raw filament to form a carbon fiber precursor; and performing a calcination step on the carbon fiber precursor, such that the carbon fiber is formed.

A high density mineral fibre board having a formaldehyde free binder has acceptable strength and good dimensional stability.