Composites of thermosetting resins and carbon fibers having polyhydroxyether sizings

Publication Date
2000-02-01Filing Date
1998-07-30Inventor
Riffle, Judy
Lesko, John J.
Davis, Stephen V.
Broyles, Norman Scott
Verghese, Nikhil E.
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Composite material having carbon fibers embedded in a polymeric matrix comprising a thermoset resin, where the carbon fibers are precoated with a sizing agent comprising a saturated polyurethane or polyhydroxyether before being embedded in the resin. The invention also contemplates processes for making this composite material and intermediate products thereof.
Assignee
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
Patent Number
6020063
Application Number
9126077
Primary/U.S. Class
428/357
Other/U.S. Class
428/105
428/361
428/375
428/392
428/408
CPC Class
C08J5/06
Y10T428/24058
Y10T428/29
Y10T428/2907
Y10T428/2933
Y10T428/2964
Y10T428/30
Patent Type
utility
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