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EP0560897A4
EP0560897A4 EP19920901707 EP92901707A EP0560897A4 EP 0560897 A4 EP0560897 A4 EP 0560897A4 EP 19920901707 EP19920901707 EP 19920901707 EP 92901707 A EP92901707 A EP 92901707A EP 0560897 A4 EP0560897 A4 EP 0560897A4
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Peter E. Pierini
Ritchie A. Wessling
Peter K. Kim
Thuan Phung Dixit
R. Giles Dillingham
O. Carl Raspor
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  • This invention relates to matrix composites and processes for making them.
  • a fiber-reinforced composite, or matrix composite is an article comprising a plurality of fibers (the reinforcement) embedded in a plastic (the matrix). Typically, the fibers give strength and/or stiffness to the composite, and the matrix maintains fiber alignment and transfers load around broken fibers. Matrix composites are described in detail in numerous references, such as Kirk-Othmer Ency. Chem., Tech. - Supp., Composites, High Performance, at 260-281 (J. Wiley & Sons 1984).
  • Suitable fibers are available for use in matrix composites, each having different combinations of tensile and compressive strength and modulus, tempera ⁇ ture stability, creep, cost, and other properties.
  • Suitable fibers may contain, for example, aramid (such as KevlarTM fibers), boron, glass, carbon, gel-spun polyethylenes (such as SpectraTM fiber), polybenz- oxazole, polybenzothiazole, or polybenzimidazole.
  • aramid such as KevlarTM fibers
  • boron such as KevlarTM fibers
  • SpectraTM fiber such as SpectraTM fiber
  • polybenz- oxazole polybenzothiazole
  • polybenzimidazole polybenzimidazole.
  • Suitable fibers and processes for their fabrication are described in numerous references, such as U.S. Patent 4,533,693; 3 Kirk-Othmer Ency. Chem. Tech., Aramid Fibers, 213 (J. Wiley & Son
  • a number of matrix materials are also available for use in matrix composites.
  • polymer matrix materials include polyesters, epoxy resins, polycyanates, polybutadienes, vinyl ester resins and polyimides.
  • Thermoplastic polymers such as poly(ether ether ketone), are also used as matrix materials in some composites.
  • Some carbon matrix composites have been made.
  • Metal and ceramic matrix composites are also known.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide a fiber-reinforced composite having new polymer matrix materials that show improvement over existing thermoset or thermoplastic matrix resins in at least one of the following properties: flame resistance, smoke from exposure to flame, chemical resistance, solvent resistance, thermal stability, tensile strength or tensile modulus.
  • the present invention is a method of using a dope solution that contains: (i) a polybenzoxazole polymer or copolymer or a polybenzothiazole polymer or copolymer, and (ii) a solvent for the polymer or copolymer, said method being characterized by the steps of:
  • the method of the present invention can be used to synthesize fiber-reinforced composites in which the matrix resin is a polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer or copolymer.
  • the polybenzoxazole or poly- benzothiazole matrix in the composite can be selected to provide any one of the properties of low flammability, low smoke generation, high temperature stability, high chemical resistance, high solvent resistance, high strength and/or modulus or a combination of those properties.
  • Composites of the present invention and shaped articles containing them are useful for structural materials and parts.
  • the present invention uses fibers, such as those previously described.
  • the fibers should be a type whose properties are not substantially degraded by contact with the solution of polymer or copolymer and its solvent.
  • the fiber is preferably aramid, carbon, c - polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole. It is most preferably carbon or polybenzoxazole.
  • Polybenzoxazole and polybenzothiazole fibers are preferably heat treated.
  • the tensile strength of the fiber is preferably at least 2.5 GPa, more preferably at least 10 3.0 GPa and most preferably at least 3.5 GPa.
  • the tensile modulus of the fiber is preferably at least 135 GPa, more preferably at least 200 GPa and most preferably at least 270 GPa.
  • the fibers may have dimensions that are usual for reinforcing materials in matrix composites. Their average diameter is preferably between 1 ⁇ and 100 ⁇ .
  • the fiber may be, for instance, in the form of a cloth or in the form of long strands or in the form of a short fiber or fiber pulp suitable for making random fiber composites.
  • a mixture of fibers may be used.
  • the fibers may 5 contain a mixture of at least one fiber having high tensile properties, such as aramid or polybenzazole, and another fiber having high compressive properties, such as quartz.
  • the present invention also uses matrix materials containing polybenzoxazole (PB0) or poly ⁇ benzothiazole (PBT) or copolymers thereof. Those matrix materials are dissolved in a dope solution with a suitable solvent.
  • PBO, PBT and random, sequential and block copolymers of PBO and PBT are described in references such as Wolfe et al., Liquid Crystalline Polymer Compositions, Process and Products, U.S. Patent 4,703,103 (October 27, 1987); Wolfe et al., Liquid Crystalline Polymer Compositions, Process and Products, U.S.
  • Patent 4,533,692 (August 6, 1985); Wolfe et al., Liquid Crystalline Poly(2,6-Benzothiazole) Compositions, Process and Products, U.S. Patent 4,533,724 (August 6, 1985); Wolfe, Liquid Crystalline Polymer Compositions, Process and Products, U.S. Patent 4,533,693 (August 6, 1985); Evers, Thermoxadatively Stable Articulated p-Benzobisoxazole and p-Benzobisthiazole Polymers, U.S. Patent 4,359,567 (November 16, 1982); Tsai et al., Method for Making Heterocyclic Block Copolymer, U.S.
  • Patent 4,578,432 (March 25, 1986); 11 Ency. Poly. Sci. & Eng., Polybenzothiazoles and Polybenzoxazoles, 601 (J. Wiley & Sons 1988) and W. W. Adams et al., The Materials Science and Engineering of Rigid-Rod Polymers (Materials Research Society 1989).
  • Other block copolymers of PBO and PBT are described in detail in Harris et al., Copolymers Containing Polybenzoxazole, Polybenzothiazole and Polybenzimidazole Moieties, International Application No. PCT/US89/04464 (filed October 6, 1989), International Publication No.
  • WO 90/03995 (published April 19, 1990) and in Harris et al., Thermoplastic Compositions Containing Polybenzoxazole, Polybenzothiazole and Polybenzimidazole Moieties and Process for Making Shaped Articles from Them, EPO Application 90104963-5 (filed March 16, 1990), EP0 Publication 0 388 803 (published September 26, 1990).
  • the polymer or copolymer contains any one of AB-mer units, as represented in Formula 1(a), and/or AA/BB-mer units, as represented in Formula Kb)
  • Each Ar represents an aromatic group.
  • the aromatic group may be heterocyclic, such as a pyridinylene group, but it is preferably carbocyclic.
  • the aromatic group may be a fused or unfused polycyclic system, but is preferably a single six-membered ring. Size is not critical, but the aromatic group preferably contains no more than 18 carbon atoms, more preferably no more than 12 carbon atoms and most preferably no more than 6 carbon atoms. Examples of suitable aromatic groups include phenylene moieties, tolylene moieties, biphenylene moieties and bis-phenylene ether moieties.
  • Ar in AA/BB-mer units is preferably a 1 ,2,4,5-phenylene moiety or an analog thereof.
  • Ar in AB-mer units is preferably a 1,3,4-phenylene moiety or an analog thereof.
  • Each Z is independently an oxygen or a sulfur atom.
  • Each DM is independently a bond or a divalent organic moiety that does not interfere with the synthesis, fabrication or use of the polymer.
  • the divalent organic moiety may contain an aliphatic group, which preferably has no more than 12 carbon atoms, but the divalent organic moiety is preferably an aromatic group (Ar) as previously described. It is most preferably a 1 ,4-phenylene moiety or an analog thereof.
  • each azole ring is bonded to adjacent carbon atoms in the aromatic group, such that a five-membered azole ring fused with the aromatic group is formed.
  • azole rings in AA/BB-mer units may be in cis- or trans-position with respect to each other, as illustrated in 11 Ency. Poly. Sci. & Eng., supra, at 602.
  • the polymer or copolymer preferably consists essentially of either AB-PBZ mer units or AA/BB-PBZ mer units, and more preferably consists essentially of AA/BB-PBZ mer units.
  • the polybenzazole polymer may be rigid rod, semi-rigid rod or flexible coil. It is preferably rigid rod in the case of an AA/BB-PBZ polymer or semi-rigid in the case of an AB-PBZ polymer.
  • Preferred mer units are any one illustrated in Formulae 2 (a)-(h).
  • the polymer more preferably consists essentially of any of the mer units illustrated in 2(a)-(h), and most preferably consists essentially of any of the mer units illustrated in 2(a)-(c).
  • the polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer or copolymer may also be a block copolymer in which the previously described repeating units are bonded to blocks of thermoplastic polymer.
  • the thermoplastic block may contain a thermoplastic polyamide, polyimide, poly(aromatic ketone), poly(aromatic sulfone), poly(aromatic ether), or random or sequential copolymer of those polymers with each other or with polybenzazole.
  • the thermoplastic block may also contain a thermoplastic polybenzazole polymer, such as the polymers described in Harris et al., Thermoplastic Compositions Containing Polybenzoxazole, Polybenzothiazole and Polybenzimidazole Moieties and Process for Making Shaped Articles from Them, EPO Application 90104963.5 (filed March 16, 1990), EPO Publication 0 388 803 (published September 26, 1990) and in K.-U. B ⁇ hler, Spezialplaste 838-866 (Akademie-Verlag 1978).
  • the thermoplastic block preferably contains any one of:
  • thermoplastic polyamide (a) a thermoplastic polyamide; (b) a thermoplastic poly(aromatic ether);
  • thermoplastic polybenzazole-poly(aromatic ether) copolymer (c) a thermoplastic polybenzazole-poly(aromatic ether) copolymer
  • Each polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer or copolymer preferably contains on average at least 25 mer units, more preferably at least 50 mer units and most preferably at least 100 mer units.
  • the intrinsic viscosity of rigid AA/BB-PBZ polymers in methanesulfonic acid at 25°C is preferably at least 10 dL/g, more preferably at least 15 dL/g and most preferably at least 20 dL/g. For some purposes, an intrinsic viscosity of at least 25 dL/g or 30 dL/g may be best. Intrinsic viscosity of 60 dL/g or higher is possible, but the intrinsic viscosity is preferably no more than 40 dL/g.
  • -rigid AB-PBZ polymers is preferably at least 5 dL/g, more preferably at least 10 dL/g and most preferably at least 15 dL/g.
  • the polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer or copolymer is a preferably a homopolymer.
  • the homopolymer preferably is not thermoplastic - i.e., it does not become flowable or moldable at any temperature below its decomposition temperature.
  • the homopolymer is preferably essentially insoluble in common organic solvents such as halogenated hydrocarbons, alkanes, benzene or toluene.
  • the homopolymer is preferably insoluble in non-acidic aqueous solvents.
  • the polymer or copolymer is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution or dope.
  • a solvent is preferably an acid capable of dissolving the polymer.
  • the acid is preferably non- -oxidizing.
  • suitable acids include polyphosphoric acid, methanesulfonic acid and sulfuric acid and mixtures of those acids.
  • the acid is prefer- ably polyphosphoric acid and/or methanesulfonic acid, and is more preferably polyphosphoric acid.
  • the fiber should be chosen so that its properties do not degrade upon contact with the acid.
  • the dope should contain a high enough concentration of polymer for the polymer to coagulate to form a solid article.
  • concentration of polymer in the dope is usually at least 0.5 weight percent, prefer ⁇ ably at least 1 percent and more preferably at least two percent.
  • the maximum concentration is limited primarily by practical factors, such as polymer solubility and dope viscosity.
  • concentration of polymer is seldom more than 30 weight percent, and usually no more than about 20 weight percent. The best concentration within that range varies, depending upon the polymer in the dope.
  • the concentration of polymer in the dope is preferably high enough to provide a liquid crystalline dope.
  • the concentration of the polymer is preferably at least 7 weight percent, more preferably at least 10 weight percent and most preferably at least 14 weight percent.
  • a block copolymer that contains rigid or semirigid polybenzazole blocks and thermoplastic polymer blocks is preferably in a lower concentration, so that the dope solution is not liquid crystalline.
  • the total weight percent of rigid or semirigid blocks in the solution is preferably no more than 4 weight percent. Coagulation of the block copolymer from isotropic dopes yields a substantially non-phase-separated matrix that can be thermoformed without phase separation.
  • Suitable polymers or copolymers and dopes can be synthesized by known procedures, such as those described in Wolfe et al., U.S. Patent 4,533,693
  • suitable monomers AA-monomers and BB- -monomers or AB-monomers
  • suitable AA-monomers include terephthalic acid and analogs thereof.
  • BB- -monomers examples include 4,6-diaminoresorcinol, 2,5- -diaminohydroquinone, 2,5-diamino-1 ,4-dithiobenzene and analogs thereof, typically stored as acid salts.
  • suitable AB-monomers include 3-amino-4- -hydroxybenzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-aminobenzoic acid, 3-amino-4-thiobenzoic acid, 3-thio-4-aminobenzoic acid and analogs thereof, typically stored as acid salts.
  • the polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole oligomer or polymer may be reacted with: (1) a thermoplastic polymer; or (2) monomers that polymerize to form a thermoplastic polymer.
  • the polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole may be end-capped with a reactive group, such as by end-capping with an oxy-bis-(benzoic acid) monomer, to facilitate formation of the block copolymer.
  • the fiber is prepregged with the dope solution.
  • the optimum procedure for prepregging the fiber in the dope will vary depending upon the fiber, the dope and the desired composite.
  • a less viscous dope, whose viscosity is similar to that of other uncured matrix resins, may be prepregged according to processes used for known matrix resins.
  • a fiber or fiber tow or a group of tows may be prepregged with a viscous dope by known means for putting viscous coatings on fibers or wires, such as by extruding the dope on the fiber using a cross-head die.
  • Such processes ordinarily form a prepregged tape that can be laid up in a desired orientation and shape.
  • Many different fiber configurations are known and may be used.
  • the fibers may run in a single direction to form a unidirectional composite, having great strength in one direction but poorer properties in other directions.
  • the fibers may be laid out in layers directed at different angles with respect to each other to form a multidirectional composite.
  • the prepreg may be laid out flat or filament wound to form a shaped article.
  • a group of fibers or tows may be prepregged with a dope that is viscous enough to form a film, by forming one or more dope films and either pressing the fibers into a single film of dope or pressing the fibers between two films of dope.
  • Several alternating layers of fiber and dope film may be pressed together to form a composite having several layers of fiber.
  • the fibers pressed into the dope may have unidirectional or multidirectional orientation as previously described.
  • the dope film may be thicker to form a "resin-rich” composite or thinner to form a "resin-starved” composite.
  • the dope film is preferably on average at least 25 ⁇ m thick. The temperature should be high enough for the fibers to embed in the dope and for the dope sheets to consolidate.
  • the film may be uniaxially stretched to provide best properties in a single direction, but it is prefer ⁇ ably biaxially stretched to provide good properties in at least two directions.
  • the extrusion of dopes to form films is described in numerous references, such as in Chenevey, U.S. Patent 4,487,735 (December 11, 1984); Lusignea et al., U.S. Patent 4,871,595 (October 3, 1989); Chenevey, U.S. Patent 4,898,924 (February 6, 1990); Harvey et al., U.S. Patent 4,939,235 (July 3, 1990); Harvey et al., U.S. Patent 4,963,428 (October 16, 1990); and Lusignea et al., U.S.
  • the dope may be extruded from a slit die, after which it is preferably mechanically stretched before coagulation to impart biaxial orientation.
  • the dope may be extruded in a tubular film that is preferably stretched biaxially by a bubble process to impart biaxial orientation.
  • the fibers may be short fibers or fiber pulps that are immersed in the dope to form a random fiber composite, similar to those described in U.S. Patents 4,426,470 and 4,550,131.
  • the composite is hardened by contacting the dope with a liquid that causes the polymer or copolymer to coagulate.
  • the liquid is a nonsolvent for the polymer or copolymer that dilutes the solvent.
  • the nonsolvent liquid is preferably volatile.
  • the nonsolvent liquid may be an organic compound, such as an alcohol or a ketone containing no more than 4 carbon atoms.
  • the nonsolvent liquid is preferably aqueous, and more preferably consists essentially of water, at least at the commencement of the coagulation.
  • the solvent is volatile or contains a volatile component, such as methanesulfonic acid, then the volatile component can be at least partially removed by evapora ⁇ tion to concentrate the polymer before coagulation.
  • the coagulated polymer is preferably washed for a period of time sufficient to remove substantially all of the remaining solvent.
  • the composite may be dried. It is preferably restrained from shrinking as it is dried. After drying, the composite may be heat treated. Heat treatment is preferably carried out under pressure. The finished composite may be machined into a desired final shape.
  • the resulting composite has fibers as previously described embedded in a matrix resin containing a polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer or copolymer as previously described.
  • the composite should contain a sufficient number of fibers to provide reinforcement for the composite. It should contain a sufficient quantity of matrix material to hold the fibers together and maintain fiber alignment, and preferably to transfer loads around broken fibers.
  • the composite preferably contains at least 20 volume percent fiber, more preferably at least 40 volume percent fiber and most preferably at least 50 volume percent fiber. It preferably contains at least 20 volume percent matrix and more preferably at least 35 volume percent matrix.
  • the fiber may receive surface treatment or be coated with an adhesive to improve the adhesion of the fiber to the matrix.
  • the matrix may contain a mixture of more than one polymer, such as several polybenzazole polymers or a mixture of the polybenzazole fiber and a non-polybenzazole polymer, as described in Uy, U.S. Patent 4,810,735 (March 7, 1989).
  • the matrix preferably contains only a single polymer or copolymer.
  • the fiber may be wrapped with another fiber to improve compressive strength (filed August 8, 1990).
  • the preferred polybenzoxazole and polybenzo ⁇ thiazole matrix resins have one or more of the following c- advantages over current corresponding thermoset or thermoplastic matrix resins: better flame resistance, lower smoke, good solvent resistance, good chemical resistance, high continuous use temperatures, higher tensile strength and higher tensile modulus.
  • Example 1 Composite Containing Carbon Fiber and t - Polybenzoxazole Matrix.
  • a dope containing 14 weight percent cis-poly- benzoxazole (consisting essentially of mer units illustrated in Formula 2(a) - intrinsic viscosity of 25 0 dL/g to 45 dL/g in methanesulfonic acid at 25°C) in polyphosphoric acid is extruded from a slit die as a 15 mil thick sheet between two sheets of 2 mil thick TeflonTM fluoropolymer. Two 3 inch by 3 inch squares of the dope film are cut, and the TeflonTM sheet is stripped off of one side of each sheet.
  • the prepreg is cooled to room temperature, and the TeflonTM sheet is stripped off of each side of the prepreg.
  • the prepreg is placed in a "picture frame" holder to prevent shrinkage along the length and width of the sample but allow shrinkage in the thickness of the sample.
  • the framed prepreg is placed in two liters of water, left in the water for two days, removed from the frame and dried in air at ambient temperature. A composite having carbon fiber reinforcement and a cis- -polybenzoxazole matrix results.
  • the composite is cut in half. One half is placed in a heated press at 150°C and 5000 lbs. pressure for one minute. It is golden yellow in color. One half is placed in a heated press at 300°C and 5000 lbs. pressure for one hour. It is darker yellow with a purple tinge. Both have smooth surfaces with no visible holes.
  • Example 2 Composite Containing Carbon Fiber and Nonrigid Matrix.
  • Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 is followed, except that: Instead of 14 weight percent cis-polybenz- oxazole, the dope contains 12 weight percent of a polymer formed by the reaction of 4,6-diamino- resorcinol bis(hydrogen chloride) and 1,1,3-tri- methyl-3-phenylindan-4' ,5-dicarboxylic acid in poly- phosphoric acid, such as is described in Summers et al., Ser. No. 513,316 (filed April 20, 1990);
  • the sheets pressed together are 2 inches by 3 inches;
  • Example 3 Composite Containing Polybenzoxazole Fiber and Polybenzoxazole Matrix.
  • the cloth consists essentially of polybenz ⁇ oxazole fiber and has dimensions of 5 inches by 5 inches;
  • the dope films have dimensions of 5 inches by 5 inches; The sample is coagulated in 2 gallons of water.
  • Example 4 Composite Containing Two Layers of Carbon Fiber and Polybenzoxazole Matrix.
  • the cloth and dope film are laid up so that there is from top to bottom: a layer of TeflonTM film, a layer of polybenzoxazole dope, a layer of carbon fabric, a layer of polybenzoxazole dope, a layer of carbon fabric, a layer of polybenzoxazole dope, and a layer of TeflonTM film;
  • the prepregging is carried out at 150°C and 5000 lbs. pressure for 3 minutes;
  • the finished composite is pressed under 5000 lbs pressure at a temperature ramped from room temperature to 300°C over 90 minutes and held at 300°C for 30 minutes.
  • Example 5 Composite Containing Carbon Fiber
  • a composite is fabricated by the following procedure using (1) a graphite fiber and (2) a dope containing a mixture of methanesulfonic acid and poly ⁇ phosphoric acid and about 3 weight percent of a block copolymer having rigid rod cis-polybenzoxazole blocks and blocks of thermoplastic cis-PBO/PEEK copolymer.
  • the block copolymer contains about 38 weight percent rigid rod block and about 62 weight percent thermoplastic block. Its average structure is represented by the Formula:
  • the fiber is passed through a 400°C oven at a rate of 140 inches/min. in order to remove the sizing on the fiber.
  • the fiber passes through several idler rollers and through a resin bath that contains the dope at room temperature.
  • the impregnated fiber passes through a rectangular die 0.120 in. x 0.008 in. to clean off excess dope.
  • the prepreg is wound around a rotating 70 inch drum such that each wrap is immediately adjacent to the previous wrap without overlapping.
  • the prepreg is cut into seven 7 inch x 7 inch panels, which are stacked to form a seven-ply unidirectional laminate.
  • the laminate is placed in a porous TeflonTM fluoropolymer bag, clamped between perforated aluminum plates and immersed in running water at room temperature for 24 hours.
  • the resulting wet composite is pressed at 80°C and 100 psi for 4-1/2 hours and is placed in a vacuum oven at 90°C for 24 hours to dry. It is then compressed for 6 minutes at 400°C and 50 psi, for 15 minutes at 400°C and 1000 psi, and for a time sufficient to cool at 1000 psi to consolidate.
  • the resulting composite is rigid with individual plies bonded firmly together.
  • Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 is repeated, except that the dope solution contains trans-polybenzothiazole polymer. Similar results will be obtained.

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Abstract

L'invention se rapporte à un procédé utilisant une solution de dopage contenant un polymère ou copolymère de polybenzoxazole ou polybenzothiazole. On préimprègne les fibres avec la solution de dopage et on les met en contact avec de l'eau ou un autre coagulant afin de coaguler le polymère et former une matrice composite.
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