EP4110573A1

EP4110573A1 - Mixture of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and reactive thermoplastic polymer and use thereof for preparing composites

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Publication number: EP4110573A1
Application number: EP21711304.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Thibaut SAVART; Lise DEVES; Gilles Hochstetter
Original assignee: Arkema France SA
Current assignee: Arkema France SA
Priority date: 2020-02-24
Filing date: 2021-02-23
Publication date: 2023-01-04
Also published as: FR3107466B1; CN115135475A; JP2023514405A; WO2021170946A1; KR20220145868A; US20230080953A1; FR3107466A1

Abstract

Use of a composition comprising a mixture of at least one non-reactive thermoplastic polymer with Tg > 40°C, in particular > 100°C, in particular > 120°C, and at least one reactive thermoplastic prepolymer, with a fibrous material, for preparing a fibrous material which is impregnated with the composition, the composition having an initial viscosity in the molten state during the impregnation, as measured using plane/plane rheology at 1 Hz and 2% deformation, at a temperature of 300°C, which is less than the viscosity of the same composition without any reactive prepolymer when measured under the same conditions, and/or a ductility, after in-situ polymerisation of the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer in the composition during the impregnation and after the impregnation, which is at least equivalent to, in particular greater than, the ductility of the same composition without any non-reactive thermoplastic polymer, the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer of the composition being polymerised at the same number average molecular mass (Mn).

Description

DESCRIPTION

TITLE OF THE INVENTION: MIXTURE OF NON-REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND ITS USE FOR THE PREPARATION OF COMPOSITES

The present invention relates to a mixture of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and reactive thermoplastic polymer and its use with a fibrous material for the preparation of a fibrous material impregnated with said mixture thus constituting a composite.

The use of thermoplastic polymers to make composites comes up against the difficulty of impregnating the fibrous material because of the high viscosity in the molten state of thermoplastic polymers, in particular when they have a high Tg. too much the molar mass of these polymers they then become brittle and the composites made from these resins are less efficient.

Several solutions have been considered to get around this difficulty. Thus, international application WO 2013/060976 describes the use of a reactive prepolymer or of a reactive mixture composed of a prepolymer reacting with a chain extender for the impregnation of a fibrous material.

International application WO 2014/064376 describes the use of a non-reactive polymer or of a reactive prepolymer or of a reactive mixture composed of a prepolymer reacting with a chain extender or two prepolymers reactive with each other, to make composites comprising a high molecular weight thermoplastic polymer matrix, for example for making tapes, molding of composite parts by CRTM. However, the solution described in this second international application either does not allow good and rapid impregnation of the fibers of the fibrous material when thermoplastic polymers of high Tg (that is to say Tg> 80 ° C, preferably> 100 ° C) are used because they are very viscous and therefore unsuitable for good and rapid impregnation of said fibers, or requires complete polymerization and up to a high molecular weight to achieve good mechanical properties when the impregnation of the fibers is carried out at from a reactive mixture based on one or more prepolymers.

US4,764,397 describes the impregnation of fibrous material with a reactive, crosslinkable aromatic polyether prepolymer and a non-reactive polysulfone polymer.

International application 2014/013028 describes a process for impregnating a fibrous material with a mixture of (meth) acrylic monomer and (meth) acrylic polymer. International application WO 2016/207553 describes the use of prepolymers that are reactive with one another or of a prepolymer comprising two different reactive functions which are reactive with one another for the preparation of composites by pultrusion.

In the case of the solutions developed above based on a single-component reactive prepolymer (that is to say comprising two different reactive functions which are reactive with one another) or on a reactive composition based on a prepolymer and 'a chain extender or based on two prepolymers, the critical molar mass to be achieved for the final polymer to be ductile will be all the more important as this polymer is very rigid, which is particularly true for high Tg aromatic polymers Insofar as the starting molar mass must be low to allow great fluidity for processing, in particular for making composites, the only possibility of obtaining a ductile polymer and / or a composite having good mechanical properties will be to extend the manufacturing cycle time of composite parts to allow a sufficient molar mass to be achieved during in situ polymerization, which is counterproductive from an in-situ point of view industrial.

In the case of the manufacture of a film or a veil based on polymer fibers, this polymer must have a sufficient viscosity in the molten state to be compatible with the manufacturing process of the film or of the polymer. veil. If we want to be able to easily and quickly impregnate reinforcements or dry fibrous materials from the hot pressing of this film or this veil on the dry fibrous reinforcement (so-called film stacking process or “film stacking”) it is necessary to It is advantageous to use a reactive composition to make this film or this web so as to limit its viscosity in the molten state to a value sufficient for its use and not too high to allow good impregnation of the fibers. But making a film or veil only composed of a prepolymer risks leading to a very fragile product that is unsuitable for the handling required at room temperature to assemble with the dry fibers, before hot pressing.

It is therefore necessary to overcome the drawbacks detailed above.

The present invention therefore relates to the use of a composition comprising a mixture of at least one non-reactive thermoplastic polymer with Tg> 40 ° C, in particular> 100 ° C, in particular> 120 ° C, and at least one reactive thermoplastic prepolymer, with a fibrous material, for the preparation of a fibrous material impregnated with said composition, said composition exhibiting an initial viscosity in the molten state during impregnation, as measured in plane-to-plane rheology at 1 Hz and 2% deformation, at a temperature of 300 ° C, less than the viscosity of the same composition devoid of reactive prepolymer, measured under the same conditions and / or ductility, after in situ polymerization of said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer in said composition during impregnation and after said impregnation, at least equivalent, in particular greater, to the ductility of the same composition devoid of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer, and in which said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is polymerized to the same number-average molecular weight (Mn).

The inventors have therefore unexpectedly found that a composition comprising a mixture of at least one non-reactive polymer with at least one reactive polymer allows the preparation of a fibrous material impregnated with said composition with good and rapid impregnation and in particular with a non-reactive high Tg polymer in the mixture, thus leading to high-performance composites, that is to say having good mechanical properties. Good and rapid impregnation can only be done on condition that the initial viscosity in the molten state of said composition during the impregnation and after the impregnation of said fibrous material by it, measured in plane-to-plane rheology under 1 Hz and 2% deformation, at a temperature of 300 ° C is lower than the viscosity of the same composition comprising said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer but devoid of non-reactive prepolymer and / or provided that the ductility of said composition in which the reactive prepolymer has been polymerized in situ during the impregnation and after the impregnation, that is to say greater than or equal to the ductility of the same composition devoid of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and in which said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is polymerized to the same molecular weight average reached after impregnation.

In other words, either the composition exhibits an initial viscosity in the molten state during impregnation and after impregnation, as measured in plane-to-plane rheology at 1 Hz and 2% deformation, at a temperature of 300 ° C, which is lower than the viscosity of the same composition devoid of reactive prepolymer and measured under the same conditions, i.e. the ductility of said composition in which the reactive prepolymer was polymerized in situ during the impregnation and after the impregnation is greater than or equal to the ductility of the same composition devoid of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and in which said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is polymerized at the same average molecular mass, i.e. the viscosity and the ductility both evolve as described above, for that the impregnation is good and rapid and thus leads to high-performance composites, that is to say having good mechanical properties.

The expression “initial viscosity in the molten state” means that the molar mass in number Mn of the prepolymer in the composition during the initiation of the impregnation has not changed by more than a factor of 1.5 to 2. relative to the initial molar mass before impregnation.

The Tg is determined by DMA according to ISO 6721-11: 2019.

The molar mass in number (Mn) and in weight (Mw) of the polymers was determined by size exclusion chromatography according to ISO standards 16014-1: 2012, 16014-2: 2012 and 16014-3: 2012 using the conditions following:

Device: Waters Alliance 2695 instrument Solvent: hexafluoroisopropanol stabilized with 0.05M potassium trifluoroacetate

Flow rate: 1 ml / minute

Column temperature: 40 ° C.

Two columns in series: 1000 Â PFG and 100 Â PFG (PPS)

Concentration of samples: 1 g / L (dissolved at room temperature for 24 h) Filtration of samples using a syringe fitted with an ACRODISC PTFE filter diameter 25mm porosity 0.2 pm Injection volume: 100mI

Refractometric detection at 40 ° C with UV detection at 228 nm

Calibration by PMMA standards of 1,900,000 to 402 g.mol-1. Calibration curve modeled by a fifth degree polynomial.

The viscosity in the molten state is measured by oscillatory rheology at a temperature of 300 ° C, on a Physica MCR301 apparatus between two parallel planes 25 mm in diameter.

The viscosity measurement is carried out over a maximum time of ten minutes.

The expression "non-reactive thermoplastic polymer" means that the thermoplastic polymer has a molecular weight which is no longer liable to change significantly, that is to say that its number-average molecular weight (Mn) changes by less than 20% before its implementation.

It is obvious that the non-reactive thermoplastic polymer is capable of reacting in the composition during its use.

The expression “reactive thermoplastic prepolymer” means that the molecular weight Mn of said reactive prepolymer will change during the subsequent processing of the composition by reaction of reactive prepolymers with one another or of a reactive prepolymer on itself, by condensation with release. of water or by substitution or by reaction of reactive prepolymers with a chain extender by polyaddition and without elimination of volatile by-products to lead subsequently after use to a final non-reactive thermoplastic polymer.

This change in Mn during processing takes place as indicated above, excluding the crosslinking of the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

After mixing the reactive prepolymer and the non-reactive polymer for the constitution of the composition and impregnation of the fibrous material with said composition, the latter remains thermoplastic.

The term "ductile" refers to the ability of a material to deform plastically without breaking.

The TDF, as determined according to the ISO 179 1eA standard, is at the Ductile-Brittle transition temperature which corresponds to the temperature at which a material changes from ductile behavior (partial breakage of the material) to brittle behavior (rupture complete material). The ductile-brittle transition can therefore be seen as a temperature range where there is 50% brittle failure (brittle behavior of the sample) and 50% partial failure (ductile behavior of the sample) and a competition between behavior ductile and brittle behavior.

The Charpy impact carried out according to ISO 179 1eA standard makes it possible to obtain the resilience of the composition.

The ductile-brittle transition (TDF) therefore corresponds to the inflection point of the resilience curve as a function of temperature.

Consequently, the TDF of the composition after in situ polymerization of said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer in said composition during impregnation and after impregnation is greater than or equal to the TDF of the same composition devoid of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer, including said prepolymer. reactive thermoplastic is polymerized to the same average molecular weight as after impregnation.

In one embodiment, said ductility after in situ polymerization corresponds to an elongation at break at 23 ° C. greater than 10% as measured according to ISO 527-1 / 2.

Regarding the non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer

The non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer constitute a mixture. The mixture may contain at least one non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and at least one reactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

The distinction between the term "polymer" and the term "prepolymer" is made at the level of their respective number average molecular weight Mn which are different, namely that the non-reactive thermoplastic polymer has a number average molecular weight which is between from 10,000 to 40,000 g / mol and the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer has a number average molecular weight which is from 500 to less than 10,000 g / mol and preferably from 2000 to 8000.

Advantageously, the mixture consists of a single non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and a single reactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

Said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer has a Tg> 40 ° C, in particular> 100 ° C, in particular> 120 ° C.

In one embodiment, (meth) acrylic polymers are excluded from said unreactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

In one embodiment, said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer has a Tg <40 ° C.

In one embodiment, said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer has a Tg> 40 ° C, especially> 100 ° C, in particular 120 ° C. In another embodiment, said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer have a Tg> 40 ° C, especially> 100 ° C, in particular> 120 ° C.

In one embodiment, aromatic polyethers are excluded from said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

In one embodiment, (meth) acrylic monomers are excluded from said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

In one embodiment, aromatic polyethers are excluded from said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer and (meth) acrylic monomers are excluded from said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

In one embodiment, the proportion by weight of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer / reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is from 5/95 to 95/5, in particular from 20/80 to 80/20, in particular from 30/70 to 70/30 , preferably 40/60 to 60/40.

The non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer can each be semi-crystalline or amorphous.

It is therefore possible to have a mixture of semi-crystalline polymer and of semi-crystalline prepolymer or a mixture of semi-crystalline polymer and of amorphous prepolymer or a mixture of amorphous polymer and of semi-crystalline prepolymer or else a mixture of amorphous polymer and of amorphous prepolymer.

A semi-crystalline polymer or prepolymer, within the meaning of the invention, denotes a polymer or a prepolymer which exhibits a glass transition temperature determined by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) according to standard ISO 6721-11: 2019 and a melting point (Tf) determined according to standard ISO 11357-3: 2013, and an enthalpy of crystallization during the cooling step at a speed of 20K / min in DSC measured according to standard ISO 11357-3 of 2013 greater than 10 J / g, preferably greater than 30 J / g, and even more preferably between 30 and 40 J / g.

An amorphous polymer or prepolymer within the meaning of the invention denotes a polymer or a prepolymer which exhibits only a glass transition temperature (no melting point (Tm)),

In a first variant, said mixture consists of a non-reactive thermoplastic polymer which is an amorphous polymer and of a reactive thermoplastic prepolymer which is semi-crystalline.

In a second variant, said mixture consists of a non-reactive thermoplastic polymer which is a semi-crystalline polymer and of a reactive thermoplastic prepolymer which is amorphous.

In an embodiment of the first or second variant, said non-reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer or said semi-reactive thermoplastic prepolymer. crystalline is chosen from: polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyaryl ether ketones (PAEK), in particular poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK); polyaryl ether ketone ketone (PAEKK), in particular aromatic poly (ether ketone ketone) (PEKK)); polyarylsulphides, in particular polyphenylene sulphides (PPS); polyamides (PA), in particular semi-aromatic polyamides (polyphthalamides) optionally modified by urea units; polyolefins, in particular polyethylene and polypropylene, excluding atactic polypropylene, polylactic acid (PLA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and their mixtures, in particular a mixture of PEKK and PEI in which PEKK is predominantly, preferably from 90-10% by weight to 60-40% by weight, in particular from 90-10% by weight to 70-30% by weight.

Advantageously, said non-reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer or said reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic prepolymer is chosen from: polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyaryl ether ketones (PAEK), in particular poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK); polyaryl ether ketone ketone (PAEKK), in particular aromatic poly (ether ketone ketone) (PEKK)); polyamides (PA), in particular semi-aromatic polyamides (polyphthalamides) optionally modified by urea units; polyolefins, in particular polyethylene and polypropylene, excluding atactic polypropylene, polylactic acid (PLA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and their mixtures, in particular a mixture of PEKK and PEI in which PEKK is predominantly, preferably from 90-10% by weight to 60-40% by weight, in particular from 90-10% by weight to 70-30% by weight.

In one embodiment of the first or second variant, said amorphous non-reactive thermoplastic polymer or said amorphous reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is chosen from: polyamides, polyetherimides (PEI), polyarylsulphones, in particular polyphenylene sulfones (PPSUs) ); polyacrylates, in particular polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC).

Advantageously, said amorphous non-reactive thermoplastic polymer or said amorphous reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is chosen from: polyamides, polyetherimides (PEI), polyaryl sulfones, in particular polyphenylene sulfones (PPSU); and polycarbonate (PC).

Advantageously, said reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer is chosen from polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and semi-aromatic polyamides.

The nomenclature used to define polyamides is described in standard ISO 1874-1: 2011 "Plastics - Polyamide materials (PA) for molding and extrusion - Part 1: Designation", in particular on page 3 (tables 1 and 2) and is indeed known to those skilled in the art. The polyamides are in particular of formula X / YAr, as described in EP1505099, in particular a semi-aromatic polyamide of formula A / XT in which A is chosen from a unit obtained from an amino acid, a unit obtained from 'a lactam and a unit corresponding to the formula (diamine in Ca). (Cb diacid), with a representing the number of carbon atoms of the diamine and b representing the number of carbon atoms of the diacid, a and b each being between 4 and 36, advantageously between 9 and 18, the unit (Ca diamine) being chosen from aliphatic, linear or branched diamines, cycloaliphatic diamines and alkylaromatic diamines and the unit (Cb diacid) being chosen from aliphatic, linear or branched diacids, cycloaliphatic diacids and aromatic diacids ;

XT denotes a unit obtained from the polycondensation of a Cx diamine and terephthalic acid, with x representing the number of carbon atoms of the Cx diamine, x being between 6 and 36, advantageously between 9 and 18, in particular a polyamide of formula A / 6T, A / 9T, A / 10T or A / 11 T, A being as defined above, in particular a polyamide chosen from a PA MPMDT / 6T, a PA11 / 10T , one PA 5T / 10T, one PA 11 / BACT, one PA 11 / 6T / 10T, one PA MXDT / 10T, one PA MPMDT / 10T, one PA BACT / 10T, one PA BACT / 6T, PA BACT / 10T / 6T, one PA 11 / BACT / 6T, PA 11 / MPMDT / 6T, PA 11 / MPMDT / 10T, PA 11 / BACT / 10T, one PA 11 / MXDT / 10T, one 11 / 5T / 10T.

T is terephthalic acid, MXD is m-xylylenediamine, MPMD is methylpentamethylene diamine, and BAC is bis (aminomethyl) cyclohexane.

It is obvious that when the semi-aromatic polyamide A XT is not semi-crystalline over its entire phase diagram, A / XT is chosen in its semi-crystalline fraction.

In another embodiment of the first or second variant, said at least non-reactive amorphous thermoplastic polymer or said amorphous reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is chosen from: polycarbonate and polyamides (PA), in particular cycloaliphatic or semi-polyamides. aromatics (polyphthalamides) optionally modified by urea units.

Likewise, it is quite obvious that when the cycloaliphatic or semi-aromatic polyamide A / XT is not amorphous over its entire phase diagram, it is chosen from its amorphous fraction.

The cycloaliphatic polyamide is in particular a polyamide of formula XY in which X is at least one cycloaliphatic diamine which can be chosen from bis (3,5-dialkyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) -methane, bis (3,5-dialkyl- 4-aminocyclohexyl) ethane, bis (3,5-dialkyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) -propane, bis (3,5-dialkyl-4-aminocyclo-hexyl) -butane, bis- (3-methyl-4- aminocyclohexyl) -methane or 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diamino-dicyclohexyl-methane commonly known as (BMACM) or (MACM) (and noted B below), bis (p-aminocyclohexyl) - commonly called methane (PACM) (and denoted P below), in particular Dicykan®, isopropylidènedi (cyclohexylamine) commonly referred to as (PACP), isophorone-diamine (denoted IPD below) and 2,6 -bis (amino methyl) norbornane commonly referred to as (BAMN) and bis (aminomethyl) cyclohexane (BAC), in particular 1, 3-BAC or, in particular 1, 4-BAC, advantageously chosen from bis- (3-methyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) -methane or 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diamino-dicyclohexyl-methane commonly known as (BMACM) or (MACM) (and noted B below), bis ( p-aminocyclohexyl) -methane commonly known as (PACM) (and noted P below) and bis (aminomethyl) cyclohexane (BAC), in particular 1, 3- BAC or 1a, in particular 1, 4-BAC, and in which Y is at least one C4-C36 aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, preferably C6-C18, preferably C6-C12, more preferably C10-C12 or an aromatic dicarboxylic acid such as isophthalic and terepthalic acid. In yet another embodiment of the first or second variant, said mixture consists of said non-reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer which is chosen from the compounds defined above and of said amorphous reactive thermoplastic prepolymer which is chosen from the compounds above. above defined.

In another embodiment, said mixture consists of said non-reactive amorphous thermoplastic polymer which is chosen from the compounds defined above and said semi-crystalline reactive thermoplastic prepolymer which is chosen from the compounds defined above.

In one embodiment, the number-average molecular mass Mn of said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer is from 10,000 to 40,000, preferably from 14,000 to 25,000 and more preferably from 15,000 to 21,000 g / mol.

In another embodiment, the number average molecular weight Mn of said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is from 500 to less than 10,000, preferably from 2000 to 8,000. The average molecular weight of said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer corresponds to the initial average molecular weight, that is to say before impregnation of the fibrous material.

In yet another embodiment, the number-average molecular weight Mn of said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer is from 10,000 to 40,000, preferably from 14,000 to 25,000 and more preferably from 15,000 to 21,000 g / mol and the average molecular weight in Mn number of said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is from 500 to less than 10,000, preferably from 2,000 to 8,000.

Whatever the embodiment of said mixture defined above, the thermoplastic polymer may be of a type different from that of the thermoplastic prepolymer, that is to say i.e., for example, the non-reactive polymer can be polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and the prepolymer can be polycarbonate (PC) or vice versa.

The thermoplastic polymer can be of the same type as that of the thermoplastic prepolymer, that is to say for example that the non-reactive polymer can be an aliphatic polyamide and that the prepolymer can be a semi-aromatic polyamide or vice versa or that the non-reactive polymer may be an aliphatic polyamide and the prepolymer may be an aliphatic but different polyamide or the non-reactive polymer may be an aliphatic polyamide and the reactive prepolymer may be an aliphatic but identical polyamide.

Advantageously, the non-reactive thermoplastic polymer is of the same type as that of the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer, in particular the non-reactive thermoplastic polymer is a semi-aromatic polyamide and the reactive prepolymer is a semi-aromatic or aliphatic polyamide, in particular the thermoplastic polymer. non-reactive and the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer are both semi-aromatic.

Regarding the composition

Said composition comprises a mixture of at least one non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and at least one thermoplastic prepolymer.

In one embodiment, said composition comprises:

33 to 100% by weight of a mixture of at least one non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and at least one reactive thermoplastic prepolymer,

0 to 20% by weight of at least one impact modifier, in particular 1 to 20% by weight of at least one impact modifier,

0 to 20% by weight of at least one plasticizer, in particular 1 to 20% by weight of at least one plasticizer,

0 to 25% by weight of at least one flame retardant, in particular 1 to 20% by weight of at least one flame retardant,

0 to 2% by weight of at least one additive, in particular 0.1 to 2% by weight of at least one additive, the sum of the different constituents being equal to 100%.

Advantageously, said mixture consists of a single non-reactive thermoplastic polymer and a single reactive thermoplastic prepolymer.

In one embodiment, said composition consists of:

0 to 20% by weight of at least one impact modifier, in particular 1 to 20% by weight of at least one impact modifier, 0 to 20% by weight of at least one plasticizer, in particular 1 to 20% by weight of at least one plasticizer,

The shock modifier

The impact modifiers are well known to those skilled in the art and the impact modifier is advantageously constituted by a polymer having a flexural modulus of less than 100 MPa measured according to the ISO 178 standard and of Tg of less than 0 ° C (measured according to the standard 11357-2: 2013 at the inflection point of the DSC thermogram), in particular a polyolefin.

In one embodiment, PEBAs are excluded from the definition of impact modifiers.

The polyolefin of the impact modifier can be functionalized or non-functionalized or be a mixture of at least one functionalized and / or at least one non-functionalized.

The flame retardant

Said flame retardants can be halogen-free flame retardants, as described in US 2008/0274355 and in particular a metal salt chosen from a metal salt of phosphinic acid, a metal salt of diphosphinic acid, a polymer containing at least one salt metal of phosphinic acid, a polymer containing at least one metal salt of diphosphinic acid or red phosphorus, an oxide of antimony, an oxide of zinc, an oxide of iron, an oxide of magnesium or metal borates such as a zinc borate or else melamine pyrophosphates and melamine cyanurates. They can also be halogenated flame retardants such as brominated or polybrominated polystyrene, brominated polycarbonate or brominated phenol.

Additives

Said composition can also include additives.

The additives can be chosen from an antioxidant, a heat stabilizer, a UV absorber, a light stabilizer, a lubricant, an inorganic filler, a nucleating agent, a plasticizer, a colorant, carbonaceous fillers, in particular. carbon black and carbon nanofillers.

In one embodiment, said composition further comprises carbonaceous fillers, in particular carbon black or carbonaceous nanofibrils, preferably chosen from graphenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibrils or their mixtures. Regarding the fibrous material

Regarding the constituent fibers of said fibrous material, they are in particular fibers of mineral, organic or plant origin.

Advantageously, said fibrous material can be sized or not sized.

Said fibrous material can therefore comprise up to 0.1% by weight of an organic material (thermosetting or thermoplastic resin type) called sizing.

Among the fibers of mineral origin, mention may be made of carbon fibers, glass fibers, basalt or basalt-based fibers, silica fibers, or silicon carbide fibers, for example. Among the fibers of organic origin, mention may be made of fibers based on a thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer, such as semi-aromatic polyamide fibers, aramid fibers or polyolefin fibers, for example. Preferably, they are based on an amorphous thermoplastic polymer and have a glass transition temperature Tg greater than the Tg of the polymer or mixture of thermoplastic polymer constituting the pre-impregnation matrix when the latter is amorphous, or greater than the Tm of the polymer or mixture of thermoplastic polymer constituting the prepreg matrix when the latter is semi-crystalline. Advantageously, they are based on semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer and have a melting point Tm greater than the Tg of the polymer or mixture of thermoplastic polymer constituting the pre-impregnation matrix when the latter is amorphous, or greater than the Tm of the polymer or mixture of thermoplastic polymer constituting the prepreg matrix when the latter is semi-crystalline. Thus, there is no risk of fusion for the organic fibers constituting the fibrous material during impregnation with the thermoplastic matrix of the final composite. Among the fibers of plant origin, mention may be made of natural fibers based on flax, hemp, lignin, bamboo, silk, in particular spider silk, sisal, and other cellulose fibers, in particular viscose. These fibers of plant origin can be used neat, treated or coated with a coating layer, in order to facilitate the adhesion and impregnation of the thermoplastic polymer matrix.

The fibrous material can also be fabric, braided or woven with fibers.

It can also correspond to fibers with retaining threads.

These constitution fibers can be used alone or in mixtures. Thus, organic fibers can be mixed with mineral fibers to be pre-impregnated with thermoplastic polymer powder and to form the pre-impregnated fibrous material.

The rovings of organic fibers can have several grammages. They can also have several geometries. The fibers constituting the fibrous material may besides being in the form of a mixture of these reinforcing fibers of different geometries. Fibers are continuous fibers.

Preferably, the fibrous material consists of continuous carbon or glass fibers or their mixture, in particular carbon fibers. It is used as a wick or several wicks.

Advantageously, the number of fibers in said fibrous material for carbon fibers is greater than or equal to 3K, in particular greater than or equal to 6K, in particular greater than or equal to 12K, in particular chosen from 12K, 24K, 48K, 50K and 400K , in particular 12K, 24K, 48K and 50K or the basis weight for the fiberglass is greater than or equal to 1200 Tex, in particular greater than or equal to 2400 Tex, greater than or equal to 4800 Tex.

Regarding the prepreg fibrous material and impregnated fibrous material

According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a fibrous material impregnated with a composition comprising a mixture as defined above.

According to yet another aspect, the present invention relates to a fibrous material pre-impregnated with a composition comprising a mixture as defined above.

As indicated below in the various embodiments of the process for preparing said impregnated fibrous material, the latter can be obtained by impregnating said fibrous material with said composition comprising said mixture defined above, by the molten route, or with a prior step pre-impregnation of said fibrous material with said composition comprising said mixture defined above, in powder form.

We must therefore distinguish two types of fibrous materials:

A fibrous material prepreg before polymerization of said non-reactive prepolymer, said fibrous material being pre-impregnated with said composition comprising said mixture in powder form, and a fibrous material impregnated with said composition comprising said mixture, by the molten route, and therefore after polymerization of said non-reactive prepolymer.

Said impregnated fibrous material then comprises a mixture of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer, reactive thermoplastic prepolymer which has polymerized with itself as well as a non-reactive thermoplastic polymer which has polymerized with one or more reactive prepolymers.

The Mn of the prepolymer having polymerized with itself is then at least 20% greater than the initial Mn of the prepolymer before any polymerization, in particular by at least 50%, in particular by at least 100%, more particularly at least 200%.

Said impregnated or prepreg fibrous material has a number of fibers in said fibrous material for carbon fibers greater than or equal to 3K, in particular greater than or equal to 6K, in particular greater than or equal to 12K, in particular chosen from 12K, 24K , 48K, 50K and 400K, including 12K, 24K, 48K and 50K or a grammage for fiberglass greater than or equal to 1200 Tex, in particular greater than or equal to 2400 Tex, greater than or equal to 4800 Tex.

Advantageously, said impregnated fibrous material has a constant volume of fibers in at least 70% of the volume of the impregnated fibrous material, in particular in at least 80% of the volume of the impregnated fibrous material, in particular in at least 90% of the volume of the material impregnated fibrous material, more particularly in at least 95% of the volume of the impregnated fibrous material.

More advantageously, said impregnated fibrous material has a porosity rate of less than 10%, in particular less than 5%, in particular less than 2%.

In one embodiment, said impregnated fibrous material is monolayer.

In another embodiment, said impregnated fibrous material is non-flexible.

In yet another embodiment, said impregnated fibrous material is monolayer and not flexible.

The term “monolayer” means that when the impregnation of the fibrous material is carried out, the impregnation having been carried out in a particularly homogeneous manner and to the core, and in particular with at least one development during the impregnation, said fibrous material and the polymer are inseparable from each other and form a material consisting of a single layer based on fibers and polymer blend.

In other words, the term "monolayer" means that the fiber volume ratio and fiber distribution is substantially the same on average across the midplane of the fibrous material over the entire length of said fibrous material.

The term “substantially” means that the fiber content by volume and the distribution of fibers is at least 70% on average identical on either side of the median plane of the fibrous material over the entire length of said fibrous material, in particular at minus 80%, in particular at least 90% and more particularly at least 95%.

Regarding the process

According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a process for preparing an impregnated fibrous material as defined above, or a prepreg fibrous material as defined above, characterized in that it comprises a pre-impregnation step or a step of impregnating said fibrous material with a composition comprising a mixture as defined above.

In a first variant of the process, said impregnation step is carried out by the molten route, in particular at high speed, in particular at a speed of at least 0.3 to 10 m / min for the molten route, in particular at less 2 m / min.

Advantageously, said comprises the following steps: i) impregnation of a fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixture by the molten route, in particular by pultrusion, by extrusion at the head of molten polymer, to obtain an impregnated fibrous material, ii) optionally a shaping and shaping step calibration of said impregnated fibrous material to obtain an impregnated fibrous material consisting of a ribbon in the form of a thin strip with a thickness of 0.05 to 5 mm and preferably 0.15 to 1.3 mm in thickness.

In one embodiment, at least one expansion during the impregnation is carried out in particular at the level of at least one upstream tie-up or in the impregnation system.

In a second variant of the process, the fibers are heated by means of an oven, preferably by IR, upstream of the impregnation system.

In a third variant of the method, said method comprises a step of pre-impregnating said fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixture in powder form.

Advantageously, said pre-impregnation is carried out with a system chosen from among a fluidized bed, spraying by gun, by continuously passing the fibers through an aqueous dispersion of powder of said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer or aqueous dispersion of particles of said thermoplastic polymer or emulsion or aqueous suspension of said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer, in particular at high speed.

This prepregnation process can be carried out as described in WO 2018/115736 for the fluidized bed, in WO 2018/115737 for the aqueous dispersion and in WO 2018/115739.

In one embodiment, at least one expansion during the pre-impregnation is carried out in particular at the level of at least one embedding (E ’) upstream or in the impregnation system.

The impregnation step can thus be carried out in particular by extrusion at the right head of the polymer matrix and passage of said wick or of said wicks through this square head then passage through a heated die, the square head being provided with fixed or rotating clamps (E ') on which the wick runs, thus causing said fibrous material to open out (or also called “wick”) allowing pre-impregnation of said wick.

By embedding part (E ’), it is necessary to understand any system on which the wick has the possibility of scrolling in the tank. The stopper (E ’) can be any shape as long as the bit can slide over it.

Advantageously, it is cylindrical.

In one embodiment of this second variant, said method comprises at least one step of heating without jamming said prepreg fibrous material. In another embodiment of this second variant, said method comprises at least one heating step carried out by means of at least one jamming part (E) and at least one heating system, said wick or said wicks being in contact with part or all of the surface of said at least one jamming part (E) and partially or totally running along the surface of said at least one jamming part (E) close to, at the level from or after the heating system.

Said method of this other embodiment of this second variant can be carried out as described in WO 2018/234439 or WO 2018/234434 except for certain locations of the embedding part relative to the heating system.

Indeed, the jam part (s) (E) are either in the environment of the heating system, that is to say that they are not outside the heating system, or they are all located or included after the heating system and therefore outside it at a distance of 1 cm to 100 cm.

In the latter case, said polymer having pre-impregnated the fibrous material is then at a temperature greater than or equal to its Tg.

In the case where more than one tie-off is used, the tie-offs are at a distance of 5 to 15 cm.

It is obvious that it would not be departing from the scope of the invention if one or more jamming parts (E) were located near and at the level of and after the heating system, or else near the and at the level of the heating system. level of the heating system or near and after the heating system or even at and after the heating system.

The stopper (E) is as described for (E ’). However (E) and (E ’) may be the same or different.

A development of the fibrous material takes place during its partial or total scrolling on the said embedding part (s) (E).

It is preceded during the passage of the wick in the heating system, before its partial or total scrolling on the said blocking part (s) (E), by a retraction of the wick due to the melting of the polymer. on said wick.

This development combined with the melting of said composition comprising said mixing by the heating system and with the retraction of the wick make it possible to homogenize the pre-impregnation and finalize the impregnation and thus to have an impregnation to the heart and to have a high rate of fibers by volume, in particular constant in at least 70% of the volume of the fibrous material, in particular in at least 80% of the volume of the fibrous material, in particular in at least 90% of the volume of the fibrous material, more particularly in at least less 95% of the volume of the fibrous material, as well as decrease the porosity. Advantageously, the percentage of blooming during the heating step is approximately 0 to 300%, in particular from 0 to 50%.

The different blooms during the heating step combined with the melting of the thermoplastic polymer and the retraction of the wick during said heating step make it possible to obtain an impregnated fiber rate after the heating step ranging from 45% to 64% by volume, preferably 50 to 60% by volume, in particular 54 to 60% by volume, the fiber content by volume and the distribution of the fibers being substantially identical on average on either side of the median plane fibrous material over the entire length of said fibrous material thus leading to the production of a fibrous material, in particular single-layer.

Below 45% fibers, the reinforcement is of no interest in terms of mechanical properties.

Above 65%, the limits of the process are reached and the mechanical properties are lost again.

Advantageously, the heating system is chosen from an infrared lamp, a UV lamp, convection heating, microwave heating, laser heating and High Frequency (HF) heating.

In one embodiment, said method defined above comprises the following steps: i) Pre-impregnation of a fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixing by fluidized bed in a tank, equipped or not with at least one tie-off ( E '), by spraying with a nozzle or gun by dry process in a tank, equipped or not with at least one embedding (E') to obtain a pre-impregnated fibrous material, ii) step of heating without jamming of said pre-impregnated fibrous material -impregnated to obtain a fibrous material pre-impregnated with said mixture of molten polymer (s) and prepolymer (s), iii) heating step carried out by means of at least one jamming part (E) and at least one heating system, as defined in claim 23 or 24 to obtain an impregnated fibrous material, iv) optionally a step of shaping and calibrating the wick or said parallel wicks of said impregnated fibrous material to obtain an impregnated fibrous material consisting of 'a ribbon or in the form of a thin strip.

In another embodiment, said method defined above comprises the following steps: i) Pre-impregnation of a fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixture by continuously passing the fibers through a fluid bed of dry polymer powder, a aqueous dispersion of polymer powder or aqueous dispersion of polymer particles or aqueous emulsion or suspension of polymer, ii) step of heating without blocking said prepreg fibrous material to obtain a fibrous material impregnated with said mixture of molten polymer (s) and prepolymer (s), iii) optionally a heating step carried out by means of at least one piece of embedding (E) and at least one heating system to obtain an impregnated fibrous material, iv) optionally a step of shaping and calibrating the wick or said parallel wicks of said impregnated fibrous material to obtain a fibrous material impregnated with said mixture of partially or fully polymerized polymer (s) and prepolymer (s), consisting of a ribbon in the form of a thin strip.

In one embodiment, one or more impregnation (s) (E ”) is (are) present upstream of the impregnation or pre-impregnation step of said process defined above. In another embodiment, said process defined above is carried out for the dry powder route at a speed of 5 to 30 m / min and for the aqueous dispersion at a speed of at least 5 m / min.

According to another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of an impregnated fibrous material, as defined above, for the preparation of ribbons suitable for the manufacture of three-dimensional composite parts, by automatic depositing of said ribbons by means of 'a robot.

According to yet another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of an impregnated fibrous material, as defined above, for the preparation of thermoformable sheets. Advantageously, the impregnated fibrous material is precut into pieces, said pieces being associated at random or oriented for the preparation of the thermoformable sheet.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Synthesis of BACT / 10T

The following procedure is an example of a preparation process, and is not limiting. It is representative of all the compositions according to the invention:

In a 14-liter autoclave reactor, 5 kg of the following raw materials are introduced:

- 500 g of water,

- diamines,

- the amino acid (possibly),

- terepthalic acid and possibly one or more other diacids,

- 35 g of sodium hypophosphite in solution,

- 0.1 g of a WACKER AK1000 defoamer (Wacker Silicones company). The closed reactor is purged of its residual oxygen and then heated to a temperature of 280 ° C. of the material. After 30 minutes of stirring under these conditions, the pressurized vapor which has formed in the reactor is gradually relaxed over 60 minutes, while gradually increasing the material temperature so that it is established at Tm + 10 ° C at atmospheric pressure.

To obtain the prepolymer, the expansion must be stopped at about 15 bars or have greatly limited the polymer to block its development.

The polymer or oligomer (prepolymer) is then drained through the bottom valve, then cooled in a tank of water and then crushed.

Example 2: Impregnation of a fibrous material (carbon fiber) with a powder of non-reactive polymer or of reactive prepolymer or a mixture of the two.

The 1/4 ”Toray carbon fiber fibrous material, 12K T700S 31 E) was pre-impregnated in a fluidized bed and then impregnated by heating as described in WO2018 / 234439 with a powder: of a non-reactive polymer (Rilsan® Clear G850 Rnew® (Arkema) with Tg = 150 ° C and solution viscosity of 1, 2 (measured in m-cresol, at 20 ° C, according to ISO 307: 2019, using a micro-Ubbelohde SCHOTT tube type 538-23 IIC) corresponding to an Mn of 20,000 g / mol or BACT / 10T (51.9 / 48.1 by weight) of Mn = 20,000 g / mol and of Tg = 160 ° C or Xenoy ™ (PC / PBT SABIC) (1103 or HX5600HP)); or a reactive BACT / 10T prepolymer (51.9 / 48.1 by weight) of Mn = 6300 g / mol and Tg = 160 ° C; or a 60/40 mixture of non-reactive polymer (Rilsan® Clear G850 Rnew® (Arkema) with Tg = 150 ° C and a solution viscosity of 1, 2 (measured in m-cresol, at 20 ° C, according to ISO 307: 2019, using a micro-Ubbelohde SCHOTT type 538-23 IIC tube) corresponding to an Mn of 20,000 g / mol and reactive BACT / 10T prepolymer (51.9 / 48.1 by weight) of Mn = 6300 g / mol and Tg = 160 ° C.

Example 3: Comparison of the viscosity and ductility of different compositions of amorphous or semi-crystalline polymer and prepolymer and of their mixture.

The viscosity is measured in plane-to-plane rheology at 1 Hz and 2% deformation, at a temperature of 300 ° C, and the ductility is determined by the elongation at break at temperature at 23 ° C as measured according to ISO 527 -1/2: 2012. The machine used is of the INSTRON® 5966 type. The crosshead speed is 5 mm / min. The test conditions are 23 ° C, dry. The ISO 527 1 A geometry samples having previously been conditioned for 2 weeks at 23 ° C, 50% RH. The deformation is measured by a contact extensometer. The results are shown in Table 1.

[Tables 1]

C1 to C3: comparative compositions

11 to I3: composition according to the invention

Results:

11: the 60/40 mixture by weight of non-reactive amorphous polymer G850 and reactive semi-crystalline BACT / 10T prepolymer (mass 6300 g / mol) is more fluid before in situ polymerization of the BACT / 10T prepolymer than pure G850 and the mixture is ductile after in situ polymerization as was pure G850.

12: the 20/80 mixture by weight of non-reactive amorphous polymer G850 and reactive semi-crystalline BACT / 10T prepolymer (mass 6300g / mol) is more fluid (100Pa.s) before poly in situ of the BACT / 10T prepolymer than the Pure G850 and more ductile than pure BACT / 10T (Mn 20,000g / mol) after in situ polymerization of the BACT / 10T prepolymer up to 15,000g / mol.

I3: the 40/60 mixture by weight of amorphous PC polymer and of PBT prepolymer (prepolymer mass 5000 g / mol) is more fluid before polymerization than the commercial PC / PBT mixture, and after polymerization of the PBT, the mixture is ductile like the commercial product and has a Tm of 220 ° C comparable to the commercial product.

Example 4: Determination of the porosity rate by image analysis

The porosity was determined by image analysis on a 1/4 ”carbon fiber wick impregnated with MPMDT / 10T in a fluidized bed with upstream jams followed by a heating step as defined above.

It is less than 5%. Example 5: Determination of the porosity rate the relative difference between theoretical density and experimental density (general method) a) The data required are:

- The density of the thermoplastic matrix

- The density of fibers

- The basis weight of the reinforcement: linear density (g / m) for example for a ¼ inch tape (from a single row) weight per unit area (g / m ² ) for example for a wider tape or a fabric b) Measurements to achieve :

The number of samples must be at least 30 so that the result is representative of the material studied.

The measures to be carried out are:

- The size of the samples taken:

Length (if linear density known).

Length and width (if mass per unit area known).

- The experimental density of the samples taken:

Mass measurements in air and water.

- The measurement of the fiber content is determined according to ISO 1172: 1999 or by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) as determined for example in the document B. Benzler, Applikationslabor, Mettler Toledo, Giesen, UserCom 1/2001.

The measurement of the carbon fiber content can be determined according to ISO 14127: 2008.

Determination of the theoretical fiber mass rate: a) Determination of the theoretical mass fiber rate: [Math 1] mi- L

% Mf _th =

_Me ir

With mi the linear density of the tape,

L the length of the sample and

Me _air the mass of the sample measured in air.

The variation in the mass rate of fibers is assumed to be directly related to a variation in the matrix rate without taking into account the variation in the quantity of fibers in the reinforcement. b) Determination of the theoretical density: [Math 2]

1 d ^{th =} 1 ^~ % Mf _{th 1} % Mfa d _m df

With d _m and d _f the respective densities of the matrix and the fibers.

The theoretical density thus calculated is the density accessible if there is no porosity in the samples. c) Evaluation of the porosity:

Porosity is then the relative difference between theoretical density and experimental density.

Claims

1. Use of a composition with a fibrous material for the preparation of a fibrous material impregnated with said composition, said composition comprising a mixture of at least one non-reactive thermoplastic polymer of Tg> 40 ° C, in particular> 100 ° C. , in particular> 120 ° C, and at least one reactive thermoplastic prepolymer, the proportion by weight of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer / reactive thermoplastic prepolymer being from 5/95 to 95/5, the non-reactive thermoplastic polymer being a polymer amorphous and the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer a semi-crystalline polymer or the non-reactive thermoplastic polymer being a semi-crystalline polymer and the reactive thermoplastic prepolymer an amorphous polymer, said non-reactive amorphous thermoplastic polymer or said amorphous reactive thermoplastic prepolymer being chosen from: polyamides , polyetherimides (PEI), polyaryl sulfones, in particular polyphenylene sulfones (PPSU); and polycarbonate (PC), and said non-reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer or said reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic prepolymer being selected from: polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyaryl ether ketones (PAEK), in particular poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK); polyaryl ether ketone ketone (PAEKK), in particular aromatic poly (ether ketone ketone) (PEKK)); polyamides (PA), in particular semi-aromatic polyamides (polyphthalamides) optionally modified by urea units; polyolefins, in particular polyethylene and polypropylene, excluding atactic polypropylene, polylactic acid (PLA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and their mixtures, in particular a mixture of PEKK and PEI in which PEKK is predominant, preferably from 90-10% by weight to 60-40% by weight, in particular from 90-10% by weight to 70-30% by weight, for the preparation of a fibrous material impregnated with said composition, said composition exhibiting an initial viscosity in the molten state during impregnation, as measured in plane-to-plane rheology at 1 Hz and 2% deformation, at a temperature of 300 ° C, lower than the viscosity of the same composition devoid of reactive prepolymer, measured under the same conditions and / or ductility, after in situ polymerization of said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer in said composition during impregnation and after impregnation, at least equivalent, in particular greater, than the ductility of the same composition there is no polymer non-reactive thermoplastic, and in which said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is polymerized to the same number-average molecular weight (Mn).

2. Use according to claim 1, wherein the proportion by weight of non-reactive thermoplastic polymer / reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is from 5/95 to 95/5, in particular from 20/80 to 80/20, in particular from 30/70 at 70/30, preferably 40/60 to 60/40.

3. Use according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said reactive semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer is chosen from polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and semi-aromatic polyamides.

4. Use according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said non-reactive amorphous thermoplastic polymer or said reactive amorphous thermoplastic prepolymer is chosen from: polycarbonate and polyamides (PA), in particular cycloaliphatic polyamides or semi-aromatic (polyphthalamides) optionally modified with urea units;

5. Use according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the number-average molecular mass Mn of said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer is from 10,000 to 40,000, preferably from 14,000 to 25,000 and more preferably from 15,000 to 21,000 g / mol.

6. Use according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the number-average molecular weight Mn of said reactive thermoplastic prepolymer is from 500 to less than 10,000, preferably from 2000 to 8000.

7. Fibrous material impregnated with a composition comprising a mixture as defined in one of claims 1 to 6.

8. Impregnated fibrous material according to claim 7, characterized in that the number of fibers in said fibrous material for carbon fibers is greater than or equal to 3K, in particular greater than or equal to 6K, in particular greater than or equal to 12K, in particular chosen from 12K, 24K, 48K, 50K and 400K, in particular 12K, 24K, 48K and 50K or the basis weight for the glass fiber is greater than or equal to 1200 Tex, in particular greater than or equal to 2400 Tex, greater than or equal to 4800 Tex.

9. Impregnated fibrous material according to one of claims 7 to 8, characterized in that the fiber content by volume is constant in at least 70% of the volume of the impregnated fibrous material, in particular in at least 80% of the volume of the fibrous material. impregnated, in particular in at least 90% of the volume of the impregnated fibrous material, more particularly in at least 95% of the volume of the impregnated fibrous material.

10. Impregnated fibrous material according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the level of porosity in said impregnated fibrous material is less than 10%, in particular less than 5%, in particular less than 2%.

11. Impregnated fibrous material according to one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that said impregnated fibrous material is monolayer.

12. Impregnated fibrous material according to one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that said impregnated fibrous material is non-flexible.

13. Fibrous material pre-impregnated with a composition comprising a mixture as defined in one of claims 1 to 6.

14. Process for preparing an impregnated fibrous material as defined in one of claims 7 to 12, or a prepreg fibrous material as defined in claim 13, characterized in that it comprises a step pre-impregnation or a step of impregnating said fibrous material with a composition comprising a mixture as defined in one of claims 1 to 6.

15. The method of claim 14, characterized in that said impregnation step is carried out by the molten route, in particular at high speed, in particular at a speed of at least 0.3 to 10 m / min for the molten route, in particular at least 2 m / min.

16. The method of claim 14 or 15, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: i) impregnation of a fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixture by the molten route, in particular by pultrusion, by extrusion at a square head of molten polymer, to obtain an impregnated fibrous material, ii) optionally a step of shaping and calibrating said impregnated fibrous material to obtain an impregnated fibrous material consisting of a ribbon under thin strip shape with a thickness of 0.05 to 5 mm and preferably 0.15 to 1.3 mm in thickness.

17. Process for preparing an impregnated fibrous material or a prepreg fibrous material according to claim 14, characterized in that it comprises a step of pre-impregnating said fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixture in powder form. .

18. The method of claim 17, characterized in that said pre-impregnation is carried out with a system chosen from a fluidized bed, spraying by gun, by continuously passing the fibers through an aqueous dispersion of powder of said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer or aqueous dispersion of particles of said thermoplastic polymer or aqueous emulsion or suspension of said non-reactive thermoplastic polymer, in particular at high speed.

19. The method of claim 17 or 18, characterized in that it comprises at least one step of heating without jamming said prepreg fibrous material.

20. The method of claim 17 or 18, characterized in that it comprises at least one heating step carried out by means of at least one jamming part (E) and at least one heating system, said wick. or said wicks being in contact with a part or the whole of the surface of said at least one jamming part (E) and partially or totally scrolling on the surface of said at least one jamming part (E) close to the , at or after the heating system.

21. Method according to one of claims 19 or 20, characterized in that the heating system is chosen from an infrared lamp, a UV lamp, convection heating, microwave heating, laser heating and heating. High Frequencies (HF).

22. Method according to one of claims 17 to 21, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: i) Pre-impregnation of a fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixing by fluidized bed in a tank, equipped or not. at least one embarrassment (E '), by spraying by nozzle or gun by dry process in a tank, equipped or not of at least one embedding (E ') to obtain a prepreg fibrous material, ii) step of heating without embedding said prepreg fibrous material to obtain a prepreg fibrous material with said mixture of polymer (s) and prepolymer (s) molten, iii) heating step carried out by means of at least one jamming part (E) and at least one heating system, as defined in claim 23 or 24 to obtain an impregnated fibrous material iv) optionally a step of shaping and calibrating the wick or said parallel wicks of said impregnated fibrous material to obtain an impregnated fibrous material consisting of a ribbon in the form of a thin strip.

23. Method according to one of claims 17 to 22, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: i) Pre-impregnation of a fibrous material with a composition comprising said mixture by continuously passing the fibers through a fluid bed of dry polymer powder, an aqueous dispersion of polymer powder or aqueous dispersion of polymer particles or emulsion or aqueous suspension of polymer, ii) step of heating without hindering said prepreg fibrous material to obtain a fibrous material impregnated with said polymer mixture ( s) and molten prepolymer (s), iii) optionally heating step carried out by means of at least one jamming part (E) and at least one heating system to obtain an impregnated fibrous material, iv) optionally step shaping and calibrating the wick or said parallel wicks of said impregnated fibrous material to obtain a fibrous material impregnated with said mixture of polymer (s) and prepolymer (s) partially or fully cured, consisting of a ribbon in the form of a thin strip.

24. Method according to one of claims 14 to 23, characterized in that one or more embedment (s) (E ”) is (are) present (s) upstream of the impregnation or pre-impregnation step. .

25. Method according to one of claims 17 to 24, characterized in that it is carried out for the dry powder route at a speed of 5 to 30 m / min and for the aqueous dispersion at a speed of at least 5. m / min.

26. Use of an impregnated fibrous material, as defined in one of claims 7 to 13, for the preparation of ribbons suitable for the manufacture of three-dimensional composite parts, by automatic depositing of said ribbons by means of a robot .

27. Use of an impregnated fibrous material, as defined in one of claims 7 to 13, for the preparation of thermoformable sheets.

28. Use according to claim 27, characterized in that the impregnated fibrous material is precut into pieces, said pieces being associated at random or oriented for the preparation of the thermoformable sheet.