JP3634902B2 - Epoxy resin composition for prepreg - Google Patents

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JP3634902B2
JP3634902B2 JP23051195A JP23051195A JP3634902B2 JP 3634902 B2 JP3634902 B2 JP 3634902B2 JP 23051195 A JP23051195 A JP 23051195A JP 23051195 A JP23051195 A JP 23051195A JP 3634902 B2 JP3634902 B2 JP 3634902B2
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彰浩 伊藤
直樹 杉浦
正裕 杉森
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、成形品表面のピンホールの発生および成型品内部のボイドの発生を抑制できるプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
強化繊維にエポキシ樹脂を含浸しシート状としたプリプレグは、繊維強化複合材料の中間材料として、航空機用途から釣竿、ゴルフシャフト等の汎用用途まで広く用いられている。このプリプレグには、大別して、強化繊維を1方向に引き揃えマトリクス樹脂を含浸したUDプリプレグと製織した強化繊維織布にマトリクス樹脂を含浸したクロスプリプレグがある。
【0003】
特に、クロスプリプレグは、大型成形物用途などで広く用いられているのみならず、成形表面に現れる綺麗な織り目模様を利用した意匠性材料としても市場のニーズが高まっている。しかしクロスプリプレグを用いた成形物は、成形品の表面のピンホールと呼ばれる欠陥や成形品内部のボイドが発生しやすく、後加工による修正の必要が多いため、その改善が望まれている。
【0004】
また、UDプリプレグでは、成形品表面のピンホールの発生はほとんど問題にならないが、強度面で成形品内部のボイドの発生は重大な問題である。
【0005】
一般にこのような成形品表面のピンホールの発生、成形品内部のボイドの発生は成形方法や成形条件などに大きく依存することが知られており、従来は成形方法や成形条件を最適化することによりピンホール、ボイドの減少する努力がなされてきた。しかし、成形条件の最適化により良好な成形品が得られる場合でも、その最適な条件の幅は非常に狭いため、熟練工の技術に依存することころが多く、安定して生産することが難しいのが現状である。
また、マトリックス樹脂の特性を適性化することにより外観不良を抑制する試みも一部では検討されているが、満足する結果が得られていないのが現状である。
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は室温でのタック、ドレープ性、保存安定性を犠牲にすることなく、成型品表面のピンホールの発生および成型品内部のボイドの発生を抑制できるプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物を提供することにある。
【0007】
上記課題を解決するために、クロスプリプレグ成形品のピンホールやボイドの発生とマトリックス樹脂組成の関係について鋭意研究した結果、成型品表面のピンホールや成型品内部のボイドの原因となるプリプレグ内部に含まれるあるいは積層時にトラップされた気泡を成形中に効率よく外部に排出できるエポキシ樹脂組成物を見いだし本発明に到達した。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
すなわち、本発明の要旨は、A)ノボラック型エポキシ樹脂10〜50重量%、(B)ビスフェノールF型固形エポキシ樹脂20〜45重量%、(C)25℃で10〜250ポイズのエポキシ樹脂20〜40重量%、(D)(A)〜(C)に溶解する熱可塑性樹脂1〜10重量%からなる樹脂組成物及び(E)ジシアンジアミドを必須成分とするプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物であって、前記(E)成分がプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物中、2〜15重量%であるプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物にある。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下本発明についてさらに詳しく述べる。
成型品内部ボイドや成型品表面のピンホールが発生する原因は、プリプレグ内部から発生する気泡が層間や表面に溜まることにより生じると考えられる。UDプリプレグと比較して、気泡が溜まりやすい織り目を有するクロスプリプレグの成形品は、ボイドや成型品表面のピンホールが発生し易いのはこのためである。この成型品内部のボイドや成型品表面のピンホールの原因となるプリプレグ内部から発生する気泡は、主にマトリックス樹脂に含まれる細かい気泡や、強化繊維中のマトリクスが未含浸部に存在する気体、積層時に層間に咬んだ気泡と考えられる。
【0010】
従って、ボイドや成型品表面のピンホールは、プリプレグ内部、プリプレグの積層体の中の気泡の量を減少する、もしくは気泡、気体を成形中に積層体外部に排出することにより抑制できると考えられる。
【0011】
本発明のエポキシ樹脂は、上記のピンホール、ボイドの発生抑制メカニズムのうち後者の、気泡を成形中に積層体外部に排出するメカニズムに有利なプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物である。
【0012】
本発明の(A)成分であるノボラック型エポキシ樹脂とは、樹脂の主な骨格がフェノールノボラック型、もしくはフェノールノボラック型エポキシ樹脂を主成分とするエポキシ樹脂を指し、具体的にはフェノールノボラック、クレゾールノボラック等のフェノールノボラックをグリシジル化した化合物があげられる。また、これらグリシジル化合物を可塑性などの付与のために変性した樹脂を用いても構わない。もちろんフェノールノボラックを何らかの手法で変性した後、グリシジル化しても構わない。さらに、これらを単独で用いても2種類以上を組み合わせて用いても構わない。
【0013】
(A)成分のフェノールノボラック型エポキシ樹脂としてフェノールノボラック類をグリシジル化して使用するほか、市販のものも使用できる。例えば、大日本インキ化学工業株式会社製の N−660シリーズ、N−730、N−740、N−770シリーズ、N−865,N−510,SIN−620,EXA−1857T,EXA−4506,EXA−4300などの変性ノボラック樹脂、油化シェルエポキシ株式会社製のEp152、Ep154,Ep157シリーズ、Ep180シリーズなど、日本チバガイギー株式会社製のEPN1139シリーズが例示できるが、これらに限定されるものではない。
【0014】
また、樹脂組成物の粘度の調整などのために(A)成分としてノボラック型エポキシ樹脂と他のエポキシ樹脂を混合して用いても、ノボラック型エポキシ樹脂が(A)成分の70%重量以上であり、ボイドおよび成型品表面のピンホールの発生の抑制を阻害しないものであるならば構わない。この時使用できるエポキシ樹脂については特には限定しない。
【0015】
(A)成分の含有量は、(A)から(D)の混合樹脂中に10〜50重量%である。更に好ましくは15〜45重量%である。添加量が10重量%未満あるいは50重量%を超える場合は、他の構成成分とのバランスが崩れ、ボイドおよび成型品表面のピンホールの発生を抑制する効果が得られない。
【0016】
本発明のプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂中の(B)成分で用いるビスフェノールF型エポキシ樹脂は室温において固形であることが必要であり、軟化点が50℃〜130℃であることがさらに好ましい。軟化点が50℃未満であると(B)成分としての添加効果が得られない傾向にある。軟化点が130℃を超えるとプリプレグとした時のドレープ性が失われる傾向にある。
【0017】
(B)成分のビスフェノールF型固形エポキシ樹脂は市販されているものを用いても、以下の合成方法で合成したものを用いても構わない。合成方法としては、市販されている低粘度のビスフェノールF型エポキシ樹脂にジアミノジフェニルメタン、ジアミノジフェニルサルフォンといった硬化剤を適量配合し、反応させることにより得ることができる。得られるビスフェノールF型固形エポキシ樹脂の軟化点は硬化剤の添加量や反応を制御することにより調節される。
【0018】
一般に市販品として入手可能なものとしては、油化シェルエポキシ株式会社製のE4001pシリーズが挙げられるがこれらに限定されるものではない。
本発明の(B)成分であるビスフェノールF型固形エポキシ樹脂の含有量は、成分(A)から(D)の樹脂中に25〜45重量%であることが必要である。この添加量の範囲外では、エポキシ樹脂組成物の成形中における粘度のバランスが崩れ本発明の目的を達成できない。
【0019】
(C)成分としては、25℃での粘度が1〜250ポイズであるエポキシ樹脂がであることが必要である。樹脂組成物中に(C)成分の低粘度樹脂が存在することにより、プリプレグ内部から発生する気泡を抑制する働きが期待できる。
【0020】
(C)成分の含有量は、(A)から(D)の樹脂中に20〜40重量%であることが必要である。この範囲をはずれると、樹脂組成物のバランスが崩れ、本発明の目的を達成し得ない。
【0021】
(C)成分として使用できるエポキシ樹脂としては、上記の粘度、添加量の範囲であれば、いかなるエポキシ樹脂を用いても構わない。2種類以上のエポキシ樹脂を組み合わせ、上記の樹脂粘度に調整して用いても構わない。
【0022】
(C)成分として使用できるエポキシ樹脂としては、グリシジルエーテル系エポキシ樹脂、ビスフェノールA型、ビスフェノールF型エポキシ樹脂、環式脂肪族エポキシ樹脂、グリシジルエステル系エポキシ樹脂、グリシジルアミン系エポキシ樹脂、および複素環式エポキシ樹脂、飽和もしくは不飽和アルキル骨格を有するエポキシ樹脂およびこれらを変性したエポキシ樹脂が挙げられるが上記粘度範囲を満足するものであればこれらに限定されるものではない。
【0023】
本発明における(D)成分は、(A)、(B)、(C)成分のエポキシ樹脂の何れに対しても溶解する熱可塑性樹脂であることが必要である。
この熱可塑性樹脂として好適に用いられる樹脂としてはポリビニルアセタール樹脂やフェノキシ樹脂である。ポリビニルアセタール樹脂としてはポリビニルブチラールまたはポリビニルホルマールが好適に用いられるが、ビニルアセタール部、ビニルアルコール部、およびビニルアセテート部からなり、ビニルアセタール部が70%以上含まれ、平均重合度が700〜2000であることが好ましい。
【0024】
(D)成分の熱可塑性樹脂の含有量は、(A)から(D)の樹脂中に1〜10重量%であることが必要であり、更に好ましくは2〜6重量%である。添加量は10重量%を超えると、樹脂組成物の粘度が上昇し、タックおよびドレープ性が低下し、1重量%未満であると添加によるボイドおよび成型品表面のピンホールの発生を抑制する効果が得られない。
【0025】
本発明の(E)成分であるエポキシ樹脂の硬化剤はジシアンジアミドであることが成型品の高い力学特性を得る点で必要である。(E)成分の添加量は、プリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物全量中2〜15重量%であることが必要である。15重量%を超えると保存安定性が得られず、2重量%未満であると十
分に硬化進行しない場合が生じる。また、ジシアンジアミドには、硬化促進剤を併用することが成形温度が低く抑えることができるので好ましい。硬化促進剤としてはジクロロフェニルジメチルウレアなどの尿素化合物、イミダゾール類、3級アミン化合物などが例示できるがこれに限定するものではない。
【0026】
さらに本発明のプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物において、重要な要素は上述したエポキシ樹脂成分(A)、(B)、(C)を重量比で、(B)/(A)=0.2〜3.5、(C)/(A)=0.2〜3.5とすることであり、(B)/(A)=0.4〜2.5、(C)/(A)=0.2〜2.5がさらに好ましい。
【0027】
エポキシ樹脂成分(A)、(B)、(C)が上記重量比で配合されていることにより、プリプレグのタックドレープ性といった取扱い性、成型品の機械的特性を犠牲にすることなく、成形時の粘度挙動を制御し、ボイドおよびピンホールの原因となるプリプレグ内部から発生する気泡を効率よく外部に排出でき、ボイドおよびピンホールの発生を抑制することができるのである。
【0028】
さらに、上述したエポキシ樹脂組成物に他の特性を犠牲にしない範囲で、消泡剤として上市されている、ボイドおよび成型品表面のピンホールの原因となる気泡を成型品の外部に排出しやすくする添加剤を併用しても構わない。
【0029】
脱泡剤は樹脂組成物100重量部に対して0.3〜2重量部が好ましい。より好ましくは0.5〜1.5重量部である。
脱泡剤は本発明のエポキシ樹脂組成物と比較的相溶性の低いのもが好適で、かつ気泡の自由エネルギーを低下させる界面活性剤的な働きを有する物が好ましいが、これらに限定するものではない。
【0030】
また、本発明のプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物は、30℃で10〜5×10ポイズの粘度であることが好ましい。10ポイズ未満であると、その樹脂組成物を用いたプリプレグはべたつき取扱いづらく、5×10ポイズを超えるとプリプレグのドレープ性が失われるので好ましくない。
【0031】
【実施例】
以下、実施例により本発明を更に具体的に説明する。
【0032】
(実施例1〜10、比較例1〜6)
130℃の油浴中に固定したセパラブルフラスコに成分(A)、(B)、(C)および(D)を表1に示したそれぞれの量比で順に投入し撹拌翼で混合し、溶解を確認した後、冷却した。80℃まで冷めたところで、さらに(E)、3,4−ジクロルフェニル−N,N−ジメチル尿素を加え撹拌翼で十分に混合した。室温に冷ました前記樹脂を離型紙上にドクターナイフを用い樹脂目付162g/mの樹脂フィルムとした。次にこの樹脂フィルム上に弾性率24トン/mmの炭素繊維を12.5本/インチで平織りした三菱レイヨン株式会社製CFクロス(品番:TR3110、目付200g/m)とポリプロピレンフィルムをかさねた後、表面温度90℃のロール対の間を通してクロスプリプレグを作製した。樹脂含有率は約45wt%であった。
【0033】
このクロスプリプレグのタック、ドレープ性、保存安定性と真空バック、オートクレーブ、プレス成型法で各々成形した成形品のボイドおよび外観の評価結果を表1に示した。
【0034】
なお、層間のボイドおよび成型品表面のピンホールは以下のように評価した。
(ボイドおよび外観の評価)
下記に示す成形方法および成形条件で成形して得られるコンポジット板(7cm×7cm)についてボイドおよび成型品表面のピンホールの評価を実施した。ボイドの評価は成形品の断面部(100mm)に存在するボイドの数を顕微鏡を用い肉眼で計数した。表面のピンホールの量は、成形品中央の5cm中に存在するピンホールを肉眼で計数した。
【0035】
(プリプレグのタックおよびドレープ性)
触感テストにより評価した。
【0036】
(プリプレグの保存安定性評価)
プリプレグを25℃で1カ月保管した後のタックおよびドレープ性を感触テストにより評価した。
【0037】
(成形方法および成形条件)
真空バック成形法
離型剤を塗布した厚さ2mmの鉄板上に7cm×7cmに切断したクロスプリプレグを5枚積層し、その上に離型剤を塗布したPETフィルム、ガラス繊維不織布をのせ、その上からナイロンフィルムでバックした。その内部を真空ポンプで減圧した後、1.5℃/分で昇温し、120℃に2時間保持して成形した。
【0038】
オートクレーブ成形法
離型剤を塗布した厚さ2mmの鉄板上に7cm×7cmに切断したクロスプリプレグを5枚積層し、その上に離型剤を塗布したPETフィルム、ガラス繊維不織布をのせ、その上からナイロンフィルムでバックした。オートクレーブ内でその内部を真空ポンプで減圧、窒素ガスにより5kg/cmに加圧しながら、1.5℃/分で昇温し、120℃に2時間保持して成形した。
【0039】
プレス成形
離型剤を塗布した厚さ2mmの鉄板上に7cm×7cmに切断したクロスプリプレグを5枚積層したものを厚さ10mmの鉄板で上下から挟み、あらかじめ120℃に加熱したプレス機セットし、圧力20kg/cm下に2時間放置して成型品を得た。
【0040】
【表1】

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【0041】
【発明の効果】
本発明のエポキシ樹脂組成物をプリプレグのマトリックス樹脂として用いることにより、プリプレグのタック、ドレープ性、保存安定性、および、成形後の機械的特性を犠牲にすることなく、層間のボイドおよび成型品表面のピンホールの発生を抑制することが可能となる。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition for prepreg that can suppress the generation of pinholes on the surface of a molded product and the generation of voids inside the molded product.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A prepreg in which a reinforcing fiber is impregnated with an epoxy resin to form a sheet is widely used as an intermediate material of a fiber-reinforced composite material from aircraft use to general-purpose uses such as fishing rods and golf shafts. This prepreg is roughly classified into a UD prepreg in which reinforcing fibers are aligned in one direction and impregnated with a matrix resin and a cross prepreg in which a woven reinforcing fiber woven fabric is impregnated with a matrix resin.
[0003]
In particular, the cross prepreg is not only widely used for large-sized molded products, but also the market needs are increasing as a designable material using a beautiful texture pattern appearing on the molding surface. However, a molded product using a cross prepreg is likely to have defects called pinholes on the surface of the molded product and voids inside the molded product, and needs to be corrected by post-processing.
[0004]
Further, in the UD prepreg, the occurrence of pinholes on the surface of the molded product is hardly a problem, but the generation of voids inside the molded product is a serious problem in terms of strength.
[0005]
In general, it is known that the occurrence of pinholes on the surface of molded products and the occurrence of voids inside molded products depend largely on the molding method and molding conditions. Conventionally, the molding method and molding conditions must be optimized. As a result, efforts have been made to reduce pinholes and voids. However, even when a good molded product can be obtained by optimizing the molding conditions, the range of the optimum conditions is very narrow, so it often depends on the skill of skilled workers and is difficult to produce stably. Currently.
In addition, some attempts have been made to suppress poor appearance by optimizing the properties of the matrix resin, but the present situation is that satisfactory results have not been obtained.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention provides an epoxy resin composition for a prepreg capable of suppressing the occurrence of pinholes on the surface of a molded product and the generation of voids inside the molded product without sacrificing tack, drape, and storage stability at room temperature. It is in.
[0007]
In order to solve the above problems, as a result of earnest research on the relationship between the generation of pinholes and voids in cross prepreg molded products and the matrix resin composition, it was found that the inside of the prepreg causing pinholes on the surface of the molded products and voids inside the molded products. The inventors have found an epoxy resin composition capable of efficiently discharging bubbles contained or trapped during lamination to the outside during molding, and have reached the present invention.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the gist of the present invention is as follows: A) 10 to 50% by weight of a novolac type epoxy resin, (B) 20 to 45 % by weight of a bisphenol F type solid epoxy resin, and (C) an epoxy resin 20 to 10 to 250 poise at 25 ° C. 40% by weight, (D) a resin composition comprising 1 to 10% by weight of a thermoplastic resin dissolved in (A) to (C), and (E) an epoxy resin composition for prepreg comprising dicyandiamide as an essential component, Said (E) component exists in the epoxy resin composition for prepregs which is 2 to 15 weight % in the epoxy resin composition for prepregs.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is described in further detail below.
The reason why voids in the molded product and pinholes on the surface of the molded product are generated is considered to be caused by air bubbles generated from the inside of the prepreg accumulating in the interlayer or on the surface. This is why, compared to the UD prepreg, the molded product of the cross prepreg having a texture in which bubbles are likely to accumulate tends to generate voids and pinholes on the surface of the molded product. Bubbles generated from the inside of the prepreg that cause voids inside the molded product and pinholes on the surface of the molded product are mainly fine bubbles contained in the matrix resin, or gas that is present in the unimpregnated portion of the matrix in the reinforcing fibers, It is thought that the bubbles were bitten between the layers during lamination.
[0010]
Therefore, it is considered that voids and pinholes on the surface of the molded product can be suppressed by reducing the amount of bubbles inside the prepreg or in the laminate of the prepreg, or by discharging bubbles and gas to the outside of the laminate during molding. .
[0011]
The epoxy resin of the present invention is an epoxy resin composition for prepreg which is advantageous for the latter mechanism of suppressing the occurrence of pinholes and voids, and the latter mechanism for discharging bubbles to the outside of the laminate during molding.
[0012]
The novolak type epoxy resin which is the component (A) of the present invention refers to an epoxy resin whose main skeleton of the resin is a phenol novolak type or a phenol novolak type epoxy resin as a main component, specifically, a phenol novolak or cresol. Examples thereof include compounds obtained by glycidylating phenol novolac such as novolak. Further, a resin obtained by modifying these glycidyl compounds for imparting plasticity or the like may be used. Of course, phenol novolac may be modified by some method and then glycidylated. Furthermore, these may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
[0013]
In addition to using phenol novolacs as a phenol novolac type epoxy resin as component (A), glycidyl can also be used, and commercially available products can also be used. For example, N-660 series, N-730, N-740, N-770 series, N-865, N-510, SIN-620, EXA-1857T, EXA-4506, EXA manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. Examples include, but are not limited to, modified novolak resins such as -4300, EPN1139 series manufactured by Ciba-Geigy Corporation of Japan, such as Ep152, Ep154, Ep157 series, and Ep180 series manufactured by Yuka Shell Epoxy Co., Ltd.
[0014]
Moreover, even if it mixes and uses a novolak-type epoxy resin and another epoxy resin as (A) component for adjustment of the viscosity of a resin composition, etc., a novolak-type epoxy resin is 70% weight or more of (A) component. Yes, as long as it does not hinder the suppression of voids and the generation of pinholes on the surface of the molded product. The epoxy resin that can be used at this time is not particularly limited.
[0015]
(A) Content of a component is 10 to 50 weight% in the mixed resin of (A) to (D). More preferably, it is 15 to 45% by weight. When the addition amount is less than 10% by weight or more than 50% by weight, the balance with other components is lost, and the effect of suppressing the generation of voids and pinholes on the surface of the molded product cannot be obtained.
[0016]
The bisphenol F type epoxy resin used in the component (B) in the epoxy resin for prepreg of the present invention needs to be solid at room temperature, and more preferably has a softening point of 50 ° C to 130 ° C. When the softening point is less than 50 ° C., the addition effect as the component (B) tends to be not obtained. When the softening point is higher than 130 ° C., the drapability when a prepreg is formed tends to be lost.
[0017]
The bisphenol F type solid epoxy resin as the component (B) may be a commercially available one, or one synthesized by the following synthesis method. As a synthesis method, it can be obtained by mixing an appropriate amount of a curing agent such as diaminodiphenylmethane and diaminodiphenylsulfone with a commercially available low-viscosity bisphenol F-type epoxy resin. The softening point of the obtained bisphenol F-type solid epoxy resin is adjusted by controlling the addition amount and reaction of the curing agent.
[0018]
Examples of commercially available products generally include E4001p series manufactured by Yuka Shell Epoxy Co., Ltd., but are not limited thereto.
The content of the bisphenol F type solid epoxy resin which is the component (B) of the present invention needs to be 25 to 45% by weight in the resins of the components (A) to (D). Outside this range, the viscosity balance during molding of the epoxy resin composition is lost, and the object of the present invention cannot be achieved.
[0019]
The component (C) must be an epoxy resin having a viscosity at 25 ° C. of 1 to 250 poise. The presence of the low viscosity resin of component (C) in the resin composition can be expected to suppress the bubbles generated from the inside of the prepreg.
[0020]
The content of the component (C) needs to be 20 to 40% by weight in the resins (A) to (D). If it is out of this range, the balance of the resin composition is lost, and the object of the present invention cannot be achieved.
[0021]
As the epoxy resin that can be used as the component (C), any epoxy resin may be used as long as it is within the range of the above viscosity and addition amount. Two or more types of epoxy resins may be combined and adjusted to the above resin viscosity.
[0022]
Examples of the epoxy resin that can be used as the component (C) include glycidyl ether type epoxy resins, bisphenol A type, bisphenol F type epoxy resins, cyclic aliphatic epoxy resins, glycidyl ester type epoxy resins, glycidyl amine type epoxy resins, and heterocyclic rings. Examples thereof include an epoxy resin having a formula, an epoxy resin having a saturated or unsaturated alkyl skeleton, and an epoxy resin obtained by modifying these, but are not limited to these as long as the above viscosity range is satisfied.
[0023]
The component (D) in the present invention needs to be a thermoplastic resin that is soluble in any of the epoxy resins of the components (A), (B), and (C).
As a resin suitably used as this thermoplastic resin, a polyvinyl acetal resin or a phenoxy resin is used. As the polyvinyl acetal resin, polyvinyl butyral or polyvinyl formal is preferably used. The polyvinyl acetal resin is composed of a vinyl acetal part, a vinyl alcohol part, and a vinyl acetate part, contains 70% or more of the vinyl acetal part, and has an average polymerization degree of 700 to 2000. Preferably there is.
[0024]
The content of the thermoplastic resin as the component (D) is required to be 1 to 10% by weight in the resins (A) to (D), and more preferably 2 to 6% by weight. If the addition amount exceeds 10% by weight, the viscosity of the resin composition increases, tack and drape properties decrease, and if it is less than 1% by weight, the effect of suppressing the generation of voids and pinholes on the surface of the molded product Cannot be obtained.
[0025]
The epoxy resin curing agent which is the component (E) of the present invention is dicyandiamide in order to obtain high mechanical properties of the molded product. (E) The addition amount of a component needs to be 2 to 15 weight% in the epoxy resin composition whole quantity for prepregs . If it exceeds 15% by weight, storage stability cannot be obtained, and if it is less than 2% by weight, curing may not proceed sufficiently. In addition, it is preferable to use a curing accelerator in combination with dicyandiamide because the molding temperature can be kept low. Examples of the curing accelerator include urea compounds such as dichlorophenyldimethylurea, imidazoles, and tertiary amine compounds, but are not limited thereto.
[0026]
Furthermore, in the epoxy resin composition for prepreg of the present invention, the important elements are the above-mentioned epoxy resin components (A), (B), and (C) in weight ratio, and (B) / (A) = 0.2-3. .5, (C) / (A) = 0.2 to 3.5, (B) / (A) = 0.4 to 2.5, (C) / (A) = 0. 2-2.5 are more preferable.
[0027]
When the epoxy resin components (A), (B), and (C) are blended in the above weight ratio, the handling property such as tack drape of the prepreg and the mechanical properties of the molded product are not sacrificed. By controlling the viscosity behavior, bubbles generated from the inside of the prepreg that cause voids and pinholes can be efficiently discharged to the outside, and generation of voids and pinholes can be suppressed.
[0028]
Furthermore, as long as other properties are not sacrificed in the above-mentioned epoxy resin composition, it is easy to discharge voids and voids that cause pinholes on the surface of the molded product, which are marketed as antifoaming agents, to the outside of the molded product. You may use together the additive to do.
[0029]
The defoamer is preferably 0.3 to 2 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the resin composition. More preferably, it is 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight.
The defoaming agent preferably has a relatively low compatibility with the epoxy resin composition of the present invention, and preferably has a surfactant-like function to reduce the free energy of bubbles, but is not limited thereto. is not.
[0030]
Moreover, it is preferable that the epoxy resin composition for prepregs of this invention is a viscosity of 10 < 5 > -5 * 10 < 7 > poise at 30 degreeC. If it is less than 10 5 poise, the prepreg using the resin composition is not sticky and difficult to handle, and if it exceeds 5 × 10 7 poise, the prepreg drape is lost.
[0031]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples.
[0032]
(Examples 1-10, Comparative Examples 1-6)
Ingredients (A), (B), (C) and (D) are put into a separable flask fixed in an oil bath at 130 ° C. in order of their respective ratios shown in Table 1, mixed with a stirring blade and dissolved. After confirming, it was cooled. When cooled to 80 ° C., (E) and 3,4-dichlorophenyl-N, N-dimethylurea were further added and mixed thoroughly with a stirring blade. The resin cooled to room temperature was formed into a resin film having a resin basis weight of 162 g / m 2 on a release paper using a doctor knife. Next, a CF cloth made by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (product number: TR3110, weight per unit area: 200 g / m 2 ) and a polypropylene film in which carbon fiber having an elastic modulus of 24 ton / mm 2 is plain-woven at 12.5 pieces / inch on this resin film is covered with a polypropylene film. After that, a cross prepreg was produced through a pair of rolls having a surface temperature of 90 ° C. The resin content was about 45 wt%.
[0033]
Table 1 shows the evaluation results of voids and appearances of molded articles formed by the tack, drapeability, storage stability, vacuum bag, autoclave, and press molding method of the cross prepreg.
[0034]
The voids between the layers and the pinholes on the surface of the molded product were evaluated as follows.
(Evaluation of voids and appearance)
A composite plate (7 cm × 7 cm) obtained by molding under the molding method and molding conditions described below was evaluated for voids and pinholes on the surface of the molded product. Evaluation of voids was performed by counting the number of voids present in the cross-section (100 mm 2 ) of the molded product with the naked eye using a microscope. The amount of pinholes on the surface was counted with the naked eye of pinholes existing in 5 cm 2 at the center of the molded product.
[0035]
(Tack and drape of prepreg)
Evaluation was made by a tactile test.
[0036]
(Evaluation of storage stability of prepreg)
Tack and drape properties after storing the prepreg at 25 ° C. for 1 month were evaluated by a touch test.
[0037]
(Molding method and molding conditions)
5 sheets of cross prepreg cut into 7 cm x 7 cm are laminated on a 2 mm thick iron plate coated with a vacuum back mold release agent, and a PET film coated with a release agent and a glass fiber nonwoven fabric are placed on it, and Backed with nylon film from above. After the inside was depressurized with a vacuum pump, the temperature was raised at 1.5 ° C./min, and the mold was held at 120 ° C. for 2 hours.
[0038]
Autoclave molding method 5 cross prepregs cut to 7 cm x 7 cm are laminated on a 2 mm thick iron plate coated with a mold release agent, and a PET film coated with a mold release agent and a glass fiber non-woven fabric are placed on it. Back with nylon film. The inside of the autoclave was depressurized with a vacuum pump and pressurized to 5 kg / cm 2 with nitrogen gas, the temperature was raised at 1.5 ° C./min, and the mold was held at 120 ° C. for 2 hours.
[0039]
A press machine that was previously heated to 120 ° C was sandwiched between 10mm-thick iron plates and 5 sheets of cross-prepregs cut to 7cm x 7cm on a 2mm-thick iron plate coated with a press-molding release agent. The molded article was obtained by leaving it under a pressure of 20 kg / cm 2 for 2 hours.
[0040]
[Table 1]
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[0041]
【The invention's effect】
By using the epoxy resin composition of the present invention as a matrix resin for a prepreg, the voids between the layers and the surface of the molded article can be obtained without sacrificing the prepreg tack, drapeability, storage stability, and mechanical properties after molding. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of pinholes.

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(A)ノボラック型エポキシ樹脂10〜50重量%、(B)ビスフェノールF型固形エポキシ樹脂20〜45重量%、(C)25℃で10〜250ポイズのエポキシ樹脂20〜40重量%、(D)(A)〜(C)に溶解する熱可塑性樹脂1〜10重量%からなる樹脂組成物及び(E)ジシアンジアミドを必須成分とするプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物であって、前記(E)成分がプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物中、2〜15重量%であるプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物。(A) 10 to 50% by weight of novolak type epoxy resin, (B) 20 to 45 % by weight of bisphenol F type solid epoxy resin, (C) 20 to 40% by weight of epoxy resin having 10 to 250 poise at 25 ° C., (D) (A) to (C) a resin composition comprising 1 to 10% by weight of a thermoplastic resin and (E) an epoxy resin composition for prepregs containing dicyandiamide as an essential component, wherein the component (E) is a prepreg The epoxy resin composition for prepregs which is 2 to 15% by weight in the epoxy resin composition. 前記(A)、(B)及び(C)成分の重量比が(B)/(A)=0.2〜3.0、(C)/(A)=0.2〜3.0である請求項1記載のプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物。The weight ratio of said (A), (B) and (C) component is (B) / (A) = 0.2-3.0, (C) / (A) = 0.2-3.0. The epoxy resin composition for prepreg according to claim 1. (B)成分の軟化点が50〜130℃である請求項1又は2記載のプリプレグ用エポキシ樹脂組成物。The epoxy resin composition for prepreg according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the softening point of component (B) is 50 to 130 ° C.
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