WO2023167102A1 - 炭素繊維束コンポジットの製造方法および炭素繊維束コンポジット - Google Patents

炭素繊維束コンポジットの製造方法および炭素繊維束コンポジット Download PDF

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WO2023167102A1
WO2023167102A1 PCT/JP2023/006757 JP2023006757W WO2023167102A1 WO 2023167102 A1 WO2023167102 A1 WO 2023167102A1 JP 2023006757 W JP2023006757 W JP 2023006757W WO 2023167102 A1 WO2023167102 A1 WO 2023167102A1
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勝司 池田
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  • the present invention mainly relates to a method for producing a carbon-fiber bundle composite and a carbon-fiber bundle composite.
  • CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic
  • CFRP products carbon fiber sheet molding compound (CF-SMC).
  • CF-SMC is a carbon fiber mat formed by cutting a continuous carbon fiber bundle into chopped carbon fiber bundles and spreading the chopped carbon fiber bundles on a carrier film, and impregnating the carbon fiber mat with a thermosetting resin matrix.
  • CF-SMC is a carbon fiber mat formed by cutting a continuous carbon fiber bundle into chopped carbon fiber bundles and spreading the chopped carbon fiber bundles on a carrier film, and impregnating the carbon fiber mat with a thermosetting resin matrix.
  • CFRP molded from CF-SMC using chopped carbon fiber bundles with a smaller bundle size exhibits higher strength.
  • the larger the bundle size of the continuous carbon fiber bundle the higher the production efficiency.
  • Patent Document 2 a technology has been developed for dividing a continuous carbon fiber bundle having a large bundle size of, for example, 48K, called a large tow, into tows (fiber bundles) having a smaller bundle size.
  • Carbon fiber pellets are produced by mixing wet-cut short carbon fibers with a solution or suspension of a sizing agent to form carbon fiber agglomerates, which are pelletized in a disc pelletizer and then dried. (Patent Document 3).
  • Non-Patent Document 1 After the short carbon fibers are dispersed in water, a small amount of chloroform is added and vigorously shaken to obtain a needle-shaped self-assembled carbon fiber bundle. It is known that by dissolving polyetherimide in chloroform, the needle-like self-assembled carbon fiber bundles can support polyetherimide (Non-Patent Document 1).
  • problems that can be solved by each embodiment of the present invention may be expressed or implied.
  • carbon fiber cotton made of short carbon fibers and a molten resin containing an epoxy resin component are mixed to obtain a carbon fiber bundle containing the molten resin; and mixing an epoxy curing agent into the molten resin.
  • a carbon fiber bundle composite comprising a plurality of bundled short carbon fibers and an uncured solid epoxy resin composition.
  • the positions of the ends of the plurality of short carbon fibers are irregular at each end of the bundle, and the uncured solid epoxy resin composition contains an epoxy curing agent.
  • a carbon fiber bundle composite sheet obtained by fusing a plurality of the carbon fiber bundle composites together, and a method for producing the same.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a prepreg material that can be suitably used as an intermediate material when manufacturing CFRP products by various methods including compression molding.
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a manufacturing apparatus for a carbon fiber bundle composite sheet.
  • FIG. 2 is a photograph showing a carbon fiber composite having a spindle-like shape.
  • FIG. 3 is a photograph showing a wire-like carbon fiber bundle composite.
  • FIG. 4 is a photograph showing a needle-shaped carbon fiber bundle composite.
  • FIG. 5 is a photograph showing a carbon fiber composite sheet.
  • One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a carbon fiber bundle composite (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “CBC”).
  • This manufacturing method includes mixing carbon fiber cotton made of short carbon fibers and a molten resin containing an epoxy resin component to obtain a carbon fiber bundle containing the molten resin; solidifying the molten resin; and mixing an epoxy curing agent into the molten resin.
  • the method using virgin carbon fiber as the starting material typically includes the following steps (i) to (iv). (i) Chopping process (ii) Defibering process (iii) Bundling process (iv) Cooling process Details of each process are described below.
  • (i) Chopping step In the chopping step, a continuous carbon fiber bundle made of virgin carbon fibers is cut at predetermined intervals in the fiber direction using, for example, a rotary cutter to obtain chopped carbon fiber bundles.
  • the bundle size of the continuous carbon fiber bundle (the number of carbon fiber filaments constituting the bundle) is, for example, 10K or more, and may be 12K or more, 15K or more, 24K or more, 36K or more, 48K or more, or 50K or more. Although there is no particular upper limit for the bundle size, it is, for example, 100K or less.
  • "K” is a symbol representing 1000. For example, 1K means 1000 and 10K means 10000.
  • the bundle size of the continuous carbon fiber bundle is preferably 24K or more, more preferably 36K or more, and even more preferably 48K or more.
  • the diameter of the carbon fiber filaments is generally within the range of 5 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m for PAN-based carbon fibers made from polyacrylonitrile fibers.
  • the fiber length of the chopped fiber bundle is set to the length required for the carbon fibers that make up the CBC to be manufactured. This is because there is no step of intentionally cutting the carbon fibers after the chopping step.
  • the fiber length of the chopped fiber bundle is not limited, but is, for example, 3 mm or longer, and may be 5 mm or longer or 10 mm or longer.
  • the fiber length of the chopped fiber bundle is not limited, but is, for example, 60 mm or less, and may be 50 mm or less, 40 mm or less, 30 mm or less, or 20 mm or less.
  • the bundle length of a CBC formed from a plurality of short carbon fibers having the same fiber length in other words, the dimension in the fiber direction is equal to or greater than the fiber length of the short carbon fibers.
  • the defibration is preferably carried out so that all the carbon fibers contained in the chopped carbon fiber bundle are in the form of monofilaments, but it is not essential. That is, the carbon fiber cotton obtained in the fibrillation step may contain fine carbon fiber bundles composed of a small number of filaments, for example less than 100 filaments.
  • a general defibrating machine can be used in the defibrating process.
  • the defibrator to be used is not limited.
  • the chopped carbon fiber bundles can be immersed in an organic solvent such as acetone that can dissolve the sizing agent contained in the chopped carbon fiber bundles, and can be defibrated by ultrasonic irradiation. After washing off the sizing agent, a flocculated carbon fiber remains.
  • an organic solvent such as acetone that can dissolve the sizing agent contained in the chopped carbon fiber bundles, and can be defibrated by ultrasonic irradiation. After washing off the sizing agent, a flocculated carbon fiber remains.
  • the carbon fiber cotton does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 3 mm, or contains less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton. In a more preferred example, the carbon fiber cotton does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 5 mm, or contains less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton. In a more preferred example, the carbon fiber cotton does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 10 mm, or contains less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton.
  • (iii) Bundling Step the carbon fiber cotton obtained in the fibrillation step is mixed with a bundling liquid.
  • the carbon fiber filaments or fine carbon fiber bundles that constitute the carbon fiber cotton are aggregated by capillary force based on the surface tension of the bundling liquid to form a carbon fiber bundle containing the bundling liquid.
  • a molten resin containing an epoxy resin component is used as the bundling liquid.
  • a molten resin corresponds to a melt of a solid resin, but need not be prepared through a process of melting a solid resin. In other words, the molten resin that is in the state of a melt at the time of preparation may be used as it is as the bundling liquid.
  • a solid resin means a resin that is solid at a temperature within the range of at least 15 to 25°C (so-called room temperature).
  • This viscosity is measured using a rotational viscometer (for example, HAAKE MARS 40 manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific), measurement mode: constant stress, stress value: 300 Pa, frequency: 1.59 Hz, plate diameter: 25 mm, plate type: parallel It is a value measured under the conditions of plate and plate gap: 0.5 mm.
  • a rotational viscometer for example, HAAKE MARS 40 manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • measurement mode constant stress
  • stress value 300 Pa
  • frequency 1.59 Hz
  • plate diameter 25 mm
  • plate type parallel It is a value measured under the conditions of plate and plate gap: 0.5 mm.
  • the molten resin contains an epoxy resin component means that the molten resin contains an epoxy resin.
  • an epoxy resin is generally a mixture containing multiple types of epoxy compounds and has more than one epoxy group per molecule on average.
  • the molten resin may contain one or more epoxy resins.
  • a glycidyl ether type epoxy resin is an epoxy resin obtained by reacting a compound having a hydroxyl group with epichlorohydrin.
  • Glycidyl ether type epoxy resins include bisphenol A type epoxy resin, bisphenol F type epoxy resin, bisphenol S type epoxy resin, resorcinol type epoxy resin, phenol novolac type epoxy resin, trisphenolmethane type epoxy resin, biphenol (biphenyl) type, Examples include, but are not limited to, aryl glycidyl ether type epoxy resins including benzophenone type, fluorene type, naphthalene type and anthracene type, and alicyclic polyhydric alcohol polyglycidyl ether type epoxy resins.
  • a glycidylamine-type epoxy resin is an epoxy resin obtained by reacting a compound having an amino group with epichlorohydrin.
  • glycidylamine-type epoxy resins include tetraglycidyldiaminodiphenylmethane-type epoxy resin, triglycidylaminophenol-type epoxy resin, triglycidylaminocresol-type epoxy resin, diglycidylaniline-type epoxy resin, and tetraglycidyl-metaxylenediamine-type epoxy resin. but not limited to these.
  • glycidyl ester-type epoxy resins include, but are not limited to, polyglycidyl esters of polycarboxylic acids such as diglycidyl esters of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, or hexahydrophthalic acid.
  • the molten resin may be formulated with an epoxy resin containing an oxazolidone ring.
  • an isocyanate compound may be blended into the molten resin such that an oxazolidone ring is formed.
  • alicyclic epoxy resins include epoxy resins obtained by epoxidizing compounds with multiple cycloalkene skeletons with peracetic acid, etc. It includes, but is not limited to, epoxy resins obtained by prepolymerizing functional cycloalkene oxides.
  • the solidification temperature of the molten resin is, for example, within the range of 30°C to 150°C, and may be within the range of 40°C to 100°C.
  • the viscosity of the molten resin when used as a bundling liquid is preferably 10 Pa ⁇ s or less, more preferably 5 Pa ⁇ s or less, such as 3 Pa ⁇ s or less, 2 P ⁇ s or less, or 1 Pa ⁇ s or less. good too. Although there is no particular lower limit to this viscosity, it is, for example, 0.01 Pa ⁇ s or more, and may be 0.1 Pa ⁇ s or more.
  • the morphology of the carbon fiber bundles formed by the action of the bundling liquid can change depending on the viscosity of the bundling liquid. Therefore, the greater the temperature dependence of the viscosity of the molten resin used as the bundling liquid, the more severe the temperature control required in the bundling process.
  • This viscosity is measured using a rotational viscometer (for example, HAAKE MARS 40 manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific), measurement mode: constant stress, stress value: 300 Pa, frequency: 1.59 Hz, plate diameter: 25 mm, plate type: parallel It is a value measured under the conditions of plate and plate gap: 0.5 mm.
  • a rotational viscometer for example, HAAKE MARS 40 manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • measurement mode constant stress
  • stress value 300 Pa
  • frequency 1.59 Hz
  • plate diameter 25 mm
  • plate type parallel It is a value measured under the conditions of plate and plate gap: 0.5 mm.
  • the viscosity value of less than 1 Pa ⁇ s may practically be substituted with a value measured using a B-type rotational viscometer, which is known to be easy to handle.
  • the solidification temperature and melting viscosity of the molten resin can be controlled by the type and content of the epoxy resin blended in the molten resin.
  • the molten resin is an epoxy resin melt having a melting point.
  • An epoxy resin having a melting point is easy to use as a bundling liquid because it has a low viscosity in a liquid state and a small temperature dependence.
  • Epoxy resins having a melting point often have a monomer having a rigid skeleton, a molecular weight of 1000 or less, and a low content of oligomers. Whether or not the epoxy resin has a melting point can be easily confirmed by ordinary DSC measurement.
  • the amount of molten resin mixed with carbon fiber cotton can be, for example, 25 to 150 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of carbon fiber cotton. Sufficient mixing results in the formation of many isolated carbon fiber bundles that are not bonded together.
  • the number of carbon fiber filaments constituting one carbon fiber bundle can be, for example, 1 to 20K, but is not limited.
  • the method of mixing carbon fiber cotton and molten resin is not limited, but stirring is preferable for efficient mixing in a short time.
  • a stirring mixer for powder known as a Henschel mixer can be preferably used.
  • the agitating mixer may be of a type provided only with agitator blades (agitation impellers), or may be of the type with a chopper attached.
  • the temperature of the agitation tank can be adjusted by flowing a heating medium inside the jacket.
  • the stirring tank can be preheated before charging the carbon fiber cotton and maintained at a temperature at which the viscosity of the molten resin is within the preferred range described above.
  • Preheating the carbon fiber cotton before putting it into the stirring tank can be done arbitrarily.
  • the carbon fiber cotton is heated to a temperature such that the viscosity of the molten resin is within the above preferred range before being introduced into the agitation tank.
  • the temperature of the molten resin is preferably adjusted so that the viscosity is within the preferred range described above before being put into the stirring tank.
  • the molten resin may be obtained by heating and melting solid resin in a stirred tank. In that case, the molten resin can be temperature-controlled in the stirring tank so that the viscosity is within the preferred range described above.
  • Epoxy curing agent is mixed into the molten resin.
  • the timing at which the epoxy curing agent is mixed with the molten resin is preferably before mixing the molten resin and carbon fiber cotton or at the same time as mixing the molten resin and carbon fiber cotton.
  • the epoxy curing agent which is liquid at the temperature at which the molten resin is mixed with the carbon fiber cotton, is preferably mixed with the molten resin before mixing the molten resin and the carbon fiber cotton.
  • the epoxy curing agent which is solid at the temperature at which the molten resin is mixed with the carbon fiber cotton, should be mixed with the molten resin before or at the same time as the molten resin and carbon fiber cotton are mixed. is preferred.
  • the carbon fiber cotton and the epoxy curing agent are first mixed, and then the molten resin is added to the resulting mixture and further mixed. .
  • epoxy curing agents When two or more types of epoxy curing agents are used, all of them may be mixed with the molten resin at the same timing, or some of them and the other may be mixed with the molten resin at different timings. good.
  • the epoxy curing agent to be mixed with the molten resin can be selected from general epoxy curing agents such as dicyandiamides, phenols including novolaks, amines, carboxylic acid anhydrides, thiols, imidazoles, and the like. .
  • the viscosity of the molten resin decreases as the temperature rises.
  • the same tendency is exhibited until the curing reaction by the action of the epoxy curing agent starts, but once the curing reaction starts, the viscosity of the molten resin increases sharply. Therefore, when the epoxy curing agent to be mixed with the molten resin is mixed with the heated molten resin until the viscosity is lowered to the extent that it can be used as a bundling liquid, the curing reaction must not start immediately after mixing. should not.
  • the solidification temperature of the molten resin is preferably 120° C. or lower, more preferably 100° C. or lower, still more preferably 90° C. or lower, and may be 80° C. or lower, 70° C. or lower, or 60° C. or lower.
  • Epoxy curing agents that can be preferably used are called latent curing agents, which are solids with low solubility in epoxy resins at room temperature, but when heated to a predetermined temperature, they melt or dissolve in epoxy resins and function as curing agents. It has the property of expressing This predetermined temperature varies depending on the type of latent curing agent. Some latent curing agents have a melting point of 100° C. or higher, further 150° C., or even 200° C. or higher, and these are epoxy curing agents that can be particularly preferably used in the manufacturing method according to the embodiment.
  • Imidazoles are compounds having an imidazole ring, and in addition to substituted imidazoles in which the hydrogen atoms of imidazole are substituted with substituents, imidazolium salts, imidazole complexes, etc. are also included in imidazoles.
  • substituted imidazoles include 2,4-diamino-6-[2′-methylimidazolyl-(1′)]-ethyl-s-triazine, 2-phenyl-4-methylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4- methyl-5-hydroxymethylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4-benzyl-5-hydroxymethylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4,5-dihydroxymethylimidazole, 2-p-toluyl-4-methyl-5-hydroxymethylimidazole, 2- mid-molecular compounds such as para-toluyl-4,5-dihydroxymethylimidazole, 2-meth-toluyl-4-methyl-5-hydroxymethylimidazole, 2-meth-toluyl-4,5-dihydroxymethylimidazole and 1-cyanoethyl-2-phenylimidazole includes substituted imidazoles having an aromatic ring which may be a heteroaromatic ring.
  • imidazolium salts such as 1-cyanoethyl-2-ethyl-4-methylimidazolium trimellitate, 1-cyanoethyl-2-undecylimidazolium trimellitate and 1-cyanoethyl-2-phenylimidazolium trimellitate. are suitable examples of imidazole-based latent curing agents.
  • isocyanuric acid adducts of various substituted imidazoles such as 2-phenylimidazole, 2-methylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4,5-dihydroxymethylimidazole and 2-phenyl-4-methyl-5-hydroxymethylimidazole, among others, 2,4-diamino-6-(2′-methylimidazolyl-(1′))-ethyl-s-triazine, 1-(4,6-diamino-s-triazin-2-yl)ethyl-2-undecyl Imidazole and isocyanuric acid adducts of substituted imidazoles with a triazine ring such as 2,4-diamino-6-[2-(2-ethyl-4-methyl-1-imidazolyl)ethyl]-s-triazine are particularly preferred. It is an imidazole-based latent curing agent.
  • Amine adducts are also a good example of latent curing agents. Amine adducts are obtained by reacting imidazole and/or tertiary amine with epoxy resin and/or isocyanate to increase the molecular weight, and have relatively low solubility in epoxy resin.
  • the number of latent curing agents to be mixed with the molten resin may be one, or two or more.
  • a curing accelerator may be mixed into the molten resin along with the epoxy curing agent.
  • curing accelerators that can be preferably used when dicyandiamide is used as an epoxy curing agent include 4,4'-methylenebis(phenyldimethylurea) and 2,4-bis(3,3-dimethylureido)toluene. urea derivatives.
  • molten resins include a variety of low shrinkage agents, antioxidants, internal mold release agents, colorants, modifiers (e.g. rubber, elastomers or thermoplastics), flame retardants, antibacterial agents, etc. of additives may be mixed as necessary.
  • additives that are liquid at the temperature at which the molten resin is mixed with the carbon fiber cotton are preferably mixed with the molten resin before mixing the molten resin with the carbon fiber cotton.
  • the additive that is solid at the temperature at which the molten resin is mixed with the carbon fiber cotton may be mixed with the molten resin before mixing the molten resin with the carbon fiber cotton, or may be mixed with the molten resin and the carbon fiber cotton. may be mixed into the molten resin at the same time as the mixing of .
  • Preferred flame retardants include phosphorus-containing flame retardants.
  • Examples of phosphorus-containing flame retardants include trimethyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, tributoxyethyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, cresyl diphenyl phosphate, octyl diphenyl phosphate, aromatic polyphosphates. and non-halogen phosphate esters such as
  • phosphorus-containing flame retardants include tris(chloroethyl)phosphate, tris(dichloropropyl)phosphate, tris(chloropropyl)phosphate, bis(2,3-dibromopropyl)2,3-dichloropropylphosphate, tris(2 ,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate, bis(chloropropyl)octylphosphate, halogenated alkylpolyphosphates, halogenated phosphates such as halogenated alkylpolyphosphonates.
  • a phosphorus-containing flame retardant is a metal phosphinate.
  • the phosphinic acid metal salts referred to here include not only metal salts of phosphinic acids having no organic group, but also diphenylphosphinic acid, monophenylphosphinic acid, dialkylphosphinic acid, monoalkylphosphinic acid, alkylphenylphosphinic acid, and the like.
  • Metal salts of organic phosphinic acids are included, as well as metal salts of diphosphinic acids such as methane (dimethylphosphinic acid), benzene-1,4-di(methylphosphinic acid).
  • dialkylphosphinic acids examples include dimethylphosphinic acid, ethylmethylphosphinic acid, diethylphosphinic acid, methyl-n-propylphosphinic acid.
  • monoalkylphosphinic acids examples include methylphosphinic acid, ethylphosphinic acid, n-propylphosphinic acid.
  • alkylphenylphosphinic acids examples include methylphenylphosphinic acid.
  • Phosphinate metal salts can be aluminum salts, zinc salts, calcium salts, magnesium salts, etc., but are not limited to these.
  • phosphorus-containing flame retardants include red phosphorus, ammonium polyphosphate, melamine phosphate, guanidine phosphate, and guanylurea phosphate.
  • the molten resin may be mixed with a phosphorus-free flame retardant in addition to the phosphorus-containing flame retardant.
  • Phosphorus-free flame retardants include melamine compounds such as melamine cyanurate, triazine compounds, guanidine compounds, nitrogen-based flame retardants such as ammonium phosphate and ammonium carbonate, hydrated metal compounds such as aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, and ferrocene. and organometallic salt-based flame retardants such as acetylacetone metal complexes.
  • the molten resin and all materials mixed with the molten resin, including the flame retardant are selected to be halogen-free so that the final CBC is flame retardant and halogen-free. can.
  • the ratio of the weight of the carbon fiber cotton to the total weight of the molten resin, all materials mixed in the molten resin, and the carbon fiber cotton is 20% or more and less than 30%, 30% or more and less than 40%, 40% or more It can be less than 50%, 50-60%, 60-70%, or 70-80%. This ratio is approximately equal to the fiber weight content in the final CBC.
  • carbon fiber cotton made of virgin carbon fiber contains a sizing agent, so the value obtained by multiplying the above ratio by the weight ratio of carbon fiber in carbon fiber cotton becomes the fiber weight content of CBC.
  • Cooling Step the carbon fiber bundles formed in the bundling step are cooled to solidify the bundling liquid, that is, the molten resin contained in the carbon fiber bundles, thereby completing the CBC. Cooling may be forced cooling or natural cooling.
  • the carbon fiber bundles formed in the stirring vessel of the stirring mixer can be cooled while being stirred in the stirring vessel without being removed from the stirring vessel.
  • the carbon fiber bundles formed in the agitated mixer vessel may be removed from the agitated vessel and cooled elsewhere. Another location may be, for example, in a disc pelletizer, or in a transport tube or on a transport belt. Ultimately the temperature of the CBC is usually lowered to below room temperature.
  • the carbon fiber bundle in the stage before the contained molten resin solidifies is unstable.
  • the carbon fibers may stick to each other due to their own weight near the bottom of the container.
  • the solidification temperature of the molten resin is preferably 40° C. or higher, more preferably 50° C. or higher, and may be 60° C. or higher, 70° C. or higher, or 80° C. or higher.
  • Method using recycled carbon fiber as starting material 1.1. In the method for producing CBC described in 1. above, all or part of the starting virgin carbon fiber can be replaced with recycled carbon fiber.
  • Suitable examples of recycled carbon fibers are carbon fibers recovered from scraps of SMC (sheet molding compound) or CFRP scraps obtained by curing SMC.
  • the carbon fibers contained in the SMC are substantially all of the same fiber length, which is usually in the range of 3mm to 60mm.
  • the above scraps or waste materials are preferably dry distilled at a temperature of 600° C. or higher, and further heated to, for example, 550° C. or higher, preferably 600° C. or higher in an oxidizing atmosphere, so that the matrix resin is completely pyrolyzed.
  • the carbon fibers which are almost entirely composed of recycled carbon fibers having the same fiber length, remain in a cotton-like state. This recycled carbon fiber is thermally degraded and has lower strength than virgin carbon fiber, but has sufficient strength to be used as a reinforcing material for FRP.
  • Another method for recovering carbon fibers from CFRP waste is to decompose the matrix resin using a subcritical or supercritical fluid.
  • the matrix resin is completely removed so that a flocculated recycled carbon fiber is obtained. Resin residues that cannot be completely removed may be removed by heat treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere.
  • the recycled carbon fiber obtained by this method is also thermally degraded, and thus has a lower strength than the virgin carbon fiber.
  • a method of decomposing the matrix resin by microwave heating can also be used.
  • a small amount of carbon, which is a product of thermal decomposition of the matrix resin may remain in the recycled carbon fiber bundles that are taken out from SMC or CFRP waste materials by thermally decomposing the matrix resin.
  • a carbon fiber bundle in which carbon fiber filaments are bound to each other by a small amount of residual carbon can be defibrated by, for example, stirring in a dry state using a stirring mixer.
  • Another method for recovering carbon fibers from SMC offcuts is to wash out the uncured matrix resin using a solvent that may be a subcritical or supercritical fluid. According to this method, it is possible to obtain recycled carbon fibers that are not thermally degraded and have strength equivalent to that of virgin carbon fibers.
  • Recycled carbon fibers recovered by the above method from CFRP obtained by curing SMC or offcuts of SMC are usually short fibers having a fiber length in the range of 3 mm to 60 mm.
  • sizing agents are also eliminated.
  • the above-mentioned (iii) bundling is performed in the same manner as when virgin carbon fibers are used as the starting material. Step and (iv) the cooling step may be performed.
  • UD prepreg Uni-Directional prepreg or woven prepreg offcuts
  • CFRP waste material obtained by curing UD prepreg or woven prepreg, were cut so that the carbon fibers contained therein had a length within the range of 3 mm to 60 mm.
  • recycled carbon fibers recovered by performing the above-exemplified treatments can also be preferably used in the CBC manufacturing method according to the embodiment.
  • fibers other than carbon fiber are mixed in with carbon fiber cotton obtained by recycling.
  • carbon fiber cotton recovered from CFRP using carbon fiber cloth containing stitches made of glass fiber as a reinforcing material may contain glass fibers.
  • recycled carbon fiber When using recycled carbon fiber as a starting material, it may be used after removing mixed fibers other than carbon fiber, but it is not essential. That is, in the manufacturing method according to the embodiment, carbon fiber cotton mixed with fibers other than carbon fibers may be used as a starting material.
  • carbon fiber cotton mixed with glass fibers should preferably be used with the glass fibers still contained, from the viewpoint of reducing the burden on the environment, as long as there is no practical problem.
  • the content of fibers other than carbon fiber in carbon fiber cotton as a starting material is preferably less than 10 wt%, more preferably less than 5 wt%, and even more preferably less than 1 wt%. is.
  • Carbon fiber bundle composite According to another embodiment of the present invention, the above 1. It is a CBC manufactured by the manufacturing method described in the section.
  • the CBC consists of a bundle of short carbon fibers and an uncured solid epoxy resin composition.
  • the uncured solid epoxy resin composition contains an epoxy curing agent.
  • the number of short carbon fibers forming a bundle (the number of filaments) can be, for example, 1000 to 20000. All of the short carbon fibers in the bundle may have a fiber length of 60 mm or less, 50 mm or less, 40 mm or less, 30 mm or less, or 20 mm or less.
  • Carbon fibers with too short a fiber length are less effective as a reinforcing material when used in FRP. or longer fiber length.
  • the CBC contains no carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 3 mm, or contains less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the CBC.
  • the CBC does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 5 mm, or contains less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the CBC.
  • the CBC does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 10 mm, or contains less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the CBC.
  • the bundle length usually exceeds L (mm).
  • the shape of the CBC can be spindle-shaped, needle-shaped or wire-shaped.
  • the difference between the maximum and minimum fiber lengths of the bundled short carbon fibers is preferably 5 mm or less, more preferably 4 mm or less, and even more preferably 3 mm or less.
  • the filament diameter of the bundled short carbon fibers is not particularly limited, and may be within the range of filament diameters normally possessed by PAN-based carbon fibers, for example, within the range of 5 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m.
  • the uncured solid epoxy resin composition contained in the CBC according to the embodiment contains one or more epoxy resins.
  • epoxy resins that may be incorporated include, but are not limited to, glycidyl ether-type, glycidylamine-type, glycidyl ester-type, and cycloaliphatic-type epoxy resins.
  • An epoxy resin containing an oxazolidone ring may be blended into the uncured solid epoxy resin composition.
  • the epoxy that the solid epoxy resin composition may contain The resin is the same as the epoxy resin that can be blended into the molten resin.
  • the components other than the epoxy resin that the solid epoxy resin composition may contain are the same as the various components other than the epoxy resin that may be mixed with the molten resin.
  • the uncured solid epoxy resin composition contained in the CBC according to the embodiment is solid at least at a temperature within the range of 15 to 25°C (so-called room temperature), and further solid at a temperature of 40°C. Preferably, it is solid at a temperature of 50°C, more preferably.
  • the fiber weight content in the CBC according to the embodiment can be 40 wt% or more and less than 50 wt%, 50 wt% or more and less than 60 wt%, 60 wt% or more and less than 70 wt%, or 70 wt% or more and 80 wt% or less.
  • All the carbon fibers contained in the CBC according to the embodiment may be carbon fibers that are not thermally degraded, or carbon fibers that are partially not thermally degraded and the rest are thermally degraded. Alternatively, it may be all thermally aged carbon fiber.
  • a typical example of carbon fiber that is not thermally degraded is virgin carbon fiber.
  • a typical example of thermally degraded carbon fibers is recycled carbon fibers recovered from CFRP waste materials, which are thermally degraded in the process of thermally decomposing and removing the matrix resin.
  • fibers other than carbon fibers may be mixed in the bundle composed of a plurality of short carbon fibers.
  • Such CBCs are obtained, for example, when recycled carbon fibers are used as starting materials.
  • a CBC consisting of a plurality of short carbon fibers bundled together with the glass fibers and an uncured solid epoxy resin composition is obtained.
  • the content thereof is preferably less than 10 wt%, more preferably less than 5 wt%, and even more preferably less than 1 wt%.
  • the CBC according to the embodiment is a prepreg material used for CFRP molding.
  • a press molding method is preferably exemplified, but it is not limited.
  • molding methods other than press molding, such as autoclave molding, can also be used.
  • a CBC sheet which is a sheet-shaped thermosetting molding material, can be manufactured.
  • First step Prepare the first protective film and the second protective film.
  • Second step deposit CBC layer by sprinkling CBC on the first protective film.
  • Third step After covering the CBC layer with the second protective film, the CBC layer is heated and pressed by a double belt press or roll press to fuse the CBCs to form a sheet.
  • release paper generally used in the production of carbon fiber prepreg can be preferably used.
  • the temperature is adjusted so that the solid epoxy resin composition contained in the CBC does not harden and lose fluidity.
  • FIG. 1 shows a conceptual diagram of a manufacturing apparatus that can be used to manufacture a CBC sheet by the above procedure.
  • This manufacturing apparatus includes a section for spreading CBC on the first protective film unwound from the roll to deposit a CBC layer, a section for covering the CBC layer with a second protective film unwound from the roll, and a section for heating and heating the CBC layer. It has a section for pressing and a section for winding the CBC sheet.
  • the orientation of the CBCs in the CBC layer may be random or biased in one direction.
  • the lower the running speed of the first protective film the more random the orientation of the CBC.
  • the running speed of the first protective film is increased, the CBC tends to be oriented along its running direction.
  • the fiber weight content of the CBC sheet can be adjusted by supplementing uncured epoxy resin when manufacturing the CBC sheet.
  • the surface of the first protective film may be coated with a compensating uncured epoxy resin prior to depositing the CBC layer.
  • the surface of the second protective film may be coated with a compensating uncured epoxy resin prior to overlaying the CBC layer.
  • the basis weight of the CBC sheet can be appropriately designed according to the application.
  • the basis weight is, for example, 300 g/m 2 or more and less than 500 g/m 2 , 500 g/m 2 or more and less than 1000 g/m 2 , 1000 g/m 2 or more and less than 2000 g/m 2 , 2000 g/m 2 or more and less than 4000 g/m 2 , It can be 4000 g/m 2 or more and less than 6000 g/m 2 , 6000 g/m 2 or more and less than 8000 g/m 2 or 8000 g/m 2 or more and less than 10000 g/m 2 .
  • the thickness of the CBC sheet can be designed to be, for example, 0.5 mm or more and less than 1.5 mm, 1.5 mm or more and less than 3 mm, or 3 mm or more and 5 mm or less, but is not limited.
  • the CBC sheet according to the embodiment is a prepreg material used for molding CFRP.
  • a molding method for manufacturing a CFRP product using the CBC sheet according to the embodiment a press molding method is preferably exemplified, but it is not limited thereto, and molding other than a press molding method such as an autoclave molding method method can also be used.
  • Embodiments of the present invention include, but are not limited to, the following.
  • Embodiment 1 Carbon fiber cotton made of short carbon fibers and a molten resin containing an epoxy resin component are mixed to obtain a carbon fiber bundle containing the molten resin; A method for producing a carbon fiber bundle composite, comprising solidifying a molten resin and mixing at least one epoxy curing agent with the molten resin.
  • Embodiment 2 The manufacturing method according to Embodiment 1, wherein a stirring mixer is used for the mixing.
  • Embodiment 3 The manufacturing method according to Embodiment 1 or 2, wherein the molten resin is solidified by cooling the carbon fiber bundle containing the molten resin in a disk pelletizer.
  • Embodiment 4 The manufacturing method according to Embodiment 1 or 2, wherein the molten resin is solidified by cooling the carbon fiber bundle containing the molten resin in a transport pipe or on a transport belt.
  • Embodiment 5 At least part of the at least one epoxy curing agent is added to the molten resin before mixing the molten resin and the carbon fiber cotton, or at the same time as mixing the molten resin and the carbon fiber cotton.
  • the manufacturing method according to any of embodiments 1-4 which is mixed.
  • Emodiment 6 The production method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 5, wherein the molten resin is a melt of a resin that is solid at a temperature in the range of at least 15 to 25°C.
  • Embodiment 7 The production method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 6, wherein the molten resin is a melt of a resin that is solid at 40°C.
  • Embodiment 8 The production method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 7, wherein the molten resin is mixed with a flame retardant.
  • Embodiment 9 The manufacturing method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 8, wherein all of the carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton have a fiber length of 60 mm or less, 50 mm or less, 40 mm or less, 30 mm or less, or 20 mm or less. .
  • the carbon fiber cotton does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 3 mm, or if it contains carbon fibers, the amount thereof is less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton. 9. A manufacturing method according to any one of 9.
  • the carbon fiber cotton does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 5 mm, or if it contains carbon fibers, the amount thereof is less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton. 9. A manufacturing method according to any one of 9.
  • the carbon fiber cotton does not contain carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 10 mm, or if it contains carbon fibers, the amount thereof is less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton.
  • Embodiment 14 The production method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 8, wherein all of the carbon fibers contained in the carbon fiber cotton are provided by defibrating chopped carbon fiber bundles.
  • Embodiment 15 The manufacturing method according to Embodiment 14, wherein the fiber length of the chopped carbon fiber bundle is 3 mm or more, 5 mm or more, or 10 mm or more.
  • Embodiment 16 The production method according to Embodiment 14 or 15, wherein the fiber length of the chopped carbon fiber bundle is 60 mm or less, 50 mm or less, 40 mm or less, 30 mm or less, or 20 mm or less.
  • Embodiment 17 The manufacturing method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 16, wherein all of the short carbon fibers are carbon fibers that are not thermally degraded.
  • Embodiment 18 The manufacturing method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 13, wherein the short carbon fibers include heat-degraded carbon fibers.
  • Embodiment 19 The manufacturing method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 13 and 18, wherein fibers other than carbon fibers are mixed in the carbon fiber cotton, and the fibers other than the carbon fibers may be glass fibers.
  • the carbon fiber bundle containing the molten resin is an isolated fiber bundle.
  • Emodiment 21 A carbon fiber bundle composite manufactured by the manufacturing method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 20.
  • Embodiment 22 Composed of a plurality of short carbon fibers forming a bundle and an uncured solid epoxy resin composition, the positions of the tips of the plurality of short carbon fibers are not aligned at each end of the bundle, and the uncured A carbon fiber bundle composite, wherein the solid epoxy resin composition of claim 1 contains at least one epoxy curing agent.
  • the solid epoxy resin composition of claim 1 contains at least one epoxy curing agent.
  • FIG. 23 A carbon fiber bundle composite according to Embodiment 22, wherein said uncured solid epoxy resin composition is solid at least at a temperature within the range of 15-25°C.
  • Embodiment 24 A carbon fiber bundle composite according to Embodiment 22, wherein the uncured solid epoxy resin composition is solid at 40°C.
  • Embodiment 25 The carbon fiber bundle composite of any of embodiments 22-24, wherein said bundles are isolated.
  • Embodiment 26 A carbon fiber bundle composite according to Embodiment 25, which has a needle-like or wire-like shape.
  • Embodiment 27 The carbon fiber bundle composite according to any one of Embodiments 22 to 26, wherein all of the plurality of short carbon fibers have a fiber length of 60 mm or less, 50 mm or less, 40 mm or less, 30 mm or less, or 20 mm or less.
  • Embodiment 28 A carbon fiber bundle composite according to any of Embodiments 22 to 27, having a bundle length of 3 mm or more, 5 mm or more, or 10 mm or more.
  • Embodiment 29 According to any one of Embodiments 22 to 28, wherein carbon fibers having a fiber length of less than 3 mm are not contained, or the amount thereof, if contained, is less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers in the carbon fiber bundle composite.
  • Carbon fiber bundle composite [Embodiment 30] It has a bundle length of 5 mm or more or 10 mm or more and does not contain carbon fibers with a fiber length of less than 5 mm, or even if it does, the amount is less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers in the carbon fiber bundle composite.
  • Embodiment 31 An embodiment that has a bundle length of 10 mm or more and does not contain carbon fibers with a fiber length of less than 10 mm, or if it does, the amount is less than 5 wt% of the total carbon fibers in the carbon fiber bundle composite.
  • Embodiment 32 The carbon fiber bundle composite according to any one of Embodiments 22 to 31, wherein in the plurality of short carbon fibers, the difference between the maximum and minimum fiber lengths is within 5 mm.
  • Embodiment 33 A carbon fiber bundle composite according to Embodiment 25, wherein the shape is spindle-shaped.
  • Embodiment 34 The carbon fiber bundle composite of any of embodiments 22-33, wherein the at least one epoxy curing agent comprises a latent curing agent.
  • the fiber weight content is 40 wt% or more and less than 50 wt%, 50 wt% or more and less than 60 wt%, 60 wt% or more and less than 70 wt%, or 70 wt% or more and 80 wt% or less.
  • Carbon fiber bundle composite [Embodiment 36] The carbon fiber bundle composite according to any one of Embodiments 22 to 35, wherein all of the plurality of short carbon fibers are carbon fibers that are not thermally degraded.
  • FIG. 39 A carbon fiber bundle composite sheet obtained by fusing a plurality of carbon fiber bundle composites according to any one of Embodiments 21 to 38 to each other.
  • FIG. 40 A carbon fiber comprising a plurality of carbon fiber composites according to any one of Embodiments 21 to 38, wherein each of said carbon fiber bundle composites is fused with at least one other said carbon fiber bundle composite. bundle composite sheet.
  • FIG. 41 A method for producing a carbon fiber bundle composite sheet, comprising fusing a plurality of carbon fiber bundle composites according to any one of Embodiments 21 to 38 to each other.
  • FIG. 42 The manufacturing method according to Embodiment 41, wherein the carbon fiber bundle composite is supplemented with an uncured epoxy resin during the fusion.
  • Embodiment 43 The manufacturing method according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 20, wherein the molten resin is a melt of an epoxy resin having a melting point.
  • Embodiment 44 A carbon fiber bundle composite manufactured by the manufacturing method according to Embodiment 43.
  • Embodiment 45 The carbon fiber bundle composite of any of Embodiments 22-38, wherein said uncured solid epoxy resin composition has a melting point.
  • Embodiment 46 A carbon fiber bundle composite sheet obtained by fusing a plurality of carbon fiber bundle composites according to Embodiment 45 to each other.
  • a carbon fiber bundle composite sheet comprising a plurality of carbon fiber composites according to Embodiment 45, each of said carbon fiber bundle composites being fused with at least one of said other carbon fiber bundle composites.
  • a method for producing a carbon fiber bundle composite sheet comprising fusing a plurality of carbon fiber bundle composites according to Embodiment 45 to each other.
  • Example 2 A molten epoxy resin in which an epoxy curing agent was dispersed was mixed with carbon fibers in the same manner as Experiment 1 except that the amount of carbon fibers was changed from 23 g to 10 g.
  • the cotton-like carbon fibers were completely mixed with the epoxy resin, and a wire-like carbon fiber bundle composite was obtained as shown in FIG.
  • the length of the carbon fiber bundle composite was generally within the range of 4-10 cm.
  • Example 3 A molten epoxy resin in which an epoxy curing agent was dispersed was mixed with carbon fibers in the same manner as Experiment 1, except that the amount of carbon fibers was changed from 23 g to 30 g.
  • Experiment 1 when the operation repeated 4 times was repeated 10 times, all the cotton-like carbon fibers were mixed with the epoxy resin, and as shown in FIG. 4, a needle-like carbon fiber bundle composite was obtained.
  • the length of the carbon fiber bundle composite was generally within the range of 1-2 cm.
  • Example 4 Using a press mold consisting of a cavity and a core, a pressure of 8 MPa and a temperature of 120° C. was used for 10 minutes to obtain a spindle-shaped carbon fiber bundle composite of 100 mm ⁇ 60 mm and a thickness of 15 g. A carbon fiber bundle composite sheet with a thickness of 1.8 mm was molded. The appearance of the obtained carbon fiber bundle composite sheet is shown in FIG. This carbon fiber bundle composite sheet had flexibility immediately after it was removed from the press mold at a temperature of 120°C, but lost its flexibility when the temperature dropped to room temperature.
  • Example 5 The carbon fiber bundle composite sheet obtained in Experiment 4 was sandwiched between two metal flat plates and pressed for 120 minutes at a temperature of 180° C. and a pressure of 8 MPa to form a CFRP plate.
  • the resulting CFRP plate had dimensions of 105 mm ⁇ 70 mm and a thickness of 1.5 mm. From this, it can be seen that the carbon fiber composite sheet slightly flowed during molding. Since the CFRP plate was not softened even when heated to 120° C., it was found that the epoxy resin contained in the CFRP plate was cured.
  • the CBC and CBC sheets according to the embodiments are used for automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, ships, railway vehicles, manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft and other transportation equipment, as well as sports goods, leisure goods, home appliances, agricultural equipment, building materials, etc. It can be preferably used to manufacture various CFRP parts that can be used.

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