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Random mat and fiber-reinforced composite material

US11021583B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 2018
Grant dateJun 1, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/268
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a random mat including carbon fibers and a matrix resin, wherein the carbon fibers in the random mat have an average fiber length in a range of 3 mm to 100 mm, a fiber areal weight of the carbon fibers is 25 to 10,000 g/m2, the carbon fibers include a specific carbon fiber bundles having a specific opening degree in a specific amount per the total carbon fibers, and the specific carbon fiber bundles with a thickness of 100 μm or more are included in a ratio of less than 3% of the number of the total specific carbon fiber bundles.

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