Random mat and fiber-reinforced composite material
US11021583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2039 |
Classification
- 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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