Reinforced composites containing unsaturated polyimide resins
US4276352A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/2992
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fibrous-reinforced composites, such as prepregs and sheet moulding compounds, are made with a thermosettable unsaturated polyimide resin, a photopolymerizable compound, and a heat-activated curing agent for the resin. Fibers may be impregnated with a liquid mixture of the resin and the photopolymerizable compound, and irradiated to cause the mixture to solidify through photopolymerization. The product, when desired, e.g., after stacking to form a multilayer laminate or after shaping, is heated to cure the resin. Alternatively, the liquid mixture is irradiated to form a solid film, into which the fibers are pressed, and, when required, the assembly is heated to cure the resin. The resins employed contain at least two maleimide, citraconimide, or itaconimide groups linked through nitrogen atoms thereof to carbon atoms.
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