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Carbon fiber sheet and process for production thereof

US6812171B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2002
Grant dateNov 2, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/645
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for producing a carbon fiber sheet, which comprises allowing, as necessary, an oxidized polyacrylonitrile fiber sheet to contain 0.2 to 5% by mass of a resin, then subjecting the resin-containing oxidized polyacrylonitrile fiber sheet to a compression treatment in the thickness direction under the conditions of 150 to 300° C. and 5 to 100 MPa (10 to 100 MPa when no resin treatment is made) to obtain a compressed, oxidized fiber sheet having a bulk density of 0.40 to 0.80 g/cm3 and a compression ratio of 40 to 75%, and thereafter subjecting the compressed, oxidized fiber sheet to a carbonizing treatment, which carbon fiber sheet has a thickness of 0.15 to 1.0 mm, a bulk density of 0.15 to 0.45 g/cm3, a carbon fiber content of 95% by mass or more, a compression deformation ratio of 10 to 35%, an electric resistance of 6 m&OHgr; or less and a feeling of 5 to 70 g.

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