Composite material and process for manufacturing same

USRE37385E · kind E · reissue

Assignee

• KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO · JP

Inventors

• Akane Okada · Amuru, UG
• Yoshiaki Fukushima · Ebeye, US
• Masaya Kawasumi · Calacoa Bellavista, PE
• Shinji Inagaki · Nagoya, JP
• Arimitsu Usuki · Ebeye, US
• Shigetoshi Sugiyama · Ebeye, US
• Toshio Kurauchi · Ebeye, US
• Osami Kamigaito · Ebeye, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 15, 1999
• Grant date: Sep 18, 2001
• Expiry date: Sep 15, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Composite material with high mechanical strength and excellent high-temperature characteristics comprising a polymer matrix containing polyamide and layers of a silicate uniformly dispersed in the order of molecules in the polymer matrix, each of said silicate layers being 7 to 12 .ANG. thick and the interlayer distance being at least 20 .ANG.; and a process for manufacturing such composite material.