Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Blue Cube IP LLC

Bharati Balijepalli

David H Bank

Daniel Schneider

Jason A Reese

Rajesh H Turakhia

Amit K Chaudhary

Hemant A Naik

Michael A Lowe

Theofanis Theofanous

Tyler Auvil

Adam K Schmitt

James R Lowrey

A flame retardant epoxy resin composition for preparing a flame retardant fiber composite including: (a) at least one epoxy resin; (b) at least one flame retardant agent for improving the flammability performance of carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composites; (c) at least one mold release agent; (d) at least one curing agent; and (e) at least one catalyst; a prepreg prepared using the above epoxy resin composition; and a flame retardant fiber composite prepared using the above prepreg.

Epoxy composition

A resin composition is comprised of an epoxy resin comprised of a solid epoxy resin and a liquid polyurethane toughener that is dissolved in the epoxy resin and, upon curing of the liquid epoxy resin, the liquid polyurethane toughener phase separates into particles having a particle size of 50 nm to 2 micrometers, an epoxy hardener; and an epoxy soluble latent catalyst. The resin composition provides a more homogeneous infusion of the resin into a fibrous material for forming a prepreg and ultimately an epoxy fiber reinforced composition with improved toughness without sacrificing speed of impregnation or uniformity of the epoxy matrix within the composite.

Epoxy-fiber reinforced composites, method to form the composites and epoxy resin composition used therefor

The present invention provides thermosetting resin pre-impregnated or infused fiber materials or prepregs comprising a fiber material of a heat resistant fiber, such as a continuous fiber material or a discontinuous chopped fiber mat, infused with a thermosetting resin mixture comprising (i) at least one liquid epoxy resin; (ii) at least one epoxy novolac resin, (iii) dicyandiamide and (iv) and an adduct of a cycloaliphatic amine and a liquid epoxy resin, wherein the dicyandiamide is dissolved in the adduct of a cycloaliphatic amine and a liquid epoxy resin. The prepreg or fiber material has a shelf life of at least 30 days at ambient temperature and pressure before its Initial Tg (DSC) rises above 40&#xb0; C.

Storage stable epoxy prepregs from dicyandiamide solutions and methods for making the same

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