Ube Industries, Inc.

Hideho Tanaka

Shinji Yamamoto

Kazuyoshi Fujii

Kohichi Kashiwagi

Takayoshi Kaneko

Masaru Kunimura

Hisataka Uchimura

Yukihiko Asano

Fumio Adachi

Kunio Watanabe

Kazuo Nishimura

A thermoplastic polyurethane useful for elastomers, elastic fibers and artificial leathers contains a polyaddition product of a diisocyanate and a chain extender with a liquid polyethercarbonate diol which is a reaction product of a carbonate compound with a polyether diol having structural units (a) (&#x2014;(CH)&#x2014;O&#x2014;) and at least one member of structural units (b) (&#x2014;(CH)&#x2014;O) and (c) (&#x2014;CHCH(CH)&#x2014;O&#x2014;), and in which the units (b) are present in an average number (n) of moles of 0 to 5 per mole of the units (a), the units (c) are present in an average number (m) of moles of 0 to 5 per mole of the units (a), and the total average number (n+m) of moles of the units (b) and (c) is more than 1 but not more than 5, per mole of the units (a).

Thermoplastic polyurethane

A Xonotlite-reinforced organic polymer composition obtained by mixing (A) an organic polymer and (B) fibrous Xonotlite, in which the fibrous Xonotlite (1) satisfies conditions (a), (b), and (c):

Xonotlite-reinforced organic polymer composition

A terminal-modified imide oligomer composition, comprising

Terminal-modified imide oligomer composition

A composition of terminal-modified imide oligomers is disclosed. The composition comprises a flexible terminal-modified imide oligomer (A) and a rigid terminal-modified imide oligomer (B). The flexible terminal-modified imide oligomer (A) is selected from specific oligomers (I) and (II). The rigid terminal-modified imide oligomer (B) is selected from specific oligomers (III) and (IV). The oligomer (I) is formed from biphenyltetracarboxylic acid or its derivative, an aromatic diamine compound (a) and an unsaturated monoamine compound or an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative. The oligomer (II) is formed from biphenyltetracarboxylic acid or its derivative and an unsaturated monoamine compound. The oligomer (III) is formed from biphenyltetracarboxylic acid or its derivative, an aromatic diamine compound (b) and an unsaturated monoamine compound or an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative. The oligomer (IV) is formed from pyromellitic acid or its derivative, an aromatic diamine compound (c) and an unsaturated monoamine compound or an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative. The aromatic diamine compound (a) has two or more aromatic rings which are combined with each other directly or by a divalent group consisting of one, two or three atoms. The aromatic diamine compound (b) has only one aromatic ring or condensed ring. The aromatic diamine compound (c) may have two or more aromatic rings as is defined in the compound (a), or may have only one aromatic ring or condensed ring as is defined in the compound (b).

This invention provides a hybrid yarn obtained by combining the filaments of a carbon fiber and a specific inorganic fiber composed substantially of elements Si, Ti or Zr, C and O having a ratio of tensile modulus of the inorganic fiber to tensile modulus of the carbon fiber in the range of from 0.6 to 1.4. Further, this invention provides a unidirectional prepreg obtained by unidirectionally arranging the hybrid yarn prepared from a carbon fiber and a specific inorganic fiber and impregnated with a thermosetting resin, and provides a laminated material obtained by laminating the prepregs.

Hybrid yarn, unidirectional hybrid prepreg and laminated material thereof

A terminal-modified aromatic imide oligomer composition having an improved curing performance and useful for cured polyimide articles having excellent mechanical properties and heat-resistance, comprising 100 parts by weight of a terminal-modified aromatic imide oligomer consisting of a reaction product of a biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride with an aromatic diamine and an acetylenically unsaturated monoamine compound, having acetylenically unsaturated terminal groups and exhibiting a logarithmic viscosity number of 0.1 to 1.0 at 30.degree. C.; and 1 to 20 parts by weight of an unsaturated imide compound consisting of a reaction product of a biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride with an acetylenically unsaturated monoamine compound.

Terminal-modified aromatic imide oligomer composition

Disclosed is an interleaf-containing, fiber-reinforced epoxy resin prepreg, which comprises a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin matrix and an interleaf composed of a polyimide film subjected to a corona discharge treatment and/or a matting treatment. This prepreg is suitable for the production of a composite material which is excellent in mechanical strength characteristics such as interlaminar shear strength and flexural breaking strength and having a high toughness.

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Hirakata, Japan

Hideho Tanaka