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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2019
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Yamane, Ehime, JP;
Narumichi Sato, Ehime, JP;
Shiori Kawamoto, Ehime, JP;
Miyuki Tabayashi, Ehime, JP;
TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A prepreg which is suitable for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material in a short period of time without using an autoclave, can produce a fiber-reinforced composite material in which the occurrence of voids is suppressed and excellent impact resistance is achieved, and has excellent handling properties; and a fiber-reinforced composite material using the prepreg. This prepreg is a prepreg in which a reinforcing fiber [A] arranged in layers is partially impregnated with an epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin [B] and a curing agent [C], wherein the impregnation rate φ is 30-95%, and a thermoplastic resin [D] insoluble in the epoxy resin [B] is unevenly distributed on both surfaces of the prepreg. In addition, in the layers of the reinforcing fiber [A], epoxy resin composition-unimpregnated portions are localized on one surface of the prepreg, and the localization parameter a, which defines the degree of localization, is in the range of 0.10<σ<0.45.