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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1999
Masahiro Sugimori, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuya Gotou, Toyohashi, JP;
Akira Agata, Toyohashi, JP;
Yukio Nishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Taguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition for FRP that will be used for fishing rods, golf club shafts, and the like, a prepreg that is an intermediate material made up of an epoxy resin composition combined with reinforcing fibers, and a tubular molded article obtained using it. The epoxy resin composition for FRP of the present invention comprises (A) a bisphenol A-type epoxy resin, (B) an epoxy resin having oxazolidone rings, and (C) a curing agent. By using the epoxy resin composition for FRP of the present invention, a prepreg quite excellent in handleability and a tubular molded article improved in flexural strength in the longitudinal direction and crushing strength in the diametrical direction can be obtained.