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Fiber-reinforced syntactic foam composites prepared from polyglycidyl aromatic amine and polycarboxylic acid anhydride
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1984-05-11
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Granted: 1986-02-04
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Expires: 2004-05-11
Abstract
Abstract Fiber-reinforced syntactic foam composites having a low specific gravity and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 9.0×10 -6 in/in/°F. (16.2×10 -6 cm/cm/°C.) or less are prepared from a mixture of: a heat curable thermosetting resin comprising an uncured polyglycidyl aromatic amine, a polycarboxylic acid anhydride curing agent, and a chosen curing accelerator; hollow microspheres having a diameter of about 5 to 200 micrometers; and fibers having a length less than or equal to 250 micrometers. These composites are useful for forming lightweight structures for space applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan L. Oldham
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 11:55
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/32; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/14; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/0353; H05K1/0373; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24917; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249971; Y10T428/249972; Y10T428/249974
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A fiber-reinforced syntactic foam composite having a specific gravity less than 1.0 and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 9.0×10 -6 in/in/°F. (16.2×10 -6 cm/cm/°C.) or less, the composite being prepared from an admixture of: (a) a heat curable thermosetting resin comprising: an uncured polyglycidyl aromatic amine, a polycarboxylic acid anhydride curing agent, and a curing accelerator selected from the group consisting of substituted imidazole compounds and organometallic compounds; (b) hollow microspheres having a diameter in the range of about 5 to about 200 micrometers; and (c) fibers having a length of less than or equal to 250 micrometers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A fiber-reinforced syntactic foam composite having a specific gravity less than 1.0 and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 9.0×10 -6 in/in/°F. (16.2×10 -6 cm/cm/°C.) or less, the composite being prepared from an admixture of: (a) a heat curable thermosetting resin comprising: an uncured polyglycidyl aromatic amine, a polycarboxylic acid anhydride curing agent, and a curing accelerator selected from the group consisting of substituted imidazole compounds and organometallic compounds; (b) hollow microspheres having a diameter in the range of about 5 to about 200 micrometers; and (c) fibers having a length of less than or equal to 250 micrometers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the polyglycidyl aromatic amine is diglycidylaniline.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the polyglycidyl aromatic amine is diglycidyl orthotoluidine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the polyglycidyl aromatic amine is tetraglycidyl metaxylylene diamine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the polycarboxylic acid anhydride is present in sufficient quantity to react with from about 60 to about 90 percent of the epoxide groups in said polyglycidyl aromatic amine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the polycarboxylic acid anhydride is nadic methyl anhydride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the polycarboxylic acid anhydride is methyl tetrahydrophthalic anhydride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the polycarboxylic acid anhydride is methyl hexahydrophthalic anhydride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said curing accelerator is present in the amount of about 0 to about 3 percent, by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said curing accelerator is 2-ethyl-4-methyl imidazole.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said curing accelerator is stannous octoate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein: (a) said uncured polyglycidyl aromatic amine is diglycidyl orthotoluidine and is present in the amount of about 100 parts per hundred resin by weight; (b) said curing agent is nadic methyl anhydride and is present in the amount of about 100 parts per hundred resin by weight; and (c) said curing accelerator is 2-ethyl-4-methyl imidazole and is present in the amount of about 2 parts per hundred resin by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the hollow microspheres are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of glass, silica, carbon, acrylate resins, and phenolic resins.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composite of claim 12 wherein the hollow microspheres are formed of glass and have an average diameter of about 50 micrometers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composite of claim 12 wherein the hollow microspheres comprise a mixture of glass microspheres and carbon microspheres.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein the fibers are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of graphite, glass, carbon, nylon, and polyamide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composite of claim 16 wherein the fibers are formed of graphite and have a length of about 50 micrometers and a diameter of about 8 micrometers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said admixture further comprises solid microbeads.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composite of claim 1 wherein said admixture further includes a coupling and wetting agent.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
48 words
The composite of claim 1 which comprises about 35 to about 65 percent by volume microspheres and about 3 to about 10 percent by volume fibers, the balance being a matrix comprised of the heat cured resin throughout which the microspheres and fibers are dispersed and bonded together.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composite of claim 20 which additionally comprises about 2 to about 8 percent by volume of solid microbeads having a diameter of about 2 to about 8 micrometers.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
125 words
A fiber-reinforced syntactic foam composite having a specific gravity less than 1.0 and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 9.0×10 -6 in/in/°F. (16.2×10 -6 cm/cm/°C.) or less, said composite comprising: (a) a heat curable thermosetting epoxy resin comprising: (1) diglycidyl orthotoluidine in the amount of about 100 parts per hundred resin by weight; (2) nadic methyl anhydride in the amount of about 100 parts per hundred resin by weight; and (3) 2-ethyl-4-methyl imidazole in the amount of about 2 parts per hundred resin by weight; (b) hollow carbon microspheres having a diameter in the range of about 20 to about 200 micrometers; and (c) graphite fibers having a length of less than or equal to 250 micrometers and a diameter of about 8 micrometers.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
125 words
A fiber-reinforced syntactic foam composite having a specific gravity less than 1.0 and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 9.0×10 -6 in/in/°F. (16.2×10 -6 cm/cm/°C.) or less, said composite comprising: (a) a heat curable thermosetting epoxy resin comprising: (1) diglycidyl orthotoluidine in the amount of about 100 parts per hundred resin by weight; (2) nadic methyl anhydride in the amount of about 100 parts per hundred resin by weight; and (3) 2-ethyl-4-methyl imidazole in the amount of about 2 parts per hundred resin by weight; (b) hollow carbon microspheres having a diameter in the range of about 20 to about 200 micrometers; and (c) graphite fibers having a length of less than or equal to 250 micrometers and a diameter of about 8 micrometers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
An article of manufacture comprising a body formed from the composite material of claim 1.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The article of manufacture set forth in claim 23 which further comprises a layer of an electrically conductive material adhered to selected surfaces of the body.
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