Comparison about epoxy resin usage for Carbon fiber prepreg cloth
Different works that have compared the mechanical properties of bio-based resins with those of epoxy resins have been reported in the literature to show whether themechan- ical properties are comparable. It compared the mechanical properties of composite materials fabricated with a bio-based resin (obtained with Jatropha seed) produced by the authors and synthetic epoxy resin. The authors studied the mechanical properties of composite laminates made with a completely bio-based matrix and two dif- ferent concentrations that use epoxy resin with 25% and 50% bio content. The mechanical tests showed that the tensile and flexural properties were not comparable to an epoxy resin and the addition of the bio content was detrimental for the epoxy resin as well. It added six different percentages of two bio-based resins (cardanol based) to an epoxy resin both produced by the company Cardolite. The two bio-resins added to the epoxy resin presented different epoxy equivalent weights (EEW), that once mixed with the epoxy resin led to different chemical structures.
Product type | carbon fiber woven fabric prepreg |
Material | |
Resin type | epoxy resin |
Weave | twill |
Fiber dry weight | 240gsm |
Resin content | 42% |
Total weight | 415gsm |
Thickness | 0.3mm |
Width | 1000mm |
Length | 100m/roll |
Color | black |
Surface blue substance | It is a protective film,can be red ,green,blue and other colors. |