STTR Phase II: Durable Functional Coloring of Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Structural Composites for High Strength Material Applications

STTR 第二阶段：用于高强度材料应用的纤维增强热塑性结构复合材料的耐用功能着色

• 批准号: 0750194
• 负责人: James White
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: The Shepherd Color Company
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0750194&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; II; Durable; Functional

The Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase II project will demonstrate the ability to color structural composite parts made of thermoplastic polymers reinforced with long (3 mm to 25 mm in length) glass fibers. Today the options are black or natural resin color which limits their design appeal. Colorants are not used in thermoplastic composites for structural applications because they historically caused significant loss in key properties. This breakthrough of successfully using durable, high performance energy managing colorants in long glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic structural materials will open options for a wide range of products in construction, safety, sporting goods, furniture, industrial, transportation and recreational markets. Application prototypes for the transportation and industrial markets will be created in this project. By integrating durable color within structural composite parts, the speed of displacing traditional materials will increase. Thermoplastic composite materials provide clear advantages relative to metals of reduced weight in the part with equal or superior properties, corrosion resistance, and design flexibility, all resulting in significant cost savings. Painting processes can be eliminated with the incorporation of color. The structural long glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics are more durable and result in less waste over time and therefore are better for the environment.

小企业技术转移研究（STTR）第二阶段项目将展示由长（3 mm至25 mm长）玻璃纤维增强的热塑性聚合物制成的结构复合材料部件着色的能力。 今天，选择是黑色或天然树脂的颜色，这限制了他们的设计吸引力。着色剂不用于结构应用的热塑性复合材料中，因为它们在历史上会导致关键性能的显著损失。 在长玻璃纤维增强热塑性结构材料中成功使用耐用、高性能能源管理着色剂的这一突破将为建筑、安全、体育用品、家具、工业、运输和娱乐市场的广泛产品提供选择。该项目将为运输和工业市场创建应用原型。通过在结构复合材料部件中集成耐用的颜色，取代传统材料的速度将加快。热塑性复合材料相对于部件中重量减轻的金属具有明显的优势，具有相同或上级的性能、耐腐蚀性和设计灵活性，所有这些都导致显著的成本节约。 绘画过程可以消除与颜色的结合。 结构性长玻璃纤维增强热塑性塑料更耐用，随着时间的推移产生的浪费更少，因此对环境更好。