JP2009197197A - Carbon fiber composite material and method for producing carbon fiber composite material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbon fiber composite material in which a carbon nano-fiber is uniformly dispersed and a process for producing the carbon fiber composite material. <P>SOLUTION: The carbon fiber composite material includes an ethylene-propylene rubber, paraffinic oil, and carbon nano-fiber with an average diameter of 0.5-500 nm. The first method for making the carbon fiber composite material includes a first step of mixing an ethylene-propylene rubber 30 and a paraffinic oil 50 to obtain a first mixture 32a, a second step of mixing the first mixture 32a and a carbon nano-fiber 40 to obtain a second mixture 34a, and a third step of tight milling the second mixture 34a by open rolls to obtain a carbon fiber composite material 36. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a carbon fiber composite material in which carbon nanofibers are uniformly dispersed and a method for producing the carbon fiber composite material.

  In general, carbon nanofibers are fillers that are difficult to disperse in a matrix. The method for producing a carbon fiber composite material previously proposed by the present inventors has improved the dispersibility of carbon nanofibers, which has been considered difficult until now, and was able to uniformly disperse carbon nanofibers in an elastomer ( For example, see Patent Document 1). According to such a method for producing a carbon fiber composite material, an elastomer and carbon nanofibers are kneaded, and dispersibility of carbon nanofibers having high cohesiveness is improved by shearing force. More specifically, when the elastomer and the carbon nanofiber are mixed, the viscous elastomer penetrates into the carbon nanofiber, and a specific part of the elastomer has high activity of the carbon nanofiber due to chemical interaction. In this state, when a strong shearing force is applied to a mixture of an elastomer having high molecular mobility (elasticity) and carbon nanofibers, the carbon nanofibers are deformed as the elastomer is deformed. The fibers also moved, and the aggregated carbon nanofibers were separated and dispersed in the elastomer by the restoring force of the elastomer due to elasticity after shearing.

  The present inventors also proposed a method for producing a carbon fiber composite metal material in which carbon nanofibers are uniformly dispersed in another matrix, for example, a metal matrix, using a carbon fiber composite material in which carbon nanofibers are uniformly dispersed. (For example, see Patent Document 2).

Thus, by improving the dispersibility of the carbon nanofibers in the matrix, expensive carbon nanofibers can be used efficiently as fillers for composite materials.
JP 2005-97525 A JP-A-2005-97534

  An object of the present invention is to provide a carbon fiber composite material in which carbon nanofibers are uniformly dispersed and a method for producing the carbon fiber composite material.

The carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention is
It includes ethylene-propylene rubber, paraffin oil, and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm.

  According to the carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a rubber composition excellent in flexibility while having high rigidity by blending carbon nanofibers. In addition, by including paraffin oil, a carbon fiber composite material having a relatively low hardness can be obtained even if carbon nanofibers are blended. Therefore, the hardness of the carbon fiber composite material can be adjusted by adjusting the blending amount of paraffin oil. Moreover, according to the carbon fiber composite material, heat resistance can be improved by including paraffin oil.

In the carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
The paraffin oil may have a mass average molecular weight of 140 to 2000.

In the carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
The carbon nanofiber may be included in an amount of 10 to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component obtained by combining the ethylene-propylene rubber and the paraffin oil.

In the carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
The paraffin oil may be blended at a mass ratio of 1/5 to 2 times that of the ethylene-propylene rubber.

In the carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
10 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of the carbon nanofibers are included with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component obtained by combining the ethylene-propylene rubber and the paraffin oil.
The paraffin oil is blended in a mass ratio of 1/5 to 2 times that of the ethylene-propylene rubber,
The elongation at break can be 280% to 500%.

The method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention includes:
A first step of mixing ethylene-propylene rubber and paraffin oil to obtain a first mixture;
A second step of mixing the first mixture with carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a second mixture;
A third step of obtaining a carbon fiber composite material in which carbon nanofibers are dispersed by passing the second mixture through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C .;
including.

  According to the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention, a carbon fiber composite material excellent in flexibility can be obtained while having high rigidity by blending carbon nanofibers. Moreover, by mixing paraffin oil, a carbon fiber composite material having a relatively low hardness can be obtained even if carbon nanofibers are blended. Therefore, the hardness of the carbon fiber composite material manufactured by adjusting the blending amount of paraffin oil can be adjusted. Moreover, according to the carbon fiber composite material obtained in this way, heat resistance can also be improved by including paraffin oil. According to the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention, since the ethylene-propylene rubber and the paraffin oil can be mixed in advance in the first step, the ratio of the paraffin oil to the ethylene-propylene rubber is compared. Even if there are many cases, they can be mixed.

In the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
The first mixture obtained in the first step is a first spin-spin relaxation in an uncrosslinked body measured at 30 ° C. by a Hahn-echo method using pulsed NMR with an observation nucleus of ¹ H. The time (T2n) can be 1000 μs to 2000 μs or less.

The method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention includes:
A first step of mixing paraffin oil and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a first mixture;
A second step of mixing an ethylene-propylene rubber and the first mixture to obtain a second mixture;
A third step of obtaining a carbon fiber composite material in which carbon nanofibers are dispersed by passing the second mixture through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C .;
including.

  According to the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention, a carbon fiber composite material excellent in flexibility can be obtained while having high rigidity by blending carbon nanofibers. Moreover, by mixing paraffin oil, a carbon fiber composite material having a relatively low hardness can be obtained even if carbon nanofibers are blended. Therefore, the hardness of the carbon fiber composite material manufactured by adjusting the blending amount of paraffin oil can be adjusted. Moreover, according to the carbon fiber composite material obtained in this way, heat resistance can also be improved by including paraffin oil. According to the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention, the paraffin oil is preliminarily mixed with the paraffin oil in the first step, so that the paraffin oil is constrained by the carbon nanofiber, so that the viscosity increases. The first mixture can be easily mixed with the ethylene-propylene rubber.

The method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention includes:
A first step of mixing ethylene-propylene rubber and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a first mixture;
A second step in which the first mixture is passed through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C. to obtain a second mixture in which carbon nanofibers are dispersed;
A third step of mixing the second mixture and paraffin oil to obtain a carbon fiber composite material;
including.

  According to the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a carbon fiber composite material excellent in flexibility while having high rigidity by blending carbon nanofibers. Moreover, by mixing paraffin oil, a carbon fiber composite material having a relatively low hardness can be obtained even if carbon nanofibers are blended. Therefore, the hardness of the carbon fiber composite material manufactured by adjusting the blending amount of paraffin oil can be adjusted. Moreover, according to the carbon fiber composite material obtained in this way, heat resistance can also be improved by including paraffin oil. According to the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention, carbon nanofibers are obtained by preliminarily mixing carbon nanofibers with ethylene-propylene rubber in the first step, utilizing the rubber elasticity of ethylene-propylene rubber. It can be uniformly dispersed.

In the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
The paraffin oil may have a mass average molecular weight of 140 to 2000.

In the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
A roll interval of the open rolls may be 0.5 mm or less.

In the method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to the present invention,
The method may further include a fourth step of crosslinking the carbon fiber composite material obtained in the third step.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  A carbon fiber composite material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes ethylene-propylene rubber, paraffin oil, and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm.

  A method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first step of obtaining a first mixture by mixing ethylene-propylene rubber and paraffin oil, and the first mixture and an average diameter. Is mixed with carbon nanofibers of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a second mixture, and the second mixture is passed through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C. to disperse the carbon nanofibers. And obtaining a carbon fiber composite material.

  A method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first step of mixing a paraffin oil and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a first mixture, A second step of mixing the ethylene-propylene rubber and the first mixture to obtain a second mixture, and passing the second mixture through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C. to disperse the carbon nanofibers And obtaining a carbon fiber composite material.

  The method for producing a carbon fiber composite material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first step of mixing a ethylene-propylene rubber and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a first mixture. A second step of obtaining a second mixture in which carbon nanofibers are dispersed by passing the first mixture through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C., and mixing the second mixture and paraffin oil. And a third step of obtaining a carbon fiber composite material.

(I) Ethylene-propylene rubber Ethylene-propylene rubber used as a matrix raw material for carbon fiber composite material is a rubber obtained by polymerizing ethylene and propylene, or ethylene, propylene, and diene, and particularly EPDM (ethylene-propylene). -Diene copolymer) is preferably used. Ethylene-propylene rubber is not a liquid rubber but a solid rubber having rubber elasticity at room temperature. In order to obtain heat resistance, the ethylene-propylene rubber contains a third component such as ethylidene norbornene, and the copolymerization ratio of ethylene and propylene is preferably EPDM having an ethylene content of 45% to 80%. The average molecular weight of the ethylene-propylene rubber is usually desirably 50,000 or more, more preferably 70,000 or more, and particularly preferably about 100,000 to 500,000. When the molecular weight of the ethylene-propylene rubber is within this range, the ethylene-propylene rubber molecules are entangled with each other and connected to each other, so that the ethylene-propylene rubber easily penetrates into the aggregated carbon nanofibers. Great effect to separate fibers. If the molecular weight of the ethylene-propylene rubber is smaller than 5000, the ethylene-propylene rubber molecules cannot be sufficiently entangled with each other, and the effect of dispersing the carbon nanofibers is reduced even when a shearing force is applied in the process described above. It is not preferable. On the other hand, if the molecular weight of the ethylene-propylene rubber is larger than 5,000,000, the ethylene-propylene rubber becomes too hard and difficult to process, which is not preferable.

The ethylene-propylene rubber preferably has a spin-spin relaxation time (T2n / 30 ° C.) of the network component in the uncrosslinked body, measured at 30 ° C. by the Hahn echo method using pulse NMR, and the observation nucleus is ¹ H. It is 100 to 3000 microseconds, More preferably, it is 200 to 1000 microseconds. By having a spin-spin relaxation time (T2n / 30 ° C.) in the above range, the ethylene-propylene rubber can be flexible and have sufficiently high molecular mobility, that is, suitable for dispersing the carbon nanofibers. It will have elasticity. In addition, since elastomer has viscosity, when ethylene-propylene rubber and carbon nanofiber are mixed, ethylene-propylene rubber can easily penetrate into the gaps between carbon nanofibers due to high molecular motion. it can. When the spin-spin relaxation time (T2n / 30 ° C.) is shorter than 100 μsec, the ethylene-propylene rubber cannot have sufficient molecular mobility. Also, if the spin-spin relaxation time (T2n / 30 ° C.) is longer than 3000 μsec, the ethylene-propylene rubber tends to flow like a liquid and has low elasticity, so that it becomes difficult to disperse the carbon nanofibers as they are. .

  The spin-spin relaxation time obtained by the Hahn-echo method using pulsed NMR is a measure representing the molecular mobility of a substance. Specifically, when the spin-spin relaxation time of ethylene-propylene rubber is measured by the Hahn-echo method using pulsed NMR, the first component having the first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) having a short relaxation time And a second component having a second spin-spin relaxation time (T2nn) having a longer relaxation time. The first component corresponds to a polymer network component (skeleton molecule), and the second component corresponds to a polymer non-network component (branch and leaf component such as a terminal chain). The shorter the first spin-spin relaxation time, the lower the molecular mobility and the harder the ethylene-propylene rubber. Further, it can be said that the longer the first spin-spin relaxation time, the higher the molecular mobility and the softer the ethylene-propylene rubber.

  As a measurement method in the pulsed NMR method, the solid echo method, the CPMG method (Car Purcell, Mayboom, Gill method) or the 90 ° pulse method can be applied instead of the Hahn echo method. However, since the ethylene-propylene rubber according to the present invention has a moderate spin-spin relaxation time (T2), the Hahn echo method is most suitable. In general, the solid echo method and the 90 ° pulse method are suitable for short T2 measurement, the Hahn echo method is suitable for medium T2 measurement, and the CPMG method is suitable for long T2 measurement.

(II) Paraffin oil The paraffin oil which is a matrix raw material of the carbon fiber composite material together with the ethylene-propylene rubber is excellent in compatibility with the ethylene-propylene rubber and is also called mineral oil or liquid paraffin. The paraffin oil preferably has a mass average molecular weight of 140 to 2000. The rubber material is required to have predetermined material properties depending on the use of the rubber product, but an improvement in flexibility and a decrease in hardness can be adjusted by blending and adjusting an appropriate amount of paraffin oil.

  By blending paraffin oil with ethylene-propylene rubber, the hardness of the carbon fiber composite material can be reduced and the flexibility can be improved. Also reduce. Therefore, for example, the paraffin oil is preferably blended at a mass ratio of 1/5 to 2 times that of the ethylene-propylene rubber. If the blending ratio of paraffin oil is more than 1/5 times that of ethylene-propylene rubber, the effect of reducing the hardness of the carbon fiber composite material can be obtained. The carbon fiber composite material can be processed and the decrease in strength can be reduced.

(III) Carbon nanofiber The carbon nanofiber has an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm, and preferably has an average diameter of 0.5 to 100 nm. The carbon nanofibers preferably have an average length of 0.01 to 1000 μm. The compounding amount of the carbon nanofiber can be set as appropriate depending on the performance required for the product, but the carbon nanofiber is 10 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component in which ethylene-propylene rubber and paraffin oil are combined. It is preferable to include a part in order to obtain excellent flexibility while having a high elastic modulus. Moreover, you may mix | blend carbon black as a reinforcing agent normally used with a rubber composition with carbon nanofiber.

  Examples of carbon nanofibers include so-called carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are single-walled carbon nanotubes (single-walled carbon nanotubes: SWNT) in which one sheet of graphite having a carbon hexagonal mesh surface is wound in one layer, and double-walled carbon nanotubes (double-walled carbon nanotubes: DWNT) in two layers. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT: multiwall carbon nanotubes) wound in three or more layers are used as appropriate. A carbon material partially having a carbon nanotube structure can also be used. In addition to the name “carbon nanotube”, it may be called “graphite fibril nanotube”. Carbon nanofibers that have been graphitized at about 2300 ° C. to 3200 ° C. with a graphitization catalyst such as boron, boron carbide, beryllium, aluminum, and silicon may be used.

  Single-walled carbon nanotubes or multi-walled carbon nanotubes are manufactured to a desired size by an arc discharge method, a laser ablation method, a vapor phase growth method, or the like. The arc discharge method is a method of obtaining multi-walled carbon nanotubes deposited on a cathode by performing an arc discharge between electrode materials made of carbon rods in an argon or hydrogen atmosphere at a pressure slightly lower than atmospheric pressure. In addition, the single-walled carbon nanotube is obtained by mixing the carbon rod with a catalyst such as nickel / cobalt to cause arc discharge and adhering to the inner surface of the processing vessel. The laser ablation method melts and evaporates the carbon surface by irradiating a strong YAG laser pulsed laser beam onto a carbon surface mixed with a target catalyst such as nickel / cobalt in a rare gas (eg argon). This is a method for obtaining single-walled carbon nanotubes. The vapor phase growth method is a method in which hydrocarbons such as benzene and toluene are thermally decomposed in the gas phase to synthesize carbon nanotubes. More specifically, a fluid catalyst method, a zeolite supported catalyst method, and the like can be exemplified. The carbon nanofibers may be improved in adhesion and wettability with the elastomer by performing surface treatment in advance, for example, ion implantation treatment, sputter etching treatment, plasma treatment, etc. before being kneaded with the elastomer. it can.

(IV) Carbon fiber composite material production method (first production method)
Drawing 1 is a figure showing typically the 1st manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material concerning one embodiment. The first manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material 36 includes the first step of mixing the ethylene-propylene rubber 30 and the paraffin oil 50 to obtain the first mixture 32a, and the first mixture 32a having an average diameter of 0. A second step of mixing the carbon nanofibers 40 of 5 to 500 nm to obtain the second mixture 34a, and passing the second mixture 34a through the open roll 2 at 0 to 50 ° C. to make the carbon nanofibers 40 thin. A third step of obtaining a carbon fiber composite material 36 in which is dispersed. FIG. 1A shows the first step, FIG. 1B shows the second step, and FIG. 1C shows the third step.
As shown in FIG. 1 (a), in the first step, a solid ethylene-propylene rubber 30 is introduced from a container 3 into a kneader for rubber composition such as a kneader 1, and a paraffin oil 50 is further introduced. For example, the two blades 6 and 7 are mixed by rotating in the direction of the arrow to obtain the first mixture 32a. Thus, since the paraffin oil 50 and the ethylene-propylene rubber 30 can be mixed before mixing the carbon nanofibers in the first step, for example, the amount of the paraffin oil 50 is less than the ethylene-propylene rubber 30. Even if it is relatively large, it can be easily mixed. The blending amount of paraffin oil used in the first step of the first production method is preferably 1/3 to 2 times that of ethylene-propylene rubber from the viewpoint of workability. The first mixture 32a obtained in the first step is a first spin-spin relaxation time in an uncrosslinked body measured at 30 ° C. by the Hahn echo method using pulsed NMR and at ¹ H of the observation nucleus. (T2n) can be 1000 μs to 2000 μs or less.
Next, as shown in FIG. 1B, in the second step, the carbon nanofibers 40 are introduced into the first mixture 32a obtained in the first step, mixed by the kneader 1, and the second step Mixture 34a is obtained. In the first step and the second step, the kneader 1 is used, but other known kneaders can be used as long as they are kneaders for rubber compositions. The second mixture 34a cannot defibrate the highly cohesive carbon nanofibers 40, and the carbon nanofiber aggregates are dispersed in a sea-island shape.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1C, in the third step, the second mixture 34a obtained in the second step is charged into, for example, a two-roll open roll 2 in which the temperature is controlled to 0 to 50 ° C. Then, the carbon nanofibers 40 are uniformly dispersed in the matrix by thinning once or plural times. The number of thinning is preferably about 1 to 10 times. In this thinning process, in order to obtain as high a shearing force as possible, the roll temperature is preferably set to a relatively low temperature of 0 to 50 ° C., more preferably 5 to 30 ° C., and the second mixture 34a It is preferable that the actually measured temperature is adjusted to 0 to 50 ° C. In the open roll 2, the first roll 10 and the second roll 20 are rotated in the direction of the arrows at roll surface speeds V1 and V2, and the surface speed ratio (V1 / V2) between the two is 1.05. It is preferably 3.00, more preferably 1.05 to 1.2. By using such a surface velocity ratio, a desired shear force can be obtained. The roll interval (also referred to as a nip) d between the first roll 10 and the second roll 20 is preferably set to 0.5 mm or less, more preferably 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm. Due to the shearing force obtained through thinning thus obtained, high shearing force acts on ethylene-propylene rubber and paraffin oil (hereinafter referred to as “rubber component”), and the aggregated carbon nanofibers are molecules of the rubber component. Are separated from each other so that they are pulled out one by one and are uniformly dispersed in the rubber component. Particularly, since the rubber component has elasticity, viscosity, and chemical interaction with the carbon nanofibers, the carbon nanofibers can be easily dispersed. And the carbon fiber composite material excellent in the dispersibility and dispersion stability of carbon nanofiber (it is hard to re-aggregate carbon nanofiber) can be obtained. More specifically, when a rubber component and carbon nanofibers are mixed with an open roll, a viscous rubber component penetrates into the carbon nanofibers, and a specific portion of the rubber component is carbonized by chemical interaction. It binds to the highly active part of the nanofiber. Since the surface of the carbon nanofiber is not highly graphitized, an amorphous part is left on the surface moderately and the activity is high, and the carbon nanofiber is easily bonded to the rubber component molecule. Next, when a strong shearing force acts on the rubber component, the carbon nanofibers move with the movement of the rubber component molecules, and the aggregated carbon nanofibers are recovered by the restoring force of the rubber component due to the elasticity after shearing. It will be separated and dispersed in the rubber component. According to the present embodiment, when the second composite material 34a is pushed out from between narrow rolls, the second composite material 34a is deformed thicker than the roll interval by the restoring force due to the elasticity of the rubber component. The deformation can be presumed to cause the second composite material 34a to which a strong shearing force is applied to flow more complicatedly and to disperse the carbon nanofibers in the rubber component. And once disperse | distributed carbon nanofiber is prevented from reaggregating by the chemical interaction with a rubber component, and it can have favorable dispersion stability. Prior to the third step, the second mixture 34a is wound around the first roll 10 or kneaded using another kneader, and the molecular chain of the rubber component is appropriately cut to remove free radicals. It may be generated. Carbon nanofibers are reduced in surface defects by moderate heat treatment, and since non-crystallized portions are left on the surface moderately, it is easy to generate radicals and functional groups. This is because free radicals are easily combined with carbon nanofibers. The kneading step performed prior to the third step may be performed in the second step, and includes a first kneading step performed at the first kneading temperature and a second kneading step performed at the second kneading temperature. Can have. In the first kneading step, in order to obtain as high a shearing force as possible, the mixing of the rubber component and the carbon nanofiber is performed at a first temperature that is 50 to 100 ° C. lower than that in the second kneading step. The first temperature is preferably a first temperature of 0 to 50 ° C., more preferably 5 to 30 ° C. The first temperature may be set according to the temperature of the chamber, the temperature of the rotor, or control of the speed ratio while measuring the temperature of the mixture, for example, when a closed kneader is used. Various temperature controls may be performed. The mixture obtained by the first kneading step can be charged into another kneader, for example, a closed kneader, to perform the second kneading step. In the second kneading step, it is preferable that the kneading is performed at a second temperature that is 50 to 100 ° C. higher than the first temperature in order to generate radicals by cutting the rubber component molecules. The closed kneader can be heated to the second temperature by a heater built in the rotor or a heater built in the chamber. The second temperature is preferably 50 to 150 ° C. The second kneading time can be appropriately set according to the setting of the second temperature, the setting of the rotor interval, the rotation speed, etc. For example, the kneading time of 10 minutes or more is preferable.

(Second manufacturing method)
Drawing 2 is a figure showing typically the 2nd manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material concerning one embodiment. The second manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material 36 includes the first step of mixing the paraffin oil 50 and the carbon nanofibers 40 having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain the first mixture 32b, ethylene- The second step of mixing the propylene rubber 30 and the first mixture 32b to obtain the second mixture 34b, and passing the second mixture 34b through the open roll 2 at 0 to 50 ° C. to make the carbon nanofiber 40 A third step of obtaining a carbon fiber composite material 36 in which is dispersed. 2A shows the first step, FIG. 2B shows the second step, and FIG. 2C shows the third step.
As shown in FIG. 2A, in the first step, the carbon nanofibers 40 are put into the paraffin oil 50 in the container 3 and stirred and mixed to obtain a first mixture 32b. In general, mixing liquid paraffin oil 50 and solid ethylene-propylene rubber 30 is not easy in terms of work. However, since the paraffin oil 50 and the carbon nanofiber 40 are first mixed as in the first step of the present embodiment, the carbon nanofiber 40 restrains the molecules of the paraffin oil 50 and increases the viscosity. It becomes easy to mix with ethylene-propylene rubber in the second step, and is excellent in productivity.
Next, as shown in FIG.2 (b), the 2nd process wound the ethylene-propylene rubber 30 around the 1st roll 10 of the open roll 2, and was obtained by the 1st process at the bank. The first mixture 32b is charged and mixed to obtain a second mixture 34b. The roll interval d between the first roll 10 and the second roll 20 can be arranged at an interval of 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm, for example. In the first step and the second step, other known kneaders can be used as long as they are kneaders for rubber compositions. In the first step and the second step, the highly cohesive carbon nanofibers 40 cannot be defibrated, and the carbon nanofiber aggregates are dispersed in a matrix in the form of sea-islands.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the third step is basically the same as the third step described in the first method for producing the carbon fiber composite material, and the second mixture 34b is opened. The carbon fiber composite material 36 in which the carbon nanofibers 40 are uniformly dispersed by being passed through the roll 2 is obtained, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.
Prior to the third step, the second mixture 34b is wound around the first roll 10 or kneaded using another kneader, and the molecular chain of the rubber component is appropriately cut to remove free radicals. It may be generated. Carbon nanofibers are reduced in surface defects by moderate heat treatment, and since non-crystallized portions are left on the surface moderately, it is easy to generate radicals and functional groups. This is because free radicals are easily combined with carbon nanofibers. The kneading step performed prior to the third step may be performed in the second step, and includes a first kneading step performed at the first kneading temperature and a second kneading step performed at the second kneading temperature. Can have. In the first kneading step, in order to obtain as high a shearing force as possible, the mixing of the rubber component and the carbon nanofiber is performed at a first temperature that is 50 to 100 ° C. lower than that in the second kneading step. The first temperature is preferably a first temperature of 0 to 50 ° C., more preferably 5 to 30 ° C. The first temperature may be set according to the temperature of the chamber or the rotor, for example, when a closed kneader is used, or the speed ratio may be controlled while measuring the temperature of the mixture. Various temperature controls may be performed. The mixture obtained by the first kneading step can be charged into another kneader, for example, a closed kneader, to perform the second kneading step. In the second kneading step, it is preferable that the kneading is performed at a second temperature 50 to 100 ° C. higher than the first temperature in order to cut radicals of the elastomer 30 and generate radicals. The closed kneader can be heated to the second temperature by a heater built in the rotor or a heater built in the chamber. The second temperature is preferably 50 to 150 ° C. The second kneading time can be appropriately set according to the setting of the second temperature, the setting of the rotor interval, the rotation speed, etc. For example, the kneading time of 10 minutes or more is preferable. The blending amount of the paraffin oil used in the second step of the second production method is preferably 1/5 times or more and less than 1/3 times that of the ethylene-propylene rubber from the viewpoint of workability.

(Third production method)
Drawing 3 is a figure showing typically the 3rd manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material concerning one embodiment. The third production method of the carbon fiber composite material 36 includes a first step of obtaining the first mixture 32c by mixing the ethylene-propylene rubber 30 and the carbon nanofibers 40 having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm, The second step of obtaining the second mixture 34c in which the carbon nanofibers 40 are dispersed by passing the first mixture 32c through the open roll 2 at 0 to 50 ° C., and the second mixture 34c and the paraffin oil 50. And a third step of mixing to obtain the carbon fiber composite material 36. 3A shows the first step, FIG. 3B shows the second step, and FIG. 3C shows the third step.
As shown in FIG. 3 (a), in the first step, the ethylene-propylene rubber 30 is wound around the first roll 10 of the open roll 2, and the carbon nanofibers 40 are introduced into the bank and mixed. 1 mixture 32c is obtained. The roll interval d between the first roll 10 and the second roll 20 can be arranged at an interval of 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm, for example. In the first step, other known kneaders can be used as long as they are kneaders for rubber compositions. In the first step, the carbon nanofibers 40 having high cohesive properties cannot be defibrated, and the carbon nanofiber aggregates are dispersed in the ethylene-propylene rubber 30 in a sea-island shape.
Next, as shown in FIG.3 (b), the 2nd process is the open roll 2 of 2 rolls which temperature-controlled the 1st mixture 32c obtained at the 1st process at 0-50 degreeC, for example. The carbon nanofibers 40 are uniformly dispersed in the matrix by introducing and thinning once or a plurality of times to obtain a second mixture 34c. Since it is basically the same as the first step of the first manufacturing method in FIG. Due to the shearing force due to such thinness, a high shearing force acts on the ethylene-propylene rubber 30 and the aggregated carbon nanofibers are separated from each other so as to be pulled out one by one into the ethylene-propylene rubber molecule, 2 is uniformly dispersed in the mixture 34c.
Prior to the second step, the first mixture 32c is wound around the first roll 10 or kneaded using another kneader, and the molecular chain of the rubber component is appropriately cut to remove free radicals. It may be generated. Carbon nanofibers are reduced in surface defects by moderate heat treatment, and since non-crystallized portions are left on the surface moderately, it is easy to generate radicals and functional groups. This is because free radicals are easily combined with carbon nanofibers. The kneading step performed prior to the second step may be performed in the second step, and includes a first kneading step performed at the first kneading temperature and a second kneading step performed at the second kneading temperature. Can have. In the first kneading step, in order to obtain as high a shearing force as possible, the mixing of the rubber component and the carbon nanofiber is performed at a first temperature that is 50 to 100 ° C. lower than that in the second kneading step. The first temperature is preferably a first temperature of 0 to 50 ° C., more preferably 5 to 30 ° C. The first temperature may be set according to the temperature of the chamber or the rotor, for example, when a closed kneader is used, or the speed ratio may be controlled while measuring the temperature of the mixture. Various temperature controls may be performed. The mixture obtained by the first kneading step can be charged into another kneader, for example, a closed kneader, to perform the second kneading step. In the second kneading step, it is preferable that the kneading is performed at a second temperature 50 to 100 ° C. higher than the first temperature in order to cut radicals of the elastomer 30 and generate radicals. The closed kneader can be heated to the second temperature by a heater built in the rotor or a heater built in the chamber. The second temperature is preferably 50 to 150 ° C. The second kneading time can be appropriately set according to the setting of the second temperature, the setting of the rotor interval, the rotation speed, etc. For example, the kneading time of 10 minutes or more is preferable.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), in the third step, the second mixture 34c is wound around the first roll 10 of the open roll 2, and the paraffin oil 50 is introduced into the bank and mixed. A carbon fiber composite material is obtained. The roll interval d between the first roll 10 and the second roll 20 can be arranged at an interval of 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm, for example. Since the carbon nanofibers are uniformly dispersed in the ethylene-propylene rubber in the second step, another known kneader can be used in the third step as long as it is a kneader for a rubber composition. it can. In addition, since the molecules of the second mixture 34c are constrained by the carbon nanofibers 40, it is not easy to mix a large amount of paraffin oil 50 in the third step, and when a relatively small amount of paraffin oil 50 is used. It is useful in terms of workability. The blending amount of paraffin oil used in the third step of the third production method is preferably less than 1/5 times that of ethylene-propylene rubber from the viewpoint of workability.

  In the first to third methods for producing a carbon fiber composite material, a compounding agent usually used for processing an elastomer can be added. A well-known thing can be used as a compounding agent. Examples of the compounding agent include a crosslinking agent, a vulcanizing agent, a vulcanization accelerator, a vulcanization retarder, a softening agent, a plasticizer, a curing agent, a reinforcing agent, a filler, an antiaging agent, and a coloring agent. it can.

(V) Carbon fiber composite material The carbon fiber composite material of one embodiment contains ethylene-propylene rubber, paraffin oil, and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm. The carbon nanofibers can be uniformly dispersed in the rubber component that is the base material of the carbon fiber composite material. The dispersion state of the carbon nanofibers can be evaluated by observing a cross section of the carbon fiber composite material with an electron microscope and not having an aggregate of carbon nanofibers and having no sea-island shape. The carbon fiber composite material can contain 10 to 100 parts by mass of carbon nanofibers with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component in which ethylene-propylene rubber and paraffin oil are combined. / 5 times to 2 times the mass ratio. The carbon fiber composite material having such a composition may have an elongation at break of 280% to 500%. Generally, by using carbon nanofibers as a reinforcing material for a rubber composition, rigidity tends to be improved and hardness tends to be increased. In contrast, by blending paraffin oil with ethylene-propylene rubber as in the present embodiment, flexibility can be improved and hardness can be reduced while maintaining rigidity. In particular, since various physical properties are required for rubber products depending on the application, the desired hardness and flexibility according to the product requirements can be obtained by adding a suitable amount of paraffin oil along with the improvement of rigidity by carbon nanofibers. Can be imparted to the carbon fiber composite material. The carbon fiber composite material can also improve heat resistance by including paraffin oil.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

(1) Preparation of samples of Examples 1 to 6 First step: First, a predetermined amount of carbon nanofiber (described as “vapor phase carbon 87 nm” in Tables 1 and 2) is added to paraffin oil and mixed. A mixture of was obtained. In Example 5, HAF carbon black (referred to as “HAF” in Tables 1 and 2) together with carbon nanofibers was mixed with paraffin oil.
Second step: An ethylene-propylene rubber (described as “EPDM” in Tables 1 and 2) is wound around an open roll (roll temperature 20 ° C., roll interval 1.5 mm), and the ethylene-propylene rubber is A predetermined amount of the first mixture obtained in the first step was added and kneaded to obtain a second mixture. The second mixture is put into an open roll (roll set temperature 20 ° C.), the first kneading step is performed and taken out from the roll, and the taken out second mixture is put again into the open roll set at 100 ° C. A second kneading step was performed, and the second mixture was taken out from the open roll.
Third step: The second mixture obtained in the second step was put into an open roll (roll temperature 10 to 20 ° C., roll interval 0.3 mm), and thinning was repeated 5 times. At this time, the surface speed ratio of the two rolls was set to 1.1. Furthermore, the carbon fiber composite material obtained by setting the roll gap to 1.1 mm and passing through was put and dispensed.
The separated sheet was compression molded at 90 ° C. for 5 minutes to obtain a non-crosslinked carbon fiber composite material sample of Examples 1 to 6 having a thickness of 1 mm.
Moreover, 2 mass parts (phr) of peroxide was mixed with the non-crosslinked carbon fiber composite material obtained through thinning, and the mixture was put into an open roll having a roll gap set to 1.1 mm and dispensed. The sheet containing the extracted crosslinking agent was compression-molded at 175 ° C. for 20 minutes to obtain a crosslinked carbon fiber composite material sample of Examples 1 to 6 having a thickness of 1 mm.

(2) Preparation of Samples of Comparative Examples 1 to 8 First, as Comparative Examples 1 to 6 samples, a predetermined amount of ethylene-propylene rubber shown in Table 1 was introduced into an open roll (roll setting temperature 20 ° C.), and carbon nano The fiber was put into ethylene propylene rubber and masticated, and then the first kneading step was performed and the fiber was taken out from the roll. Further, the mixture was again put into an open roll set at 100 ° C., a second kneading step was performed, and the mixture was taken out from the open roll.
Next, this mixture was wound around an open roll (roll temperature 10 to 20 ° C., roll interval 0.3 mm), and thinning was repeated 5 times. At this time, the surface speed ratio of the two rolls was set to 1.1. Furthermore, the carbon fiber composite material obtained by setting the roll gap to 1.1 mm and passing through was put and dispensed.
The separated sheet was compression molded at 90 ° C. for 5 minutes to obtain a non-crosslinked carbon fiber composite material sample of Comparative Examples 1 to 6 having a thickness of 1 mm.
Moreover, 2 mass parts (phr) of peroxide was mixed with the non-crosslinked carbon fiber composite material obtained through thinning, and the mixture was put into an open roll having a roll gap set to 1.1 mm and dispensed. Carbon fiber composite material containing peroxide that has been dispensed and cut into a mold size is set in a mold, compression molded at 175 ° C. for 20 minutes, and a crosslinked carbon fiber composite of Comparative Examples 1 to 6 having a thickness of 1 mm A material sample was obtained.
As Comparative Example 7, a rubber composition obtained by adding paraffin oil to ethylene-propylene rubber wound around an open roll and kneading was taken out and crosslinked in the same manner to obtain a crosslinked sample.
As Comparative Example 8, an ethylene-propylene rubber simple substance was passed through an open roll and then dispensed and cross-linked in the same manner to obtain a cross-linked sample.
The carbon nanofibers used in Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 are multi-walled carbon nanotubes manufactured by a vapor phase growth method having a measured average diameter of 87 nm and an average length of about 10 μm, and HAF carbon black is an average. The particle size is 27 nm, the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area is 82 m ² / g, the paraffin oil is Diana Process Oil PW-90 manufactured by Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., and the ethylene-propylene rubber is EPDM manufactured by JSR (trade name EP103AF). It was.
In addition, the compounding quantity of paraffin oil, ethylene-propylene rubber, carbon nanofiber, and HAF carbon black is as showing in Table 1 and Table 2, and the sum total of paraffin oil and ethylene-propylene rubber is 100 mass parts (phr). It was.

(3) Measurement using Pulsed Method NMR Measurement of the uncrosslinked carbon fiber composite material samples of Examples 1 and 4 and Comparative Examples 2, 5, and 7 was performed using the Hahn echo method using pulsed method NMR. .
This measurement was performed using “JMN-MU25” manufactured by JEOL Ltd. The measurement was performed under the conditions of a measurement temperature of 150 ° C., an observation nucleus of ¹ H, a resonance frequency of 25 MHz, a 90 ° pulse width of 2 μsec, and a pulse sequence of the Hahn-echo method (90 ° x-Pi-180 ° x) The attenuation curve was measured by changing Pi. Further, the sample was measured by inserting it into a sample tube up to an appropriate range of the magnetic field. By this measurement, the component fraction (fnn) of the component having the first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) and the second spin-spin relaxation time (T2nn) was determined for each sample.
As a result of the measurement, the sample of Example 1 has the first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) = 2000 μsec, the component fraction of T2nn (fnn) = 0.47, and the sample of Example 4 has the first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) = 2000 μsec. -Spin relaxation time (T2n) = 1810 microseconds, T2nn component fraction (fnn) = 0.28, sample of Comparative Example 2 is first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) = 1970 microseconds, T2nn component The fraction (fnn) = 0.22, the sample of Comparative Example 5 has the first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) = 1760 μs, and the component fraction of T2nn (fnn) = 0.14. Sample No. 7 had a first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) of 2210 μsec and a component fraction of T2nn (fnn) of 0.6.
Further, the first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) of the mixture obtained by mixing 45 parts by mass of ethylene-propylene rubber and 55 parts by mass of paraffin oil, measured in the same manner at 30 ° C. = 1440 μsec, The first spin-spin relaxation time (T2n) of the mixture obtained by mixing 66 parts by mass of ethylene-propylene rubber and 34 parts by mass of paraffin oil was 1020 μsec.
Further, the characteristic relaxation time (T2n ′ / 150 ° C.), which is the average relaxation time of the multicomponent system, in the non-crosslinked carbon fiber composite material of Example 4 and Comparative Example 7 was measured, and the change due to the elapsed time was shown. This is shown graphically in FIG. In the graph of FIG. 4, the curve L is the measurement result of Example 4, and the curve M is the measurement result of Comparative Example 7.

(4) Measurement of hardness The rubber hardness (JIS-A) of the carbon fiber composite material samples of the crosslinked bodies of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 was measured based on JIS K 6253. The measurement results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

(5) Measurement of M100 (100% modulus) The cross-linked carbon fiber composite material samples (width 5 mm × length 50 mm × thickness 1 mm) of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 were stretched at 10 mm / min. The stress at the time of 100% deformation (M100: 100% modulus (MPa)) was determined. The measurement results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

(6) Measurement of TB (tensile strength) Tensile test manufactured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd. for test pieces obtained by cutting carbon fiber composite material samples of the crosslinked bodies of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 into 1A dumbbell shape Using a machine, a tensile test was conducted based on JIS K6251 at 23 ± 2 ° C. and a tensile speed of 500 mm / min, and TB (tensile strength (MPa)) was measured. The measurement results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

(7) Measurement of EB (Elongation at Break) Tensile products manufactured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd. were used for test pieces obtained by cutting the carbon fiber composite material samples of the crosslinked bodies of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 into a dumbbell shape of JIS-K6251. Using a tester, a tensile fracture test was performed at 23 ± 2 ° C. and a tensile speed of 500 mm / min, and EB (elongation at break (%)) was measured. These results are shown in Tables 1 and 2. The measurement results are shown in Tables 1 and 2. Moreover, the electron micrograph of the fracture surface of the carbon fiber composite material sample of Example 2 fractured in the tensile fracture test is shown in FIG. 5 (500 times), FIG. 6 (2,000 times), FIG. 7 (10,000 times), This is shown in FIG. 8 (20,000 times).

(8) Measurement of E ′ (dynamic storage elastic modulus) The carbon fiber composite material samples of the crosslinked bodies of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 were cut into strips (40 × 1 × 5 (width) mm). The test specimen was subjected to a dynamic viscoelasticity test based on JIS K6394 using a dynamic viscoelasticity tester DMS6100 manufactured by SII at a distance between chucks of 20 mm, a dynamic strain of ± 0.05%, and a frequency of 10 Hz. E ′ (dynamic elastic modulus (MPa)) at 150 ° C., 150 ° C., and 200 ° C. was measured. The measurement results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
Moreover, based on each measurement result of Examples 1-4 and Comparative Examples 1-6, the graph of hardness (JIS-A) -M100 is shown in FIG. 9, and hardness (JIS-A) -breaking elongation (EB) is shown in FIG. ) And a graph of dynamic storage elastic modulus (E ′ (25 ° C.)) − Elongation at break (EB) is shown in FIG. 11. In each graph, the curve X is the measurement result of Examples 1 to 4, and the curve Y is the measurement result of Comparative Examples 1 to 6.

From Table 1 and Table 2, according to Examples 1 to 6 of the present invention, the following was confirmed. That is, the carbon fiber composite material samples of the crosslinked bodies of Examples 1 to 6 of the present invention have a hardness (JIS-) in the case of the same amount of carbon nanofibers compared to the carbon fiber composite material samples of Comparative Examples 1 to 5. A) became lower. Therefore, by blending paraffin oil with ethylene-propylene rubber, the hardness of the carbon fiber composite material could be lowered while using carbon nanofibers.

  Moreover, the carbon fiber composite material samples of the crosslinked bodies of Examples 1 to 6 of the present invention were broken in the case of the same amount of carbon nanofibers compared to the carbon fiber composite material samples of the crosslinked bodies of Comparative Examples 1 to 5. Elongation (EB) was improved. In particular, in Examples 2 to 6, the dynamic storage elastic modulus (E ′ (25 ° C.)) was also improved. Therefore, by blending paraffin oil with ethylene-propylene rubber, it was possible to obtain a flexible carbon fiber composite material while maintaining rigidity while using carbon nanofibers.

  As shown in the graph of FIG. 4, it was found that the carbon fiber composite material of Comparative Example 7 was first softened and deteriorated from the time change of the characteristic relaxation time at 150 ° C., but then the carbon fiber composite material of Example 4 It was found that the material had little change even at a high temperature of 150 ° C. and excellent heat resistance.

  The fracture surface of the carbon fiber composite material sample of Example 2 was found to have no sea-island structure as shown in the electron micrographs of FIGS. 5 and 6 and the carbon nanofibers were uniformly dispersed throughout. . Further, it was found that the fracture surface of the carbon fiber composite material sample of Example 2 had good wettability between the matrix material and the carbon nanofibers as shown in the electron micrographs of FIGS.

It is a figure which shows typically the 1st manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the 2nd manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the 3rd manufacturing method of the carbon fiber composite material concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the graph of the time-characteristic relaxation time (T2n '/ 150 degreeC) of Example 4 and Comparative Example 7. FIG. 3 is an electron micrograph (500 times) of a tensile fracture surface of a carbon fiber composite material sample of Example 2. FIG. 2 is an electron micrograph (2,000 times) of a tensile fracture surface of a carbon fiber composite material sample of Example 2. FIG. 4 is an electron micrograph (10,000 times) of a tensile fracture surface of a carbon fiber composite material sample of Example 2. FIG. 3 is an electron micrograph (20,000 magnifications) of a tensile fracture surface of a carbon fiber composite material sample of Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the graph of the hardness (JIS-A) -M100 of Examples 1-4 and Comparative Examples 1-6. It is a figure which shows the graph of the hardness (JIS-A) -breaking elongation (EB) of Examples 1-4 and Comparative Examples 1-6. It is a figure which shows the graph of the dynamic storage elastic modulus (E '(25 degreeC))-break elongation (EB) of Examples 1-4 and Comparative Examples 1-6.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 1st roll 20 2nd roll 32a-32c 1st mixture 34a-34c 2nd mixture 36 Carbon fiber composite material 40 Carbon nanofiber 50 Paraffin oil d Roll space | interval V1 Surface speed V2 of 1st roll 2nd Surface speed X of the roll of the curve Y showing the measurement results of Examples 1 to 4 Curve showing the measurement results of Comparative Examples 1 to 6

Claims (12)

  A carbon fiber composite material comprising ethylene-propylene rubber, paraffin oil, and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm. In claim 1,
The paraffin oil is a carbon fiber composite material having a mass average molecular weight of 140 to 2000. In claim 1 or 2,
A carbon fiber composite material comprising 10 to 100 parts by mass of the carbon nanofibers with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component obtained by combining the ethylene-propylene rubber and the paraffin oil. In any one of Claims 1-3,
The paraffin oil is a carbon fiber composite material blended in a mass ratio of 1/5 to 2 times that of the ethylene-propylene rubber. In claim 2,
10 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of the carbon nanofibers are included with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component obtained by combining the ethylene-propylene rubber and the paraffin oil.
The paraffin oil is blended in a mass ratio of 1/5 to 2 times that of the ethylene-propylene rubber,
A carbon fiber composite material having an elongation at break of 280% to 500%. A first step of mixing ethylene-propylene rubber and paraffin oil to obtain a first mixture;
A second step of mixing the first mixture with carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a second mixture;
A third step of obtaining a carbon fiber composite material in which carbon nanofibers are dispersed by passing the second mixture through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C .;
A method for producing a carbon fiber composite material, comprising: In claim 6,
The first mixture obtained in the first step is a first spin-spin relaxation in an uncrosslinked body measured at 30 ° C. by a Hahn-echo method using pulsed NMR with an observation nucleus of ¹ H. The manufacturing method of a carbon fiber composite material whose time (T2n) is 1000 microseconds-2000 microseconds or less. A first step of mixing paraffin oil and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a first mixture;
A second step of mixing an ethylene-propylene rubber and the first mixture to obtain a second mixture;
A third step of obtaining a carbon fiber composite material in which carbon nanofibers are dispersed by passing the second mixture through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C .;
A method for producing a carbon fiber composite material, comprising: A first step of mixing ethylene-propylene rubber and carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm to obtain a first mixture;
A second step in which the first mixture is passed through an open roll at 0 to 50 ° C. to obtain a second mixture in which carbon nanofibers are dispersed;
A third step of mixing the second mixture and paraffin oil to obtain a carbon fiber composite material;
A method for producing a carbon fiber composite material, comprising: In any one of Claims 6-9,
The said paraffin oil is a manufacturing method of a carbon fiber composite material whose mass mean molecular weight is 140-2000. In any one of Claims 6-10,
The manufacturing method of a carbon fiber composite material whose roll interval of the said open roll is 0.5 mm or less. In any one of Claims 6-11,
The manufacturing method of a carbon fiber composite material further including the 4th process of bridge | crosslinking the said carbon fiber composite material obtained at the said 3rd process.