METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SHAPED PRODUCT BY LOW-PRESSURE MOLDING

摘要

This method for manufacturing a molded articles is characterized in preparing a specific random mat including a thermoplastic resin and a carbon fiber bundle having an average fiber length of 5-100 mm, impregnating the random mat with a thermoplastic resin, pressing the random mat in a metal mold in a range of 0.1-20 MPa, and then removing the random mat from the metal mold. A large, complex molded article can be manufactured because the molding is carried out at low pressure.