The invention provides a carbon
fiber honeycomb reinforced
polyimide foam material and a preparation method thereof. The foam material is obtained through a reaction of
polyimide prepolymer powder and a carbon
fiber honeycomb material. A preparation method of the
polyimide prepolymer powder comprises the steps that BTDA and methyl
alcohol are reacted for 1.5-2.5 h in a
backflow state to prepare a 3,3',4,4'-
benzophenone tetramethyl acid
dimethyl ester solution,
BPDA and methyl
alcohol are reacted for 10-11 h in a
backflow state to obtain a 3,3',4,4'-
biphenyl tetracarboxylic acid
dimethyl ester solution, the obtained 3,3',4,4'-
benzophenone tetramethyl acid
dimethyl ester solution and the obtained 3,3',4,4'-
biphenyl tetracarboxylic acid dimethyl ester solution are mixed, MDA is added into the mixture, stirring is performed at
room temperature for 0.5-1 h, a foam stabilizer is added, stirring continues to be performed for 0.5-3 h, a polyimide
prepolymer solution is prepared, and the polyimide prepolymer solution is dried to obtain the polyimide prepolymer
powder, wherein the
mole ratio of the BTDA to the
BPDA is (6-8):(2-4). The carbon
fiber honeycomb reinforced polyimide foam material has uniform foam holes and quite high
mechanical property and is low in production cost.