Polypropylene/Graphene and Polypropylene/Carbon Fiber Conductive Composites: Mechanical, Crystallization and Electromagnetic Properties

Autor: Ching Wen Lou, Jia-Horng Lin, Chen-Hung Huang, Xiao-Min Song, Chi-Fan Liu, Chien-Lin Huang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 1196-1210 (2015)
Applied Sciences
Volume 5
Issue 4
Pages 1196-1210
ISSN: 2076-3417
Popis: This study aims to examine the properties of composites that different carbon materials with different measurements can reinforce. Using a melt compounding method, this study combines polypropylene (PP) and graphene nano-sheets (GNs) or carbon fiber (CF) to make PP/GNs and PP/CF conductive composites, respectively. The DSC results and optical microscopic observation show that both GNs and CF enable PP to crystalize at a high temperature. The tensile modulus of PP/GNs and PP/CF conductive composites remarkably increases as a result of the increasing content of conductive fillers. The tensile strength of the PP/GNs conductive composites is inversely proportional to the loading level of GNs. Containing 20 wt% of GNs, the PP/GNs conductive composites have an optimal conductivity of 0.36 S/m and an optimal EMI SE of 13 dB. PP/CF conductive composites have an optimal conductivity of 10−6 S/m when composed of no less than 3 wt% of CF, and an optimal EMI SE of 25 dB when composed of 20 wt% of CF.
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