Polypropylene/high-density polyethylene/carbon fiber composites: Manufacturing techniques, mechanical properties, and electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness

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• 作者：Chien-Teng Hsieh ; Yi-Jun Pan ; Jia-Horng Lin
• 关键词：Polypropylene (PP) ; High ; density polyethylene (HDPE) ; Carbon fibers (CF) ; Conductive composite ; Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE)
• 刊名：Fibers and Polymers
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：18
• 期：1
• 页码：155-161
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Polymer Sciences;
• 出版者：The Korean Fiber Society
• ISSN：1875-0052
• 卷排序：18

文摘

This study uses polypropylene (PP)/high-density polyethylene (HDPE) polyblends (80/20 wt.%) as matrices, which are then melt-blended with inorganic carbon fibers (CF) as reinforcement to form electrically conductive PP/HDPE composites. Tensile test, flexural test, Izod impact test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are performed to evaluate different physical properties of samples. A surface resistance and electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) measurements are used to evaluate the electrical properties of the PP/HDPE/CF composites. Test results show that an increasing content of carbon fibers results in an 18 %, 23 %, and 60 % higher tensile strength, flexural strength, and impact strength, respectively. SEM results show that carbon fibers break as a result of applied force, thereby bearing the force and increasing the mechanical properties of composites. DSC and XRD results show that the addition of carbon fibers causes heterogeneous nucleation in PP/HDPE polyblends, thereby increasing crystallization temperature. However, the crystalline structure of PP/HDPE composites is not affected. Surface resistivity results show that 5 wt.% of carbon fibers can form a conductive network in PP/HDPE polyblends and reduce the surface resistivity from 12×1012 ohm/sq to 4×103 ohm/sq. EMI SE results show that, with a 20 wt.% CF and a frequency of 2-3 GHz, the average EMI SE of PP/HDPE/CF composites is between -48 and -52 dB, qualifying their use for EMI SE, which is required for standard electronic devices.