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Sulfonated polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-polystyrene (SPSPB) was used as a polymer matrix to create polymeric nanocomposites using graphite (G) and graphite-polyoxometalate (G-POM) as fillers. It was found that the nanocomposites had higher thermal and electrical conductivities than SPSPB alone, and that both the thermal and the electrical conductivity increased with increasing filler concentration. At all filler contents tested, the SPSPB/G-POM had both a higher thermal conductivity and a higher electrical ...
The authors have investigated the use of silver nanomaterials as a filler in epoxy resin in an effort to identify a composite resin with a high thermal conductivity for application as a thermal interface material. It was determined that the addition of silver nanoparticle and silver nanowires both increased the thermal conductivity of the resin, but the silver nanowires caused a much more drastic increase. It was found that by ...
Conductive carbon fillers (carbon black, carbon fiber, and synthetic graphite particles) were added to Vectra A950RX liquid crystal polymer and the axial and radial thermal conductivities were determined experimentally for each composite. The addition of Thermocarb TC-300 synthetic graphite caused the largest increase in thermal conductivity, with in-plane thermal conductivity values reaching greater than 20 W/m K which is the minimum value for use in fuel cells. Mathematical models ...
High-density polyethylene-talc-carbon black composites were prepared with varying amounts of talc to determine its effect on the thermo-physical properties of the composites. Carbon black was added in a content of 3.5 wt. % because it was previously determined that the mechanical properties of the composites were depreciated at higher loadings. It was found that the addition of talc enhanced the mechanical properties, as well as the thermal conductivity, and thermal diffusivity. The ...
