Electrical and mechanical behavior of carbon black-filled poly(vinyl acetate) latex-based composites Academic Article

abstract

• AbstractThe electrical and mechanical behaviors of carbon blackfilled. Poly(vinyl acetate) latexbased polymer composites were examined. These composites were found to exhibit percolation thresholds in electrical conductivity near 2 vol% carbon black due to their segregated microstructures. Storage modulus and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) both exhibited discontinuities at 10 vol% carbon black, corresponding to a critical pigment volume concentration. Drying composites at 60C rather than room temperature produced a higher percolation threshold and better mechanical properties at carbon black loadings above 10 vol% carbon black. A figure of merit was proposed to assess the balance of electrical conductivity, storage modulus and UTS. The figure of merit exhibited a peak value at 10 vol% for composites dried at room temperature and was shifted to higher carbon black concentrations when composites were dried at 60C.

authors

• Grunlan, Jaime

published proceedings

• POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

• Grunlan, J. C., Gerberich, W. W., & Francis, L. F.

citation count

• 71

complete list of authors

• Grunlan, JC||Gerberich, WW||Francis, LF

publication date

• November 2001

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Polymer Engineering and Science  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4016 Materials Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/pen.10891

start page

• 1947

end page

• 1962

volume

• 41

issue

• 11

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.10891