Thermal, Mechanical and Electrical Properties of High Density Polyethylene Composites Reinforced with Copper Powder

Abstract:

The thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, modulus of elasticity, were experimentally investigated. Thermal and electrical conductivity measurements were performed up to filler concentration of 30 vol.%. The mechanical properties of high density polyethylene filled with up to 30 vol.% Cu particles were investigated. The tensile strength, elongation and toughness decreased with increasing Cu powder content. This was attributed to the introduction of discontinuities in the polymer structure in which modulus of elasticity increased with increasing the copper content.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 672)
• Pages: 191-194
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.672.191
• Online since: January 2011
• Authors: Victoria Chifor, Radu Liviu Orban, Zafer Tekiner, Mehmet Turker
• Keywords: Electrical Conductivity, Filled Composite, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Mechanical Property, Melt Flow Rate, Thermal Conductivity (TC)

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