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Base Resins
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Multi-phase materials
Dispersion
Distribution
High sensitivity due to low filler concentration
Dispersion
Processing
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Product
Forming
MIL-DTL-83528C
Four-Probe
Current Source
Resistance
Meter
Voltmeter
Contact
Resistance
Test Specimen
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Contact resistance is
independent of measured
resistance
Purpose: Eliminate the potentially insulative skin layer from the electrical
circuit
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Available current path is not restricted to the surface of the part opportunity for an in-plane volume resistance measurement
Materials
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10
8
3% Surface
3% End
5% Surface
5% End
4
2
0
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Both silver paint electrode configurations can be used for bulk or localized
testing
LOCALIZED
BULK
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FAST
Injection
Speed
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SLOW
Injection
Speed
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Anti-Static
109 1012
Static
Dissipative
106 109
Conductive
<102 106
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Conclusions:
Electrical Testing and Injection Molding Effects
Each test configuration revealed that increasing the melt temperature and
decreasing the injection speed minimizes the resistivity
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Gate
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Low Speed
End
Conclusions
Changes can occur in the quiescent state in the melt without additional
mixing or CNT dispersion
Relaxation of strains introduced before last cooling step
Nano-scale CNT rearrangement and association
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Glenn Evans
Rachel Winkelman
Polymer Diagnostics, Inc.
Ohio Department of Development
Contact Information:
jane.spikowski@polyone.com
440.930.1127
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