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Electrical conductivity and electric modulus of stable Kevlar ® fiber loaded HAF/NBR rubber composite
Author(s) -
Salam M. H. AbdEl,
Ismail A. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.34620
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , composite number , natural rubber , differential scanning calorimetry , glass transition , kevlar , carbon black , fiber , dielectric , temperature coefficient , conductivity , electrical resistivity and conductivity , polymer chemistry , polymer , chemistry , physics , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , thermodynamics , engineering
DC, AC conductivities and dielectric properties of high abrasion furnace carbon black (HAF)/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) composite have been studied with varying the aramide Stable Kevlar ® fiber content, temperature, and frequency. Generally, the electrical conductivity was decreased with increasing Stable Kevlar ® fiber content, which was confirmed by the positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy. Negative temperature coefficient of conductivity (NTCC) behavior between 353 and 413 K was detected, except for the composite containing 10 phr Kevlar which showed positive temperature coefficient of conductivity (PTCC) behavior above 383 K. These NTCC and PTCC behaviors were further manifested by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). For the composite with 10 phr Kevlar, the interfacial polarization between the fibers and the polymeric composite can be ascribed to Maxwell‐Wagner‐Sillars mechanism. The (MWS) relaxation disappeared for higher fibers content. The analysis of the electric modulus in the frequency range from 1 kHz to 1 MHz shows that the interfacial relaxation obeys Cole–Davison distribution of relaxation times. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012