Structural, electrical, and electromagnetic shielding properties of nanocarbon‐coated glass fiber‐reinforced polypropylene. Issue 5 (4th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gao, Xiaodong; Yang, Weimin; Tan, Jing; Song, Lijian; Cheng, Lisheng; Tian, Xiaolong
• Is Part Of: Polymer composites. Volume 43:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 2796
• Page End: 2802
• Publication Date: 2022-03-04
• Subjects: conductive composites -- electrical properties -- nanocarbon‐coated glass fibers -- shielding efficiency; Polymeric composites -- Periodicals; 620.192
• DOI: 10.1002/pc.26576
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0272-8397

Abstract

Abstract: Glass fiber‐reinforced composites (GFRC), widely applied in the automobile, aerospace, domestic appliance, sport equipment, and other fields, are indispensable in modern society. In this article, conductive nanocarbon‐coated glass fibers (NCGFs) were hybridized with suitable polymers for the fabrication of new composite materials. NCGFs have good dispersion and interfacial interactions within polypropylene matrices. The electrical conductivity of a nanocarbon‐coated glass fibers‐reinforced composite (NCGFRC) was increased 10 8 times more than that of a pure polymer, which provided the NCGFRC with an electromagnetic shielding efficiency (8.2–12.4 GHz) of 22 dB. At the same time, the thermal conductivity of NCGFRC was also improved. NCGFRC will expand the types of GFRC available and further expand the application of GFRC into other fields. Abstract :