Studying of Physico-Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Polypropylene/ Nano-Copper Composites for Industrial Applications | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||
| Article 11, Volume 62, Issue 5, May 2019, Pages 913-920 PDF (1.9 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2018.6278.1530 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Lamiaa Z Mohamed* 1; Alaa I. Eid2; Omayma A. El kady3; Ashraf K. Eessaa4; Shaimaa A. Esmail5 | ||
| 1Mining, Petroleium, Metallurgical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo Univerrsity | ||
| 2Composite Division, Advanced Materials Dept., Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Helwan, Egypt. | ||
| 3Powder Technology Division, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Helwan, Egypt. | ||
| 4Electronic Research Institute (ERI), Nanotechnology Lab. Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 5Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Polypropylene/ nano-copper composites have been prepared with 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2.5 wt.% nano-copper particles by mixing the nano-copper physically with the polypropylene granules then extruded by a twin screw extruder. A comprehensive study on these composites was conducted by measuring the material relative permittivity, electrical conductivity, thermal properties and tensile strength. The results showed a significant enhancement of the composite behavior up to 1.5 wt.% nano-particles addition. The increase of the nanoparticles up to 1.5 wt.% Cu decreases the relative permittivity and slightly increases the electrical conductivity. Finally, the fabricated composites with different nano-copper contents have large findings within different applications especially in electronics, packaging, and environmental issues. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nano-copper/polypropylene composite; Thermal properties; electrical conductivity; tensile strength | ||
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