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Metal Powder-Filled Polyethylene Composites. V. Thermal Properties

N. M. Sofian

Gh. Asachi Technical University, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Department of Macromolecules, Bd. D. Mangeron, No. 71, 6600 Iasi, Romania

M. Rusu

Gh. Asachi Technical University, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Department of Macromolecules, Bd. D. Mangeron, No. 71, 6600 Iasi, Romania, mrusu{at}ch.tuiasi.ro

R. Neagu

Gh. Asachi Technical University, Faculty of Materials Science, Department of Physics, Bd. D. Mangeron, No. 71, 6600 Iasi, Romania

E. Neagu

Gh. Asachi Technical University, Faculty of Materials Science, Department of Physics, Bd. D. Mangeron, No. 71, 6600 Iasi, Romania

Thermal properties—such as thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and specific heat—of metal (copper, zinc, iron, and bronze) powder-filled high-density polyethylene composites are investigated experimentally in the range of filler content 0-24% by volume. Experimental results show a region of low particle content, 0-16% by volume, where the particles are distributed homogeneously in the polymer matrix and do not interact with each other. In this region most of the thermal conductivity models for two-phase systems are applicable. At higher particle content, the filler tends to form agglomerates and conductive chains resulting in a rapid increase in thermal conductivity.

Key Words: high-density polyethylene • metal fillers • metal-filled polymers • thermal conductivity

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol. 14, No. 1, 20-33 (2001)
DOI: 10.1106/9N6K-VKH1-MHYX-FBC4
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