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Pressure sensitive conductive rubber blends

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Communications; (USA)
OSTI ID:6084062
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  1. Cairo Univ., Giza (Egypt)
  2. Mansoura Univ. (Egypt)
  3. Zagazig Univ. Banha (Egypt)

Butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber (NBR) was blended with polychloroprene (CR) according to standard techniques. The blend was mixed with different concentrations of ZnO. The vulcanized sample was subjected to electrical conductivity ({sigma}) measurements while different values of static pressure were applied on the sample. It was found that samples containing 7.5 phr ZnO showed a reasonable pressure sensitive increase of {sigma}. Furthermore, the {sigma} vs pressure relationship of rubber blend mixed with different concentrations of Fast Extrusion Furnace black (FEF) was investigated. It was found that rubber vulcanizate containing 40 phr FEF resulted in a negative value of the pressure coefficient of conductivity {approx equal} {minus} 4.5 KPa{sup {minus}1}.

OSTI ID:
6084062
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Communications; (USA), Journal Name: Applied Physics Communications; (USA) Vol. 9:4; ISSN 0277-9374; ISSN APCOD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English