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Electrically-conductive materials

US4505847A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1983
Grant dateMar 19, 1985
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01B1/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Electrically-conductive materials comprising silicone rubber in combination with carbon particles in graphitic form incorporate a vegetable oil additive to provide enhanced physical and electrical resistance properties. Electrical resistivity for stress loadings below 500 grammes per square millimeter is less than 500 ohm-meters and for step changes in stress is of the order of 1K ohms-cm. A large number of vegetable oils provide these characteristics in the materials when the vegetable oils are present in the material in the range of 10-30% by volume. Carbon loading may be in the range 50-90% when measured in carbon grammes weight in relation to the milliliter content of the volume of silicone rubber and vegetable oil.

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