Polymers and Polymer Composites

Factors affecting on the electricity properties of a metal/PET composite during tensile deformation

March 1, 2015 By: Mei-yu Chen; Kan Lai; Run-jun Sun; Hong-tian Fang; Wei Liu Research article

Title: Factors affecting on the electricity properties of a metal/PET composite during tensile deformation
Page Range: p.159-166
Author(s): Mei-yu Chen; Kan Lai; Run-jun Sun; Hong-tian Fang; Wei Liu
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 23
Issue No: No.3

Abstract
The effects of different factors on the electrical properties of a well-bonded metal/PET composite during tensile deformation were systematically analysed, including metal materials, metal coating film thickness and environmental temperature. It was found that, before a crack appearance in the coated metal film, the critical elongation of a well-bonded metal/PET composite depended on the differences of modulus and Poisson’s ratio between the coated metal material and PET substrate. After cracking, the metal/PET composites with different metal films showed different elongations when there was a sudden increase in the resistance of the metal/PET composite; the thicker the metal film deposited on PET substrate was, the lower resistance the metal/PET composite had. The thickness of metal film had no obvious effect on the critical elongation of the metal/PET composites. In addition, the resistance of the metal/PET composite increased with the increasing environmental temperature. 22 Refs.


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