Novel low melting point alloy-loaded polymer composite. II. Resistivity-temperature behavior

Authors
Zhang, XW Pan, Y Shen, L Yi, XS
Citation
Xw. Zhang et al., Novel low melting point alloy-loaded polymer composite. II. Resistivity-temperature behavior, J APPL POLY, 77(4), 2000, pp. 756-763
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00218995 → ACNP
Volume
77
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
756 - 763
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(20000725)77:4<756:NLMPAP>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The effect of temperature on the resistivity of Sn-Pb alloy-loaded PS compo sites was studied. The composites have distinctive positive temperature coe fficient (PTC) effects with high PTC intensity, abrupt PTC transition, etc. According to SEM and EDAX analyses, the morphology of the alloy particles in the composites remained unchanged as the temperature reached the melting point of the alloy, while the alloy dispersion changed. The viscosity of t he composites decreased sharply when the alloy melted. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.