Effect of Powder Morphologies on the Property of Conductive Silicone Rubber Filled with Carbonyl Nickel Powder

Abstract

Conductive silicone rubbers filled with the spherical, flaky, and chain-spherical carbonyl nickel powder were prepared. The effects of powder morphologies on their electromagnetic and mechanical properties were analyzed. The electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (SE) and tensile strength of the rubbers varies with their powder morphologies: the SE values increase from the spherical and the chain-spherical to the flaky morphology in the frequency range of 100–400 MHz. In the range of 500–1500 MHz, the SE rises from the spherical and the flaky to the chain-spherical morphologies. In addition, the tensile strength increases from the spherical and the flaky to the chain-spherical morphologies. These variations are related to the differences in the conductive network structure and the powder distribution in the rubber.