Abstract
Most of the highly thermally conductive polymer-based composites currently face problems that must be solved before they can be directly used in industrial production. Herein, a practical polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)/polycarbonate (PC)/graphite nanoplatelet (GNP) thermally conductive composite with relative low filler content was prepared by a conventional melt-blending technique. GNPs selectively distributed and oriented in the PBT phase afford the composite a low percolation threshold and anisotropic thermal conductivity. Investigation of the influence of filler content on the final comprehensive performance showed that a prepared PBT/PC/GNP composite with 20 vol% GNPs exhibited superior performance in thermal conductivity, heat resistance, and mechanical properties. The in-plane and through-plane thermal conductivities of the composite were 5.82 W m−1 K−1 and 1.06 W m−1 K−1, respectively, which were increased by 2430% and 361% as compared to that of a neat PBT/PC blend. The Vicat softening temperature increased by 17.7 °C and reached 213.7 °C, while the mechanical properties also maintained a good application level.
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