Title : 
Investigation into the positive temperature coefficient effect in polyethylene/carbon black composites
         
        
            Author : 
Xi, B. ; Chen, G. ; Davies, A.E.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Southampton Univ., UK
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper reports on a study carried out into the positive temperature coefficient (PTC) properties of different polyethylene blends with carbon black, seeking a composite with good overall PTC and mechanical properties
         
        
            Keywords : 
carbon; composite insulating materials; electrical resistivity; filled polymers; mechanical properties; polyethylene insulation; polymer blends; C; PTC properties; carbon black; mechanical properties; polyethylene blend; polyethylene/carbon black composites; positive temperature coefficient;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Dielectric Materials, Measurements and Applications, 2000. Eighth International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 473)
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Edinburgh
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-85296-730-6
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/cp:20000556