CRYSTALLIZATION HEAT OF HIGH HEAT CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITES BASED ON POLYETHYLENE FILLED WITH COPPER MICROPARTICLES

Abstract

The results of experimental studies of the specific heat of crystallization of polymer composites based on polyethylene filled with copper microparticles are presented. Data concerning the effects on the crystallization heat of the studied composites on such factors as the mass fraction of the filler and the cooling rate of the composites from the melt are presented. The corresponding studies were performed with a change in the mass fraction of the filler from 0.3% to 4.0% and the cooling velocity of the microcomposite from the melt from 1 K/min to 20 K/min. It is shown that the specific heat of crystallization decreases significantly with increasing speed VT and the mass fraction of the filler ω. The results of the comparison of the values of the specific heat of crystallization of polymer microcomposite, obtained by a method based on the mixing of components in a dry form and in a polymer melt, are presented. It was established that the first of the indicated methods correspond to large values of the heat of crystallization.