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Conductive (hard) rubber compositions
Assignee: TotalEnergies Onetech Belgium SA
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Filing: 1985-02-14
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Granted: 1987-02-10
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Expires: 2005-02-14
Abstract
Abstract Curable conductive rubber blends of (A) a Masterbatch blend of an (a) dispersing component having a limited compatibility with rubber and (b) a conductor selected from conductive carbon blacks and metal powders, is (B) blended with (c) a rubber, and the resulting conductive blend is then cured/molded as desired. The technique provides a method/product uniformly electrically conductive of very low resistivity with quite modest amounts of conductive filler.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry E. Railsback
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/20; H01B1/24; C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/02; C08K3/04; C08K3/08; H01B1/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A process for preparing a cured conductive rubber exhibiting an electrical resistivity of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm, where comprises: (A) blending (a) a dispersing component which is a thermoplastic polymer and a conducting amount of (b) at least one conductor selected from the group consisting of (b-1) conductive carbon blacks, (b-2) metal powders or particles, and (b-3) mixtures, thereby preparing a Masterbatch (A), wherein said Masterbatch (A) contains in the range of about 10 to 80 weight (b); (B) blending said Masterbatch (A) with (c) at least one elastomer in a proportion effective to provide low resistivity to said elastomer, wherein said effective proportion is about 1.1:1 to 5:1 Masterbatch (A):(c), thereby preparing a conductive rubber compound; (C) molding said conductive rubber compound, and (D) curing said conductive rubber compound.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A process for preparing a cured conductive rubber exhibiting an electrical resistivity of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm, where comprises: (A) blending (a) a dispersing component which is a thermoplastic polymer and a conducting amount of (b) at least one conductor selected from the group consisting of (b-1) conductive carbon blacks, (b-2) metal powders or particles, and (b-3) mixtures, thereby preparing a Masterbatch (A), wherein said Masterbatch (A) contains in the range of about 10 to 80 weight (b); (B) blending said Masterbatch (A) with (c) at least one elastomer in a proportion effective to provide low resistivity to said elastomer, wherein said effective proportion is about 1.1:1 to 5:1 Masterbatch (A):(c), thereby preparing a conductive rubber compound; (C) molding said conductive rubber compound, and (D) curing said conductive rubber compound.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein said Masterbatch (A) comprises about 40 to 60 weight percent said (b) and correspondingly about 60 to 40 weight percent said (a) dispersing component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process according to claim 2 wherein said dispersing component (a) is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of alpha-olefins of 2 to 10 carbon atoms per molecule, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, poly(alpha-methylstyrene), poly(vinyltoluene), nylon, poly(ethyleneglycol terephthalate), poly(arylene oxide), and mixtures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process according to claim 3 wherein said (c) elastomer is selected from the group consisting of natural rubbers, polybutadiene, polyisoprene, butadiene/styrene copolymers, isoprene/styrene copolymers, butadiene and isoprene copolymers of alpha-methylstyrene, butadiene/isobutylene copolymers, acrylonitriles/butadiene copolymers, acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene terpolymers, and amorphous ethylene/propylene rubbery copolymers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 4 wherein said (a) dispersing component is selected from said homopolymers and copolymers of alpha-monoolefins.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process according to claim 5 employing a weight ratio of Masterbatch (A) to the (c) elastomer sufficient to provide an electrical resistivity of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 6 wherein said (a) polymer of an alpha-monoolefin is a high density polyethylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 7 employing a weight ratio of said Masterbatch (A) to (c) elastomer of about 1.1:1 to 5:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process according to claim 8 wherein said (b) is a said (b-1) conductive carbon black.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cured conductive rubber product exhibiting an electrical resistivity of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm, having been prepared by the process of claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cured conductive rubber product of claim 10, wherein said at least one conductor (b) used in said process is conductive carbon black.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cured conductive rubber product of claim 10, wherein said dispersing component (a) used in said process is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of alpha-monoolefins and copolymers of alpha-monoolefins.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The cured conductive rubber product of claim 10, wherein said process employs as dispersing component (a) high density polyethylene, as said at least one conductor (b) conductive carbon black, and as said at least one elastomer (c) butadiene/styrene copolymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
131 words
A process for preparing a cured conductive elastomer exhibiting a resistivity of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm, which comprises: (A) blending (a) a dispersing component which is a thermoplastic polymer having a limited compatibility with said elastomer and (b) at least one conductor selected from the group consisting of (b-1) conductive carbon blacks, (b-2) metal powders or particles, and (b-3) mixtures, thereby preparing a Masterbatch (A) wherein said Masterbatch (A) contains in the range of about 10 to 80 weight percent (b) sufficient to produce a resistivity in said (A) of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm; (B) blending said Masterbatch (A) with (c) at least one elastomer in a proportion of about 1.1:1 to 5:1, thereby producing conductive elastomer compound; and (C) curing said conductive elastomer compound.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
131 words
A process for preparing a cured conductive elastomer exhibiting a resistivity of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm, which comprises: (A) blending (a) a dispersing component which is a thermoplastic polymer having a limited compatibility with said elastomer and (b) at least one conductor selected from the group consisting of (b-1) conductive carbon blacks, (b-2) metal powders or particles, and (b-3) mixtures, thereby preparing a Masterbatch (A) wherein said Masterbatch (A) contains in the range of about 10 to 80 weight percent (b) sufficient to produce a resistivity in said (A) of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm; (B) blending said Masterbatch (A) with (c) at least one elastomer in a proportion of about 1.1:1 to 5:1, thereby producing conductive elastomer compound; and (C) curing said conductive elastomer compound.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process according to claim 14 wherein said Masterbatch (A) comprises about 40 to 60 weight percent (b) and the balance said (a) dispersing component; and said (B) proportion employs a weight ratio of about 1.5:1 to 2:1 (A):(c).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
63 words
The process according to claim 15 wherein said (a) dispersing component is selected from homopolymers and copolymers of alpha-monoolefins; said (b) is selected from carbon blacks; and said (c) elastomer is selected from the group consisting of natural rubbers, conjugated diene homopolymers and copolymers with monovinylarenes, butadiene or isoprene copolymers with alpha-methylstyrene, butadiene/isobutylene copolymers, acrylonitriles/butadiene copolymers, acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene terpolymers, and amorphous ethlene/propylene rubbery copolymers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process according to claim 16 wherein said (a) polymer of an alpha-monoolefin is a high density polyethylene; said (b) is a carbon black; and said (c) is a butadiene/styrene copolymer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 17 employing a weight ratio of said Masterbatch (A) to (c) elastomer of about 1.5:1 to 2:1.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cured conductive elastomer product exhibiting an electrical resistivity of less than about 10 6 Ohm cm, having been prepared by the process of claim 14.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cured conductive elastomer product of claim 19, wherein said at least one conductor (b) used in said process is conductive carbon black.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cured conductive elastomer product of claim 19, wherein said dispersing component (a) used in said process is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of alpha-monoolefins and copolymers of alpha-monoolefins.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
The cured conductive elastomer product of claim 19, wherein said process employs as said dispersing component (a) high density polyethylene, as said at least one conductor (b) conductive carbon black, and as said at least one elastomer butadiene/styrene copolymer.
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