Effect of phenyltrimethoxysilane coupling agent (A153) on simultaneously improving mechanical, electrical, and processing properties of ultra-high-filled polypropylene composites

Abstract

Abstract The improvement of mechanical properties, electrical properties, and processing properties of ultra-high-filled thermal insulation polypropylene (PP) composites has been plagued by high filling amount of heat-conducting fillers such as alumina powder (Al2O3) and expanded graphite. In order to improve its properties, this article uses a high-temperature-resistant coupling agent (A153) to modify the PP composite. The results of this study show that when the content of A153 reaches 7.5 phr, the tensile strength of PP composite can reach 5 MPa, the elongation at break can reach 25%, and the volume resistivity can reach 12.8 × 1012 Ω·m, and the maximum thermal conductivity is 1.82 W·m−1·K−1. The processability also shows that the introduction of A153 can increase the melt flow rate and effectively improve the processability of the material.