Preparation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Some Hybrid Composites with Electromagnetic Shielding Properties Exposed to Different Degradation Factors

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to obtain new hybrid composite materials (HCM) with applications in electromagnetic shielding and their characterization using new methods. The paper presents 6 experimental models (EM) of new hybrid composite materials (HCM) with applications in the electromagnetic shielding and their characterization using new methods. EMs were obtained by extrusion and melt injection, with different ratios of HDPE/hybrid NiFe2O4/Ag mixture concentrations: 100/0 - I0; 97/3 - I1; 95/5 - I2; 93/7 - I3; 90/10 - I4 and 80/20 - I5. The characterizations performed within this work are imposed and correlated with the operating conditions of these materials. Thus, we studied the behavior of polymer composite materials with hybrid fillers, under the action of different degradation factors such as ionizing radiation, UV radiation and moisture. Following the tests performed, the experimental model I5, composite with maximum ferrite concentration, i.e. 20 %, was chosen as the optimal variant. It was aimed to identify the degree of degradation of the developed composite materials, as a function of the variation of tan δ with frequency, at different aging/ conditioning cycles. The originality element of the paper consisted in determining the life time remaining of the HCM until the moment it needs to be replaced, by an original method protected of by an invention patent.