Application Of Plastic Electric Conductor Towards the Industrial Production
Plastic that conduct electricity, and metal that weighs no more than a pen? It sounds like a world upside down. But some researchers have succeeded in creating plastics that conduct electricity and reduce production costs at the same time It Could hardly find greater contrasts between the materials of the same product. The plastic is light and cheap, but it is an electrical insulator. The metal is strong and conduct electricity, but is expensive and cumbersome. So far, not been possible to combine the properties of these materials.. The has devised a solution that combines the best of both worlds without requiring new machinery to process components. The biggest challenge for researchers has been to create plastics capable of conducting electricity. Printed circuit boards to incorporate plastic components, such as cars and aircraft, has been a difficult process. Until now, this was possible only through the indirect route of drilling and bending sheet metal in a complex process aimed at integrating them into a component. The new solution is simple: a composite material. The different materials are not just stuck with one another, but are mixed in a special process to form a single material. This process produces a homogeneous and unified or conduct electricity. In addition, weighs very little. The compound has the chemical stability and low weight desired, along with electrical and thermal conductivity of metals. As a material, in the near future, will no longer be necessary to integrate circuits with metallic pieces of plastic, and taking into account that the components made with this innovative hybrid material soon be produced in a single step basic costs Production will be reduced drastically. that conduct electricity, and metal that weighs no more than a pen? It sounds like a world upside down. But some researchers have succeeded in creating plastics that conduct electricity and reduce production costs at the same time. Contact: Arne Haberkorn Phone: +49 421 2246-270 E-Mail Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM Wiener Strasse 12 28359 Bremen
