Antistatic Liquid Crystalline Polymer Composition
AssigneeTicona LLC
InventorYoung Shin Kim
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Abstract
A liquid crystalline polymer composition that contains a conductive filler (e.g., carbon fibers, ionic liquid, etc.) and a plurality of mineral fibers distributed within a liquid crystalline polymer matrix is provided. Through careful selection of the conductive filler and mineral fibers, as well as the manner in which they are dispersed within the polymer matrix, the present inventors have discovered that a composition can be formed that has a reduced tendency to create a static electric charge during a molding operation, but yet also has good surface characteristics and mechanical properties.
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A polymer composition that comprises a conductive filler and plurality of mineral fibers distributed within a liquid crystalline polymer matrix, wherein the mineral fibers have a median width of from about 1 to about 35 micrometers, and wherein conductive fillers constitute from about 0.1 wt. % to about 25 wt. % of the composition and mineral fibers constitute from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the polymer composition.
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