Flexible graphite composite sheet and method
AssigneeUCAR Carbon Technology Corporation
InventorRobert Angelo Mercuri
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Abstract
Flexible graphite sheet is made by compressing a mixture of fine particle of intercalated, exfoliated, expanded natural graphite with fine particles of intercalated, unexpanded, expandable particles of natural graphite, the unexpanded particles being more finely sized than the expanded particles. The resulting sheet of flexible graphite exhibits improved fire retardant and sealability properties.
Claims1
A flexible graphite roll-pressed sheet of a blended mixture of (i) exfoliated expanded natural graphite particles formed of heat expanded intercalated natural graphite flake sized at least 80% by weight 20 by 50 mesh prior to heat expansion and (ii) unexfoliated intercalated natural graphite flake sized at least 80% by weight 50.times.80 mesh, the amount of the unexfoliated intercalated natural graphite flake in the blended mixture and in the flexible sheet being from 5 to 25% by weight and said unexfoliated intercalated natural graphite flake being uniformly entrapped and surrounded in a continuous matrix of exfoliated natural graphite particles.
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