Investigation of electrical and rheological properties of EPDM/conductive carbon black composites

Electrically conductive polymeric composites are usually prepared by mixing of an insulating polymer matrix with appropriate type and amount of conductive fillers [1]. Carbonblack is one of the most commonly used conductive component in these composites. The reason for this is thatcarbon black particles have a great tendency to form aconductive network due to their chain-like aggregate structures. Concentration of filler that conductive network canbe created is called percolation threshold [2]. The aim of this work is producing conductive rubber to use in flexible polymeric anode