Conductive Composites Nickel Coated Fibers - Precision Chopped (PCF)
- Chemical Family
- Carbon Fiber
Conductive Composites Nickel Coated Fibers - Precision Chopped (PCF) has developed a proprietary Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) coating process where fibers are coated with a very thin, robust, and ductile film of pure nickel. Our process produces a conductive fiber with superior handling properties and excellent conductivity/shielding capabilities. Through a Precision Converting Process, these fibers are converted into short, precise, millimeter and sub-millimeter coated fiber lengths. This provides our customers and partners with a high-performance structural and conductive additive that is both lighter and longer than typical nickel coated graphite powder. Due to their precise lengths and easy dispersion, precision chopped fibers are very effective and economical as a conductive additive for paints, gaskets, sealants, molding compounds, and adhesives.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Fiber
Product families
Applications
- Electrical & Electronics — Other Electrical & Electronics Applications
- Other Industrial Applications
- Advanced Materials
Product Families
- Carbon Fiber
Other characteristics
- Features
Corrosion Resistance, Corrosion Resistant, Cost Effective, High Strength, Light Weight, Lightweight, Low Density
- Processing Methods
- Compression Molding, Injection Molding
- Reinforcement Form
- Chopped Fiber
- Reinforcement Material
- Carbon Fibers
- Markets
- Electrical & Electronics
- Industrial
- Application
- Plastics
- Paints
- Elastomers
- Resins
- Adhesives
- Prepregs
- Gaskets
- Surface Films
- Availability
- Nickel coating levels
- 20%, 30%, 40%, 55%
- Lengths
- 0.1mm, 0.25mm, 0.5mm, 1mm, 2mm
- Available unsized or with a range of sizing chemistries
- Technology
- Composite Materials
- Material Features
- Corrosion Resistant
- Cost Effective
- High Strength
- Light Weight
- Low Density
- Precision Chopped Fiber
Light weight, high strength, high aspect ratio; Uniform coating on fibers; Easy insertion into existing systems; Increased conductivity & shielding performance; Improvements in strength & structural integrity through lower loading levels; Integrates easily into high volume manufacturing systems; Improved capabilities of flexible plastics & composites manufacturing; Improved corrosion resistance; Lower density than nickel coated graphite
- Advantages
Our high-aspect ratio, low density, and corrosion resistant Precision Chopped Nickel coated carbon fibers have advantages in many applications including:
- Composite Materials Functions
- Reinforcement
- Composites Processing Methods
- Compression Molding
- Injection Molding
