A study of sintering temperature effect on the thermal conductivity of Polystyrene – Bentonite Composite

Abstract

Samples of composite materials have been prepared by using raw material like poly styrene as matrix material , Bentonite AL-Sufrra (Filler material) ,poly vinyl alcohol (surfactant material to Bentonite) and using surfactant material to dissolved polymer surface with Anti-oxidant (bis dimethyl benzyl diphenyl amine) and binder material (Tris hydroxy methyl methyl amine) with different ratios.After preparing Bentonite powder, it had been choose particle size smaller than (75μm) after conducting the annealing process to powder with different temperature (100,200,300,400)°C and surfactant process of Bentonite have been done on them by using poly vinyl Alcohol.These samples which have been treated by heat and surfactant by using poly vinyl Alcohol have been added to dissolved poly styrene material in benzene with the state ratios and temperature degrees (70-80)°C have been used also surfactant materials to polymer surface and anti-oxidant material and binder material , and the study of effects because of these additions upon Thermal Conductivity.