| abstract |
An electroconductive composition comprising an elastic matrix material and particulate filler material dispersed therein, the particulate filler material comprising fiber particles coated with a conductive material and spheroidal particles coated with a conductive material, the dispersion being such that the fiber-containing particulate filler and the spheroid-containing particulate filler are substantially interspersed, the particulate filler being present in an amount such that the conductive-material coated particles are in electroconductive relationship and such that the composition possesses enhanced flexibility, the conductive material being present in an amount sufficient that the composition has a decreased resistivity. The invention also encompasses a method of preparing these compositions comprising the steps of compounding said filler into a precursor of said flexible matrix material thereby dispersing said fillers throughout the matrix material, and curing the precursor to form the matrix. |