metallization

The physical and mechanical properties of epoxy composites filled with copper-plated polyamide granules were investigated. Physico-mechanical properties were evaluated based on the results of tensile and impact toughness studies. It is shown that the obtained composites have high strength properties, which are preserved at the level of the unfilled matrix. It was established that the presence of polyamide granules of a copper shell on the surface has little effect on the change in the physical and mechanical properties of epoxy composites.

The possibility of obtaining metallized granules of high-tonnage polymers using classical metallization technology was studied. It is shown that this technology is not effective during the metallization of polyethylene and polypropylene. Certain positive points during metallization were achieved only in the case of polyvinyl chloride granules.

The geometric dimensions of the copper shell formed by chemical deposition on a spherical polyethylene granule were calculated. It is shown that the main factor determining the thickness of the formed copper layer is the initial size of the polyethylene granule. The processes of destruction of the copper shell formed on the polyethylene granule during thermal expansion of the polymer are considered. The values of the limit temperatures in which the copper shell still retains its integrity depending on its thickness are calculated.