Rheological Properties of Binders Filled with Discrete Carbon Fibres

Abstract

The rheological properties of siloxane binders filled with discrete LU-P type of carbon fibres are studied. It is demonstrated that these binders, depending on shear stresses, may exhibit dilatancy or Newtonian properties. The properties of the binders as a function of the degree of their filling and the length of the discrete carbon fibres are studied experimentally. The obtained data are used to develop efficient technological methods of producing articles from polymer composites by direct molding techniques