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Symposium: S11 - (General Session 11) Polymer Composites
Poster Presentation
 
 

Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness of Polypropylene/Conducting Fiber Composites

Lee Pyoung-Chan (1)*, Kim Bo-Ram (1), Jeoung Sun Kyoung (1), Kim Yeung Keun (2)

(1) Korea Automotive Technology Institute - Chungnam - Korea, (2) Win & Win Co. - Gyeonggi-Do - Korea

Electromagnetic released from the automotive electronic parts is harmful to human body. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding refers to the reflection and/or adsorption of electromagnetic radiation by a material, which thereby acts as a shield against the penetration of the radiation through the shield. Polypropylene/conductive micro fiber composites containing various fiber contents and fiber length were injection-molded. The effect of fiber content and length on electrical properties of the composites was studied by electrical resistivity and EMI shielding measurements. The through-plane electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity were obtained by measuring dielectric properties. The EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) was investigated by using S-parameter in the range of 100 ~ 1500 MHz. Reflection, absorption and multiple-reflection are the EMI attenuation mechanisms. From the measurement of S-Parameters, the absorption coefficient, reflection coefficient, and the shielding efficiency of the materials were calculated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the conductive microfiber distributed in the continuous PP matrix. The EMI SE of PP/conducing fiber composites is 40 dB over a wide frequency range up to 1.5 GHz, which is higher than that of PP/talc composite used automotive interior parts, viz. 0 dB. Keywords: Electromagnetic Interference Shielding, Conducting Fiber, Metal Fiber, Composite