Conductive Compounds

Modern Dispersions, Inc. offers a full line of conductive compounds for molding and extrusion. They can be used to manufacture items which protect against electrostatic discharge. Bags, tote boxes, floor mats and other handling and storage devices are typical items produced for the electronics and explosives industries.

Generally, conductive thermoplastic compounds exhibit surface resistivities in the 1,000 - 100,000 ohm/sq range. Volume resistivities tend to have lower values, 200 - 10,000 ohm-cm. At these resistivity levels, the static decay rate will be well below two seconds, meeting military specification MIL-81705B. Conductive compounds are permanently conductive and are not dependent on relative humidity.

Certain grades of conductive compounds can be produced with resistivities approaching one ohm-cm. These materials can be used for some applications where shielding against electromagnetic interference is required.

Modern Dispersions, Inc. has recently developed static dissipative compounds with resistivities in the 1,000,000 - 2,000,000 ohm/sq range. These compounds are used where a slower discharge of static is desired.

There are many combinations of polymers, carbon blacks and other additives which can be used to engineer specific properties required in a compound. Modern Dispersions, Inc. has the ability to utilize these components to create these new materials as desired.

The information and recommendations contained here are based on data collected by MDI and believed to be correct. However, no warranty or guarantee of any kind, expressed or implied, is made with respect to the information contained here, and MDI assumes no responsibility for the results of products and processes described here.

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