Graphite Essay

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2 Materials:
2.1.1 Coating:
Coating is a process that used in textile to import new desirable properties in textile material. Material painted over the textile substrate. According to the Textile Institutes a coated textile can be defined as: A material composed of two or more layers, in which at least one of the layers is a textile fabric and at least one of the other layers is an extensively continuous polymeric layer.
Conductive polymer has been known to have poor process ability due to their physical and mechanical characteristics. In order to overcome this difficulty, it has to be treated with a conductive polymer.Such treatment with a conducting polymer reduces the surface resistivity to (1–104 Ω).”6”
2.2.1 Material (Graphite): Carbon atoms are the building blocks of graphite. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Graphite, is the standard state that is used in determining the heat that accompany …show more content…

In the individual layer of graphite , the carbon atoms are assembled to form an honeycomb lattice with a gap of about 0.142 mm, and the average distance between planes is 0.335 NM. Graphite are found in two forms, alpha (hexagonal) and beta (rhombohedra), which share a very similar physical properties. The hexagonal graphite form which can either be flat or distorted. The alpha form can be changed to the beta form through mechanical processing and the beta form regresses to the alpha form when it is subjected to heat above 1300 °C. “7”
2.2.2 Properties:
Graphite and graphite powder are appreciated in industrial applications for their self-lubricating and dry lubricating qualities. The lubricating properties of graphite is due to its loose interlamellar coupling between sheets in its structure. Nevertheless, it has been revealed that in a vacuum environment (such as in technologies for use in space), graphite is a very poor

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