Effects of Mechanical Deformations on the Structurization and Electric Conductivity of Polymer Composites

Abstract Structural changes proceeding in composites under the effect of various mechanical deformations (stretching, compression, shear, etc.) definitely affect the structure of an electrically conducting system. Mechanical stresses, induced by deformation of composite materials during deformation, affect both molecular and supermolecular structure of polymers. As a consequence, they also affect a substructure, bound to it and composed of filler particles. It is evident that in the case of conducting polymer composites mechanical deformations should reflect on electric conductivity of materials.