Compound characteristics

1. Reinforcement
Carbon black is added to the rubber used in tire treads, to high-pressure hoses, and has other demanding
applications, as well as added to plastics as material reinforcement.

This characteristic can be divided into carbon black and material physical adsorption (depending on the carbon
black's particle size and structure), and carbon black's particle surface and material chemical reaction (depending on
the carbon black's surface properties).

2. Conductivity
Conductive carbon black is added to natural rubber or other materials to decrease their electrical resistance.
For example: the conductivity of natural rubber is 1015cm, whereas the conductivity of conductive rubber (natural
rubber + conductive carbon black) is between 1-1015cm.

It is believed that this characteristic is the result of the structure of carbon black particles contacting each other which
forms conductive channels or because of the "tunnel effect" of electrons jumping between dispersed carbon black
particles.

3. Pigmentation
Carbon black has strong tint properties, it is heat stable and suitable for plastic and film coloring.

This property is believed to result from the particle size and the structure's interaction with light.

4. Preventive properties against ultraviolet degradation

Carbon black's absorption of ultraviolet light is excellent. Adding carbon black to other materials prevents ultraviolet
degradation.
This is due to stress-fissure prevention in plastics with carbon black, which refines their crystals.