Structural changes proceeding in composites under the effect of various mechanical deformations (stretching, compression, shear, etc.) affect the structure of an electrical conducting system. Mechanical stresses, induced by deformation of composite materials during deformation, affect both the 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 electric conductivity of materials. Key words: mechanical deformations; macromolecules; electric conductivity; polymers
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF CARBON BLACK-FILLED RUBBERS UNDER STRETCHING DEFORMATIONSMechanical deformations that initiate intertransformations of macromolecules can affect the topology of conducting particles interacting with macromolecules. Many works have studied connections between structural features of composites and their electric conductivity at deformation.