Electrically conductive glass yarn and constructions including same

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The invention relates to glass yarns and glass yarn constructions coated with an electrically conductive coating composition including (based on the solid weight) 6-50 wt % preferably 6-45 wt %, of a film-forming agent; 5-40 wt % of at least one compound selected from plasticizers surfactants and/or dispersants; 20-75 wt % of electrically conductive particles; 0-10 wt % of a dopant; 0-10 wt % of a thickener; and 0-15 wt % of additives. The invention further relates to the electrically conductive coating composition used to coat said yarns and yarn constructions a method for making same, and composite materials including said yarns or yarn constructions. The invention is useful for making …