What is Conductive Carbon Black?
Conductive Carbon Black
Conductive Carbon Black (C) for Conductive Materials and ESD Materials.
Technical owner: Aurexene Materials Engineering Team · Last updated: 2026-06-18
What It Is Not
- Conductive Carbon Black is not ordinary pigment carbon black and is not recycled carbon black; its grade is selected for conductive-network formation.
When Not to Use It
- Do not use Conductive Carbon Black when transparency, light color, electrical insulation, or extremely low-loading conductivity is required.
Intrinsic Screening Summary
- Identity screen
- C; Black conductive carbon black powder aggregates
Application Fit
Material Identity & Specification Status
Approved values for Particle size, Purity, and Packaging are not published; confirm them during quotation or sample review.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Composition | C |
| CAS / identity | 1333-86-4 |
| Morphology | Black conductive carbon black powder aggregates |
| Density | 1.8-2.0 g/cm3 density at 25 C |
| Storage | Dry sealed container |
Compare Material Routes
| Material / Route | Decision Boundary |
|---|---|
| MWCNT | Carbon black offers a cost-effective conductive additive baseline with resistivity and structure data. MWCNT, SWCNT, or graphene routes may reduce loading or change rheology, but require dispersion and cost validation. |
Technical Guides
| Technical Guide | Summary |
|---|---|
| Abrasion, Cleaning, and Chemical-Exposure Damage to ESD Performance | A service-sequence qualification method that links defined abrasion, cleaning chemistry, rinse and dry conditions, surface damage, debris, and mapped ESD performance. |
| Absorption, Scattering, Surface Roughness, and Gloss in Low-Reflectance Coatings | Absorption, Scattering, Surface Roughness, and Gloss in Low-Reflectance Coatings — a method-conditioned engineering guide for Optical Black Coatings covering structure-function behavior at the material, interface, and finished-system boundary, process limits, validation, and qualification boundaries. |
| Adhesion Loss, Abrasion, Chemical Attack, and Outdoor Weathering | Adhesion Loss, Abrasion, Chemical Attack, and Outdoor Weathering — a method-conditioned engineering guide for Optical Black Coatings covering structure-function behavior at the material, interface, and finished-system boundary, process limits, validation, and qualification boundaries. |
| Agglomeration, Rub-Up, Float, Flood, Streaking, and Gloss Variation | Agglomeration, Rub-Up, Float, Flood, Streaking, and Gloss Variation — a method-conditioned engineering guide for Optical Black Coatings covering structure-function behavior at the material, interface, and finished-system boundary, process limits, validation, and qualification boundaries. |
| Applying Optical-Black Coatings to Metal, Glass, Polymer, Ceramic, and Porous Substrates | Applying Optical-Black Coatings to Metal, Glass, Polymer, Ceramic, and Porous Substrates — a method-conditioned engineering guide for Optical Black Coatings covering structure-function behavior at the material, interface, and finished-system boundary, process limits, validation, and qualification boundaries. |
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