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Blending polyethylene turf with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polyurethane (PU) fibers significantly reduces electrostatic charge generation during sliding contact with conducting materials. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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This work investigates the effect of various conducting materials on the electrostatic charge generated from their interaction with polyethylene turf fibers.

May 30, 2026Open Access

Effect of Conducting Materials on Electrostatic Charge Generated From Sliding on Polyethylene Turf

AAA. S. AliSuez Canal University WAW. Y. AliMinia University RIR. A. IbrahemBeni-Suef University

Key Points

This work investigates the effect of various conducting materials on the electrostatic charge generated from their interaction with polyethylene turf fibers.
Testing three conducting materials: aluminium film, copper textile, and carbon fibers.
Measuring electrostatic charge generated from contact and sliding on polyethylene turf blended with PMMA and PU.
Analyzing how varying content of PMMA and PU affects electrostatic charge levels.
Aluminium film exhibited the highest electrostatic charge generation, followed by copper textile and carbon fibers.
Increasing PMMA or PU content initially decreased electrostatic charge until it became negative with high PMMA content.
Electrostatic charge was generally low, indicating that electrons moved quickly from the conductor surface into the material's depth.

Abstract

Polyethylene (PE) turf fibers are used in wide application such as kid gardens and sport yards. They offer durable and elastic behavior. The present work aims to investigate electrostatic charge (ESC) generated from contact and separation as well as sliding of three conducting materials such as aluminium (Al) film, copper (Cu) textile and carbon fibers (CF) on PE turf blended by polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) yarns and polyurethane (PU) fibers. The experimental results showed that Al film gained the highest ESC followed by Cu textile and CF. This observation confirms that the conductor of lower measured resistivity gains higher ESC. It was found that as the content of PMMA or PU increased, ESC decreased then became negative when PMMA yarns content was triple the content of PE fibers. In addition to that, it was observed that the intensity of ESC measured for the tested conductors is very low compared to that measured for the tested fibers. It seems that ESC generated on the conductor quickly moved from the surface into the depth. Because electrons accumulate on the peaks of the surface asperities in form of isolated islands, the role of conductive counterface is to collect them and uniformly distribute on the contact area. Besides, some of the electrons moved to the conductor and consequently the intensity of ESC decreased on the polymer surface. Finally, the blending process showed significant enhancement where ESC drastically decreased with increasing PMMA yarns and PU fibers.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1a7f410307b785094318d4 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21608/jest.2020.98645

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