04.1 - Aerospace Grade Materials, Structural Analysis, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
DEVELOPMENT OF CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS
S.A. Brown¹, P. Sangkarat¹, Z. Sha, Western Sydney University, Australia; C.-H. Wang¹; ¹University of New South Wales, Australia
A carbon fibre composite with enhanced electrical conductivity and sufficient mechanical performance has been developed using soft conductive stitching with thin silver-coated carbon fibre veil integration. Additionally, this composite has demonstrated comparable high-voltage protection to conventional copper mesh, indicating potential for application as integrated lightning strike protection.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0036