Graphite-containing plate and method for producing a graphite-containing plate

Abstract

A graphite-containing plate contains a solidified mixture of substantially evenly distributed graphite particles and plastic particles. In the method, graphite particles and plastics particles are mixed to form a mixture of substantially uniform distribution. The mixture is subsequently solidified.

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         26 . A graphite-containing plate, comprising:
 a solidified mixture of substantially uniformly distributed graphite particles and plastic particles.   
     
     
         27 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said graphite particles and said plastic particles are homogeneously distributed in the mixture. 
     
     
         28 . The plate according to  claim 26 , which further comprises at least one component embedded in the plate. 
     
     
         29 . The plate according to  claim 26 , consisting exclusively of said mixture of graphite particles and plastic particles. 
     
     
         30 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said graphite particles contain expanded graphite. 
     
     
         31 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said mixture contains 5 to 90 weight % of plastic particles. 
     
     
         32 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said mixture contains 15 to 60 weight % of plastic particles. 
     
     
         33 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said mixture contains 20 to 50 weight % of plastic particles. 
     
     
         34 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said plastic particles contain one or both of thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics. 
     
     
         35 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said plastic particles are selected from the group consisting of polyvinylchloride, polypropylene, polyamides, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyether ketone, polyvinylidene fluoride, fluoropolymers, benzoxazines, and polysulphone. 
     
     
         36 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said plastic particles are selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, phenol resin, melamine resin, urea resins, polyester resins, and unsaturated polyester resins. 
     
     
         37 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said solidified mixture is formed into a plastically deformable plate. 
     
     
         38 . The plate according to  claim 26 , wherein said solidified mixture is formed in a predefined contour. 
     
     
         39 . A method of producing a graphite-containing plate, the method comprising:
 mixing graphite particles and plastic particles to form a mixture having a largely uniform distribution of graphite particles and plastic particles; and   subsequently solidifying the mixture of graphite particles and plastic particles.   
     
     
         40 . The method according to  claim 39 , which comprises forming the mixture with a homogeneous distribution of graphite particles and plastic particles. 
     
     
         41 . The method according to  claim 39 , wherein the solidifying step comprises carrying out a compression step. 
     
     
         42 . The method according to  claim 41 , wherein the compression step comprises pressing the mixture. 
     
     
         43 . The method according to  claim 39 , wherein the solidifying step comprises a melting and a cooling step. 
     
     
         44 . The method according to  claim 43 , which comprises completely melting the plastic particles in a melting step. 
     
     
         45 . The method according to  claim 37 , wherein the solidifying step comprises a process step selected from the group consisting of a curing step and a sintering step. 
     
     
         46 . The method according to  claim 37 , which comprises initially pre-solidifying the mixture to maintain a plastically deformable mixture. 
     
     
         47 . The method according to  claim 46 , which comprises pressing at least one component into the plastically deformable mixture. 
     
     
         48 . The method according to  claim 46 , which comprises molding the plastically deformable mixture to a predefined contour. 
     
     
         49 . The method according to  claim 46 , wherein the plastically deformable mixture is subsequently finally solidified. 
     
     
         50 . The method according to  claim 37 , which comprises, prior to solidifying the mixture, introducing at least one component into the mixture and subsequently finally solidifying the mixture.