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Flake graphite is a type of natural graphite that, after being extracted and purified, generally appears in the form of fish scales, hence it is called flake graphite. Expandable graphite refers to flake graphite that, after acid washing and intercalation treatment, expands by about 300 times compared to the previous graphite. It can be used as raw materials for coils and flexible graphite. Below, let me introduce in detail the differences between flake graphite and expandable graphite:
1. The use of flake graphite is more extensive than that of expandable graphite
In industrial production, flake graphite not only has the function of expandable graphite, but also has much better conductivity, thermal conductivity, smoothness, and so on than expandable graphite. So its practical use in industry is becoming increasingly widespread.
2. The production processes of flake graphite and expandable graphite are different
Flake graphite is mainly made by mechanical damage and grinding. Expandable graphite is mainly produced through processing methods such as chemical acidic liquid impregnation, and the production process is more complex than that of flake graphite.
3. The particle size of flake graphite is smaller than that of expandable graphite
Flake graphite is generally processed with a finer particle size, while expandable graphite has a coarser particle size. Due to the expansion function of expandable graphite, the coarser particle size promotes its expansion, resulting in a coarser particle size of expandable graphite.