With the addition of fillers such as graphite or copper, the compression mounting compounds can be made conductive. Conductive mounts are used in scanning electron microscopes (SEM) to prevent the specimen from building up a charge. Conductive mounts are also used for specimens requiring electrolytic etching or polishing.
Conductive mounts are used to provide conductivity to the mount for use with electron microscopy. Conductive mounts use copper as the conductive filler.