Environmentally Friendly Flame Retardant Epoxy For Electrical Insulation

Author

Tilliette, V. ; Schmidt, L.E. ; Ghoul, C. ; Schaal, S.

Author_Institution

Corp. Res., ABB Switzerland Ltd., Baden-Dattwil

fYear

2008

fDate

9-12 June 2008

Firstpage

492

Lastpage

496

Abstract

This paper evaluates the properties of different halogen and antimony free flame retardant epoxy formulations for electrical insulation applications. Measurements of smoke production during combustion, flammability, thermo-mechanical and dielectric tests were carried out. It was found that using aluminum diethylphosphinate, red phosphorous or aluminum trihydrated significantly decreases the flammability of the investigated epoxy formulation while maintaining the good dielectric and mechanical properties.

Keywords

aluminium; antimony; combustion; environmental factors; epoxy insulation; flame retardants; halogens; phosphorus; aluminum diethylphosphinate; aluminum trihydrated; antimony free flame retardant epoxy; combustion tests; dielectric tests; electrical insulation applications; halogen free flame retardant epoxy; red phosphorous; smoke production; thermo-mechanical tests; Aluminum; Combustion; Dielectric measurements; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Flame retardants; Flammability; Mechanical factors; Production; Testing; Thermomechanical processes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation, 2008. ISEI 2008. Conference Record of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1089-084X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2091-9

Electronic_ISBN

1089-084X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELINSL.2008.4570380

Filename

4570380