Physicochemical properties of silica filled silicone rubber nanocomposites [electrical insulation applications]

Author

El-Hag, A.H. ; Simon, L.C. ; Jayaram, S.H. ; Cherney, E.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

2004

fDate

17-20 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

688

Lastpage

691

Abstract

The paper discusses the experimental results in an effort to understand the enhanced erosion resistance of silicone composites with fumed silica (12 nm) as fillers. A laser based method has been used as a source of heat to treat the filled and unfilled samples of silicone rubber. Both the thermal and chemical bonding behaviour have been analysed using atomic force microscopy (AFM), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared microscopy (FT-IR) spectra and thermal conductivity.

Keywords

atomic force microscopy; bonds (chemical); composite insulating materials; filled polymers; infrared spectroscopy; nanocomposites; silicon compounds; silicone rubber; thermal analysis; thermal properties; 12 nm; AFM; FT-IR; SiO₂; TGA; atomic force microscopy; chemical bonding; electrical insulation; fumed silica; infrared microscopy spectra; laser based heat treatment; nanocomposite physicochemical properties; silica filled silicone rubber; silicone composite erosion resistance; thermal behaviour; thermal conductivity; thermo-gravimetric analysis; Atomic force microscopy; Chemical analysis; Chemical lasers; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric resistance; Nanocomposites; Rubber; Silicon compounds; Thermal conductivity; Thermal force;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2004. CEIDP '04. 2004 Annual Report Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8584-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2004.1364343

Filename

1364343