A comparative study of polyester/styrene with inorganic fillers under different testing conditions

Author

Rizk, M.S.M. ; Soliman, A. ; Nasrat, L.S. ; Doss, N.L.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt

fYear

1992

fDate

7-10 Jun 1992

Firstpage

233

Lastpage

236

Abstract

Cylindrical samples prepared from polyester with styrene monomer have been examined experimentally in an atmospheric air condition. The AC and DC withstand voltages have been measured for different sets of samples under different testing conditions. The effect of adding inorganic fillers on the performance of polyester/styrene has been investigated. Three types of fillers, namely, kaolin, felspar, and quartz, in different quantities have been used. The quantity of filler has been found to have a significant effect on the performance of polyester. The characteristics of fillers under different testing conditions are illustrated and discussed. It has been found that kaolin samples have the highest withstand voltage under both DC and AC voltages

Keywords

composite insulating materials; environmental degradation; environmental testing; filled polymers; insulation testing; insulators; AC withstand voltages; DC withstand voltages; atmospheric air condition; felspar; inorganic fillers; kaolin; performance; polyester/styrene; quartz; Atmospheric measurements; Curing; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Joining processes; Mechanical factors; Ocean temperature; Plastic insulation; Polymers; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation, Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

ISSN

1089-084X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0649-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELINSL.1992.247013

Filename

247013