Thermal Diffusivity and Dielectric Property of Silicone Rubber/Alumina Microparticles Composites Prepared by Solution Mixing Process

Abstract:

The silicone rubber composites filled with various contents of alumina (Al2O3) microparticles were prepared by the solution mixing process. The fractured surface morphology, thermal diffusivity and dielectric property of the composites were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the laser flash thermal diffusivity analyzer, a LCR digital meter and a resistor tester, respectively. The results show that with Al2O3 content increasing from 8 vol. % to 35 vol. %, the thermal diffusivity increases from 0.13 mm2/s to 0.31 mm2/s, while the dielectric property reduces slightly. At a given Al2O3 content, the thermal diffusivity of the composites exhibits a reduction tendency with the increasing temperature. The Nielsen model is generally suitable to predict the thermal diffusivity of the composites.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 699)
• Pages: 620-623
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.699.620
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Jie Ma, Lin Zhu, Mao Xiang Jing, Xiang Qian Shen
• Keywords: Al₂O₃, Dielectric Loss, Relative Dielectric Constant, Silicon Rubber, Thermal Diffusivity

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