An Improvement on Tracking Resistance of Silicone Rubber Filled with Micro-Wollastonite/Gehlenite Synthesized by Solid-State Reaction

Abstract:

Enhancement of the room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (RTV) tracking resistance with various filler loadings of synthesized wollastonite against electrical surface tracking was prepared. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and X-ray fluorescent (XRF) techniques were involved in characterizing the synthesized substances. The test method IEC-60587 standard was employed to evaluate the surface tracking resistance. The results obtained from the XRF technique confirmed that the raw materials could be synthesized for wollastonite, while the XRD and SEM techniques revealed the formation of wollastonite (CaSiO₃) associated with gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇). Moreover, it was found that the electrical surface tracking resistance of composite insulation takes a long time to track when the filler loading is increased more than 5 phr.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 902)
• Pages: 107-111
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.902.107
• Online since: October 2021
• Authors: Pattarabordee Khaigunha*, Tanakorn Wongwuttanasatian
• Keywords: Eggshells, Gehlenite, Perlite, Rubber, Silicone, Tracking, Waste, Wollastonite

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