Evaluation of the Hydrophobicity on Silicon Rubber Coating with Loads of Alumina Trihydrate and Nanosilica for Use in Electrical Insulation Coatings

Abstract:

This study aims to evaluate the hydrophobicity of vulcanized silicone rubber coatings at room temperature (RTV SR) with loads of alumina trihydrate (ATH) and nanosilica (NS) in the polymeric silicone rubber matrix, in order to obtain coatings ATH/NS/RTV SR to cover the surface of glass electrical insulators. The coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), testing in salt spray chamber, loss test and recovery of hydrophobicity. These coatings showed varying sizes of agglomerates and heterogeneous distribution of particles within the matrix RTV SR. In the test in salt spray chamber smaller leakage current values was observed for the insulator coating with the ATH/NS loads. In the loss and recovery of the hydrophobicity test the best result was observed for insulating load RTV SR / 20: 1 (ATH: NS).

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 820)
• Pages: 405-410
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.820.405
• Online since: June 2015
• Authors: Daniella Cibele Bezerra*, Ignat Pérez Almirall, Edson Guedes da Costa, Ana Cristina Figueiredo de Melo Costa, Edcleide Maria Araújo
• Keywords: Alumina Trihydrate, Coatings, Hydrophobicity, Nanosilica, Silicon Rubber (RTV SR)

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