Abstract
Silicone rubber is widely used as an insulating material. In this article, silicone rubber samples were prepared by varying the content of crosslinker (2,5-bis(tert-butyl-peroxy)-2,5-dimethylhexane, DBPMH), and the free volume holes in the samples were investigated by means of positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) measurement. The surface chemical structure, surface micromorphology and water diffusion of the samples after corona discharge treatment were studied by FTIR, SEM and EIS measurements, respectively. As the crosslinker weight ratio increased from 0.2 wt.% to 1.5 wt.%, the mean free volume hole size first decreased and then remained unchanged. However, the concentration of free volume holes did not vary as the crosslinker weight ratio increased. SEM morphologies show that surface cracks were produced on samples having high crosslinking levels after corona treatment. The water diffusion coefficient of samples after corona treatment increased from 3.13 × 10−10 cm2 s−1 to 17.68 × 10−10 cm2 s−1 in the initial immersion period, as the crosslinker weight ratio increased from 0.2 wt.% to 3.0 wt.%. The results indicated that deterioration of samples with high crosslinking levels were more serious and water repellency more easily lost. The corona resistance ability of low crosslinking level silicone rubber stems from internal low molecular weight molecules.
Funder
National Key R&D Program of China 566;Technology Project of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Subject
General Materials Science
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