ANALYSIS OF DIELECTRIC AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF POLYAMIDE ENAMEL FILLED WITH CARBON NANOTUBES

Abstract

In recent days, there was a significant development in the area of nanoparticles and nanoscale fillers on dielectric, thermal and mechanical properties of polymeric materials. The dielectric and thermal properties of standard polyamide and nanoscale-filled samples were detailed and analyzed. Carbon nanotubes were used as nanofillers. Carbon nanotubes were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The basic properties such as dielectric loss tangent (tan δ), dielectric constant (ε), dielectric strength, partial discharge inception voltage, surface resistivity, quality factor, phase angle, dielectric conductivity, dielectric power loss and thermal withstand strength of the polyamide enamel filled with carbon nanotubes were analyzed and compared with the properties of the standard enamel. The experimental results show that carbon nanotubes mixed with polyamide enamel had better thermal properties when compared to that of standard enamel.