Tracking and erosion resistance of high temperature vulcanizing ATH-free silicone rubber

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 533-540

  Schmidt, Lars E ^a   Kornmann, Xavier ^a   Krivda, Andrej ^a   Hillborg, Henrik ^b  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^b ABB Sweden   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Insulation; Silicone rubber; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM TRIHYDRATE; ARC QUENCHING; ELECTRICAL ARC; EROSION RESISTANCE; EROSION TEST; FILLER CONTENTS; FLAME RETARDANCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HTV SILICONE RUBBER; INCLINED PLANES; MATRIX; MELAMINE CYANURATE; OUTDOOR INSULATION; RESISTANCE TO TRACKING; SILICONE RUBBER; VERTICAL BURNING TESTS;

CAVITY RESONATORS; DISPERSIONS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; MACHINERY; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; RUBBER APPLICATIONS; SILICA; SILICONES; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

RUBBER;

EID: 77951521846     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5448109     Document Type: Article

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