Dielectric strength of γ-radiation cross-linked, high vinyl-content polyethylene

Mattias Andersson; Markus Jarvid; Anette Johansson; Stanislaw Gubanski; M. R. Foreman; Christian Muller; Mats R. Andersson

doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.11.042

Dielectric strength of γ-radiation cross-linked, high vinyl-content polyethylene

Mattias Andersson
, Markus Jarvid
, Anette Johansson
, Stanislaw Gubanski
, M. R. Foreman
, Christian Muller
, Mats R. Andersson

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We explore γ-radiation cross-linking of high vinyl-content low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and its potential use as a high-voltage insulation material. Of the three investigated resins containing 1, 0.5 and 0.17 vinyl groups per 1000 carbons, respectively, only the highest vinyl-content material featured a sufficiently high gel content of more than 70% and hot-set elongation below 175%, when cross-linked with a γ-radiation dose of at least 68 kGy. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveal that neither the crystallinity nor the lamellar thickness of the highest vinyl-content LDPE are negatively affected by γ-radiation cross-linking. As a result, we find that the dielectric strength, as characterized by electrical tree initiation experiments, can be maintained upon γ-radiation cross-linking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-107
Number of pages	7
Journal	European Polymer Journal
Volume	64
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.11.042
Publication status	Published - Mar 2015

Keywords

Dielectric strength
Electrical treeing
Gamma-radiation cross-linking
Hot set elongation
Polyethylene
Vinyl

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