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Saccharum barberi grass bagasse ash-based silicone rubber composites for electrical insulator applications

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Induction motors, acting as work house of industries, are affected by winding temperature due to poor insulation. In producing a sustainable polymer composite electrical insulator, this article gets into the investigative study of tensile strength, hydrophobicity, hardness and the electrical breakdown properties of silicone rubber (SR) reinforced with sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA). In order to identify optimal proportion, various filler proportions are studied for mechanical, physical, tensile and electrical properties. For 7% optimal filler composition, the tensile and hardness tests on SR/SCBA composite manifested a maximum value of 78.48 × 10–3 MPa and 0.91496 MPa, respectively. The electrical breakdown was recorded with the maximum value of 108.65 kV/cm with 7% filler. For hydrophobicity, the 7% filler specimens had the lowest rate of rise in weight after the water absorption test. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis and particle size analysis were carried out to evaluate the molecular interaction and particle dispersion. SEM analysis confirmed the presence of fiber-adhesion in matrix composites. Finally, the superiority of the context is also compared with earlier works. This context investigates the properties of bio-resin composite derived from sugarcane ash and creating its properties with artificial polymers to come out with a reliable electrical insulator application.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, India

    Gurukarthik Babu Balachandran, Prince Winston David, Anandha Balaji Alexander & Rajesh Kannan Mariappan

  2. Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    P. Balasundar

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    B. K. Parrthipan, S. S. Saravanakumar & P. Senthamarai Kannan

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Balachandran, G.B., David, P.W., Alexander, A.B. et al. Saccharum barberi grass bagasse ash-based silicone rubber composites for electrical insulator applications. Iran Polym J 30, 1285–1296 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-021-00975-0

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