Chen, Z.; Han, S.; Ji, Y.; Wu, H.; Guo, S.; Yan, N.; Li, H. Effects of MWCNTs on Char Layer Structure and Physicochemical Reaction in Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Insulators. Polymers2022, 14, 3016.
Chen, Z.; Han, S.; Ji, Y.; Wu, H.; Guo, S.; Yan, N.; Li, H. Effects of MWCNTs on Char Layer Structure and Physicochemical Reaction in Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Insulators. Polymers 2022, 14, 3016.
Chen, Z.; Han, S.; Ji, Y.; Wu, H.; Guo, S.; Yan, N.; Li, H. Effects of MWCNTs on Char Layer Structure and Physicochemical Reaction in Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Insulators. Polymers2022, 14, 3016.
Chen, Z.; Han, S.; Ji, Y.; Wu, H.; Guo, S.; Yan, N.; Li, H. Effects of MWCNTs on Char Layer Structure and Physicochemical Reaction in Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Insulators. Polymers 2022, 14, 3016.
Abstract
As one of the most promising ablative fillers, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been used to improve the ablative resistance of Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Monomer (EPDM) insulators by facilitating the carbothermal reduction reaction of silica. However, the contribution of MWCNTs to char layer structure of the insulators was unclear. In this work, the effects of MWCNTs on char layer structure and ablative resistance were investigated in different EPDM-based insulators with and without silica. The results showed that adding only 3 phr MWCNTs can reduce the linear ablation rate of EPDM-based insulators without silica by 31.7%, while 6 phr MWCNTs are required to obtain similar results in EPDM-based insulators with silica. Both the char layer morphology of the two insulators gradually evolved into dense porous structure as MWCNTs content increasing, but their formation mechanisms are different. The XRD and Raman spectrum showed that different physicochemical reactions occurred around MWCNTs under different charring components. The proposed ablation mechanism was further verified by designing alternating multilayer distribution of MWCNTs and silica. This work can guide the construction of desirable char layer structure for increasing ablative resistance of EPDM-based insulators.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics
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