Correlation between Structure and Dielectric Breakdown in LDPE/HDPE/Clay Nanocomposites

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</svg> (°C)</td><td align="center">Loading (wt%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">PE</td><td align="center">413.75</td><td align="center">456.40</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PE/O-MMT</td><td align="center">446.25</td><td align="center">464.53</td><td align="center">3.42</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PE/O-MMT/PE-MA</td><td align="center">448.28</td><td align="center">466.56</td><td align="center">3.40</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

TGA data of PE and its nanocomposites in nitrogen atmosphere.

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Table 4: Correlation between Structure and Dielectric Breakdown in LDPE/HDPE/Clay Nanocomposites 