Research Article
Electrical Breakdown Properties of Clay-Based LDPE Blends and Nanocomposites
Table 2
Weibull parameters for AC breakdown test of LDPE/clay nanocomposites.
| | Thickness ~ 140 m | Thickness ~ 200 m | Thickness ~ 300 m | (kV mm−1) | | 95% CI | (kV mm−1) | β | 95% CI | (kV mm−1) | β | 95% CI | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper |
| LDPE | 206 | 24.96 | 202 | 209 | 172 | 25.56 | 169 | 175 | 137 | 16.59 | 133 | 141 |
| LDPE/1C | 227 | 20.73 | 222 | 232 | 177 | 21.26 | 173 | 180 | 146 | 11.33 | 140 | 152 |
| LDPE/2.5C | 248 | 18.26 | 242 | 255 | 185 | 19.41 | 181 | 190 | 144 | 11.43 | 139 | 150 |
| LDPE/5C | 266 | 13.20 | 257 | 275 | 198 | 15.75 | 192 | 204 | 145 | 10.40 | 138 | 151 |
| LDPE/10C | 225 | 22.10 | 220 | 230 | 169 | 16.74 | 164 | 174 | 142 | 9.66 | 135 | 149 |
| LDPE/15C | 223 | 22.70 | 218 | 227 | 167 | 15.59 | 162 | 172 | 139 | 11.23 | 133 | 145 |
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of specimens is 20 for all samples.
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