Effects of Thermal and Solvent Aging on Breakdown Voltage of TPE, PBT/PET Alloy, and PBT Insulated Low Voltage Electric Wire

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="493731.fig.007a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jpol/volume-2013/493731/figures/493731.fig.007a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>At 120°C for 6 h</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="493731.fig.007b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jpol/volume-2013/493731/figures/493731.fig.007b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>At 120°C for 6 h in xylene</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="493731.fig.007c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jpol/volume-2013/493731/figures/493731.fig.007c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>At 120°C for 6 h in NMP</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Microphotographs (200x) of the surface of extruded insulation layer after solvent aging at 120°C for 6 h.</table>

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Figure 7: Effects of Thermal and Solvent Aging on Breakdown Voltage of TPE, PBT/PET Alloy, and PBT Insulated Low Voltage Electric Wire 