Research Article

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

Table 1

Characteristics of the insulation materials.

MaterialDensityHardness Melt flow index (MI)
(g/cm3)(°C)(°C)(g/10 min)

PBT1.31112221 4 (230°C/2.16 kg)
Alloy1.40116251 5 (265°C/2.16 kg)
TPE11.27 77217 8 (230°C/2.16 kg)
TPE21.24 7522611 (235°C/2.16 kg)