Research Article
Effects of Thermal and Solvent Aging on Breakdown Voltage of TPE, PBT/PET Alloy, and PBT Insulated Low Voltage Electric Wire
Table 2
Thermal properties of the TPE1, TPE2, PBT, and Alloy.
| Sample code | Extrusion weight (g/10 min) | TGA thermal properties | DSC thermal properties | (°C)
| Residues at 400°C (%) | Residues at 500°C (%) | 1st scan | 2nd scan | (°C)
| (°C)
| (°C)
| (°C)
| (°C)
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| TPE1 | 110 | 343.4 | 64.2 | 6.4 | — | 217 | — | 218 | 193 | TPE2 | 98 | 376.0 | 69.3 | 6.7 | — | 226 | 217 | 226 | 202 | PBT | 100 | 379.7 | 71.4 | 6.8 | | 221 | 215 | 222 | 195 | Alloy | 95 | 389.3 | 88.2 | 9.0 | 216 | 251 | — | 230 | 148 |
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