Ceramizable composite is a kind of polymer matrix composite that can turn into ceramic material at a high temperature. It can be used for the ceramic insulation of a metal conductor because of its processability. However, poor low-temperature ceramization performance is a problem of ceramizable composites. In this paper, ceramizable composites were prepared by using silicone rubber as a matrix. Ceramic samples were sintered at different temperatures no more than 1000 °C, according to thermogravimetric analysis results of the composites. The linear contraction and flexural strength of the ceramics were measured. The microstructure and crystalline phase of ceramics were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results show that the composites turned into ceramics at 800 °C, and a new crystal and continuous microstructure formed in the samples. The flexural strength of ceramics was 46.76 MPa, which was more than twice that of similar materials reported in other research sintered at 1000 °C. The maximum flexural strength was 54.56 MPa, when the sintering temperature was no more than 1000 °C. Moreover, glass frit and nano silica played important roles in the formation of the ceramic phase in this research. A proper content of nano silica could increase the strength of the ceramic samples.
By introducing hydroxyl silicone oil into silicone rubber-based ceramizable composites(CSR), the structural problems of nano-silica in CSR are inhibited. The influence of hydroxy silicone oil content on the mechanical and electrical properties of CSR was investigated. And the chemical, physical and mathematical models were established to explain the influence mechanism. The results show that the hydroxy silicone oil inhibits the structural problem and improves the dispersion of nano-silica in CSR, which are contribute to the increases of tensile strength and elongation at break of CSR. And the volume resistivity decreases as to interface barrier decreasing, the loss factor decreases as to the decay of space charge polarization, the ac electric strength increases with mean free path of free charge decreasing. However, the relative permittivity of CSR is not sensitive to hydroxy silicone oil content.
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