TY - JOUR
T1 - Weibull Analysis of Electrical Breakdown Strength as an Effective Means of Evaluating Elastomer Thin Film Quality
AU - Silau, Harald
AU - Stabell, Nicolai Bogø
AU - Petersen, Frederik Riddersholm
AU - Pham, Martin
AU - Yu, Liyun
AU - Skov, Anne Ladegaard
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - To realize the commercial potential of dielectric elastomers, reliable, large-scale film production is required. Ensuring proper mixing and subsequently avoiding demixing after, for example, pumping and coating of elastomer premix in an online process is not facile. Weibull analysis of the electrical breakdown strength of dielectric elastomer films is shown to be an effective means of evaluating the film quality. The analysis is shown to be capable of distinguishing between proper and improper mixing schemes where similar analysis of ultimate mechanical properties fails to distinguish.
AB - To realize the commercial potential of dielectric elastomers, reliable, large-scale film production is required. Ensuring proper mixing and subsequently avoiding demixing after, for example, pumping and coating of elastomer premix in an online process is not facile. Weibull analysis of the electrical breakdown strength of dielectric elastomer films is shown to be an effective means of evaluating the film quality. The analysis is shown to be capable of distinguishing between proper and improper mixing schemes where similar analysis of ultimate mechanical properties fails to distinguish.
U2 - 10.1002/adem.201800241
DO - 10.1002/adem.201800241
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1438-1656
VL - 20
JO - Advanced Engineering Materials
JF - Advanced Engineering Materials
IS - 9
M1 - 1800241
ER -