Hydrophobicity Loss of HTV Silicone Rubber after Corona Discharge

Abstract

This paper presented the results of a study on the hydrophobicity loss of HTV silicone rubber under the different corona discharge conditions. The experimental results show that the speed and grade of hydrophobicity loss vary with the corona discharge time and the corona intensity. Moreover, it is noticed that the hydrophobicity would not become worse as long as the corona intensity keeps below a certain level.