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Cellular Rubber
• It is special variety of rubber made extra porous
during manufacture. This rubber is used as an
insulator in cold storage.
Mineral Wool
• It is also called rock wool . This material is obtained
commercially from impure limestone. The rock is
first heated to melting temperature, Jet of air or water
is made to fall on streams of this molten rock which
solidifies into wool like structure. Clay and dolomite
are also used for making mineral wool.
Cellular Rubber
Mineral Wool
Vermiculite
Vermiculite
These are group of mica like foliated minerals,
some variety of vermiculites are processed
for manufacturing of heat insulators that are
specially useful for furnace insulations
Vermiculite
Electrical Insulators
• Following are the requisite qualities for
an electrical insulator,
• A very poor electrical conductivity i.e. a very high
electrical resistivity
• Resistance to deterioration on heating
• Very low thermal expansion
• Non-Inflammable
• Chemical Stability at high temperature,
• High Strength, hardness and resistance
to abrasion.
Electrical Insulators
Electrical Insulators
Mica
• The name indicates a group of natural minerals
having a sheet like structure by virtue of which they
can be separated into thin elastic sheets of this group
two members, named Muscovite and Phlogopite are
used extensively as electrical insulators.
• These minerals have very low thermal conductivity,
high electrical resistance, great toughness, flexibility
and resilience a unique combination for an ideal
insulator. Mica in different forms is used in a variety
of electrical devices such as resistance to electrical
heating appliances,
Mica
Electrical Insulators
Asbestos
• Highest Grade of asbestos which occurs in
long fibre and is free from iron oxides is a
commonly used insulator in many electrical
appliances.
• It is used for covering electrical covering in
traction type electrical motor or coil.
Asbestos
Rubber
• Rubber It is one of the very common used
electrical Insulator it has following Special
properties
• Very low electrical conductivity
• High resistance to moisture and abrasion
• High flexibility
• High Resilience
Rubber
Electrical Insulators
Paper
• Paper is also classed among very useful
insulators for common Use.
• Insulation paper is specially made without
addition of fillers. When impregnated with
oil, its properties as an insulator get further
improved.
Paper
Electrical Insulators
Synthetic Resin
• These artificial materials have occupied a
place of great importance in the field of
electrical insulation.
• They are available both in solid and liquid
form among the solid product of cellulose
ester and phenolic vinyles etc are important
Bakelite is an outstanding example of this
group
Synthetic Resin (Bakelite)
Electrical Insulators
Porcelain
• It is a burnt mixture of Clay, feldspar and
Quartz It forms an important group of
insulating material which are characterized with :
High Stability
• Sufficient Hardness
• Imperviousness to moisture
• These properties make ceramic material more
suitable for high Voltage Insulation, switch boxes,
condensers and other heating elements.
Porcelain
Electrical Insulators
Glass
• It is also an insulating material having many
applications among the main qualities of glass
may be mentioned chemical inertness, stability at
high temperature resistance to moisture.
Cotton
• In the form of cloth, cotton finds extensive use
as an insulating cover, its properties are also
improved by impregnating it with oils and
coating varnishes.
Glass
Cotton
Sound Insulation
• High noise is fast becoming acute problem in many cities
and tow and.
• Insulation against noise is an important an engineering
problem as against heat in fact in cosmopolitan cities
“Noise Pollution” is one of the biggest challenges for the
citizens
Following material are used at present as acoustic
Insulator:
Cellular Concrete.
• It is a variety of concrete in which voids are created
during manufacturing stage. Generally it is made by
adding powdered aluminum and water to a cement used
for making concrete.
Cellular Concrete
Sound Insulation
Sound Insulation
Acoustic Plaster
• This is made by mixing together
magnesium oxychloride granulated slag and
some gelatin
Acoustic Boards
• These are made by bonding together fibrous
materials like wood and vegetable fibers in a
matrix of plaster, they are light in weight and
can be cut and joined on the ceiling and partition
wall.
• Acoustic boards are also made by using
Vermiculates and Perlite.
Acoustic Plaster
Acoustic Boards
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