The Effect of Sintering Temperature on Hydrophobic characteristic of Silica Manganese/Polystyrene (SiMn/PS) Nanocomposite

Abstract

Currently a lot of research has been done on hydrophobic layers, but in its application the layer is easily damaged and is not corrosion resistant. Therefore, this research intends to decide the effect of variations in sintering temperature on the hydrophobic characteristic of SiMn/PS nanocomposite layers using a sintering temperature of 60°C, 100°C, 140°C, 180°C and 200°C for 1 hour using a furnace.. This research uses HEM-3D (High Energy Milling Ellipse-3D Mention), XRD (X-Ray Difraction) and SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) tools. The precursor was made by giving 0.5 grams of polystyrene, 0.2 grams of silica powder and 0.2 grams of manganese powder. Coating is done by spin coating method. The results of this research from the variation of the sintering temperature showed that the SiMn/PS nanocomposite layer was hydrophobic based on the contact angle test. The highest contact angle is at a temperature of 60°C.