Abstract:
Elastomeric polymers including ethylene, alpha-olefin and vinyl norbornene are shown to have improved extrusion characteristics, improved electrical properties, improved cure characteristics compared to ethylene, alpha-olefin, non-conjugated diene elastomeric polymers containing non-conjugated dienes other than vinyl norbornene. The elastomeric polymers containing vinyl norbornene generally have a branching index below 0.5. Such elastomeric polymers are combined with up to 30 parts of metallocene catalyzed ethylene, alpha-olefin copolymers to improve physical properties.
Abstract:
A cable, in particular for power transmission, for telecommunications or for data transmission, or also combined power/telecommunications cables, wherein at least one coating layer is comprised of a recyclable material which is halogen-free and has superior mechanical and electrical properties. This material comprises a polymer mixture of a crystalline propylene homopolymer or copolymer and an elastomeric copolymer of ethylene with at least one alpha-olefin having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and optionally containing a diene. The copolymer is characterized by a 200% tension set value of lower than 30% (measured at 20° C. for 1 minute according to ASTM standard D 412). The cable also includes a flame-retardant polymer composition.
Abstract:
Self-extinguishing cable coated with a flame-retardant composition having: (a) an ethylene homopolymer or copolymer having a density of from 0.905 to 0.970 g/cm3, and being selected from: ethylene homopolymers: copolymers of ethylene with an alpha-olefin; copolymers of ethylene with an ethylenically unsaturated ester; or mixtures thereof; (b) a copolymer of ethylene with at least one alpha-olefin, and optionally with a diene, said copolymer (b) having a density of from 0.860 to 0.904 g/cm3, and having a composition distribution index greater than 45%; (c) natural magnesium hydroxide in an amount such as to impart flame-retardant properties; wherein at least one of the polymeric components (a) and (b) contains hydrolyzable organic silane groups grafted onto the polymer chain. The silane groups are preferably introduced during compounding of the flame-retardant composition by adding to the polymer mixture a suitable silane compound and a radical initiator.
Abstract:
A semi-conductive or insulating composition includes an ethylene/octene copolymer and at least one additional polymer, such as ethylene/vinyl acetate. The composition may also include carbon black and other additives. The composition may be used as a semi-conductive or insulating layer in such applications as electrical cables.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition, having good extrusion characteristics. The composition comprises a fluoropolymer; one or more of a low molecular weight C.sub.1-4 alkyl ethers of a poly C.sub.2-4 alkylene oxide; and a metal oxide the weight ratio of the ether to fluoropolymer being less than 1:1. The blend is suitable for making blown film.
Abstract:
A flame retarded composition for wire insulations that includes a polyethylene blend having a high density polyethylene, in an amount from about 50 to about 95 parts per hundred, and a very low density polyethylene, in an amount from about 5 to about 50 parts per hundred, a primary brominated flame retardant, in an amount from about 30 to about 40 parts per hundred, a secondary chlorinated flame retardant, in an amount from about 5 to about 15 parts per hundred, a first flame retarding synergist, in an amount from about 12 to 20 parts per hundred, a second flame retarding synergist, in an amount from about 7 to about 11 parts per hundred, a first hindered phenolic stabilizer, in an amount from about 0.05 to about 0.30 parts per hundred, and a second hundred phenolic stabilizer, in an amount from about 0 to about 0.30 parts per hundred, a polypropylene polymer in an amount from 2 to 10 parts per hundred. The polyethylene blend further comprising a low density polyethylene, in an amount from about 10 to about 50 parts per hundred.
Abstract:
An electric cable contains a cable insulation having high resistance to the formation or growth of water trees and having high aging resistance and good processibility and consisting of an ethylene polymer and from 0.5 to 40% by weight of an ethylene copolymer ionomer which contains, in addition to predominant amounts of ethylene, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenecarboxylic acid or a C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 -alkenedicarboxylic acid or -dicarboxylic anhydride as copolymerized units, some of the carboxyl groups or carboxylic anhydride groups having been converted into ammonium salts of tertiary amines.
Abstract:
Cable insulation having high resistance to the formation or growth of water trees and high aging resistance consists of an ethylene polymer (I) and from 0.5 to 20% by weight of an ethylene polymer (II), which is an ethylene/C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl-C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkene carboxylate/C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenecarboxylic acid terpolymer.
Abstract:
An elastomeric composition of the type used as a jacketing material for electrical wires and cables is shown having improved chemical, water and heat resistance. An ethylene/acrylic elastomer comprising a terpolymer of ethylene, methyl acrylate, and a cure site monomer is used as the base polymer and has blended therewith a polybutadiene. The polybutadiene has greater than 50% 1,2 polymerized units and has a molecular weight between about 1,500 and 25,000 grams/mole.
Abstract:
An improved polyethylene composition is disclosed. The composition comprises linear low density polyethylene (an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer) and a synthetic rubber. In one embodiment the composition includes a synthetic rubber reacted with a carboxylic acid.