Accession Number:

AD0656103

Title:

FLAME-RETARDANT VULCANIZABLE POLYETHYLENE: A NEW ENGINEERING MATERIAL,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

UNION CARBIDE CORP NEW YORK PLASTICS DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Dougherty,G. L.

Report Date:

1963-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

The polyethylene family of insulating materials has been given a new dimension by the advent of flame-retardant vulcanizable polyethylene. This new wire and cable engineering material combines many of the property advantages of conventional polyethylene with the more desirable properties of organic rubber. In many cases, a single-shot covering of the new vulcanizable material exceeds the performance of conventional rubber insulations which require a braid or polychloroprene covering for flame or moisture resistance.

Descriptors:

• *POLYETHYLENE PLASTICS
• FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS
• VULCANIZATION
• EXTRUSION
• ELECTRIC WIRE
• ELECTRICAL INSULATION
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Subject Categories:

• Plastics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE