METHODS OF FORMING CABLES WITH IMPROVED COVERINGS.

摘要

A cable including a conductor surrounded by a covering layer, the covering layer formed from a thermoplastic vulcanizate composition which includes a continuous phase and a dispersed phase. The continuous phase is formed of a thermoplastic polyolefm. The dispersed phase is formed of a cross-linked elastomeric polyolefm. The thermoplastic vulcanizate composition passes the Hot Creep Test at 150 °C in accordance with UL 2556 (2013) and has a dielectric loss of 3 or less. Methods of forming cables with coverings are also disclosed.