Flameproof electric cable impregnated with insulating fluid

摘要

A flameproof electrical insulating fluid and an electrical cable impregnated with such fluid, the insulating fluid being a mixture of a polymethylsiloxane having a viscosity greater than 5 centistokes at 25 DEG C. and an aromatic compound corresponding to the chemical formula: <IMAGE> where R is an aliphatic radical and said aromatic compound is present in the mixture in an amount from 0.5% to 10% by weight of the total weight of the mixture. Preferably, the aromatic compound is isopropyldiphenyl.