Rodent Resistant Cable Materials

Abstract

Several formulations of organotin compounds in polymeric materials were evaluated for application to polyethylene cable coatings. Tributyltin chloride in a chlorinated rubber was the most suitable physically and biologically. Field tests were established in New Mexico, Arizona and Massachusetts to test the effectiveness of this formulation in protecting treated WF-16 cable from rodent damage. In a laboratory test vapors of tributyltin chloride showed some repellency to rodents but this was not confirmed in field tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0488761

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Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Cables
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chlorides
  • Continents
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Dispensers
  • Electric Cables
  • Electronics
  • Field Tests
  • Fluorides
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Massachusetts
  • Materials
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Resistance
  • Tin Compounds

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