TECHNIQUES FOR INSULATING WIRE AND CABLE WITH SILICONE RUBBER,
Abstract
A roller feed, together with a hat, makes an effective mechanical feed for silicone rubber extruders. Such a feed reduces the labor required in the extruding operation. A single flight, decreasing pitch screw with a compression ratio of about 3 to 1 seems to give best all-around results when extruding silicone rubbers. When insulating wire with silicone rubber and vulcanizing in a hot air vulcanizer, extrusion speeds can be increased greatly by preheating the conductor to 300 to 400F. Semi-vulcanized silicone rubber tape is an excellent material for insulating large size conductors, providing advantages over currently used taped constructions utilizing fully cured tapes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1957
- Accession Number
- AD0656421
Entities
People
- D. C. Youngs
- D. J. Badamo
- M. N. Culver
Organizations
- Dow Corning