The Effect of Chlorinated Saturants on the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Polyvinyl Chloride Type Insulation
Abstract
The production of some types of Navy Electrical cables was stopped temporarily because apparently there was penetration of the primary synthetic resin insulation around the conductors by the saturant used in the asbestos rovings and fillers of the cable. To help clarify this situation tests were made on the rate at which chlorinated cable saturant, Halowax no. 2084, would penetrate a synthetic resin insulation of the type used in these cables, Vinylite 5901. (Vinylite 5901 consists principally of tricresyl phosphate and copolymerized vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate). The results indicate that the Halowax will not penetrate the vinylite appreciably at room temperature but will penetrate it slowly at 50 deg C and rapidly at 100 deg C. The effects of the Halowax on the mechanical and electrical properties of the Vinylite were also observed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1943
- Accession Number
- AD1175582
Entities
People
- J. M. Fogelberg
- M A Elliott
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory