Past work has shown that addition of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to polypropylene (PP) resulted in a significant reduction in the elongation at break and in the gate-region impact strength of injection molded articles. In this study, we report on the compatibilization of these blends with ethyl
EVA–EPDM blends as cable insulant
✍ Scribed by I. Ray; D. Khastgir
- Book ID
- 102737350
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 643 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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✦ Synopsis
Base materials for heat-resistant cable insulant have been developed from blends of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer containing 28% VA and ethylene propylene diene (EPDM) rubber. Different electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of these blends have been studied extensively. Aging under different conditions has also been studied. The chemical and mechanical stability of these compositions has been assessed at the actual temperature range of application. Dielectric properties have been determined against varying temperature. These blends may be used as insulating materials having a temperature rating around 90-130°C, which is above the temperature rating ( 85-9OoC) of heat-resistant insulation based on EPDM.
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The thermal behavior of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and ethylene propylene-diene (EPDM) blends have been studied by thermogravimetry in nitrogen. The activation energy, preexponential factor, and lifetime have been calculated using software-based on the Flynn and Wall isoconversional procedure. The