• DocumentCode
    1455466
  • Title

    Polyethylene for wire and cable

  • Author

    Wallder, V. T.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, N. J.
  • Volume
    71
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1952
  • Firstpage
    59
  • Lastpage
    64
  • Abstract
    The use of polyethylene as a cable sheath is discussed in the light of difficulties encountered during actual field use. Protection against weathering is one problem; another is stress cracking when the polyethylene is subjected to certain environments such as soaps, alcohols, and wetting agents.
  • Keywords
    Accelerated aging; Cable shielding; Carbon; Polyethylene; Resistance; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1952.6437896
  • Filename
    6437896