US4312918A
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Compositions of polyethylene and a copolymer of ethylene-alkyl acrylate and the use thereof as jacketing about telephone wires and cables
Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1980-09-15
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Granted: 1982-01-26
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Expires: 2000-09-15
Abstract
Abstract Polyethylene compositions, based on low density, high molecular weight polyethylene in admixture with a copolymer of ethylene-alkyl acrylate having a melt index of about 3 to about 24, wherein the combined alkyl acrylate content is about 16 to about 25 percent by weight and the copolymer is present in the composition in an amount sufficient to pass U.S. industry standards for stress cracking resistance, generally on the order of about 6 to about 25 percent by weight based on the combined weight of the polyethylene and the copolymer. The compositions of this invention, having improved environmental stress cracking resistance properties are particularly useful as jacketing about telephone wires and cables.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Bostwick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 17:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/44; H01B3/441; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/06; C08L23/08; C08L23/0846; C08L23/0869; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/294
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A composition comprising a branched, low density, high molecular weight polyethylene having a melt index of 0.08 to 0.25 and a density of 0.919 to 0.923 and a copolymer normally solid of ethylene and an alkyl acrylate wherein the combined alkyl acrylate content of said copolymer is about 16 to about 25 percent by weight, the melt index of the said copolymer is about 3 to about 24 and the said copolymer is present in an amount sufficient to pass industry standards for stress cracking resistance, in the range of about 6 to about 25 percent by weight, based on the combined weight of said polyethylene and said copolymer, said composition passing U.S. industry standards for stress cracking resistance according to Test A, the Brabender Test and Test B, the REA test as described in this specification.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A composition comprising a branched, low density, high molecular weight polyethylene having a melt index of 0.08 to 0.25 and a density of 0.919 to 0.923 and a copolymer normally solid of ethylene and an alkyl acrylate wherein the combined alkyl acrylate content of said copolymer is about 16 to about 25 percent by weight, the melt index of the said copolymer is about 3 to about 24 and the said copolymer is present in an amount sufficient to pass industry standards for stress cracking resistance, in the range of about 6 to about 25 percent by weight, based on the combined weight of said polyethylene and said copolymer, said composition passing U.S. industry standards for stress cracking resistance according to Test A, the Brabender Test and Test B, the REA test as described in this specification.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the said copolymer is present in an amount of about 10 to about 20 percent by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said copolymer is a copolymer of ethylene and ethyl acrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the said polyethylene has a melt index of 0.10 and a density of 0.921.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition as defined in claim 3 wherein the said polyethylene has a melt index of 0.10 and a density of 0.921.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition as defined in claim 5 containing a copolymer of ethylene-ethyl acrylate having a melt index of 21 and containing 23 percent by weight combined ethyl acrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition as defined in claim 5 containing a copolymer of ethylene-ethyl acrylate having a melt index of 4.5 and containing 19 percent by weight combined ethyl acrylate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition as defined in claim 5 containing a copolymer of ethylene-ethyl acrylate having a melt index of 21 and containing 18 percent by weight combined ethyl acrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A telephonic communications wire or cable having as jacketing thereon the composition defined in claim 1.
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