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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Caroline H. Laufer, Millington, NJ (US);
Lin Fu, Naperville, IL (US);
Thomas S. Lin, Whippany, NJ (US);
Matthew T. Bishop, Midland, MI (US);
Hamed Lakrout, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Caroline H. Laufer, Millington, NJ (US);
Lin Fu, Naperville, IL (US);
Thomas S. Lin, Whippany, NJ (US);
Matthew T. Bishop, Midland, MI (US);
Hamed Lakrout, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a halogen-free composition and conductors coated with the halogen-free composition. The halogen-free composition includes (A) from 70 wt % to 85 wt % of a polymeric component and (B) from 30 wt % to 15 wt % of a halogen-free flame retardant. The polymeric component (A) includes (i) a propylene homopolymer or a mini-random copolymer with greater than 40% crystallinity and (ii) an ethylene/a-olefin copolymer. The halogen-free composition has a density less than 1.15 g/cc. The halogen-free composition also has a scrape abrasion resistance of greater than or equal to 350 cycles as measured in accordance with ISO 6722.