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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Saint-gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Solon, OH (US);
Jennifer Adamchuk, Marlborough, MA (US);
Kyle J. Killam, Bennington, VT (US);
Frank M. Keese, Cambridge, NY (US);
Gerald A. Elliott, Bennington, VT (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to laser-markable insulation material and cable or wire assemblies containing such insulation material. In certain embodiments, the laser-markable insulation material can include a fluoropolymer and an inorganic laser-markable pigment. The pigment can have a mean crystal size in a range of about 0.4 microns to about 2 microns and/or a median particle size (d) in a range of about 0.45 microns to about 2 microns. The insulation material can exhibit improved initial and heat-aged contrast ratios without diminishing the ability of a cable or wire containing the insulation material to meet industry standards for electric-arc tracking and propagation resistance.