THERMOPLASTIC THERMOSET

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2 Fro the very first cables we anufactured in 1878 until today, Okonite has been on the forefront of cable jacketing innovation. Cable jackets are critical coponents in the proper operation and service longevity of power, control and instruentation cables. Okonite offers any jacket aterials to suit any application. Okolon TS and Okoclear-TS Theroset copounds are designed and anufactured at our Orangeburg, SC jacketing facility to ensure quality conforance. Testing at our Materials Research Lab in Paterson, NJ as well as our Flae Test Center in Orangeburg, SC assure the finished cable eets or exceeds all applicable industry and custoer specifications. This brochure is intended to give an overview of the various aterials we offer and the associated characteristics of each. n a snapshot, here are the jacket copounds we can provide: THERMOPLASTC OKOLON -TP-Theroplastic Chlorinated Polyethylene OKOCLEAR -TP Theroplastic Polyolefin, low soke zero halogen OKOLENE -PP Theroplastic Polypropylene OKOLENE -LLPDE Theroplastic Linear Low Density Polyethylene OKOSEAL Theroplastic PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) OKOSEAL -FR Theroplastic PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) with enhanced flae resistance. OKOSEAL -LT Theroplastic PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) with enhanced low teperature perforance. THERMOSET X-Oiene Theroset Cross-Linked Polyethylene X-Oiene -FMR Theroset Cross-Linked Polyethylene with enhanced flae and oisture resistance OKOLON -TS-Theroset Chlorinated Polyethylene OKOCLEAR TS Theroset Polyolefin, low soke zero halogen Today, and for the last several decades, polyeric aterials have been the predoinant choice for cable jacket use. These can be divided into two general classes: Theroset and Theroplastic. n general, Theroplastic jackets loose their physical strength as teperatures increase. Theroset jackets aintain good physical strength at elevated teperatures. 2

3 MATERAL RESEARCH laboratory PATERSON, NJ Okonite's staff of Cheists and Research Engineers use the latest in advanced technology to develop the best jacketing copounds available for any applications. This group of industry experts, along with our staff of Application Engineers provide our custoers with the best-in-class cable jacketing solutions no atter what the environent. Forced Convection Ovens Lab Extruder Theral Analysis, Theral-Mechanical Analysis N.B.S. chaber for testing soke eissions 3

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5 THE PROPERTES THAT MUST BE CONSDERED WHEN DESGNNG A JACKO COMPOUND ARE AS FOLLOWS: PHYSCAL AND AGNG Tensile Strength Elongation Modulus Tear Strength Hardness Low and High Teperature Properties Coefficient of Friction ENVRONMENTAL CONCERNS Theral Oxidative Aging Resistance Oil & Other Fluid Resistance Weathering and Sunlight Resistance Ozone Resistance Environental Stress Crack Resistance onizing Radiation Resistance Moisture Absorption Corrosion Protection COMBUSTON PROPERTES Flae Resistance Soke Generation Acid Gas Generation OTHER Copatibility with nsulations Adhesion to nsulations and Other Cable Coponents Electrical Characteristics Xenon Arc "Weather-Oeter" Stress/Strain Testing Digital Microscopy 5

6 FlAME TEST CENTER ORANGEBURG, SC To ensure our designs eet or exceed industry standards and custoers specifications, Okonite constructed a state-of-the-art Flae Test Center at its Orangeburg, SC capus. This gives us the total control over the finished product: design, production and QAQC. All done 1% in-house. PARTAL LST OF EOUPMENT AND FACLTES PHYSCAL AND AGNG Tensile Testing Equipent Aging Ovens Flex Testing Equipent ENVRONMENTAL CONCERNS Fluid Resistance Ovens Weatheroeter Teperature Controlled Environental Chaber Ozone Test Chaber Autoclave Deterination of High Pressure Stea Resistance COMBUSTON ANALYSS Flae Test Center Soke Measureent Chaber Toxicity Chaber Oxygen ndex Equipent OTHER Mills, Presses & Mixing Equipent (Banbury) Laboratory Extrusion Lines (both theroset and theroplastic aterials) Analytical Laboratory including Theral Analysis and nfrared Equipent Fully Equipped Low and High Voltage Electrical Laboratories Cheical Laboratory Laboratory for Deterination of Rheological properties 6 Testing in our Orangeburg, SC Flae Test Center

7 CABLE JACKET CHARACTERSTCS JACKET MATERAL* Fire Resistant LSZH Oil and Cheical Resistant Flexibility Abrasion Resistant Tep Range GOOD -t--- N_o_ BETER ~ ETER FAR BETTER BEST NO BEST BEST BEST BEST _j_ OKOCLEAR -TP GOOD ' YES ~D GOO_D_+-- FA~F-A_R. OKOCLEAR -TS--+-B-EST ~ YES _l. ~EST BES-T-+-- BE~+ BEST -- OKOLENE -PP NO NO GOOD FAR BEST FAR t NO NO + GOOD FAR B~ FAR -t X-OLENE NO NO GOOD FAR GOOD BEST --~ ~~--- X-OLENE" FMR ~OD --r--n- eod FA~~O~ 1 BEST J OKOSEAL + NO NO FAR/GOOD GO~D FAR FAR OKOSEAL FR -+-- GOOD NO-+---GO~ GOOD OKOSEAL -L T GOOD NO GOOD GOOD FAR BEST -+~ FAR FAR * See aterial description on page 2 7

8 Okonite Cables Facilities Overview District Offices, Manufacturing Plants & Service Centers UJ,j.J [ D.. OJ [ J,j.J 4- J [ 2 Orangeburg, SC- Manufacturing Plant Orangeburg, SC -Copound Facility Santa Maria, CA- Manufacturing Plant Atlanta District Office (77) FAX: (77) [email protected] Binningha District Office (25) FAX: (25) [email protected] Boston District Office (63) (781) FAX: (63) [email protected] Charlotte District Office (74) FAX: (74) [email protected] Chicago District Office (63) FAX: (63) [email protected] Cincinnati District Office (513) FAX: (513) [email protected] Cleveland District Office (33) FAX: (33) [email protected] Dallas District Office (94) FAX: (94) [email protected] Denver District Office (33) FAX: (33) [email protected] Hartford District Office (86) FAX: (86) [email protected] Houston District Office & Service Center (281) FAX: (281) [email protected] Kansas City District Office & Service Center (913) FAX: (913) [email protected] Los Angeles District Office (562) Fax: (562) [email protected] Minneapolis District Office (763) FAX: (763) [email protected] New Orleans District Office and Service Center (54) FAX: (54) [email protected] New York District Office NJ (973) NY (212) FAX: (973) [email protected] Philadelphia District Office (856) (215) FAX: (856) [email protected] Phoenix District Office (48) FAX: (48) [email protected] Pittsburgh Service Center (724) FAX: (724) [email protected] Portland District Office & Service Center (53) FAX: (53) [email protected] Salt Lake District Office (81) FAX: (81) [email protected] San Francisco District Office (925) FAX: (925) [email protected] Tapa District Office (813) FAX: (813) [email protected] Washington District Office (73) FAX: (73) [email protected] nternational Sales (21) FAX: (21) [email protected] Ashton, Rl -Manufacturing Plant UJ,j.J [ u > Houston, TX New Orleans, LA THE OKONTE COMPANY Kansas City, KS ~ ~ - 4.._..., w< ~, *''~ ~ Y'fi'~ -ffi:>:~"-'1gt ~ u (?J,j.J Q Portland, OR Pittsburgh, PA Rasey, NJ 12 Hilltop Road, Rasey, NJ Fax: t,..., "... Pnnted on post consuer paper 5669