A cable includes: a cable core including one or more electrical wires; a shield layer made of a metallic wire arranged on a periphery of the cable core; and a sheath arranged on a periphery of the shield layer. The metallic wire is made of a copper alloy wire made of a copper alloy containing indium, a content of which is equal to or more than 0.3 mass % and equal to or less than 0.65 mass %, and the metallic wire has tensile strength that is equal to or higher than 350 MPa and elongation that is equal to or higher than 7%.

A cable comprising hybrid carbon nanotube (CNT) shielding includes at least one conducting wire; at least one insulating layer covering at least one of the at least one conducting wire; a metallic foil component configured for lower frequency shielding function; and a CNT tape component configured for higher frequency shielding function.

A cable comprising hybrid carbon nanotube (CNT) shielding includes at least one conducting wire; at least one insulating layer covering at least one of the at least one conducting wire; a metallic foil component configured for lower frequency shielding function; and a CNT tape component configured for higher frequency shielding function.

A cable, in particular a data cable, which extends in a longitudinal direction, includes a central element which is surrounded, in particular encased, by a ribbon lead element. The ribbon lead element has two film layers as well as a plurality of leads, in particular conductor elements, which are disposed between the film layers. A method for manufacturing a cable, a ribbon lead element, a method for manufacturing a ribbon lead element and a motor vehicle using the cable are also provided.

A method for applying a polymer film onto an electric conductor joint includes providing an electric conductor joint (2) oriented in a cable direction (A1), providing a roll (32) with a polymer film (31), and securing an end of the polymer film (31) to the electric conductor joint (2). The roll is moved about the electric conductor joint thereby releasing the polymer film from the roll and rotating the roll about an longitudinal center axis. The roll is oriented with the longitudinal center axis parallel with the cable direction during the movement of the roll about the electric conductor joint.

A method of manufacturing an improved overhead or underground telephone lead-in cable for transmission services VVDL (voice, video, data and lead-in) that permits the connection of the users to the public telephone system with a high speed digital service link, besides the analog services required. The cable has at least one or a plurality of transmission circuits. One of the transmission circuit is formed by two metal conductor elements cooperating in turn to self-support the cable or a conventional type of impregnated fibers or kevlar tape. The second circuit which is formed by a stranded pair of conductors is impregnated with a swelling powder preventing moisture penetration.

A multilayer electrically conductive wire includes a central support core, and a set of pairs of layers each including at least one intercalary layer made of a non-carbon material, wherein the first layer of the first pair of layers is deposited on the outer surface of the central core and the first layer of the N+1 pair of layers is deposited on the second layer of the N pair of layers such that each graphene layer of each N pair is separated from another graphene layer of another pair of layers by an intercalary layer of another non-carbon based material.

A coaxial cable includes a center conductor, a dielectric coating applied to the center conductor forming an insulator surrounding the center conductor, a metallization layer applied to the insulator forming a cable shield surrounding the insulator, and an outer jacket covering the cable shield, wherein the coaxial cable has a wire gauge of 54 AWG or smaller. A method of manufacturing a coaxial cable includes providing a center conductor, coating the center conductor with a dielectric coating to form an insulator surrounding the center conductor, covering the insulator with a metallization layer to form a cable shield surrounding the insulator, and covering the cable shield with an outer jacket, wherein the coaxial cable has a wire gauge of 54 AWG or smaller.

A cable includes at least one inner conductor and an insulation layer surrounding the inner conductor. An outer conductive layer surrounds the insulation layer and center conductor and includes a carbon nanotube substrate having opposing face surfaces and edges. One or more metals are applied as layer(s) to the opposing face surfaces and edges of the carbon nanotube substrate for forming a metallized carbon nanotube substrate. The metallized carbon nanotube substrate is wrapped to surround the insulation layer and center conductor for forming the outer conductive layer. Embodiments of the invention include a braid layer positioned over the outer conductive layer. The braid layer is woven from of plurality of carbon nanotube yarn elements made of a plurality of carbon nanotube filaments. The carbon nanotube filaments include a carbon nanotube core and metal applied as a layer on the carbon nanotube core for forming a metallized carbon nanotube filaments and yarns woven to form the braid layer.

A cable includes an inner conductor and a dielectric layer extending around the inner conductor. The dielectric layer includes a linearly-stretched polypropylene film having a porous structure that includes a plurality of pores that extend through a thickness of the linearly-stretched polypropylene film. The dielectric layer includes air molecules trapped within the pores of the linearly-stretched polypropylene film such that the dielectric layer includes polypropylene and air. The cable includes an outer conductor extending around the dielectric layer.