The invention relates to power cable polymer composition which comprises a thermoplastic polyethylene having a chlorine content which is less than X, wherein X is 10 ppm, a power cable, for example, a high voltage direct current (HV DC), a power cable polymer insulation, use of a polymer composition for producing a layer of a power cable, and a process for producing a power cable.

A process for manufacturing finished wire and cable having reduced coefficient of friction and pulling force during installation, includes providing a payoff reel containing at least one internal conductor wire; supplying the at least one internal conductor wire from the reel to at least one extruder; providing the least one extruder, wherein the at least one extruder applies an insulating material and a polymerized jacket composition over the at least one internal conductor wire, wherein the polymerized jacket composition comprises a predetermined amount by weight of nylon; and at least 3% by weight of a silica providing a cooling device for lowering the temperature of the extruded insulating material and the polymerized jacket composition and cooling the insulating material and the polymerized jacket composition in the cooling device; and, reeling onto a storage reel the finished, cooled, wire and cable for storage and distribution.

This disclosure describes co-extruded multilayer articles including at least one continuous layer and one discontinuous layer, as well as systems and techniques for the manufacture of co-extruded multilayer articles. For example, a co-extruded multilayer article is described that includes a body having a plurality of layers, where a first layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a first material and is continuous along a longitudinal axis of the body, and a second layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a second material and is discontinuously co-extruded along the longitudinal axis.

A halogen-free resin composition is disclosed comprising a base polymer. In the halogen-free resin composition, the content of a compound including magnesium is equal to or less than 30 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the base polymer; and the content of a compound including calcium is equal to or less than 30 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the base polymer. The halogen-free resin composition has an oxygen index of 20 or more. Preferably, the halogen-free resin composition further includes a heavy metal deactivator. Preferably, the base polymer includes a polymer that has a melting point of 120 C.

A process for manufacturing finished wire and cable having reduced coefficient of friction and pulling force during installation, includes providing a payoff reel containing at least one internal conductor wire; supplying the at least one internal conductor wire from the reel to at least one extruder; providing the least one extruder, wherein the at least one extruder applies an insulating material and a polymerized jacket composition over the at least one internal conductor wire, wherein the polymerized jacket composition comprises a predetermined amount by weight of nylon; and at least 3% by weight of a silica providing a cooling device for lowering the temperature of the extruded insulating material and the polymerized jacket composition and cooling the insulating material and the polymerized jacket composition in the cooling device; and, reeling onto a storage reel the finished, cooled, wire and cable for storage and distribution.

In a multi-layer insulated wire including: a conductor; an inner layer formed in periphery of the conductor; and an outer layer formed in periphery of the inner layer, the inner layer is made of a resin composition containing a base polymer containing polyolefin as a main component, and the outer layer is made of a resin composition containing a base polymer containing polyolefin as a main component so as to contain 80 or more and 250 or less parts by mass of metallic hydroxide per 100 parts by mass of the base polymer. The multi-layer insulated wire having an expansion start temperature of the outer layer that is equal to or lower than 344 C. is used.

A semiconductive polymer composition comprising: (a) an ethylene alkyl (meth) acrylate copolymer; (b) 15 to 48 wt % carbon black having an iodine adsorption number of 85 to 140 mg/g (ASTM D 1510-19a), an oil absorption number of 90 to 110 ml/100 g (ASTM D 2414-19) and an average primary particle size of 29 nm or less (ASTM D 3849-14a); and (c) 0.05 to 2.0 wt % of 4,4-bis(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)diphenylamine; all weight percentages being based on the total weight of the semiconductive polymer composition.

A semiconductive polymer composition comprising: (a) an ethylene C1-2-alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer having an MFR2 of 4.5 g/10 min or more and a C1-2-alkyl (meth)acrylate content of at least 9.0 wt % based on the total weight of the ethylene C1-2-alkyl alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer; (b) 35.0 to 48 wt % carbon black having an iodine adsorption number of 85 to 140 mg/g (ASTM D 1510-19a), an oil absorption number of 90 to 110 ml/100 g (ASTM D 2414-19) and an average primary particle size of 29 nm or less (ASTM D 3849-14a); and (c) 0.05 to 2.0 wt % of at least one antioxidant; all weight percentages being based on the total weight of the semiconductive polymer composition, unless mentioned otherwise.

In a multi-layer insulated wire including: a conductor; an inner layer formed in periphery of the conductor; and an outer layer formed in periphery of the inner layer, the inner layer is made of a resin composition containing a base polymer containing polyolefin as a main component, and the outer layer is made of a resin composition containing a base polymer containing polyolefin as a main component so as to contain 80 or more and 250 or less parts by mass of metallic hydroxide per 100 parts by mass of the base polymer. The multi-layer insulated wire having an expansion start temperature of the outer layer that is equal to or lower than 344 C. is used.

An insulated wire having a thermosetting resin layer on the outer periphery of a conductor and a thermoplastic resin layer on the outer periphery of the thermosetting resin layer, wherein a total thickness of the thermosetting resin layer and the thermoplastic resin layer is 100 m or more and 250 m or less, and a degree of orientation of a thermoplastic resin in said thermoplastic resin layer, that is calculated by the following Formula 1, is 20% or more and 90% or less; a coil and an electric and electronic equipment each having the insulated wire. Formula 1 Degree of orientation H (%)=[(360W.sub.n)/360]100 W.sub.n: A half width of orientation peak in the azimuth angle intensity distribution curve by X-ray diffraction n: the number of orientation peak at a angle of 0 or more and 360 or less.