Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.

Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.

A system for providing cable support may be provided. The system may comprise a conductor core, a filler that may provide integral core support, and armor. The conductor core may comprise at least one conductor. The filler may be applied around at least a portion of the conductor core. The armor may be applied around at least a portion of the filler. The applied armor may be configured to cause the filler to apply a strong enough force on an exterior of the conductor core configured to keep the conductor core from slipping down an interior of the filler due to a gravitational force. In addition, the applied armor may be configured to cause the filler to apply a strong enough force on an interior of the armor configured to keep a combination of the conductor core and the filler from slipping down the interior of the armor due to the gravitational force.

Submersible transducer includes a transducer housing configured to be submerged within an aqueous liquid and a pressure sensor operable to obtain data for determining a pressure of the aqueous liquid. The pressure sensor may be disposed within the transducer housing. The submersible transducer also includes a submersible cable having an electrical conductor and a venting tube operably coupled to the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor uses an atmospheric pressure of an external environment that is detected through the venting tube to determine the pressure of the aqueous liquid. The submersible cable also includes a cable jacket and an inner layer that is surrounded by the cable jacket. The inner layer surrounds the electrical conductor and the venting tube. The inner layer includes a non-hygroscopic polymer that is more resistant to absorbing the aqueous liquid than the cable jacket.

Provided are a composition for an electric wire coating material containing polyvinyl chloride, the composition having excellent fusibility resistance, heat deformability resistance, and flexibility without crosslinking polyvinyl chloride therein, and an insulated electric wire in which this composition is used. In the composition for an electric wire coating material containing polyvinyl chloride, the composition contains a plasticizer in an amount of 40 to 80 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyvinyl chloride, and a polyester elastomer.

A conductor including multiple aluminum-based core wires, and an insulating resin covering directly covering the conductor such that the insulating resin covering is in contact with the aluminum-based core wires. The aluminum-based core wires includes one aluminum-based core wire containing not less than 99 mass % of aluminum in a center of the conductor and aluminum-based core wires positioned concentrically from the center of the conductor, and the conductor is constructed by concentrically twisting 19 or 37 of the aluminum-based core wires in a non-compressed state and at a same pitch such that a thickness deviation of the insulating resin covering is not less than 70%.

The method for producing a transparent conductive substrate includes forming metal meshes on a flexible non-conductive substrate with high transmittance. It's unnecessary to use palladium as a catalyst in this method. The metal meshes are in the form of nano/micro wires and the conductive substrate has high transmittance of 80%-90% at visible light wavelengths of 390-750 nm.

In accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure, the invention allows effective sending and receiving of radio signals commonly associated with those sent and received by antennas. The utility of the invention includes a versatile antenna wire comprised of an embedded formed electrical conductor within a protective, non-electrically conductive sheath or structural element that facilitates shorter-than-typical antenna designs. The versatile antenna wire can facilitate antenna radiators that are up to 80 percent shorter than traditional wire radiatorswhile still providing exceptional operating characteristics. In some embodiments, the antenna wire is a specifically contoured conductive material. Electrically conductive material may be wire; metalized tape; metalized foil; electrically conductive polymer; or conductive ink or coating.

The present invention relates to polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of halogen containing polymer, 10 to 70 parts by weight of plasticizer, 2 to 10 parts by weight of stabilizer, 1-15 parts by weight of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) having the formula (I) wherein M and M are different and each is at least one metal cation, z=1 or 2; y=3 or 4, 0<x<0.9, b=0 to 10, c=0 to 10, X is an anion, n is the charge on the anion, and a=z(1x)+xy2; solvent is organic solvent with a hydrogen bond donor or acceptor function; as well as an article comprising the polymer composition.

[M.sup.z+.sub.1xM).sup.+.sub.x(OH).sub.2].sup.a+(X.sup.n).sub.a/n.bH.sub.2O.c(solvent) (I)

A flame retardant compound is provided. The flame retardant compound includes a polymer base resin, a carbonific host compound, and a guest compound including at least one atom of a transition metal. The carbonific host compound and the guest compound form a host-guest complex, and the host-guest complex acts to inhibit at least one of smoke release and smoke formation when exposed to heat. The host-guest complex is distributed within the polymer base resin. An intumescent flame retardant compound is also provided. The intumescent flame retardant compound includes a base resin, an acid donor, a spumific agent, a cyclodextrin host compound, and a guest compound including at least one atom of molybdenum. The cyclodextrin host compound and the guest compound form a host-guest complex. The acid donor, carbonific host compound, and spumific agent react when exposed to a temperature above 280 C. to form a foam.