Thermodynamic Interactions, Mechanical Properties and Property Retention in Polymeric Wire Coatings

Optimizing the properties of polymer compounds used as wire and cable coatings remains a high priority objective. One approach to the desired optimization lies in understanding the influence of thermodynamic interactions among the components of a polymer coating on its properties, and then selecting materials with satisfactory miscibility ('compatibility'). This principle is generally recognized in the organic coatings field, but its embodiment is hampered by experimental difficulties encountered in the measurement of meaningful thermodynamic interaction parameters. The most widely used quantity, the solubility parameter, is an unsatisfactory compromise in too many cases. (Author)
This article is from Proceedings of the International Wire and Cable Symposium (31st) Held at Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on November 16, 17 and 18, l982, AD-A125 662. Prepared in cooperation with Northern Telecom, Inc., Lachine (Quebec).