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Cable Material Types – General Information

Wire Conductor Materials

Bare Copper (BC,SBC)
Topcoat (TCT)
Overcoat (OVCT)
Oxygen Free High Cond. (OFHC)
Tinned Copper Weld (TCW)
Bare Copper Weld (BCW)

Tinned Copper (TC,TPC)
IW Prebond® (PB, PBC)
Tinned Cadmium Bronze (TCB)
Nickel Cadmium Copper (NCC, NCa)
Zinc Coated Steel (ZCW)
Silver Plated Copper (SPC)
Percon (High Strength Copper Alloy)

Insulation and Jacket Compounds

Polyvinyl Chloride PVC
Semi-Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride SR-PVC
Polyethylene LDPE, HDPE, HMPE
Polypropylene PP
Hytrel® (Dupont) TPE
Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE
Thermoplastic Rubber TPR

Flame Retardant PE FRPE
Foam Polyethylene FPE
Thermoplastic Vulcanizate
Santoprene® (ExxonMobile) TPR / TPV
Semi-Conductive SC-PE
Semi-Conductive SC-PVC
Cross-Linked Polyethylene XLPE
Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene FEP
FEP Teflon® (Dupont)
Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene ETFE Tefzel® (Dupont)

Other Wire Insulations Available

Irradiated Cross Linked PVC
Irradiated Cross Linked PE
Silicon Rubber
Poly Tetraflouroethylene PTFE

Tapes, Tape Shields, Binders, and Wraps

Mylar (Polyester)
Mylar Backed Aluminum Foil
Foil Free Edge Mylar Backed Aluminum Foil
Aluminum/Mylar/Aluminum
Foam Polypropylene
Spunbond Non-Woven Synthetics
Non-Woven Fleece Wraps
Copper Tape
Mylar Backed Copper
Tinned Copper Tape

Paper Separator Tapes
Tissue Separator Tapes
Teflon® Tapes
Water Blocking Tapes (Dry)
Nylon Binders
Cotton Tapes and Binders
Monel Mesh (Parker/Chomerics)
Stainless Steel Tape

Filler Materials

Fibrillated Poly
Flame Retardant Fibrillated Poly
Solid Poly Rod
Flexible Solid Plastic Rod
Nylon

Synthetic Rope
Twisted Jute
Hot Melt Water Block
Fibrous Water Block (Dry)
Cotton
Kevlar® (Dupont)
Insulated Kevlar® (Dupont)
Waxed Kevlar® (Dupont)
Hot Melt Water Blocking Compound

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