Abstract: The present invention features a shielded wire and cable article capable of meeting stringent aerospace specifications and requirements, particularly that of low weight. The article generally comprises an inner conductive core of one or more wires that can be bare or individually insulated, and that can be straight, twisted or braided within the core. The core can also comprise a multicore consisting of a plurality of core members. The conductive core is surrounded by one or more thin layer(s) of insulation about which the shielding of this invention is applied. The shielding comprises a braided or served mesh or woven yarn of metallically coated fibers, characterized by high tensile strength and flexibility. Where the fibers themselves are braided, the resulting mesh can be braided more tightly about the interior insulation surface than can conventional meshes.

Abstract: The invention features in synergistic combination a new chemistry for fabricating wire and cable insulation and heat-shrinkable tubing and an irradiation process for providing the insulation with both increased tensile strength and increased elongation.The chemistry utilizes a polycondensation-type process wherein a hydrophobic olefinic terpolymer base material having 3% or less carboxyl groups and a hydrophilic flame retardant filler material containing hydroxyl groups is linked to a silicone material containing silanol groups.The insulation is further characterized by an oxygen index in excess of 50.0, resulting from high loadings of the fire retardant filler material, generally in excess of 200 parts by weight of the total material weight.

Abstract: The invention features a shielded cable that has reduced susceptibility to system generated electromagnetic pulse effects. A two-part silicone rubber compound introduced to the conductive core and shield of the cable fills in all the voids and spaces between the wire leads and the shield braided strands, thus eliminating the deleterious pulse effect susceptibility.

Abstract: A dielectric system for coaxial electrical conductors is provided. The dielectric system separates an inner and outer conductor and is composed of a first layer of braided high tensile strength polymeric fluorocarbon filaments in an open weave surrounding the inner conductor. Surrounding the layer of braided filaments is a continuous layer of a polymeric film which is in turn surrounded by a continuous layer of a crosslinkable polymeric lacquer enclosing both the layer of braided filaments and the layer of polymeric film.

Abstract: A dielectric system for coaxial electrical conductors is provided. The dielectric system separates an inner and an outer conductor and is composed of a first layer of cellular polyparabanic acid. This layer directly contacts and provides a continuous skin circumferentially surrounding the inner conductor along its length. A second layer, consisting of a crosslinkable polymeric lacquer which provides a continuous skin enclosing the first layer is also provided. The dielectric system is used in coax cables.

Abstract: An insulated electrical conductor is provided that exhibits excellent physical, electrical and chemical protection for wire and cable and is particularly suitable for use in aircraft applications. The electrical conductor is insulated with (A) a film selected from ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer film and fluorinated ethylene-propylene (FEP) copolymer coated polyimide film and (B) a topcoat insulation system comprising (a) a first layer of polyimide, (b) a second layer of polyvinylidene fluoride, and (c) a third layer of crosslinked acrylic polymer.