Abstract: A slow forming, thermally reversible gel for filling cables at or below the polybutylene use temperature, which comprises a butene-1 polymer or copolymer which may contain either or both ethylene comonomer and a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer, and the rest naphthenic or paraffinic oil with an oil aromatic content up to 25% by weight.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 1987
Date of Patent:
April 4, 1989
Assignee:
Shell Oil Compay
Inventors:
Dale L. Handlin, Jr., Robert G. Lutz, William H. Korcz