Abstract: An anhydride-free impregnating resin for an electrical insulation body, the impregnating resin has an epoxy resin, a curing agent and nanoscale and/or microscale inorganic particles. An impregnable electrical insulating tape for an electrical insulation body has a curing agent applied to the electrical insulating tape. A method includes producing an electrical insulation body An electrical insulation body includes an anhydride-free impregnating resin, where the impregnating resin has an epoxy resin, a curing agent and nanoscale and/or microscale inorganic particles.

Abstract: Provided is a metal film forming method which can form a metal film having excellent adhesion industrially advantageously and a metal film formed by using the method. A method of forming a metal film on a base includes an atomization step of atomizing a raw-material solution into a mist, in which the raw-material is prepared by dissolving or dispersing a metal in an organic solvent containing an oxidant, a chelating agent, or a protonic acid; a carrier-gas supply step of supplying a carrier gas to the mist; a mist supply step of supplying the mist onto the base using the carrier gas; and a metal-film formation step of forming the metal film on part or all of a surface of the base to causing the mist to thermally react.

Abstract: An insulated wire includes a conductor, and an insulating covering layer including a first insulation layer formed around the conductor and a second insulation layer formed around the first insulation layer. An elastic modulus of the second insulation layer at 300° C. is not less than 300 MPa, and a relative permittivity of the insulating covering layer is not more than 3.0.

Abstract: Provided is a block polyisocyanate composition comprising at least one block polyisocyanate represented by formula (I): R-(A)x(B)y. In formula (I), R is a residue obtained by removing an isocyanate group from a polyisocyanate composed of one or more polyisocyanates selected from aliphatic polyisocyanates, alicyclic polyisocyanates, and aromatic polyisocyanates and is bonded to a substituent containing A and B; A is a group of one or more keto compounds represented by formula (II) or enol isomers thereof; B is one or more constituent units represented by formula (III); and the sum of x and y is from 2.0 to 20, and x is not 0.

Abstract: A method of making a composite magnet wire includes mixing alumina nano particles with a polyimide polymer to form a polyimide mixture, the alumina nano particles having a surface treatment applied to outer surfaces of the alumina nano particles, the surface treatment including a phenyl-silane; coating a wire with the polyimide mixture by passing the wire through a coating die; heating the coated wire; cooling the coated wire; passing the coated wire through an annealing oven at a temperature of about 425° C. to about 475° C. at a speed of about 15 to about 30 feet per minute to anneal the coated wire; cooling the annealed coating wire; spooling the coated wire onto a metal spool; heating the spooled wire at about 300° C. to about 400° C. for about 20 to about 40 minutes; and cooling the heated spooled wire.

Abstract: A system of rollers can transfer fluid from a reservoir to an electrically conductive wire feeding past the reservoir. The system can include a first cylinder that contacts the reservoir and rotates to pick up fluid from the reservoir. A second cylinder can contact the first cylinder and rotate. Fluid can transfer between the first cylinder and the second cylinder. The second cylinder can contact the feeding wire such that the second cylinder applies the fluid to the wire as the wire feeds past the second cylinder. Accordingly, two rotating cylinders can cooperatively transfer fluid from the reservoir to the moving wire.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface modified overhead conductor with a coating that allows the conductor to operate at lower temperatures. The coating contains about 5% to about 30% of an inorganic adhesive, about 45% to about 92% of a filler, about 2% to about 20% of one or more emissivity agents, and about 1% to about 5% of a stabilizer.

Abstract: A battery on a conductive metal wire and components of a battery on a conductive metal wire of circular cross section diameter of 5-500 micrometers and methods of making the battery and battery components are disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery features a porous anode or cathode layer which assist with ion exchange in batteries. Methods of forming the porous anode or cathode layer include deposition of an inert gas or hydrogen enriched carbon or silicon layer on a heated metal wire followed by annealing of the inert gas or hydrogen enriched carbon silicon layer. Energy storage devices having bundles of batteries on wires are also disclosed as are other energy storage devices.

Abstract: Processes for producing coated conductors with a polymeric coating composition and a cable resulting therefrom. The polymeric coating composition comprises an ethylene polymer, an organic peroxide, and a polybutadiene. The processes comprise coating conductors with the polymeric coating composition, cross-linking the polymeric coating composition, and degassing the resulting cross-linked polymeric coating composition.

Abstract: Use in LAN cable applications, as materials for the coating of the primary cable and for the external jacket, of TFE thermoprocessable perfluoropolymers comprising perfluoroalkylvinylethers in the following amounts, expressed as percent by weight on the total of the monomers: a) 0-5.5% of perfluoromethylvinylether (PMVE); b) 0.4-4.5% of perfluoroethylvinylether (PEVE) and/or perfluoropropylvinylether (PPVE); when a) is present, then a)+b) ranges from 1.5% to 5.5% by weight on the total of the monomers; optionally c) 0-6% of hexafluoropropene (HFP); the TFE amount being the complement to 100% by weight.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a metal nanowire dispersion solution includes heating a first solution including a metal compound, a catalyst, an organic protection agent and menstruum, thereby forming metal nanowires in the first solution, performing a first cleaning process providing a first solvent into the metal nanowire, thereby separating the organic protection agent surrounding the metal nanowires from the metal nanowires, separating the metal nanowires from the first solution by vacuum-filtering, and dispersing the separated metal nanowires in a dispersion solvent.

Abstract: An insulated wire, containing: an insulating film made from a thermosetting resin disposed on a conductor directly or via an insulating layer interposed therebetween, in which the insulating film made from a thermosetting resin is a layer containing bubbles prepared by baking a varnish of thermosetting resin, and a layer containing no bubbles is formed as an upper or lower layer of the layer containing bubbles.

Abstract: An electrically conductive wire (D) is provided which is constructed on the basis of copper and which includes a core (1) as well as a layer (2) metallically connected to the layer (2), while the layer (2) has a proportion of the wire cross section which is between 20% and 50% of the cross section of the wire. The core (1) on the one nano and the layer (2) surrounding the core (1) consist of different materials on the basis of copper.

Abstract: An electrical cable has an elongate electrical conductor having, in cross section, a plurality of mutually electrically insulated segments having a plurality of metallic wires, at least one of the metallic wires in at least one of the segments being covered by at least one electrically insulating layer. The electrically insulating layer is obtained on the basis of a composition A having at least one acrylic polymer and at least one transition metal salt.

Abstract: Interpolymer blends or terpolymers comprising ethylene monomer residues, residues of comonomers having carboxylic acid and/or carboxylic acid anhydride functionality, and residues of comonomers having epoxide functionality. Such interpolymer blends or terpolymers are cross-linkable materials suitable for use in cable polymeric coating applications and require little or no degassing after cross-linking.

Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing method prevents inadvertent deformation of thermoplastic material and separation of thermoplastic material. A predetermined part of an electric wire 91 is accommodated in a through hole of a tubular body formed by connection between a first and second nest members (123, 124) of a nozzle (12), by integrally connecting first and second case body members (121, 122) of the nozzle (12), with the predetermined part of the electric wire 91 therebetween. An approximately tubular covering member (92) covering the predetermined part of the electric wire (91) is molded integrally with the thermoplastic material, by discharging thermoplastic material plasticized by a material plasticizing unit (11) from thermoplastic material discharge orifices (1213) and (1223) in the nozzle (12) to the outer periphery of the electric wire (91), while moving the electric wire (91) and the nozzle (12) relatively to each other.

Abstract: A laminate is provided comprising a metal substrate and a fluoropolymer layer adhered directly to said metal substrate, said fluoropolymer layer having a recrystallized region at the interface with said metal substrate, the preferred laminate being an electrical cable wherein the metal substrate is an electrical conductor and the fluoropolymer layer is the electrical insulation of the conductor and wherein the opposite surface of the electrical insulation is not recrystallized.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrode wire for electro-discharge machining and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode wire includes a core wire including a first metal including copper, a first alloy layer formed at a boundary region between the core wire and a second metal plated on an outer surface of the core wire due to mutual diffusion between the core wire and the second metal, and a second alloy layer formed due to diffusion of the first metal to the second metal. A core wire material is erupted onto a surface of the electrode wire for electro-discharge machining, which includes the core wire, the first alloy layer, and the second alloy layer, along cracks appearing on the second alloy layer, so that a plurality of grains are formed on the surface of the electrode wire.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for preparing highly conductive electronic features are disclosed. When organoamine-stabilized silver nanoparticles are exposed to an alkaline composition, the resulting electronic feature is highly conductive. Such methods are particularly advantageous when applied to aged silver nanoparticle compositions.

Abstract: There are provided a process for producing an electrical wire molded body comprising: step I of melting and kneading a polyethylene-based resin (a), a polypropylene-based resin (b), a block copolymer (c) of an aromatic vinyl-based compound and a conjugated diene-based compound and the like, and a silane coupling agent (g), and other components, to produce a silane crosslinkable flame retardant polyolefin (A); step II of melting and kneading a polymer selected from the components (a) to (c) and a silanol condensation catalyst (i), to produce a silanol catalyst rein composition (B); and step III of mixing the components (A) and (B), melt molding the mixture on a conductor and then crosslinking the molded body in the presence of water.

Abstract: A high-speed transmission cable conductor includes a core material includes mainly copper, and a surface treated layer formed around a surface of the core material. The surface treated layer includes an amorphous layer including a metal element having a higher affinity for oxygen than the copper, and oxygen.

Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing an insulated wire, including at least: coating an outer periphery of a running wire with an insulation coating material discharged from a coating material discharging tank; baking the insulation coating material by an incinerator, the insulation coating material being used for coating the outer periphery of the running wire; and cooling the running wire by a cooling mechanism so that a temperature of the running wire before being coated with the insulation coating material, is a specific temperature, based on a temperature of the running wire detected by a temperature detector, wherein the coating, the baking, and the cooling are repeated.

Abstract: A casing mixture for a line is provided, where the mixture is cross linked, and has as a polymer basis, chlorinated. polyethylene (CPE), chloroprene, in particular each having a chlorine content of 301-40% and a Mooney viscosity of about 80-105 Mooney units (Me) at 121° C. (38.1 mm rotor), or a mixture thereof, optionally with additional adhesion. promoters, and is distinguished by a content of fibers which are distributed in the mixture by a mixing procedure.

Abstract: A polyamide-imide resin insulating coating material, which is obtained by reacting an isocyanate component with an acid component, has a main solvent component of ?-butyrolactone. In the coating material, a total compounding ratio of 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and trimellitic anhydride (TMA) is 85 to 98 mol %, where the total compounding ratio is given by averaging a compounding ratio of MDI to the isocyanate component and a compounding ration of TMA to the acid component.

Abstract: Coating an elongate, uncoated conductive element with a substantially continuous barrier layer. The substantially continuous barrier layer is formed through relative movement of the conductive element to a frame between sequential coatings of a barrier material.

Abstract: A hydrated water-absorption polymer containing resin composition includes a liquid cross-link curable resin composition, and a water-absorption polymer dispersed in the liquid cross-link curable resin composition. The water-absorption polymer is preliminarily hydrated and swollen. The water-absorption polymer before being hydrated and swollen includes an average particle diameter of not more than 10 ?m. The water-absorption polymer includes an amount of water absorption of 10 to 100 g/g.

Abstract: An electrode wire for electro-discharge machining includes a core wire including a first metal including copper and having one of phases ?, ?+??, and ??, a first alloy layer formed at a boundary region between the core wire and a second metal plated on an outer surface of the core wire due to mutual diffusion between the core wire and the second metal and having a phase ??, and a second alloy layer formed due to diffusion of the first metal to the second metal and having a phase ? and/a phase ?. A core wire material is erupted onto a surface of the electrode wire for electro-discharge machining, which includes the core wire, the first alloy layer, and the second alloy layer, along cracks appearing on the second alloy layer, so that a plurality of grains are formed on the surface of the electrode wire.

Abstract: Cable coatings having effective low-smoke emission, fire resistance and moisture resistance provided by a single layer are described. The cable coatings contain an base polymer, a oxygen containing ethylene copolymer, a fire retardant and a synergistic blend of magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide. Cables coated with the described coatings have improved wet electrical performance, and satisfactory fire performance and smoke characteristics.

Abstract: High-voltage wires (21, 21?) are formed by bundling a plurality of aligned conductors (22) and covering same with an insulating body (23), wherein the thickness (A) of the insulating body at a neighboring section (24) between the conductors (22) is equal to or less than the thickness (B) of the insulating body at a section (25) which is not between the conductors.

Abstract: Exemplary methods for manufacturing a wire and resultant wires are disclosed herein. The method includes extruding a cross-linkable polymer that is substantially free of curing agent about a conductive core, then adding a curing agent to the extruded wire pre-product, then heat-curing the extruded wire pre-product.

Abstract: An extrusion system is described herein. The extrusion system includes a die and tip defining an extrusion cavity, the extrusion cavity configured to receive heated material for extrusion and coating one or more wires. Furthermore, an exit region of the die is configured to be cooled to a temperature less than that of the heated material during coating the one or more wires.

Abstract: A non-halogen flame-retardant insulated wire includes a conductor and an insulating coating layer including an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer includes an inner layer resin composition in which 50 to 95 parts by weight of a polyethylene with a density of 0.930 g/cm3 or more and 5 to 50 parts by weight of an ethylene copolymer are mixed. The outer layer comprises an outer layer resin composition including a base polymer in which 60 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 60% by weight or more of vinyl acetate and 5 to 40 parts by weight of a maleic acid-modified ethylene-?-olefin copolymer are mixed, and also including 80 to 200 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide. At least the outer layer resin composition is crosslinked.

Abstract: There are provided a carbon wire using CNT or a similar carbon filament having a sufficiently low electrical resistance value, and a wire assembly employing that carbon wire. A carbon wire includes an assembly portion and a graphite layer. The assembly portion is configured of a plurality of carbon filaments implemented as carbon nanotubes in contact with one another. The graphite layer is provided at an outer circumference of the assembly portion.

Abstract: The application relates to a process for preparing a crosslinked cable, including: —applying one or more layers including a polymer composition on a conductor, wherein at least one layer includes one or more free radical generating agents, —crosslinking by radical reaction said at least one layer including said free radical generating agent(s), —cooling the obtained crosslinked cable in pressurized conditions, and —reducing or removing the content of volatile decomposition products(s), which are originating from optionally in elevated temperature, from the crosslinked cable obtained from cooling and recovery step.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface modified overhead conductor with a coating that allows the conductor to operate at lower temperatures. The coating is an inorganic, non-white coating having durable heat and wet aging characteristics. The coating preferably contains a heat radiating agent with desirable properties, and an appropriate binder/suspension agent. In a preferred embodiment, the coating has L* value of less than 80, a heat emissivity of greater than or equal to 0.5, and/or a solar absorptivity coefficient of greater than 0.3.

Abstract: An insulating varnish includes a polyamide-imide resin including a repeat unit represented by Formula (1) below derived from a synthesis reaction between a resin component (X) and a diisocyanate component (Y). The resin component (X) is derived from a synthesis reaction between a diamine component including aromatic diamines including g a divalent aromatic group (R) including three or more aromatic rings, and an acid component in the presence of an azeotrope solvent. The diisocyanate component (Y) includes a 2,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (Y1) and a 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (Y2). In Formula (1), R denotes the divalent aromatic group including three or more aromatic rings, and m and n denote an integer of from 1 to 99.

Abstract: In a structure of a crimping connection part of an aluminum electric wire and a metal terminal, the aluminum electric wire includes a core wire and an insulating sheath covering the core wire, an exposed core wire in which the core wire is exposed from the insulating sheath at an end portion of the aluminum electric wire is crimped by a core wire crimping part of the metal terminal to form the crimping connection part, and the exposed core wire and the metal terminal of the crimping connection part are covered by a vapor deposited film comprised of an electrically conductive powder.

Abstract: A battery on a conductive metal wire and components of a battery on a conductive metal wire of circular cross section diameter of 5-500 micrometers and methods of making the battery and battery components are disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery features a porous anode or cathode layer which assist with ion exchange in batteries. Methods of forming the porous anode or cathode layer include deposition of an inert gas or hydrogen enriched carbon or silicon layer on a heated metal wire followed by annealing of the inert gas or hydrogen enriched carbon silicon layer. Energy storage devices having bundles of batteries on wires are also disclosed as are other energy storage devices.

Abstract: Insulating paint, containing a resin that can form an insulating film by application and baking, and a reducing agent having a boiling point of 160° C. or higher.

Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing method prevents inadvertent deformation of thermoplastic material and separation of thermoplastic material. A predetermined part of an electric wire 91 is accommodated in a through hole of a tubular body formed by connection between a first and second nest members (123, 124) of a nozzle (12), by integrally connecting first and second case body members (121, 122) of the nozzle (12), with the predetermined part of the electric wire 91 therebetween. An approximately tubular covering member (92) covering the predetermined part of the electric wire (91) is molded integrally with the thermoplastic material, by discharging thermoplastic material plasticized by a material plasticizing unit (11) from thermoplastic material discharge orifices (1213) and (1223) in the nozzle (12) to the outer periphery of the electric wire (91), while moving the electric wire (91) and the nozzle (12) relatively to each other.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite cable comprises providing a number of electrical conductors which are each covered by insulation, providing a number of fibres for strength, coating the fibres with a liquid thermosetting or thermoplastic resin to form a fibre-resin matrix comprising a number of resin-coated fibres, combining the resin-coated fibres and the conductors to form the cable, and pulling the resultant cable through a curing station to cure the fibre-resin matrix. Before the curing station, the resin-coated fibres are passed through a pre-shaper stage where the fibres are arranged with an orientation parallel to each other and to the conductors and are guided through two guiding plates and at least one pre-shaper element.

Abstract: The invention provides a composite wire for electronic package, the composite wire including an alloy core member and a plating layer forming on a surface of the alloy core member. The alloy core member is silver-gold-palladium alloy. The plating layer is at least one layer of thin film of pure gold, pure palladium or gold-palladium alloy. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the composite wire. The method includes steps of: (a) providing a wire rod, (b) forming a wire having a predetermined diameter from the wire rod by a plurality of processes including cold working and annealing and (c) forming a plating layer on a surface of the wire rod before step (b) or forming a plating layer on a surface of the wire after step (b) by electroplating, sputtering or vacuum evaporation.

Abstract: The invention provides a composite wire for electronic package, the composite wire including an alloy core member and a plating layer forming on a surface of the alloy core member. The alloy core member is silver-palladium alloy. The plating layer is at least one layer of thin film of pure gold, pure palladium or gold-palladium alloy. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the composite wire. The method includes steps of: (a) providing a wire rod, (b) forming a wire having a predetermined diameter from the wire rod by a plurality of processes including cold working and annealing and (c) forming a plating layer on a surface of the wire rod before step (b) or forming a plating layer on a surface of the wire after step (b) by electroplating, sputtering or vacuum evaporation.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ceramic sintered body, includes: a film forming step of forming, on a surface of a heat-resistant metal material, a metal coating film made of a metal material having a standard free energy of formation of metal carbides lower than that of the heat-resistant metal material; a molding step of disposing heat-resistant metal material provided with the coating film in the film forming step at a predetermined position in powder that serves as a starting material of a ceramic base, and molding a ceramic green body by press-molding the powder; and a sintering step of generating a ceramic sintered body by sintering the ceramic green body molded in the molding step.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a process for producing a material with improved break-down strength. The process includes heating a polymeric composition composed of a low density polyethylene (LDPE) and a minority amount of a high density polyethylene (HDPE). The polymeric composition is heated to at least the melting temperature of the HDPE. The process includes control-cooling the heated polymeric composition at a cooling rate from 0.1° C./min to 20° C./min, and forming a polymeric composition. The control-cooled polymeric composition has a unique morphology which improves breakdown strength. Also provided is a coated conductor with an insulating layer composed of the polymeric composition with the unique morphology. The insulating layer exhibits improved breakdown strength.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical insulation enamels which contain a polymer comprising a base polymer and modifying units which are incompatible with the base polymer after the polymer has cured and lead to the formation of separate phases at the surface, and to processes for the production thereof. The electrical insulation enamels have a low coefficient of friction and frictional resistance and are preferably suitable for the coating of wires.

Abstract: A casing mixture for a cable is provided having chloroprene with fillers and additives, particularly processing aids and softeners, as well as a cross-linking system, adhesion promoters, stabilizers, anti-aging agents, optionally coloring agents, which results after cross-linking in cold resistant and cold elastic vulcanizates which are suitable for extra heavy duty applications, for example, according to CSA Standard C22.2 No. 96-09 for moving lines for energy supply.

Abstract: A method and arrangement of crosslinking or vulcanising an elongate element in which method a conductor element is coated by a layer of crosslinkable synthetic material in an extrusion step and the crosslinking reaction is carried out after the extrusion step. The conductor element is pre-heated in a pre-heating step before the extrusion step by generating inductively eddy currents inside the conductor element which will heat up the conductor element. The pre-heating step is carried out by increasing temperature of the conductor element gradually so that temperature difference between outermost region of the conductor element and the inner layer of the conductor element remains below a pre-determined level at the end of the pre-heating step.

Abstract: The application relates to a process for preparing a crosslinked cable, including:—applying one or more layers including a polymer composition on a conductor, wherein at least one layer includes one or more free radical generating agents,—crosslinking by radical reaction said at least one layer comprising said free radical generating agent(s),—cooling the obtained crosslinked cable in pressurized conditions.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers underlying and ultrasonically energizing a reservoir of liquid feed which forms droplets of the aerosol. Carrier gas is delivered to different portions of the reservoir by a plurality of gas delivery ports delivering gas from a gas delivery system. The aerosol is pyrolyzed to form particles, which are then cooled and collected. The invention also provides powders made by the method and devices made using the powders.