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Nexans Case Study – Titanex™ Rubber Cables, Made to Survive
https://www.nexans.com/business/Building—Territories/Building/Titanex,-made-to-survive.html
Press Release: Nexans Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2030
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/22/2097153/0/en/Press-Release-Nexans-Commits-to-Carbon-Neutrality-by-2030.html
Avient Showcases Connected Wire And Cable Solutions At Wire China 2020
https://www.avient.com/avient-showcases-connected-wire-and-cable-solutions-wire-china-2020
Prysmian Launches Fibre Network with 90% Recycled Plastic and Reduced Diameter
https://www.bbcmag.com/breaking-news/prysmian-launches-fiber-network-with-90-recycled-plastic-and-reduced-diameter
Prysmian Introduces HV cables for Refineries & Petrochemical
https://www.prysmiangroup.com/en/en/hv-cables-for-refineries-and-petrochimical.html
Borealis Borlink™ Technology Is Powering German Corridor Projects at 525 kV Level
https://www.modernplasticsglobal.com/2020/09/30/borealis-borlink-technology-is-powering-the-german-energiewende/
Borouge and Borealis Polymer Portfolio for Cables at Wire China 2020
BOROUGE INTRODUCES BORLINK™ LS4201S FOR HIGH STRESS 220KV HV APPLICATIONS AT WIRE CHINA
https://www.polymerupdate.com/news/press-release-details.aspx?id=19105
JZD XLPE Cable Passed SAA Certification
https://www.jzdcable.com/news/Company-News/jzd-xlpe-power-cable-passed-saa-certification.html
Smarter Cables of the Future: OCSiAl Opens its First Graphene Nanotube R&D Centre in Europe
https://ocsial.com/news/smarter-materials-and-cars-of-the-future-ocsial-opens-its-first-graphene-nanotube-r-and-d-center-in-europe/
http://www.jeccomposites.com/knowledge/international-composites-news/ocsial-opens-its-first-graphene-nanotube-rd-center-europe
OCSiAl to Commercialize up to 100 Tonnes of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Annually in Europe
http://www.jeccomposites.com/knowledge/international-composites-news/ocsial-commercialize-100-tonnes-single-wall-carbon-nanotubes
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NEW ADVANCES
Self‐Healing of Electrical Damage in Polymer Cables
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.202002131
Graphene Enhanced Electrical Properties of Polyethylene Blends for High-Voltage Insulation
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13391-019-00158-3
Smarter Cables of the Future: OCSiAl opens its first graphene nanotube R&D Centre in Europe
https://ocsial.com/news/smarter-materials-and-cars-of-the-future-ocsial-opens-its-first-graphene-nanotube-r-and-d-center-in-europe/
http://www.jeccomposites.com/knowledge/international-composites-news/ocsial-opens-its-first-graphene-nanotube-rd-center-europe
Offline Partial Discharge Testing of Cables
https://eatechnology.com/australia/technical-services/cable-condition-assessment/cable-partial-discharge-mapping-service/
NEW RESEARCH
Analysis of an Application Possibility of Geopolymer Materials as Thermal Backfill for Underground Power Cable System
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-020-01942-8
Polyethylene-Based Single Polymer Composites Prepared under Elongational Flow for High-Voltage Applications
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02846
Electrical and Environmental Aging of Modern Cable Insulation
https://www.ijert.org/research/electrical-and-environmental-aging-of-modern-cable-insulation-IJERTV9IS090506.pdf
Study of Electrical Field Distribution in the Insulation of High-Voltage Cables
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-6403-1_49
This Newsletter is brought to you by the Australian Cable Material Testing Laboratory (NATA Certified)
ExcelPlas Cable Insulation Testing Laboratory Capabilities:
-DSC Thermal Analysis to identify melting point, Glass transition (Tg) and Thermal Stability (OIT)
-FTIR Infra-red Analysis for compositional analysis of polymers and additives
-TGA Thermogravimetric Analysis for weight loss with loss of additives, oils, polymer decomposition, filler levels
-X-Ray Analysis (EDS/XRD) to identify the crystalline phase and composition of inorganic additives
-Carbon Black Content (ASTM D1603, AS/NZS 2904 Clause 7.4.5 which uses AS 1463 Appendix B)
-Carbon Black Dispersion
-Oxidative Induction Time (OIT)
-Melt Flow Index (MFR)
-Stress Cracking Resistance Testing (ESCR testing)
-Failure Analysis (processing, water treeing, contamination ID, etc)
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Examples of Polymer Materials Excelplas Can Test:
XLPE and HDPE Cable Insulation Testing (QA, QC, incoming raw materials)
* PVC (V-90) (Soft (plasticised) Polyvinyl Chloride compound)
* XLPE (X-90, X-HF-110) (Crosslinked Polyethylene)
* Rubber (R-EP-90, R-HF-90, R-HF-110) (Ethylene Propylene Rubber).
ExcelPlas Undertakes the Following Cable Testing as per AS/NZS 5000 and AS/NZS 3808:
* Measurement of thickness of insulation and sheath (sample test)
* Tensile strength and elongation of insulation and sheath material – before ageing (type test)
* Tensile strength and elongation of insulation and sheath material – after ageing (type test)
* Loss of mass of insulation and sheath (thermoplastic materials only) (type test)
* Pressure test at high temperature of insulation and sheath (thermoplastic materials only) (type test)
* Heat shock (thermoplastic materials only) (sample test)
* Hot set test (cross linked materials only) (type test)
* Exudation of plasticizer (thermoplastic materials only) (type test)
* Compatibility test of cables materials (type test)
Other Cable and Insulation Testing Offered by ExcelPlas NATA Labs:
• Shore A/D Hardness
• Density Determination
• Accelerated Weathering testing
• Charpy and Izod Tensile Tester
• Laboratory press for preparing samples
• Plasticizer extraction analysis apparatus
• Loss in Mass (volatility) analysis
• Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) Analysis of Cables
• Wire Insulation Abrasion
• Testing Composition of Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cables
• Testing of %Crosslinking of XLPE Cables
• Testing of Tree Retardant XLPE Cables
• Identification of Contamination/Foreign Matter
• Determination of % Carbon Black in Cable Sheathing
• Determination of Filler Content/Composition in Cable Insulation
• Limiting Oxygen Index of Flame Retardant Cables
• Plasticizer Level and Content of PVC Insulated Cables
• Compliance Testing of Important Cable to Ensure it is Compliant with Australian Standards
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