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INDUSTRY NEWS
Prysmian Group Announces 450 Mill Euro Investment in Race to Net Zero CO2 Emissions
https://w3.windfair.net/wind-energy/pr/36120-prysmian-group-sustainability-net-zero-energy-transition-digitalization-co2-emissions-project-stakeholders-investment-climate-change-warming-carbon-trust
NKT Selected for EUR-250m Offshore Wind Cabling Job
https://renewablesnow.com/news/nkt-gets-picked-for-eur-250m-offshore-wind-cabling-job-722460/
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to Invest Over $100 Million in Strategic Realignment of Global High-Voltage Switchgear Business
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/hitachi-abb-power-grids-invest-123000836.html
Up-Dating of Service Experience With HV Underground and Submarine Cable Systems
https://www.pesicc.org/iccWebSite/subcommittees/E/E04/2009/E4-2009Fall-UpDating-of-Service-Experience-of-HV-Underground-and-Submarine-CableSystems.pdf
NEW PATENTS
BOREALIS AG Patents Polymer Composition and Cable with Advantageous Electrical Properties
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/10822478.pdf
CABLE AGEING
Dielectric Loss and Extended Voltage Response Measurements for Low-Voltage Power Cables: Potential Methods for Aging Detection Due to Thermal Stress
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00202-020-01121-4
XLPE CABLES
Examining Impact of Vapor-induced Crosslinking Duration on Dynamic Mechanical and Static Mechanical Characteristics of Silane-water XLPE Cable compound
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941820321620
Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Current Spectra of XLPE and the Influence of Cross‐Linking By-products
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pol.20200470
SILICONES
Silicone Insulation Advantages are Numerous in Wire and Cable Applications
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/JxzSTAqNuMBwnSD#pdfviewer
NEW RESEARCH
New Fire-Retardant Additive Formulated for Thermoplastics
https://www.plasticstoday.com/additivescolorants/new-fire-retardant-additive-formulated-thermoplastics
Enhancing the High Voltage XLPE Cable Insulation Characteristics Using Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles
http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=316&doi=10.11648/j.ajpst.20200603.11
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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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