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UNIGARD™ RE DFDC-1638 BK

Generic Family: Thermoplastic, UnspecifiedSupplied by: The Dow Chemical Company
UNIGARD™ RE DFDC-1638 Black is a non-halogen, highly flame retardant, thermoplastic, low smoke, low corrosive, and low toxic compound. It is designed for general purpose cable jacket applications. Used as jacket, it easily passes the IEEE-383/UL-1685 (Limited Smoke Test) vertical tray cable burn tests. Cable construction, of course, plays an important role in flame performance. It can be used as a jacket on cables operating at up to 90°C.

This compound can replace PVC, low smoke PVC, and halogenated rubbers as a jacket with excellent fire safety (low smoke, low corrosivity, and low toxicity) and good property balance. This compound meets or exceeds many industry jacket specifications: UL-1277 Tray Cable, UL Subject 444 for general purpose communication cable, mass transit applications, and several international applications.

As a non-halogen, flame retardant jacket, DFDC-1638 Black is also designed to replace the conventional non-halogen jacket products. This compound has much better process-ability than current non-halogen jacket products. It can sustain a higher extrusion temperature (up to 392°F [200°C]), and can be extruded in the typical single-flight metering PE screws.

Features
UNIGARD RE DFDC-1638 Black provides the following features:
  • Highly flame retardant (IEEE 383 flame test rating)
  • Environmentally friendly (lead-free, halogen-free, sulfur/antimony-free)
  • Low smoke, low corrosivity, and low toxicity
  • Ease of extrusion and no special screw required
  • Excellent cut-through, crush, and abrasion resistance
  • Good UV, moisture and fluid resistance
  • Good balance of toughness and flexibility
  • Track and erosion resistant
General Properties

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Material Status
Commercial: Active
Availability
Africa & Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America
Uses
Communication Wire Jacketing
Processing Method
Extrusion
Other Properties
Agency Ratings, Forms, Density, Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance (ESCR), Tensile Strength, Tensile Elongation at Break, Flexural Modulus, Tear Strength, Split, Durometer Hardness, Brittleness Temperature, Volume Resistivity, Dielectric Constant, Dissipation Factor, Oxygen Index, Additional Properties, Additional Information, Extrusion Notes
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Processing

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