Claims
- 1. A composition suitable for use in electrical cables, said composition comprising an ethylene/octene copolymer and at least one additional polymer, wherein said at least one additional polymer comprises an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and said composition comprises from about 70 to about 90 parts by weight of said ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and from about 10 to about 30 parts by weight of said ethylene/octene copolymer.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer contains from about 28 to about 80 mole percent vinyl acetate.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition comprises about 81 parts by weight of said ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and about 19 parts by weight of said ethylene/octene copolymer.
- 4. A composition according to claim 1, further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of crosslinking agents, vulcanizing agents, stabilizers, antioxidants, processing aids, pigments, dyes, colorants, metal deactivators, oil extenders, lubricants, and inorganic fillers.
- 5. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said ethylene/octene copolymer is an ethylene/1-octene copolymer.
- 6. A composition according to claim 2, wherein said at least one additional polymer comprises an ethylene/butene copolymer.
- 7. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said ethylene/octene copolymer has an octene content of from about 5 to about 35 mole percent.
- 8. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content of from about 40 to about 60 mole percent.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part application of my U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/406,703, filed Mar. 20, 1995 now abandoned. This application discloses and claims an invention disclosed but not claimed in my application; however, additional descriptive matter is included in the present specification to elaborate upon the present invention.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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K. Tominari, "Special Applications and Markets For Ethylene Alpha-Olefin Copolymerns in Japan", Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd., Specialty Plastics Conference '86, Nov. 13, 14, 15, 1986. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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