Claims
- 1. A process for reducing the frequency of cone breaks during a wire coating extrusion process comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a copolymer derived from 78 to 95 w/% of tetrafluoroethylene, 5 to 22 w/% hexafluoropropylene, and optionally up to 3 mol % of a fluorinated monomer copolymerizable with tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene wherein the ratio of Mw to Mn is less than 2; (b) providing a wire or cable conductor; (c) extruding the copolymer around the conductor at a temperature sufficient to produce a steady flow of the polymer.
- 2. A process according to claim 1 wherein the polymer has less than 80 unstable end groups per 1×106 carbon atoms.
- 3. A process according to claim 1 wherein the polymer has less than 200 ppb of heavy metals.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/492,021, filed Jan. 26, 2000, now allowed, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference, which claims priority from U.S. Ser. No. 60/117,780 filed Jan. 29, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60117780 |
Jan 1999 |
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Divisions (1)
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09492021 |
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10356227 |
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