AN ENVIRONMENTAL HIGH PERFORMANCE, RUGGED SILICONE CABLE DESIGN FOR MISSILE APPLICATION

• Main Author: Blanck,A. R.
• Other Authors: PICATINNY ARSENAL DOVER N J ARMY EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL CENTER
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1962
• Subjects: Electrical and Electronic Equipment; Miscellaneous Materials; Guided Missiles; *ELECTRIC CABLES; *SILICONE PLASTICS; *ELECTRICAL INSULATION; ELECTRIC WIRE; COATINGS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; Arctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0656063; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0656063

The paper describes the development of a high performance silicone cable design having a high resistance to adverse military environments encountered in the tropic, temperate, and arctic zones. By careful selection of materials of construction and by development of specialty silicone compounds, a cable design has been achieved having a degree of ruggedness comparable to designs with other materials. By virtue of low moisture absorption, low dielectric constant and high volume resistivity inherent in silicone elastomers, the cable design has low cross capacitance and high insulation resistance in the presence of moisture and at high temperatures. (Author) Prepared for presentation at the Annual Wire and Cable Symposium (11th), Asbury Park, N. J., 28-30 Nov 62.