Patent ID: 9587084
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: C08K

Claim:
1. A one-part composition comprising a blend of: 21 to 92 weight percent (wt %) of a polyethylene other than a polyethylene comprising silane functionality; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a hydrolysable unsaturated silane that will graft to and crosslink the polyethylene, the hydrolysable unsaturated silane elected from the group consisting of vinyl trimethoxy silane (VTMS), vinyl triethoxy silane, vinyl triacetoxy silane, and gamma-(meth)acryloxy propyl trimethoxy silane; 0.02 to 0.2 wt % of a free radical generator; 2.8 to 30 wt % decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE); 5 to 30 wt % carbon black; and 0.01 to 5 wt % of a silane crosslinking catalyst; the wt % based on the total weight of the composition.