Patent ID: 6197848
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: C08K,C08L,Y10T

Abstract:
An article of manufacture formed from a composition comprising:25-75%, by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an ethylene containing polymer;24-74%, by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a treated filler material; and1-10%, by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a crosslinking agent;wherein the treated filler material comprises 0.05-40%, by weight, based on the weight of the treated filler material, of a treating agent, and said treating agent is a polymer comprising acrylonitrile and at least one monomer selected from: butadiene, isoprene, ethylene, propene, butene, hexene, octene, styrene, vinyl toluene, alpha methyl styrene, vinylidene chloride, vinyl chloride, acrylic acid, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl ester of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl ester of methacrylic acid; with acrylonitrile comprising 0.5-55%, by weight, based on the weight of the treating agent wherein the article is a cable.