Patent ID: 6552112
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: C08K,C08L,H01B

Abstract:
A cable with self-extinguishing properties, comprising:a conductor; and a flame-retardant coating; wherein the flame-retardant coating comprises: (a) a crystalline propylene homopolymner or copolymer; (b) a copolymer of ethylene with at least one alpha-olefin, and optionally with a diene, the copolymer (b) being characterized by a composition distribution index greater than 45%, the index being defined as a weight percentage of copolymer molecules having an alpha-olefin content within 50% of an average total molar content of alpha-olefin; and (c) natural magnesium hydroxide in an amount such as to impart flame-retardant properties.