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Lucofin® in cable applications – the perfect basis for the multi-layer construction of medium, high and extra-high voltage cables

The energy of the future will be green and will come from renewable sources. It is therefore essential that energy is transported safely and over long distances from, for example, an offshore wind farm in the North Sea to consumers in the south of Germany.

The medium-voltage, high-voltage and extra-high-voltage cables used for this purpose are equipped with an electrical semiconductor for the necessary field smoothing. Lucofin® ensures that a high proportion of conductive carbon black is bonded to the polymer matrix in order to ensure the semiconductor properties and guarantee good mechanical properties. In such semiconductor compounds, special Lucofin® grades provide the required high-purity polymer base, which is guaranteed by our manufacturing process in the high-pressure tube reactor, among other things.

Even in halogen-free flame-retardant HFFR compounds (Halogen-Free Flame Retardant), Lucofin® guarantees optimum bonding of the flame retardant to the polymer matrix and a very homogeneous distribution of the flame retardants aluminium trihydroxide (ATH) or magnesium dihydroxide (MDH). The necessary high filling levels (60-70%) ensure the flame retardancy of a cable, while Lucofin® guarantees the necessary mechanical properties.

Cross-section of a cable whose housing is made of thermoplastic polyolefins

Compounds in the 75 series: Scientifically proven top performance for durable cables based on nanocomposites

Increasingly stringent flame retardancy requirements are being placed on cables and wires. In Europe, the CPR directive should be mentioned in this context. With the nanoclay masterbatch 7500, the high level of flame retardancy required can be achieved by mixing with the 74 series or other flame-retardant halogen-free compounds.

Cable compounds show consistently high quality for the processor

  • Low smoke density
  • Halogen-free flame retardancy
  • Thermoplastic processing
  • Cables can be cross-linked by electron beam irradiation

HFFR compounds and semiconductors for medium-voltage and high-voltage cables are used for a variety of special requirements.

1. HFFR compounds
• 7410-4 Standard
• 7410-6 Standard
• 7420 Oil resistant
• 7430 Ozone resistant
• 7440 Very low water absorption 
• 7450 High flame resistant
• 7460 Excellent low temperature
• 7470 Bedding cable
• 7480 Photovoltaic cable, 1. step
• 7480-1 Photovoltaic cable, 2. step
• 7480-2 Photovoltaic cable, 3. step
• 7490 Train/railway cable
• 7491 Nuclear power cable, 1. step
• 7491-1 Nuclear power cable, 2. step
• 7491-1 Nuclear power cable, 3. step

2. Semi-conductive compound
• 7492 S Semicon

3. Lucobatch® 7500: Flame retardant compound by nanoclay
• Nanoclay masterbatch for very high flame retardancy requirements such as CPR

4. Lucobatch® 7600: Carbon black masterbatch

Cables and wires with 74 compounds have the following characteristics:

  • High temperature resistance
  • Flexibility even at low temperatures
  • Excellent oil resistance
  • High UV resistance
  • High tensile strength and elongation at break
  • Low water absorption and excellent electrical values
  • Cost advantage due to good extrusion behaviour of the compounds during cable production
Two hands full of colorless plastic granules from Lucofin

Products

ProductStress at Break - Type 5 A (MD/TD)E-ModuleElongation at Break Type 5A (MD/TD)Shore Hardness AMelting Point (°C)Downloads
Lucobatch 7500-----
Lucobatch 7600-----
Lucofin 1000SA1957-9808376
Lucofin 1083 DN25/26-680/710- -
Lucofin 1400 HN12-> 8003497
Lucofin 1400 MN11-> 800-95
Lucofin 1400 PN854> 6009095
Lucofin 1400 SL-62-9096
Lucofin 2334 TS3,4-7006869
Lucolor 7137 black-----
Lucopren 1500 H--> 95088140
Lucopren 1500 M--> 85088143
Lucopren 1505-55---57-
Lucowax 1705-----

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