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Dow Wire & Cable  DFDC-0588 BK - Dow Plastics - 

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Dow Wire Cable DFDC-0588 BK by Dow Plastics is a LDPE (Polyethylene, Low Density) plastic material.
General Information
Product Description

High Pressure Low Density Cable Jacketing Compound
DFDC-0588 BK is a prime quality communication cable black jacketing compound, containing furnace black. It offers excellent environmental stress-cracking resistance, outdoor weatherability, toughness, low temperature performance, and extrudability. DFDC-0588 BK contains a low level of die drool-resistant additive. DFDC-0588 BK can also be used by wire and cable manufactures as a jacket for power cables.
Specifications
DFDC-0588 BK meets the following raw material specifications:
- ASTM D 1248 IC-5, Grades E5, J1, J3
- Federal LP-390C, III-L, Grades 2, 3 and 4, Category 5
- REA PE-22, 38, 39, 86, 89, 90
Cable jacketed with DFDC-0588 BK, using sound commercial extrusion practices, should meet the following specifications:
- ICEA: S-61-402; NEMA WC5
- ANSI: C8. 35
- ASTM: D 2308
- British Post Office Specification M-132G
- Telcordia GR 421 Core
- ANSI/ICEA S-84-608-1988

General  
Material Status
  • Commercial: Active
  • Availability
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
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  • Latin America
  • North America
  • Test Standards Available
  • ASTM
  • Additive
  • Carbon Black (2.6%)
  • Forms
  • Pellets
  • Processing Method
  • Extrusion
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