DOW™ Electrical & Telecommunications DGDR-6800 BK Dow Polyethylene, High Density

Product Description

DGDR-6800 BK is a black HDPE resin for jacket applications of power and telecom cables. The material provides by excellent mechanical & physical properties and stress crack resistance in combination with good processability. The resin contains 2.5% of carbon black.

DGDR-6800 BK can be extruded using conventional cable jacket techniques with melt temperatures typically between 200 and 230°C.

Specifications
DGDR-6800 BK Meets following Raw material specifications:

ASTM D 1248 Type III, Class C, Category 4, Grade J4, E8, E9, W8,W9

ISO 1872-PE, KHL, 45- D006

Cables jacketed with DGDR-6800 BK, using industry standard commercial extrusion practice, should meet the following cable specification(s):

EN 50290-2-24

NF C32-060

BS 6234: Type H03C, TS2

IEC 60502-1, ST7

IEC 60708

IEC 60840, ST7

HD 620 S1, Part 1, Table 4B, type DMP2, DMP8-12 and DMP14-15

Consult the regulations for complete details.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Africa & Middle East

Europe

Uses

Cable Jacketing

Coaxial Cable Jacketing

Power Cable Jacketing

Wire & Cable Applications

Agency Ratings

Forms

Pellets

Physical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Density		g/cm³	ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)		g/10 min	ISO 1133
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance (122°F, 10% Igepal, F0)		hr	IEC 60811-4-1/B
Carbon Black Content		%	IEC 60811-4-1
Mechanical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Tensile Stress²
Break		psi	IEC 60811-1-2
Break		psi	IEC 60811-1-1
Tensile Strain²
Break		%	IEC 60811-1-1
Break		%	IEC 60811-1-2
Hardness	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Shore Hardness			ISO 868
Shore D, 15 sec
Shore D, 3 sec
Thermal	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Brittleness Temperature³		°F	ASTM D746
Vicat Softening Temperature		°F	ISO 306/A50
Oxidation Induction Time (392°F)		hr	IEC 60811-4-2
Electrical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Volume Resistivity (73°F)		ohm·cm	IEC 60093
Dielectric Constant (1 MHz)			IEC 60250
Dissipation Factor (50 Hz)			IEC 60250
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Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Wire and Cable Applications, Wire & Cable Applications, Coaxial Cable Jacketing.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 9 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): BS (1), ASTM (1), EN (1), HD (1), NF (1), IEC (4).

Notes

¹Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.

²After aging 10 days @ 100°C (212°F)

³Notched, F0

DOW™ Electrical & Telecommunications DGDR-6800 BK

Black High Density Polyethylene Compound for Cable Jacketing

Supplied by The Dow Chemical Company