{"id":5560,"date":"2022-09-02T17:03:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T17:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clooms.com\/?p=5560"},"modified":"2023-01-16T06:00:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T06:00:03","slug":"cross-linked-polyethylene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clooms.com\/cross-linked-polyethylene\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Linked Polyethylene: How Does It Benefit Cable Assemblies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Insulation of cables and wires is an essential non-conductive material layer that resists the flow in electrical applications. There are different varieties of cable and wire. Recently, industries have been considering cross-linked polyethylene<\/strong> as an excellent choice for cable insulants. Conventional polyethylene also has good electrical properties, but its thermoplastic nature limits its applications. Let us see how polyethylene changes when it undergoes cross-linking and forms XLPE.<\/p>\n\n\n As the name suggests, cross-linked polythene is polyethylene having cross-links. Its abbreviated forms are PEX, XPE, and XLPE. It is like a thermosetting resin having three types of cross-linking. Based on the different cross-linking, PEX has three kinds: peroxide cross-linked, radiation cross-linked, and silane cross-linked polyethylene. You can use XLPE in pipework systems, hydronic radiant cooling and heating systems, insulation for high voltage cables, and domestic water piping systems. You can also use it for sewage and slurry transportation, offshore oil applications, and chemical transportation. Also, people use PEX plastic pipe in a residential piping system as an alternative to PVC<\/a>, CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride), and copper tubing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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What is Cross-linked Polyethylene \/ XLPE?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n