Borealis Visico™ LE0540 Polyethylene Semiconductive Compound, Crosslinkable

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Borealis Visico™ LE0540 Polyethylene Semiconductive Compound, Crosslinkable (discontinued **)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE)
Material Notes:	Visico™ LE0540 is a silane crosslinkable black polyethylene compound, specially designed for bonded semiconductive screen applications. Visico™ LE0540 is highly suitable for co-extrusion with LDPE silane crosslinkable insulation materials. Applications: Visico™ LE0540 is intended for semiconductive applications for silane crosslinkable medium voltage cables with rated voltages up to 36 kV. Specifications: AEIC CS8; BS 6622; Cenelec HD 620 S-1; IEC 60502; ISO 1872-E/BA, KHXY, 23-G200, C30; and NF C33-223. Information provided by Borealis AG
Key Words:	XLPE
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	1.08 g/cc	ISO 1183/ISO 1872-2
Water Absorption	0.020 %	Karl Fischer-titration
Melt Flow	25 g/10 min @Load 2.16 kg, Temperature 190 °C	ISO 1133

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	50	1s; ISO 868
Tensile Strength at Break	<= 2.60 MPa	after aging (240h, 135°C); IEC 60811-1-2
	>= 13.0 MPa	25mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	400 %	25mm/min; ISO 527

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Volume Resistivity	<= 100 ohm-cm @Temperature 23.0 °C	ISO 3915
	<= 1000 ohm-cm @Temperature 90.0 °C	ISO 3915

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Zone 2	150 °C
Zone 3	150 °C
Zone 4	150 °C
Melt Temperature	170 °C
Head Temperature	150 °C
Shelf Life	18.0 Month

Descriptive Properties
High Temperature Pressure Test, %	< 5	90°C, 6h; IEC 60811-3-1

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