| abstract |
Provided are cold shrink articles made from compositions comprising (A) 100 parts of an ethylene/a-olefin interpolymer, (B) 20-80 parts of a metal oxide per 100 parts ethylene/.ALPHA-olefin interpolymer (phr), (C) 1-10 phr of an .ALPHA,.BETA-unsaturated carboxylic acid, (D) 5-10 phr of a plasticizer, and (E) 1-5 phr peroxide curing agent; wherein the cold shrink articles have an ACBD strength of greater than 20 KV /mm; and wherein the cold shrink articles are in the form of a flexible tube. The compositions may optionally include additives selected from the group consisting of antioxidant, process additives, flame retardant and combinations thereof. Also provided are cables comprising cold shrink splices comprising said compositions; and methods of splicing cables comprising flexible sleeves made from said compositions. |