CN104031329B - High-flame-retardation low-smoke composite cable material for boosting communication light cables, and preparation technology thereof - Google Patents

High-flame-retardation low-smoke composite cable material for boosting communication light cables, and preparation technology thereof Download PDF

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CN104031329B
CN104031329B CN201410178988.0A CN201410178988A CN104031329B CN 104031329 B CN104031329 B CN 104031329B CN 201410178988 A CN201410178988 A CN 201410178988A CN 104031329 B CN104031329 B CN 104031329B
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The invention relates to a high-flame-retardation low-smoke PVC composite material for boosting communication light cables, and a preparation technology thereof. The high-flame-retardation low-smoke PVC composite material for boosting communication light cables comprises, by weight, 100 parts of PVC resin with the polymerization degree of 1300, 15-40 parts of tricapryl trimellitate, 10-30 parts of phosphate ester, 10-20 parts of tetrabromophthalate, 10-30 parts of an ethylene-n-butyl acrylate-glycidyl ester copolymer, 5-15 parts of chlorinated polyethylene, 3-15 parts of diantimony trioxide, 3-15 parts of zinc stannate, 20-40 parts of magnesium hydroxide, 20-40 parts of aluminum hydroxide, 10-30 parts of ammonium molybdate, 5-15 parts of montmorillonite, 10-20 parts of a silicon-magnesium synergistic flame retardant, 5-10 parts of a calcium-zinc composite stabilizer, 1-3 parts of a lubricant, 0.2-1 part of an antioxidant, 2-4 parts of an acrylate polymer, and 1-3 parts of a linear polymer of alpha-methyl styrene. The high-flame-retardation low-smoke PVC composite material has the advantages of high flame retardation, good fire resistance, low smoke during combustion, unlikely propagation of flames, low heat release amount, and low release amount of toxic gases.

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Booster stage communication optical cable high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material and its manufacturing process
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication optical cable CABLE MATERIALS, more particularly, to booster stage communication optical cable high flame resistance, low smoke compound electric Cable material and its manufacturing process.
Background technology
Plenum rated cables high flame resistance, low smoke pvc composite is mainly used in the fire-retardant shield of cmp communication cable and optical cable Layer material. fire safety is realized increasingly with people as flame retardant rating highest cmp cable in fire-retardant communication cable Receive publicity and pay attention to. in the U.S., government has drawn the lesson of the extensive fire of the seventies, has formulated NEC (nec), clear stipulaties use cmp at plenum space (airspace below ceiling interlayer and raised floor in building) Fire-retardant communication cable.In Europe, fire safety is increasingly taken seriously, and is also just being equivalent to the data cable standard of cmp grade In formulation.Propose fire-retardant cmp's in China, GB " integration laying line system engineering design specification " gb50311 2007 Application, open safety, environmental protection, fireproof cable has become a developing direction of current high class data communication cable.
Cmp cable also has using of correlation to specify, the scope that it uses is wider in gb50174, and such as fire-protection rating requires Higher data center, media center, financial center, conference and exhibition center, hospital, school, museum, the building of high-rise set There is the cabling requirement of cmp cable, especially in the U.S., Canada, the state such as Britain uses in a large number during meter planning, and in the U.S. Some occasions specified force use.Purpose is the use of the cable of the cmp grade fire safety grade to improve building, that is, The flame propagation because cable occurs and the fire producing a large amount of smog and causing largely can be avoided when fire occurs Accident, thus support personnel smoothly evacuates and escapes.At home, traditional consider from architectural electricity specialty, usually all adopt Connected up with the mode of poling groove, but increasing case proves, relies on merely the fire prevention of poling mode unreliable, very great Cheng Still need to ensure from the fire line of cable itself on degree, and regulation machine room is using open in gb 50174 national standard The method of wiring, puts forward higher requirement to the fire resistance of cable itself, this is accomplished by high fire-retardance etc. in this way Level material is ensureing this kind of fireproofing of cable performance.And this material relies primarily on external import at present, the present invention just develops It is this high fire-retardance, the high-performance sheathing material of low-smoke.
Content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of booster stage communication optical cable high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material, this high fire-retardance Low cigarette composite cable material has high fire-retardance, and fire protecting performance is good, and during burning, the amount of being fuming is low, and flame is difficult to spread, toughening effect, and The loading of fire retardant can be increased, act on substantially with the cooperative flame retardant of fire retardant, become in carbon structure, to play support forming hollow Effect, simultaneously good with the compatibility of base material, the heat resistance of composite can be improved;Meanwhile, provide above-mentioned high flame resistance, low smoke The manufacturing process of composite cable material.
To achieve the above object of the invention, the technical solution used in the present invention is: a kind of booster stage communication optical cable high resistant Fire low cigarette composite cable material, described booster stage communication optical cable with high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material by following weight portion component Composition:
100 parts of the pvc resin of the degree of polymerization 1300,
15~40 parts of trioctyl trimellitate (TOTM) (totm),
10~30 parts of phosphoric acid ester ester,
10~20 parts of PHT4 ester
5~20 parts of ethylene/n-butyl acrylate-glycidyl ester copolymer,
5 ~ 15 parts of chlorinated polyethylene,
3~15 parts of antimony oxide,
3 ~ 15 parts of Firebrake ZB,
20~40 parts of magnesium hydroxide,
20 ~ 40 parts of aluminium hydroxide,
10~30 parts of ammonium molybdate,
5~15 parts of montmorillonite,
10 ~ 20 parts of silicon magnesium synergistic flame retardant,
5~10 parts of calcium-zinc composite stabilizing agent,
1~3 part of lubricant,
0.2 ~ 1 part of antioxidant,
2~4 parts of acrylic polymer (acr),
1~3 part of the linear polymer (atl-95) of α-methyl styrene
The further improved technical scheme of technical scheme of above-mentioned high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material is as follows:
1. in such scheme, described lubricant be selected from stearic acid, Tissuemat E, calcium stearate, in zinc stearate at least A kind of.
2., in such scheme, described antioxidant is selected from four [β-(3,5- di-tert-butyl-hydroxy phenyl) propanoic acid] Ji Wusi Alcohol ester, β-(3,5- di-tert-butyl-hydroxy phenyl) propanoic acid positive octadecanol ester, three [2,4- di-tert-butyl-phenyl] phosphite ester In at least one.
A kind of above-mentioned booster stage communication optical cable manufacturing process of high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material, walks including following Rapid:
Step one, weigh various materials by weight;
Step 2, by 100 parts of the pvc resin of the degree of polymerization 1300,15~40 parts of trioctyl trimellitate (TOTM) (totm), tetrabromo-benzene 10~30 parts of acid anhydride ester, 5~10 parts of input high-speed kneading machines of calcium-zinc composite stabilizing agent, high-speed kneading 3-5 minute, temperature reaches 70-80 ℃;
Step 3, put into 3~15 parts of antimony oxide, 3 ~ 15 parts of Firebrake ZB, 20~40 parts of magnesium hydroxide, aluminium hydroxide again 20 ~ 40 parts, 10~30 parts of ammonium molybdate, 1~3 part of lubricant, 0.2 ~ 1 part of high-speed kneading of antioxidant is to 120-130 DEG C;
Step 4 and then put into 2~4 parts of acrylic polymer (acr), the linear polymer of α-methyl styrene again (atl-95) 1~3 part, 5~20 parts of ethylene/n-butyl acrylate-glycidyl ester copolymer, 5 ~ 15 parts of chlorinated polyethylene, then Low speed mediates 2-3 minute, it is sufficiently mixed all even preplasticizing, discharge;
Step 5, using masticator carry out mixing plasticizing, kneading 10-15 minute, temperature reaches 160-170 DEG C about, discharge, Carry out extrusion mixing plasticizing with bicone or double extrusion unit of drawing again, extrusion unit design temperature scope is 150~180 DEG C;
Step 6, use single screw rod granulator granulation again, single screw rod comminutor design temperature scope is 150~160 DEG C;
Step 7, cooling are sieved, magnetic separation.
Due to the utilization of technique scheme, the present invention compared with prior art has the advantage that
1. booster stage communication optical cable high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material and its manufacturing process of the present invention, it adopts poly- 100 parts of right 1300 pvc resin, 15~40 parts of trioctyl trimellitate (TOTM) (totm), 3~15 parts of antimony oxide, Firebrake ZB 3 ~ 15 parts, 20~40 parts of magnesium hydroxide, 20 ~ 40 parts of aluminium hydroxide, ethylene/n-butyl acrylate-glycidyl ester copolymer 5~ 20 parts, 5 ~ 15 parts of chlorinated polyethylene, 1~3 part of lubricant, 0.2 ~ 1 part of antioxidant, sweet by ethylene/n-butyl acrylate-shrink Grease copolymer, the modification of chlorinated polyethylene, improve the toughness of material, and material is not easy to crack, and can increase fire retardant Loading, act on substantially with the cooperative flame retardant of fire retardant, become to play support effect in carbon structure forming hollow, simultaneously with base material The compatibility good, after abundant blending and modifying, physical and mechanical propertiess are obviously improved, and can improve the heat-resisting of composite simultaneously Performance.
2. booster stage communication optical cable high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material and its manufacturing process of the present invention, it is further Using 10~30 parts of phosphoric acid ester ester, 10~30 parts of PHT4 ester, 10~30 parts of ammonium molybdate, 5~15 parts of montmorillonite, silicon magnesium association Effect 10 ~ 20 parts of synergism of fire retardant, during burning, the amount of being fuming is low, and flame is difficult to spread, and heat burst size is low, beneficial to formation hollow Compound carbon structure, prevents the second-time burning of material;Reduce the toxic gas that material produces in burning, largely simultaneously On alleviate the harm to human body, and there is obvious cost advantage, the cable made using this kind of material can pass through The extensive combustion testing of nfpa262, the cable (plenum cable) meeting highest ranking in ul fire-protection standard is applicable The safety standard requirement of ul910, the of length no more than 5ft of flame combustion, smoke density peak is less than 0.5, and average smoke density is less than 0.15, at home and abroad belong to leading technology, there is higher economic benefit, development prospect is wide.
3. booster stage communication optical cable high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material and its manufacturing process of the present invention, its calcium zinc is multiple Close 5~10 parts of stabilizer, 2~4 parts of acrylic polymer (acr), the linear polymer (atl-95) 1 of α-methyl styrene ~3 parts, there is high fire-retardance, fire protecting performance simultaneously, also can prevent the decomposition at high temperature of the pvc resin of the degree of polymerization 1300, have Superior thermostability, after accelerated ageing, tensile strength, elongation at break properties also substantially improve, and have preferable physics Mechanical performance, meets the feature of the communication cable of highest fire-protection rating and requirement in ul fire-protection standard.
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With reference to embodiment, the invention will be further described:
Embodiment 1 ~ 5: a kind of plenum rated cables high flame resistance, low smoke pvc composite, described plenum rated cables high resistant Fire low cigarette pvc composite to be grouped into by the group of following weight portion, as shown in table 1:
Table 1
At least one in stearic acid, Tissuemat E, calcium stearate, zinc stearate for the above-mentioned lubricant.
Above-mentioned antioxidant is selected from four [β-(3,5- di-tert-butyl-hydroxy phenyl) propanoic acid] pentaerythritol ester, β-(3,5- bis- Tert-butyl-hydroxy phenyl) propanoic acid positive octadecanol ester, at least one in three [2,4- di-tert-butyl-phenyl] phosphite ester.
A kind of for the plenum rated cables preparation method of high flame resistance, low smoke pvc composite, comprise the following steps:
Step one, weigh various materials by weight;
Step 2, by 100 parts of the pvc resin of the degree of polymerization 1300,15~40 parts of trioctyl trimellitate (TOTM) (totm), tetrabromo-benzene 10~30 parts of acid anhydride ester, 5~10 parts of input high-speed kneading machines of calcium-zinc composite stabilizing agent, high-speed kneading 3-5 minute, temperature reaches 70-80 ℃;
Step 3, put into 3~15 parts of antimony oxide, 3 ~ 15 parts of Firebrake ZB, 20~40 parts of magnesium hydroxide, aluminium hydroxide again 20 ~ 40 parts, 10~30 parts of ammonium molybdate class, 1~3 part of lubricant, 0.2 ~ 1 part of high-speed kneading of antioxidant is to 120-130 DEG C;
Step 4 and then put into 2~4 parts of acrylic polymer (acr), the linear polymer of α-methyl styrene again (atl-95) 1~3 part, 5~20 parts of ethylene/n-butyl acrylate-glycidyl ester copolymer, 5 ~ 15 parts of chlorinated polyethylene, then Low speed mediates 2-3 minute, it is sufficiently mixed all even preplasticizing, discharge;
Step 5, using masticator carry out mixing plasticizing, kneading 10-15 minute, temperature reaches 160-170 DEG C about, discharge, Carry out extrusion mixing plasticizing with bicone or double extrusion unit of drawing again, extrusion unit design temperature scope is 150~180 DEG C;
Step 6, use single screw rod granulator granulation again, single screw rod comminutor design temperature scope is 150~160 DEG C;
Step 7, cooling are sieved, magnetic separation.
The embodiment of the present invention 1,2,3,4,5 products obtained therefrom high flame resistance, low smoke pvc composite property is shown in Table 2:
Table 2
Anti-flammability represented by the embodiment of the present invention 1,2,3,4,5 its oxygen index (OI) of products obtained therefrom will be significantly larger than prior art Common pvc flame-retardant sheath material, has very excellent fire retardant performance, and in combustion process, material has shelling effect, with When combustion process in the cigarette that produces be significantly lower than common pvc flame-retardant sheath material, especially 3#, 4# formula, material is in high filling In the case of still there is preferably low toughness, the physical and mechanical propertiess represented by tensile strength, elongation at break are also superior to existing simultaneously Technology common pvc flame-retardant sheath material, after accelerated ageing, material still has preferable physical and mechanical propertiess simultaneously, meets ul The feature of the communication cable of highest fire-protection rating and requirement in fire-protection standard.
Adopt the extruder of low compression ratio, uniform extruded material bag under 170 DEG C of extrusion temperature using material of the present invention Overlay on the outside of cable, made cable can pass through the extensive combustion testing of nfpa262, and test result shows that flame fires Burn length and be far below 5ft, smoke density peak is less than 0.5, average smoke density is less than 0.15, meets highest ranking in ul fire-protection standard The applicable ul910 of cable (plenum cable) safety standard requirement.
Above-described embodiment only technology design to illustrate the invention and feature, its object is to allow person skilled in the art Scholar will appreciate that present disclosure and implements according to this, can not be limited the scope of the invention with this.All according to the present invention Equivalence changes or modification that spirit is made, all should be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of booster stage communication optical cable with high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material it is characterised in that: described booster stage communicates light Cable high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material is grouped into by the group of following weight portion:
100 parts of the pvc resin of the degree of polymerization 1300,
15~40 parts of trioctyl trimellitate (TOTM) (totm),
10~30 parts of phosphoric acid ester ester,
10~20 parts of PHT4 ester
5~20 parts of ethylene/n-butyl acrylate-glycidyl ester copolymer,
5 ~ 15 parts of chlorinated polyethylene,
3~15 parts of antimony oxide,
3 ~ 15 parts of Firebrake ZB,
20~40 parts of magnesium hydroxide,
20 ~ 40 parts of aluminium hydroxide,
10~30 parts of ammonium molybdate,
5~15 parts of montmorillonite,
10 ~ 20 parts of silicon magnesium synergistic flame retardant,
5~10 parts of calcium-zinc composite stabilizing agent,
1~3 part of lubricant,
0.2 ~ 1 part of antioxidant,
2~4 parts of acrylic polymer (acr),
1~3 part of the linear polymer of α-methyl styrene.
2. booster stage communication optical cable according to claim 1 with high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material it is characterised in that: institute State at least one in stearic acid, Tissuemat E, calcium stearate, zinc stearate for the lubricant.
3. booster stage communication optical cable according to claim 1 with high flame resistance, low smoke composite cable material it is characterised in that: institute State antioxidant and be selected from four [β-(3,5- di-tert-butyl-hydroxy phenyl) propanoic acid] pentaerythritol ester, β-(3,5- di-t-butyl -4- Hydroxy phenyl) propanoic acid positive octadecanol ester, at least one in three [2,4- di-tert-butyl-phenyl] phosphite ester.
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