Talk:Cross-linked polyethylene

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[edit] Content from XLPE

I merged some of the content from the XLPE article. However, some of it contradicts the material in this article. I do not know which is correct, so I am posting the contradictory material below. -- Kjkolb 06:31, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

XLPE (Cross-linked polyethylene) is a kind of insulator which is used as insulation layer in underground power cables. XLPE (crosslinked polyethylene) is a thermoset material produced by the compounding of LDPE with a crosslinking agent such as dicumyl peroxide. Al Gilbert and Frank Precopio invented PEX in March 1963 in the GE Research Laboratory located in Niskayuna, New York. In this process, the long-chain polyethylene molecules cross-link during a curing (vulcanization) process to form a material that has electrical characteristics that are similar to thermoplastic polyethylene, but with better mechanical properties, particularly at high temperatures.

DAMAGES TO XLPE COMPOUND BY WATER ?

CAN ANY BODY TELL ME THAT THE FINSIHED STOCK OF XLPE COMPOUND IF COMES IN CONTACT OF WATER THAN WHAT TYPE OF DAMAGE WILL OCCUR. WETHER THE MATERIAL IS SALVAGEABLE? OR ANY APPLICATIONS