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January 2014 16
Arsenal, a Russian manufacturer of
specialist power and telecommunications
cables, has qualified Dow’s DFDA-1648 NT
compounds for jacketing and insulation
of low voltage (LV) halogen-free flame
retardant (HFFR) cables for building wire,
industrial and marine applications.
Arsenal manufactures cables for a diverse
range of highly demanding power
and telecommunications applications,
including subways, chemical plants,
marine installations, public places and
the nuclear power sector. The company
needed to find a solution that met
customers’ exacting needs for an optimal
balance between high flame retardancy
and processability.
Arsenal selected DFDA-1648 NT
halogen-free, flame retardant jacketing
and insulation compound from Dow E&T
to produce LV HFFR power cables, fire
alarm cables and other special cables
used in multi-purpose public buildings
requiring exceptional flame retardant
performance. The cables produced by
Arsenal using Dow materials successfully
met the stringent requirements of
the Russian national standard GOST R
53315-2009 for fire safety requirements.
“The team from Dow E&T provided
a solution that met our customers’
expectations,” said Gennady Urazov, deputy
director general at Arsenal. “The Dow E&T
compound successfully completed all the
tests, demonstrating good flame retardancy
and easy processing on commercial PVC/
PE extruders. We can move forward with
confidence to offer this solution to our
customers in Russia.”
“Whereas in many cases customers have
to use special screw design or even
special extruders in order to achieve
acceptable line speeds, with DFDA-1648
NT from Dow E&T this was not necessary,”
confirmed Mikhail Bogdanov, technical
support and development manager for
Dow E&T in Russia.
Key benefits of DFDA-1648 NT include:
• Ease of extrusion, without the need
for special screws
• Good surface appearance
• Good crack resistance on the majority
of armoured cables
• Excellent combustion properties
(lower smoke, lower acidity)
• Excellent electricals: high volume
resistivity
• Low dielectric constant and
dissipation factor
• Competitive mechanical properties
(tensile elongation, tear strength,
abrasion resistance)
Dow Electrical and Telecommunications
– USA
Website:
Arsenal opts for Dow
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