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APYRAL® 40CD stands as a Mineral flame retardant, offering several advantages such as smooth conveyance and dosing, finely textured particles, minimal oil absorption, high extrusion speeds, and outstanding mechanical properties. Its applications span cables, the electrical and electronics industries, construction, and transportation sectors.

Chemical Name: Alumina Trihydrate (ATH)

CAS Number: 21645-51-2

Features: Good Mechanical Properties

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
Base Chemicals Functions

Features & Benefits

Base Chemicals Features
Product Advantages
  • Good conveyance and dosing.
  • Very fi ne particles.
  • Very low oil absorption.
  • High extrusion speeds.
  • Excellent mechanical properties.

Applications & Uses

Base Chemicals End Uses
Applications

Applications

  • Cables.
  • E & E industry.
  • Construction industry.
  • Transportation.

Application examples

  • Halogen free fl ame retardant cables

  • Smoke suppressed thermoinsulation foam

Properties

Chemical Analysis
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Aluminium Hydroxide Content99.5%
Sodium Oxide Content (Water Soluble)0.011%
Moisture Content0.2%
D100.7μm
D501.5μm
D903.3μm
Sieve Residue (min. 45 μm)0.01%
Specific Surface Area (BET)3.5m²/g
Oil Absorption22.0ml/100g
Specific Conductivity36.0μS/cm
Bulk Density400.0kg/m³
Whiteness98.0%
Specifications
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Mohs Hardness3.0
Specific Gravity2.4g/cm³
Refractive Index1.58

Technical Details & Test Data

Product Information

Mechanical properties of an HFFR-EVA cable compound.

Extrusion parameters for an HFFR-PE/EVA compound; Insulation of a copper wire at 650 m/min.