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  Water Swellable tapes are designed to prevent water ingress into fibre optic, copper data/telecom and power cables.
Using superior super absorbent polymers (SAP) gives these tapes premium performance during the critical first minute of response to water. The SAP is laminated and evenly distributed between various non-woven materials so that all the SAP contributes efficiently to the water blocking properties of the tape. Water swellable tapes are available in insulative, semi-conductive, laminated and marine versions to suit the cable application.

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Products

WSC241 »
High water blocking capacity.
Black polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.21
Weight (g/m2) - 76
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 30
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 5/7

 

WSC242 »
Semi-conductive high swell speed bedding/binder used in the core screen area of power cable.
Black semi-conductive polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.25
Weight (g/m2) - 95
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 30
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 10/11

 

WSC243 »
For use in power cables.
Black polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.28
Weight (g/m2) - 95
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 30
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 10/11

 

WSC244 »
Semi-conductive very high swell speed bedding/binder used in the core screen area of the power cable.
Black semi-conductive polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.30
Weight (g/m2) - 100
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 30
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 20/21

 

WSC255 »
Increased strength, semi-conductive, high swell speed bedding/binder used in the core screen area.
Black semi-conductive polyester nonwoven laminate with polyester scrim reinforcement and a super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.40
Weight (g/m2) - 120
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 40
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 21/22

 

WSD242 »
High swell insulative tape for use in the core screen area.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.28
Weight (g/m2) - 65
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 10/11

 

WSD244 »
Very high swell speed binder.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.30
Weight (g/m2) - 85
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 20/21

 

WSD251 »
Up to 4-pair copper cables and fibre optic cables.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.25
Weight (g/m2) - 60
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 6/7

 

WSD252 »
High swell speed binder.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.28
Weight (g/m2) - 65
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 10/11

 

WSD253 »
Communication and optical fibre cables.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.28
Weight (g/m2) - 76
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 15/17

 

WSD282 »
Increased strength high swell speed binder.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.36
Weight (g/m2) - 87
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 40
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 10/11

 

WSD284 »
Increased strength very high swell speed binder.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with super absorbent layer.

Thickness (mm) - 0.40
Weight (g/m2) - 110
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 40
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 20/21

 

WSL2250 »
Communication and optical fibre cables.
Polyester film laminated onto a water-swellable tape.

Thickness (mm) - 0.26
Weight (g/m2) - 65
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 3/5

 

WSL2252 »
High swelling speed.
Polyester film laminated onto a water-swellable tape.

Thickness (mm) - 0.25
Weight (g/m2) - 75
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 5/7

 

WSM102 »
Seawater swell binder for marine cable applications.
White polyester nonwoven laminate with seawater super absorbent.

Thickness (mm) - 0.31
Weight (g/m2) - 92
Longitudinal Tensile Strength (N/cm) - 25
Swell (mm) 1/10 minutes - 0.9/1.1

 

 
 

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