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Is PVC cable the same thing as thermoseting cable?

Also what do cable trunking and busbar trunking systems mean?

RE: Cables

No. Common thermosetting insulation materials are rubber and cross-linked polyethylene. They are generally stronger than PVC at high temperature.

Cable trunking sometimes refers to surface mounted raceway systems. Not sure about busbar trunking.

 

Alan
"The engineer's first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is." Unk.

RE: Cables

I agree with alehman.
PVC it is a thermoplastic polymer. XLPE [crosslink polyethylene] it is a thermosetting polymer. See:
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~chem152/lab152/polymers/therms.pdf
Busbar Trunking is a simple product, solely made up from enclosures, conductors and insulation. It is similar, in a way, to a cable but it is more reliable, less voltage drop, higher ampacity in comparison to cables in cable tray and can serve also as distribution panels at different stages. See:
http://articles.jimtrade.com/1/139.htm
There is also cable bus system [similar to cable trunking]. See:
http://www.mphusky.com/cable-bus/overview
 

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