Cable or flexible pipe with improved tensile elements
AssigneePrysmian S.p.A.
InventorsDonald Ray PARRIS, Massimo BECHIS
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Abstract
It is disclosed a cable comprising an elongated tensile element having a cross section area and comprising a fibre reinforced polymer composite core having an elastic modulus of at least 70 GPa and a sheath at least partially covering the composite core, the sheath being made of metal and being at least 30% of the cross section area of the tensile element.
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A cable comprising an elongated tensile element having a cross section area and including a fibre reinforced polymer composite core and a sheath at least partially covering the composite core, the fibre reinforced polymer composite core having an elastic modulus of at least 70 GPa, the sheath being made of metal and being at least 30% of the cross section area of the tensile element.
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