Fire retardant composition and cables coated therewith

An electrical cable comprising an internal metal core, a layer of insulation surrounding said core, and a self-extinguishing fire-protective coating about said layer of insulation, said coating being the dried residue of an aqueous emulsion and comprising from about 2 to about 90 weight percent of water-emulsified resin solids, about 0.75 to about 30 weight percent of a compound containing organically bound halogen, about 2 to about 90 weight percent low temperature fibers and about 7 to about 90 weight percent clay.

A tray of cables coated with a self-extinguishing fire-protective composition which comprises the dried residue of an aqueous emulsion and comprising from about 2 to about 90 weight percent of water-emulsified resin solids, about 0.75 to about 30 weight percent of a halogen-containing hydrocarbon compound, about 2 to about 90 weight percent low temperature fibers, and about 7 to about 90 weight percent clay.

A self-extinguishing fire-protective composition comprising an aqueous emulsion containing from about 45 to 80 percent by weight total solids and comprising about 1.5 to about 40 weight percent water-emulsified resin solids from the groups consisting of polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetate copolymers and acrylic resins, about 0.5 to about 20 weight percent of a halogen containing organic compound, about 5 to about 70 weight percent of a clay selected from the group consisting of hydrated aluminum silicates and alkali metal aluminosilicates, and about 1.5 to about 70 weight percent low temperature fibers selected from the group consisting of organic and glass fibers.