Flame-retardant resin compositions

Abstract

This invention provides a flame-retardant resin composition comprising: (A) about 100 parts by weight of a base polymer containing about 99 to about 20% by weight of a linear polyethylene and about 1 to about 80% by weight of a polyethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR) of about 1 to about 10 and a density of about 0.900 to about 0.850, said linear polyethylene having a MFR and a density both restricted to the range defined by a segment having points a, b, c and d at the corners thereof in the accompanying drawing, FIG. 1, showing the relationship between the MFR (according to ASTM D1238) and the density (according to ASTM D1505) of said linear polyethylene, and (B) about 50 to about 300 parts by weight of a hydrate of metallic oxide.

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