Selecting the right conductor, insulation, shielding, and jacket materials is critical to cable performance, longevity, and reliability. Gavitt works with a wide range of materials to support applications requiring flexibility, durability, electrical stability, and environmental resistance.
Conductors
Gavitt offers copper, copper alloy, bonded, and tinsel conductors to support a broad range of electrical and mechanical requirements.
RoHS-compliant materials available.
- Bare Copper: Excellent conductivity and cost efficiency
- Plated Copper (tin, silver, nickel): Improved corrosion resistance and solderability
- Copper Alloys (with or without cadmium): Increased fatigue resistance and tensile strength
- Bonded Conductors: Enhanced strand stability and flex-life
- Tinsel Conductors: Maximum flexibility and fatigue life for extreme flex applications
Insulation Materials
Insulation selection affects flexibility, temperature rating, chemical resistance, and handling characteristics.
- PVC: Soft, flexible, economical; wide range of durometers
- TPR: Improved flexibility and durability over PVC
- Polyurethane: Abrasion resistant, excellent mechanical strength
- Fluoropolymers (FEP, ETFE, PFA): High temperature stability, excellent electrical properties
Shielding Options
Shielding is selected based on noise reduction, flexibility, and mechanical durability.
- Spiral and reverse serve constructions using metallic or fiber materials (application dependent)
- Conductive PVC
- Braid or foil (application dependent)
Jacket Materials
Jacket materials provide environmental and mechanical protection and are selected based on exposure conditions.
- PVC (standard, flame-retardant, zero-halogen options available)
- Polyurethane
- Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR, Santoprene®)
- Polyester elastomers (Hytrel®)
- Polyethylene (PE)
- Polypropylene (PP)
- Fluoropolymers (FEP, ETFE/Tefzel®, PTFE/Teflon®)