Title :
Resistance of steel strength wires used in small fiber-optic cables to seawater corrosion
Author :
Sandwith, Colin J. ; Ruedisueli, Robert L. ; James, Allan L. ; Gotthardt, Gerald A.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The corrosion rates of single strands of strength wire and the same wires assembled in small, fiber-optic cables with jacket damage that exposes the wire have been measured and used to predict the loss in wire and cable strength with time. The wires consisted of galvanized and ungalvanized extra improved plow steel. The results of laboratory measurements and of tensile tests of similar cables exposed to corrosion in pierside seawater are compared with theoretical predictions of the reduction in cable strength
Keywords :
cable testing; corrosion testing; environmental degradation; environmental testing; optical cables; seawater; submarine cables; tensile testing; cable strength; galvanized extra improved plow steel; jacket damage; loss; pierside seawater; seawater corrosion; single strands; small fiber-optic cables; steel strength wires; tensile tests; ungalvanized extra improved plow steel; wire strength; Assembly; Corrosion; Electrical resistance measurement; Galvanizing; Loss measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Steel; Time measurement; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.572843
