Purpose of Cable Jackets

• Protection from environmental Damage: As the inner part of the cables is made up of conductors, insulators, and auxiliary elements. Cable Jackets provide protection to cables from environmental damage like weather, water, or climate. Another reason for the protection is to prevent it from pinching, splitting, cutting, or breaking the cable.
• Surface Texture: Some cables feel difficult to touch, and their installation is also much more difficult. The extra layer (protection layer) in the cable jackets provides surface texture to the cables, which is helpful in handling and installation.
• Resistance: Cable Jackets provide chemical and flame resistance due to which the availability of Life expectancy during exposure to chemicals along with the safety and flame spread has been increased.
• Flexibility towards Temperature: Cable Jackets provide sustainability for winter climates (Low-Temperature-Flexibility). It also determines peak operating temperature and contributes to capacity rating(High-Temperature-Flexibility).

Cables are the medium through which data and information are transferred. It consists of wires transmitting signals from one place to another. Cable Jackets act as a protective layer of the cable. It is the outermost covering surrounding the cables and wires in an assembly, protecting them from physical impacts and chemical deterioration. It acts as the first line of mechanical defense along with moisture, flame, and chemical protection helps in protecting the insulation and conductor core of the cable. Without these defenses, the cable would be prone to heat, oxidation, and weather-related damage.