GORE® High Performance Aerospace Wires for Defense Aircraft
For future aircraft electrification needs, our GWN3000 Series offers the best combination of superior mechanical strength and outstanding electrical reliability for optimal system performance over time. They’re proven to reduce wire bundle size and weight, increase aircraft availability, improve safety, and reduce total costs.
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Overview
As the trend towards electrification and higher DC voltage increases in aircraft, wire insulation becomes critical to ensure system reliability, functionality and safety. But, higher voltages put more electrical stress on wiring, which means more risks from physical damage. You can increase the amount of insulation to add more durability, but increasing wire size and weight also add aircraft weight.
Best Combination of Durability & Long-Term Stability
The GWN3000 Series of GORE High Performance Aerospace Wires offers the best combination of superior mechanical strength and outstanding electrical reliability without increasing wire bundle size or weight. They meet higher mechanical and electrical durability levels for wire bundles operating in severe conditions.
The key is our proprietary fluoropolymer that has a higher PDIV/PDEV with a proven higher voltage breakdown and endurance than other materials. This unique insulation can easily resist extreme operating temperatures, harsh chemicals and humidity without degrading. Unlike other materials, our insulation is also proven to reduce chafing, abrasion and cut-through failures.
Ultimately, we’ve developed an optimal solution that OEMs and program managers want and need for future aircraft electrification. Our GWN3000 Series provides aircraft systems with a higher level of mechanical and electrical performance over time.
With GORE High Performance Aerospace Wires installed in your aircraft, you can ensure operational readiness and EWIS reliability, increase aircraft availability, improve safety and reduce your total costs.
Material Comparison
Review the table below to compare GORE High Performance Aerospace Wires, GWN3000 Series against other insulation materials.
Note that current wiring solutions either contain polyimide or exhibit limitations in physical and electrical properties. The yellow squares indicate good overall abrasion test results. But, the underlying polyimide is quickly exposed, which risks degradation, arc tracking, and more. Any Improvements to these materials are likely to involve an increase in wire size and weight.
Download the data sheet for more performance comparison data.
Critical Attributes | Extruded Fluoropolymer (XLETFE) | PTFE/Polyimide Composite | Gore Engineered Fluoropolymer (EFP) |
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Mechanical Durability | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Electrical Durability | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Long-Term Material Stability | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Green = Acceptable/Good
Yellow = Concern/Uncertainty
Red = Unacceptable/Low Performance
Features & Benefits
GORE High Performance Aerospace Wires, GWN3000 Series offers many features and benefits for improved system performance in aircraft, including:
- less risk of wire damage with proven insulation strength that resists chafing, abrasion and cut-through over wide temperatures
- chemically inert, non-flammable material resists harsh chemicals/fire for increased aircraft safety and improved system performance
- no degradation over time due to hydrophobic, non-hydrolyzing material that ensures longer service life
- low-permittivity material ensures higher PDIV/PDEV for improved electrical durability, reducing risk of voltage breakdown over time in demanding MEA applications
- Greater EWIS reliability, increased aircraft availability, improved safety, reduced total costs
- increased future-proofing with wires that can withstand higher voltage requirements
For more information about the features and benefits of our wires or to discuss your specific application needs, please contact a Gore representative.
Qualifications
GORE High Performance Aerospace Wires, GWN3000 Series, has undergone substantial qualification testing to ensure they meet the most current industry standards and our customers’ requirements.
We completed all testing according to SAE AS4373™ methods using size 20 AWG. We also compared performance results for our part number, GWN3001-20-NCC-U-9, against commonly used wire types.
Description | Requirement | Standard | Status |
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Nominal Insulation Wall Thickness | 8 mils for engineered fluoropolymer | — | Compliant |
Test Voltage | Impulse: 8 kV (peak) High-frequency test voltage: 5 kV (RMS) |
— | Compliant |
Partial Discharge Inception Voltage | Minimum 900 V | ASTM D3032, Section 25* | Compliant |
Partial Discharge Extinction Voltage | Minimum 1900 V | ASTM D3032, Section 25* | Compliant |
Dry Arc Propagation | 70 out of 75 wires pass dielectric withstand post-test | SAE AS4373, Method 508 | Compliant |
Wet Arc Propagation | 70 out of 75 wires pass dielectric withstand post-test | SAE AS4373, Method 509 | Compliant |
Flammability | No incendiary particles; burn <3.0 mm (1.18 in); self-extinguish in 3 seconds | SAE AS4373, Method 801 | Compliant |
Humidity resistance | 5000 m per ohms / 1000 ft after exposure | SAE AS4373, Method 603 | Compliant |
Dynamic Cut Through Resistance | 23°C, 30 lb 150°C, 25 lb 200°C, 25 lb 260°C, 10 lb |
SAE AS4373, Method 703 | Compliant |
Abrasion Resistance | 23°C, 20,000 cycles 70°C, 3,000 cycles 150°C, 1,000 cycles |
SAE AS4373, Method 301 | Compliant |
Tensile Strength | Average >60 lb | SAE AS4373, Method 705 | Compliant |
Wrap Back | No cracks after wrapping | SAE AS4373, Method 714 | Compliant |
* Test performed in dielectric fluid.
Complimentary samples of our wires are available for prototyping and evaluation. Please contact a Gore representative regarding available materials for your sample, prototype, and small production requirements.
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Data Sheet: GORE® High Performance Aerospace Wires
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Recent News
W. L. Gore & Associates High Performance Aerospace Wires Set Gold Standard With Industry Award
Posted November 5, 2021
W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced today that its GORE® High Performance Aerospace Wires, GWN3000 Series, were recognized among the 2021 Military & Aerospace Electronics Technology Innovators Awards. An independent panel of esteemed judges from the aerospace and defense community recognized Gore as a gold honoree for the second consecutive year. The company’s PHASEFLEX® Microwave/RF Test Assemblies were recognized in 2020.
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GORE® Jolts Emerging Electric Aviation Market with New High-Performance Aerospace Wires
Posted October 15, 2020
W. L. Gore & Associates announced today a new solution that meets higher voltages as the trend continues towards aircraft electrification to reduce the impact of air transport on our environment. GORE® High Performance Aerospace Wires, GWN3000 Series, deliver the best combination of superior mechanical strength and outstanding electrical reliability without increasing wire bundle size or weight.
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