Abstract
Lightweight synthetic conducting materials such as conducting polymers and graphite intercalation compounds have been under development for several years with the promise of a new class of materials combining the desireable properties of polymers with the useful electronic properties of conventional metals and semiconductors. However, these new materials generally lack one or more of the attributes needed for practical use and they are very often chemically unstable as well. In this paper, a hybrid cable is described consisting of a bundle of synthetic fibers coated with a thin metallic layer. This results in a metallized synthetic cable, where the synthetic fibers act as the strength member and only a small amount of metal is actually used. Such a lightweight structure can easily be made neutrally buoyant by choosing the appropriate dielectric insulation.
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