Fire Resisting Cable

Fire Resisting Cables

300/500V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to BS 7211 (2-3 Cores)

FFX200 05mRZ1-U/R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 1/2)

APPLICATION

The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports,

petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.

STANDARDS

Basic design adapted from BS 7211:2012

FFX200 05mRZ1-U/R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 1/2)

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity

IEC 60331-21; BS 6387

Flame Retardance (Single vertical wire or cable test)

IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2

Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test)

IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24

Halogen free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC60754-2; EN 50267-2-2

Minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2

VOLTAGE RATING

300/500V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor : Annealed copper conductor, solid or stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 1 or class 2.

Fire Barrier : Mica glass tape.

Insulation : XLPE type GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3. Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN

50363-5 can be offered as option.

CPC (Circuit Protective Conductor) : Uninsulated copper conductor.

Outer Sheath : Extruded LSZH type LTS 2 according to BS 7655-6.1.

Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite

properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour :

Twin : Brown and blue or, for 2x1.0 and 2x1.5 cables, brown and brown.

Three cores : Brown, black (centre core) and grey.

Position of CPC :

Twin : Centrally placed between cores in same plane.

Three cores : Centrally placed between black and grey cores in same plane.

Sheath Colour : White; other colours can be offered upon request.

PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation : 90°C

Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 250°C

Minimum bending radius :

OD<8mm : 4 × Overall Diameter

8mm≤OD≤12mm : 5 × Overall Diameter

OD>12mm : 6 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS


Conductor

FFX200 05mRZ1-U/R

No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area

Conductor Class

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Crosssectional Area of CPC

Class of CPC

Nominal Sheath Thickness

Min. Overall Dimensions

Max. Overall Dimensions

Approx. Weight

No.×mm²

 

mm

mm²

 

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

2×1.0

1

0.7

1.0

1

0.9

5.1×9.6

6.0×11.2

84

2×1.5

1

0.7

1.0

1

0.9

5.4×10.1

6.3×11.7

101

2×2.5

1

0.7

1.5

1

1.0

5.9×11.3

7.0×12.2

136

3×1.0

1

0.7

1.0

1

0.9

5.1×13.0

6.0×15.1

108

3×1.5

1

0.7

1.0

1

0.9

5.4×13.7

6.3×15.9

135

3×2.5

1

0.7

1.5

1

1.0

5.9×15.0

7.0×17.6

190

2×1.0

2

0.7

1.0

1

0.9

5.2×9.8

6.1×11.4

89

2×1.5

2

0.7

1.0

1

0.9

5.5×10.3

6.4×12.0

107

2×2.5

2

0.7

1.5

1

1.0

6.0×11.5

7.1×13.4

141

2×4

2

0.7

1.5

1

1.0

6.5×12.4

7.7×14.6

181

2×6

2

0.7

2.5

1

1.1

7.2×14.0

8.5×16.6

256

2×10

2

0.7

4.0

2

1.2

8.3×16.5

9.8×19.5

406

2×16

2

0.7

6.0

2

1.3

9.4×19.0

11.1×22.5

576

3×4

2

0.7

1.5

1

1.0

6.5×17.0

7.7×19.9

216

3×6

2

0.7

2.5

1

1.1

7.2×19.2

7.5×22.5

311

3×10

2

0.7

4.0

2

1.2

8.3×22.5

9.8×26.6

460

3×16

2

0.7

6.0

2

1.3

9.4×25.8

11.1×30.6

690

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor operating temperature : 90°C

Ambient temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2A


Conductor cross-sectional area

Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.)

Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.)

Ref. Method C (clipped direct)

Ref. Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three-or four core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three-or four core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three-or four core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three-or four core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

mm²

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

1.0

14.5

13

17

15

19

17

21

18

1.5

18.5

16.5

22

19.5

24

22

26

23

2.5

25

22

30

26

33

30

36

32

4

33

30

40

35

45

40

49

42

6

42

38

51

44

58

52

63

54

10

57

51

69

60

80

71

86

75

16

76

68

91

80

107

96

115

100

Note: *With or without a protective conductor.
Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B


Conductor cross-sectional area

Two-core cable, d.c.

Two-core cable, single-phase a.c.

Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c.

1

2

3

4

mm²

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

1.0

46

46

46

1.5

31

31

31