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600/1000V XL PE Insulated, LS ZH Sheathed, Double steel tape armoured Power Cables (2cores)

FTX400 1RZ1MZ1-R (CU/XLPE/LSZH/DSTA/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

600/1000V XL PE Insulated, LS ZH Sheathed, Double steel tape armoured Power Cables (2cores)

Application

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

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

Standards

Basic design to IEC 60502-1

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test)		 EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*
Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test)		 EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4
Halogen Free IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*
No Corrosive Gas Emission IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*
minimum Smoke Emission IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*
No Toxic gases NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Cable Construction

Conductor: Plain annealed copper wire, normal stranded or compact stranded according to IEC(EN) 60228 class

2.

Insulation: Extruded cross-linked XLPE compound. Filler, binder and inner covering: PP, PET, LSZH

Armouring: Double steel tape

Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH compound

type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.)

Colour code

Insulation Colour as per BS7671

  with earth conductor without earth conductor
2Cores - Brown,Blue
3Cores Yellow/Green,Brown,Blue Brown,Gray,Black
4Cores Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black Brown,Gray,Black,Blue
5Cores Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black,Blue Brown,Gray,Black,Blue,Black
above 5 Cores Yellow/Green,Black Numbered Black Numbered

Sheath Colour: Black

Physical And Thermal Properties

Temperature range during operation: Max.90°C for XLPE

250°C in short-circuit for 5s max.

Minimum bending radius: 10x Overall Diameter

Construction Parameters

Conductor FTX400 1RZ1MZ1-R
No. of Core X Cross Section No./Nominal Diameter of
Strands		 Combined Earth Size Nominal Insulation
Thickness		 Steel Tape
Thickness		 Nominal Sheath
Thickness		 Nominal Overall
Diameter		 Max.DC resistance
of
conductor
@20°C		 Approx.
Weight
mm2 No/mm mm mm mm mm mm Ω/km Kg/km
2x6 7/1.04 2.90 0.7 0.2 1.8 16.8 3.08 417
2x10 7/1.35 3.75 0.7 0.2 1.8 18.5 1.83 539
2x16 7/1.70 4.75 0.7 0.2 1.8 20.5 1.15 704
2x25 7/2.14 5.85 0.9 0.2 1.8 23.5 0.727 971
2x35 7/2.52 6.90 0.9 0.2 1.8 25.6 0.524 1,216
2x5O 19/1.78 8.15 1.0 0.2 1.8 28.5 0.387 1,582
2x70 19/2.14 9.75 1.1 0.2 1.9 32.3 0.268 2081
2x95 19/2.52 11.45 1.1 0.2 2.0 36.4 0.193 2749
2x120 37/2.03 12.85 1.2 0.5 2.2 41.1 0.153 3,727
2x150 37/2.25 14.30 1.4 0.5 2.3 45.1 0.124 4,509
2x185 37/2.52 15.95 1.6 0.5 2.5 49.9 0.0991 5,523
2x240 61/2.25 18.25 1.7 0.5 2.6 55.3 0.0754 6981
2x300 61/2.52 20.40 1.8 0.5 2.8 60.7 0.0601 8,383
2x400 61/2.85 23.35 2.0 0.5 3.0 67.9 0.0470 10,897

Electrical PROPERTIES

Conductor Operating Temperature : 90°C

Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp)

Conductor crosssectional
area		 Reference Method 1 (clipped
direct		 Reference Method 11 (on a perforated
horizontal cable trayor
Reference Method 13
[free air] )		 In single-way ducts Laid direct in ground
one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.		 one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.		 one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.		 one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.		 one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.		 one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.		 one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.		 one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
mm2 A A A A A A A A
6 62 53 66 56 - 50 - 60
10 85 73 90 78 - 65 - 80
16 110 94 115 99 115 94 140 115
25 146 124 152 131 145 125 180 150
35 180 154 188 162 175 150 215 180
50 219 187 228 197 210 175 255 215
70 279 238 291 251 260 215 315 265
95 338 289 354 304 310 260 380 315
120 392 335 410 353 355 300 430 360
150 451 386 472 406 400 335 480 405
185 515 441 539 463 455 380 540 460
240 607 520 636 546 520 440 630 530
300 698 599 732 628 590 495 700 590
400 787 673 847 728 660 560 790 670

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter)

Conductor cross-sectional area 2-core cable d.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. 2 cables, single- phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables,
3-phase a.c.
In ducts or in ground In ducts or
in ground
1 2 3 4 5 6
mm2 mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
6 7.9 7.9 6.8 7.9 6.5
10 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 3.9
16 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.9 2.6
    r x z r x z    
25 1.850 1.350 0.160 1.900 1.600 0.140 1.650 1.900 1.600
35 1.350 1.350 0.155 1.350 1.150 0.135 1.150 1.350 1.200
50 0.980 0.990 0.155 1.000 0.860 0.135 0.870 1.000 0.870
70 0.670 0.670 0.150 0.690 0.590 0.130 0.600 0.690 0.610
95 0.490 0.500 0.150 0.520 0.430 0.130 0.450 0.520 0.450
120 0.390 0.400 0.145 0.420 0.340 0.130 0.370 0.420 0.360
150 0.310 0.320 0.145 0.350 0.280 0.125 0.300 0.350 0.300
185 0.250 0.260 0.145 0.290 0.220 0.125 0.260 0.290 0.250
240 0.195 0.200 0.140 0.240 0.175 0.125 0.210 0.240 0.210
300 0.155 0.160 0.140 0.210 0.140 0.120 0.185 0.210 0.190
400 0.120 0.130 0.140 0.190 0.115 0.120 0.165 0.190 0.180