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

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

Note: The parameters listed above are nominal values as per cable standards. Actual values may vary due to material and manufacturing process variations. For precise specifications or customized requirements, please contact us for further information

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