FIREGUARD Flame Retardant Cables

Flame Retardant Data Cables

Flame Retardant CAT5e Data Cables

FGD-CAT5e U/UTP4P24

FGD-CAT5e f/UTP4P24

FGD-CAT5e sf/UTP4P24

EN50173|FGD-CAT5e f/UTP4P24

APPLICATION

Cat5E is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for basic voice and data

installations up to 100 MHz. In addition, these cables can be offered with copper wire braid armoured & flame

retardant outer sheath, providing additional mechanically protection still maintaining the flexibility of the cable.

STANDARDS

Basic design adapted to EN50173

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

Note: Asterisk ** denotes that the standard compliance is optional, depending on the oxygen index of the PVC

compound and the cable design.

VOLTAGE RATING

60V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductors: 24AWG solid bare copper.

Insulation: HDPE.

Twinning: Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.

Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic PVC compound. UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti rodent

and anti termite properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC

60332-3, UL 1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the overall cable

design. LSPVC can also be provided upon request.

Cat5E F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.

Cat5E SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape& copper wire braid.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour: See technical information

Outer sheath: Black or blue

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Temperature range: -30°C ~ +75°C

Minimum bending radius during installation (mobile state): 8 x Overall Diameter

Minimum bending radius during operation (fixed state): 4 x Overall Diameterr

Electrical Properties

AWG   24
Nominal Conductor Diameter mm 0.5/0.51/0.53
Maximum DC Resistant@20°C Ω/100m 9.38
Maximum DCR Unbalance % 5
Maximum Mutual Capacitance pF/m 55.8
Maximum Capacitance Unbalance pF/100m 330
Characteristic Impedance@1-100MHz Ω 100+/-15
Maximum Propagation Delay Skew ns/100m 45

Transmission Properties

FREQ MHz Maximum
Attenuation dB/100m
Minimum
NEXT
dB
Minimum
PSNEXT
dB
Minimum
ELFEXT
dB/100m
Minimum
PSELFEXT
dB/100m
Minimum
RL
dB
0.772 1.8 67.0 64.0 66.0 63.0
1 2.0 65.3 62.3 63.8 60.8 20.0
4 4.1 56.3 53.3 51.7 48.7 23.0
8 5.8 51.8 48.8 45.7 42.7 24.5
10 6.5 50.3 47.3 43.8 40.8 25.0
16 8.2 47.3 44.3 39.7 36.7 25.0
20 9.3 45.8 42.8 37.7 34.7 25.0
25 10.4 44.3 41.3 35.8 32.8 24.3
31.25 11.7 42.9 39.9 33.9 30.9 23.6
62.5 17.0 38.4 35.4 27.8 24.8 21.5
100 22.0 35.3 32.3 23.8 20.8 20.1

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code Conductor
Diameter
Diameter Over Insulation Pairs Screen Nominal Overall Diameter
  mm mm     mm
FGD-Cat5E U/UTP 0.5/0.51 0.91 4 Nil 5.1
FGD-Cat5E F/UTP 0.53 1.00 4 Overall Aluminum Tape Screen 6.3
FGD-Cat5E SF/UTP 0.53 1.00 4 Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper
Wire Braid
6.6