FIREGUARD Flame Retardant Cables

Flame Retardant Data Cables

Flame Retardant CAT6 Data Cables

FGD-CAT6 U/UTP4P23

FGD-CAT6 F/UTP4P23

FGD-CAT6 SF/FTP4P23

EN50173|FGD-CAT6 U/UTP4P23

APPLICATION

Cat6 Cable is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for 10BaseT,100BaseTx

& 1000BaseT (Gigabit Ethernet) application. 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: 23AWG 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.

Cat6 F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.

Cat6 SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape& copper wire braid

with drain wire.

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 Diameter

Electrical Properties

AWG   23
Nominal Conductor Diameter mm 0.56/0.57/0.58
Maximum DC Resistant@20°C Ω/100m 9.38
Maximum DCR Unbalance % 3
Maximum Mutual Capacitance pF/m 5.8
Maximum Capacitance Unbalance pF/100m 30
Characteristic Impedance@1-100MHz Ω 100+/-15
Maximum Propagation Delay Skew ns/100m 18

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 76.0 74. 70.0 67.0
1 2.0 74.3 72.3 67.8 64.8 20.0
4 3.8 65.3 63.3 55.7 52.7 23.0
8 5.3 60.8 58.8 49.7 46.7 24.5
10 6.0 59.3 57.3 47.8 44.8 25.0
16 7.6 56.3 54.3 43.7 40.7 25.0
20 8.5 54.8 52.8 41.7 38.7 25.0
25 9.5 53.3 51.3 39.8 36.8 24.3
31.25 10.7 51.9 49.9 37.9 34.9 23.6
62.5 15.4 47.4 45.4 31.8 28.8 21.5
100 19.8 44.3 42.3 27.8 24.8 20.1
155 25.2 41.5 39.5 23.9 20.9 18.8
200 29.0 39.8 37.8 21.7 18.7 18.0
250 32.8 38.3 36.3 19.8 16.8 17.3

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code Conductor
Diameter
Diameter Over Insulation Pairs Screen Overall
Diameter
  mm mm     mm
FGD-Cat6 U/UTP 0.56/0.57 1.02 4 Nil 6.0
FGD-Cat6 F/UTP 0.57/0.58 1.02 4 Overall Aluminum Tape Screen 6.3
FGD-Cat6 SF/UTP 0.57/0.58 1.02 4 Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid 6.6