FIREGUARD Flame Retardant Cables


Fire retardant cable(Fireguard)

Flame Retardant Overall Screened Instrumentation Cables (Multicore)

RE-2X(St)Y

APPLICATION

The unarmoured XLPE versions are generally used for indoor installation and suitable for wet and damp areas.

Generally used within industrial process manufacturing plants for communication, data and voice transmission

signals and services.

STANDARDS

Basic design to BS EN 50288-7 (formerly BS 5308)

RE-2X(St)Y

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) : BS EN 60332-1-2

VOLTAGE RATING

300V, 500V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor : Plain or metal coated copper wire, solid, stranded or flexible according to IEC 60228 class 1, 2 and

5.

Insulation : Extruded XLPE compound according to EN 50290-2-29. PVC, PE, PP compound can be offered as

options.

Overall Screen : Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over the laid up cores with metallic side down in contact

with tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm². Copper braid screen or aluminium/polyester tape combination with

copper braid screen can be offered as option.

Outer Sheath : Thermoplastic PVC compound according to EN 50290-2-22.

Outer Sheath Option : 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.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour : Colours and/or additional ring markings and/or symbols achieved by the use of coloured

insulation or by a coloured surface using extrusion, printing or painting.

Outer Sheath : Black. Other colours can be offered upon request.

PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Temperature range during operation : -30°C - +90°C

Temperature range fixed installation : -5°C - +50°C

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

Minimum bending radius : 7.5 x Overall Diameter

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

300V


Conductor Area Size

mm²

0.5

0.75

1.0

1.5

Insulation Thickness (nominal)

mm

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

Insulation Thickness (minimum)

mm

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.35

Conductor Resistance (20°C)

ohm/km

36.7

25.0

18.5

12.3

Minimum Insulation Resistance (20°C)

Mohm/km

1000

Maximum Mutual Capacitance

nf/km

250

Capacitance Unbalance

pf/500m

500

Maximum L/R (ratio)

μH/Ω

25

25

25

40

Operating Voltage

V

300

Dielectric Strength for 1 Minute

AC

V

≥1000

DC

V

≥2000

500V


Conductor Area Size

mm²

0.5

0.75

1.0

1.5

2.5

Insulation Thickness (nominal)

mm

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.7

Insulation Thickness (minimum)

mm

0.44

0.44

0.44

0.44

0.53

Conductor resistance (20°C)

ohm/km

36.7

25.0

18.5

12.3

7.4

Minimum Insulation Resistance (20°C)

Mohm/km

1000

Maximum Mutual Capacitance

nf/km

250

Capacitance Unbalance

pf/500m

500

Maximum L/R (ratio)

μH/Ω

25

25

25

40

60

Operating Voltage

V

500

Dielectric Strength for 1 Minute

AC

V

≥2000

DC

V

≥3000

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

300V

Conductor

RE-2X(St)Y

No. of Core X Cross Section

Class of Conductor

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Nominal Sheath Thickness

Approx. Overall Diameter

Approx. Weight

mm²

 

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

0.5mm²

2x0.5

2

0.4

0.9

5.5

40

3x0.5

2

0.4

0.9

5.7

49

4x0.5

2

0.4

0.9

6.2

59

5x0.5

2

0.4

0.9

6.7

69

8x0.5

2

0.4

1.0

8.0

101

10x0.5

2

0.4

1.0

9.1

123

12x0.5

2

0.4

1.0

9.4

139

14x0.5

2

0.4

1.0

9.8

157

16x0.5

2

0.4

1.0

10.3

175

20x0.5

2

0.4

1.1

11.3

215

24x0.5

2

0.4

1.1

12.8

254

27x0.5

2

0.4

1.1

13.0

279

30x0.5

2

0.4

1.2

13.7

311

37x0.5

2

0.4

1.2

14.7

370

40x0.5

2

0.4

1.2

15.2

397

0.75mm²

2x0.75

2

0.4

0.9

5.8

47

3x0.75

2

0.4

0.9

6.1

59

4x0.75

2

0.4

0.9

6.6

72

5x0.75

2

0.4

1.0

7.4

88

8x0.75

2

0.4

1.0

8.5

125

10x0.75

2

0.4

1.1

10.0

158

12x0.75

2

0.4

1.1

10.3

181

14x0.75

2

0.4

1.1

10.8

204

16x0.75

2

0.4

1.1

11.4

228

20x0.75

2

0.4

1.2

12.4

280

24x0.75

2

0.4

1.3

14.3

339

27x0.75

2

0.4

1.3

14.6

372

30x0.75

2

0.4

1.3

15.1

406

37x0.75

2

0.4

1.3

16.2

485

40x0.75

2

0.4

1.4

16.9

528

1.0mm²

2x1.0

2

0.4

0.9

6.2

57

3x1.0

2

0.4

0.9

6.6

72

4x1.0

2

0.4

0.9

7.1

89

5x1.0

2

0.4

0.9

7.7

106

8x1.0

2

0.4

1.0

9.2

158

10x1.0

2

0.4

1.0

10.7

195

12x1.0

2

0.4

1.0

11.0

224

14x1.0

2

0.4

1.0

11.6

255

16x1.0

2

0.4

1.1

12.4

292

20x1.0

2

0.4

1.2

13.5

360

24x1.0

2

0.4

1.2

15.3

427

27x1.0

2

0.4

1.2

15.6

471

30x1.0

2

0.4

1.2

16.2

516

37x1.0

2

0.4

1.3

17.6

630

40x1.0

2

0.4

1.3

18.3

676

1.5mm²

2x1.5

2

0.5

0.9

7.2

74

3x1.5

2

0.5

0.9

7.6

97

4x1.5

2

0.5

1.0

8.5

124

5x1.5

2

0.5

1.0

9.2

149

8x1.5

2

0.5

1.1

10.9

224

10x1.5

2

0.5

1.1

12.8

276

12x1.5

2

0.5

1.1

13.2

318

14x1.5

2

0.5

1.2

14.0

370

16x1.5

2

0.5

1.2

14.8

415

20x1.5

2

0.5

1.3

16.1

512

24x1.5

2

0.5

1.3

18.3

609

27x1.5

2

0.5

1.4

18.9

682

30x1.5

2

0.5

1.4

19.6

748

37x1.5

2

0.5

1.4

21.1

901

40x1.5

2

0.5

1.5

22.1

978

500V


Conductor

RE-2X(St)Y

No. of Core X Cross Section

Class of Conductor

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Nominal Sheath Thickness

Approx. Overall Diameter

Approx. Weight

mm²

 

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

0.5mm²

2x0.5

2

0.6

0.9

6.3

47

3x0.5

2

0.6

0.9

6.6

57

4x0.5

2

0.6

0.9

7.1

69

5x0.5

2

0.6

0.9

7.8

81

8x0.5

2

0.6

1.0

9.2

119

10x0.5

2

0.6

1.0

10.7

146

12x0.5

2

0.6

1.1

11.2

171

14x0.5

2

0.6

1.1

11.8

192

16x0.5

2

0.6

1.1

12.4

214

20x0.5

2

0.6

1.2

13.6

262

24x0.5

2

0.6

1.2

15.4

310

27x0.5

2

0.6

1.2

15.7

339

30x0.5

2

0.6

1.3

16.5

378

37x0.5

2

0.6

1.3

17.7

449

40x0.5

2

0.6

1.3

18.3

480

0.75mm²

2x0.75

2

0.6

0.9

6.6

54

3x0.75

2

0.6

0.9

7.0

68

4x0.75

2

0.6

0.9

7.6

83

5x0.75

2

0.6

1.0

8.4

102

8x0.75

2

0.6

1.0

9.8

145

10x0.75

2

0.6

1.0

11.4

178

12x0.75

2

0.6

1.0

11.8

203

14x0.75

2

0.6

1.1

12.6

236

16x0.75

2

0.6

1.1

13.3

264

20x0.75

2

0.6

1.2

14.5

324

24x0.75

2

0.6

1.3

16.7

392

27x0.75

2

0.6

1.3

17.0

430

30x0.75

2

0.6

1.3

17.6

469

37x0.75

2

0.6

1.4

19.2

570

40x0.75

2

0.6

1.4

19.9

611

1.0mm²

2x1.0

2

0.6

0.9

7.0

64

3x1.0

2

0.6

0.9

7.4

82

4x1.0

2

0.6

1.0

8.3

105

5x1.0

2

0.6

1.0

9.0

124

8x1.0

2

0.6

1.0

10.5

179

10x1.0

2

0.6

1.1

12.5

226

12x1.0

2

0.6

1.1

12.9

260

14x1.0

2

0.6

1.1

13.5

295

16x1.0

2

0.6

1.2

14.4

337

20x1.0

2

0.6

1.2

15.6

407

24x1.0

2

0.6

1.3

17.9

492

27x1.0

2

0.6

1.3

18.3

541

30x1.0

2

0.6

1.3

19.0

592

37x1.0

2

0.6

1.4

20.6

721

40x1.0

2

0.6

1.4

21.4

774

1.5mm²

2x1.5

2

0.6

0.9

7.6

78

3x1.5

2

0.6

1.0

8.2

106

4x1.5

2

0.6

1.0

8.9

131

5x1.5

2

0.6

1.0

9.7

157

8x1.5

2

0.6

1.1

11.6

236

10x1.5

2

0.6

1.2

13.8

297

12x1.5

2

0.6

1.2

14.2

342

14x1.5

2

0.6

1.2

14.9

389

16x1.5

2

0.6

1.2

15.7

437

20x1.5

2

0.6

1.3

17.2

539

24x1.5

2

0.6

1.4

19.7

650

27x1.5

2

0.6

1.4

20.2

717

30x1.5

2

0.6

1.4

20.9

786

37x1.5

2

0.6

1.5

22.7

958

40x1.5

2

0.6

1.5

23.6

1028

2.5mm²

2x2.5

2

0.7

1.0

9.0

113

3x2.5

2

0.7

1.0

9.5

149

4x2.5

2

0.7

1.0

10.4

187

5x2.5

2

0.7

1.1

11.6

232

8x2.5

2

0.7

1.2

13.9

351

10x2.5

2

0.7

1.3

16.4

441

12x2.5

2

0.7

1.3

17.0

511

14x2.5

2

0.7

1.3

17.9

584

16x2.5

2

0.7

1.4

19.0

667

20x2.5

2

0.7

1.4

20.6

811

24x2.5

2

0.7

1.5

23.7

977

27x2.5

2

0.7

1.6

24.4

1093

30x2.5

2

0.7

1.6

25.3

1200

37x2.5

2

0.7

1.7

27.5

1463

40x2.5

2

0.7

1.7

28.5

1572

Note: Other conductor sizes & core configurations are available upon request.