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Flame Retardant Instrumentation Cables

Flame Retardant Individual and Overall Screened, Armoured Instrumentation Cables (multipair)

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Flame Retardant Individual and Overall Screened, Armoured Instrumentation Cables (multipair)

Application

The armoured LSZH versions (Part 1 Type 2) cables are generally used when the risk of mechanical damage is

increased. The galvanized steel wire armour provides excellent protection. Generally used within industrial

process manufacturing plants for communication, data and voice transmission signals and services, Also used for

the interconnection of electrical equipment and instruments, the LSZH sheath can reduce toxic smoke and fume

emission.

Standards

Basic design to BS 5308 Part1 Type 2

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Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.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

300/500V

Cable Construction

Conductor: Annealed or tinned copper, sizes: 0.5mm² and 0.75mm² mulitistranded(Class 5), 0.5 mm², 1.0 mm²

solid(Class 1), 1.5mm² or 2.5mm², multistranded(Class 2) to BS6360

Insulation: XLPE (Cross Linked Polyethylene), or PE (optional)

Pairs: Two insulated conductors uniformly twisted together with a lay not exceeding 100mm

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

tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm²

Binder tape: PETP transparent tape

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

tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm²

Inner Sheath: LSOH(Low Smoke Zero Halogen) sheath

Amouring: Galvanized steel wire armour

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: See technical information

Outer sheath: Black or blue

Physical And Thermal Properties

Maximum Operating temperature: -20˚C - + 90˚C( fixed installation)

0˚C - +50˚C(during operation)

Minimum bending radius: 6 x Overall Diameter

Electrical Properties

Conductor Area Size mm 2 0.5 0.5 0.75 1.0 1.5
Conductor Stranding No. x mm 1 x 0.8 16 x 0.2 24 x 0.2 1 x 1.13 7 x 0.53
Conductor resistance max ohm/km 36.8 39.7 26.5 18.2 12.3
Insulation resistance min Gohm/km 5 5 5 5 5
Capacitance unbalance at 1
kHz(pair to pair screen)
pF/250m 250
max. mutual Capacitance @ 1
kHz forNon OS or OS cables (except one-pair and two- pairs)
pF/m 115 115 115 115 120
max. mutual Capacitance @
1 kHz IS/OS cables (include 1 pair and 2 pair)
pF/m 75 75 75 75 85
max. L/R Ratio for adjacent
cores(Inductance/Resistance)
μH/ohm 25 25 25 25 40
Test voltage Core to core V 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Core to screen V 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Rated voltage max V 300/500 300/500 300/500 300/500 300/500

Construction Parameters

No.of Pairs No./ Nominal Diameter of Strands Nominal
Conductor Cross- Section Area
Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Inner Sheath Thickness Nominal
Diameter Overall Inner Sheath
Nominal Armour Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Nominal Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
no./mm mm2 mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
2 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 0.9 9.7 0.9 1.4 14.3 380
5 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.2 13 1.25 1.5 18.5 640
10 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.2 16.9 1.25 1.7 22.8 890
15 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.3 19.7 1.6 1.7 26.3 1350
20 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.3 22.3 1.6 1.8 29.1 1470
30 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.5 27.1 1.6 1.9 34.1 1870
50 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 2 35 2 2.2 43.4 3000
2 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.1 11.2 0.9 1.5 16 460
5 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.2 14.5 1.25 1.6 20.2 760
10 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.3 19.3 1.6 1.8 26.1 1300
15 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.5 22.6 1.6 1.8 29.4 1440
20 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.5 25.7 1.6 1.9 32.7 1870
30 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.7 31 2 2.1 39.2 2400
50 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 2.2 39.9 2.5 2.4 49.7 3930
2 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.1 12.1 0.9 1.5 16.9 500
5 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.2 15.7 1.25 1.6 21.4 920
10 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.3 20.9 1.6 1.7 27.5 1610
15 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.5 24.6 1.6 1.9 31.6 1960
20 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.5 27.9 1.6 1.9 34.9 2420
30 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 2 34.4 2 2.2 42.8 3180
50 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 2.2 43.5 2.5 2.5 53.5 4506
2 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.1 11.9 0.9 1.5 16.7 515
5 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.2 15.4 1.25 1.6 21.1 950
10 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.3 20.5 1.6 1.8 27.3 1330
15 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.5 24.1 1.6 1.9 31.1 1680
20 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.7 27.7 2 2 35.7 2540
30 1/1.13 1 0.6 2 33.7 2 2.2 42.1 2900
50 1/1.13 1 0.6 2.2 42.5 2.5 2.5 52.5 4800
2 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.2 13.6 1.25 1.6 19.3 730
5 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.3 17.7 1.6 1.7 24.3 1180
10 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.5 23.9 1.6 1.9 30.9 1820
15 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.7 28 2 2 36 2350
20 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.7 31.7 2 2.1 39.9 3030
30 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 2 38.6 2 2.5 48.6 4050
50 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 2.2 48.9 2 2.7 59.3 5960