Detailed Product Description

Application:

Power cables for power networks, underground, outdoors and in cable ducting. In particular for installation where fire, smoke emission and toxic fumes create a potential threat.

Standards:

BS7835

Conductor:

Class 2 stranded plain copper conductor to BS EN 60228:2005 (previously BS6360)

Conductor screen:

Semi-conducting material

Insulation:

XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Type GP8 to BS7655

Insulation Screen:

Semi-conducting material

Metallic Screen:

Individual and overall copper tape screen to BS6622

Filler

PETP (Polyethylene Terephthalate) fibres

Separator:

Binding tape

Bedding:

LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen)

Armouring:

Single Core: Aluminium Wire Armoured (AWA)
MultiCore: Steel Wire Armoured (SWA)

Sheath:

LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen)

Colour:

Red or Black

Voltage Rating:

6350/11000V

Temperature Rating:

0°C to +70°C

Combustion Characteristics:

Oxygen index: 35

Temperature index: 280°C

HCL emission: 0.5% in accordance with BS EN 50267-2-1

Low smoke classification based on 3 metre cube test

Completed cables comply with the requirements of fire test BS4066-3 Category 3

Minimum Bending Radius:

Single Core: 15 x overall diameter
Three Core: 12 x overall diameter
(Single Core 12 x overall diameter and 3 core 10 x overall diameter where bands are positioned adjacent to joint or terminations provided that the bending is carefully controlled by the use of a former)