Fire Resisting Cable

Fire Resisting Cables

450/750V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to BS 7211 (2-5 Cores)

FFX200 07mRZ1-U/R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 450/750V Class 1/2)

APPLICATION

The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports,

petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.

STANDARDS

Basic design adapted from BS 7211:2012

FFX200 07mRZ1-U/R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 450/750V Class 1/2)

FIRE PERFORMANCE


Circuit Integrity

IEC 60331-21; BS 6387; BS 8491

Flame Retardance (Single vertical wire or cable test)

IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2

Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test)

IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24

Halogen free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC60754-2; EN 50267-2-2

Minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2

VOLTAGE RATING

450/750V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor : Annealed copper conductor, solid or stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 1 or class 2.

Fire Barrier : Mica glass tape.

Insulation : XLPE type GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3. Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN

50363-5 can be offered as option.

Inner Covering Option : The optional inner covering, where used, shall consist of an extruded layer of synthetic

polymeric material. It shall surround the laid-up two, three, four or five cores, giving the assembly a practically

circular shape.

Outer Sheath : Extruded LSZH type LTS 4 according to BS 7655-6.1.

Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite

properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour :

2-core : Brown and blue.

3-core : Brown, black and grey.

4-core : Blue, brown black and grey.

5-core : Green/yellow, blue, brown black and grey.

Sheath Colour : White; other colours can be offered upon request.

PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation : 90°C

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

Minimum bending radius :

OD<8mm : 4 × Overall Diameter

8mm≤OD≤12mm : 5 × Overall Diameter

OD>12mm : 6 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS


Conductor

FFX200 07mRZ1-U/R

No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area

Conductor Class

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Nominal Inner Covering Thickness

Nominal Sheath Thickness

Min. Overall Diameter

Max. Overall Diameter

Approx. Weight

No.×mm²

 

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

2×1.0

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.1

11.5

102

2×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.6

12.1

129

2×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.4

13.0

174

2×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.2

14.1

221

2×6

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.2

15.2

281

2×10

1

0.7

0.4

1.4

14.1

18.0

458

2×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.3

11.7

122

2×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.8

12.3

146

2×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.5

13.3

192

2×4

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.5

14.4

248

2×6

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.6

15.7

318

2×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

14.7

18.7

508

2×16

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

16.4

20.8

692

2×25

2

0.9

0.8

1.4

19.7

25.2

1063

2×35

2

0.9

0.8

1.6

22.0

28.0

1155

3×1.0

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.7

12.2

122

3×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.2

12.8

155

3×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.0

13.8

212

3×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.0

14.9

274

3×6

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

13.4

16.6

401

3×10

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

15.0

19.1

574

3×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.9

12.4

140

3×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.4

13.1

168

3×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.2

14.1

227

3×4

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.3

15.3

296

3×6

2

0.7

0.4

1.4

13.8

17.2

401

3×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

15.7

19.9

624

3×16

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

17.5

22.1

867

3×25

2

0.9

0.8

1.4

21.1

26.8

1338

3×35

2

0.9

0.8

1.6

23.5

29.8

1585

4×1.0

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.5

13.1

146

4×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.1

13.8

186

4×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.0

15.0

258

4×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

13.1

16.2

348

4×6

1

0.7

0.4

1.4

14.6

18.5

463

4×10

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

16.5

20.8

710

4×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.7

13.4

166

4×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.3

14.1

201

4×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.3

15.2

274

4×4

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

13.4

16.6

362

4×6

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

15.1

19.1

508

4×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

17.2

21.6

770

4×16

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

19.3

24.2

1078

4×25

2

0.9

0.8

1.6

23.6

29.9

1602

4×35

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

25.9

33.1

2076

5×1.0

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.5

14.2

177

5×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.1

15.0

228

5×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

13.2

16.3

318

5×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.4

14.7

18.6

445

5×6

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

16.0

20.2

574

5×10

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

18.1

22.7

887

5×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.7

14.6

203

5×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

12.4

15.3

247

5×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

13.4

16.6

340

5×4

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

15.1

19.1

483

5×6

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

16.5

20.8

633

5×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

18.9

23.6

968

5×16

2

0.7

0.8

1.4

21.2

26.9

1359

5×25

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

26.0

33.2

1899

5×35

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

28.6

36.3

2539

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor operating temperature : 90°C

Ambient temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2A


Conductor cross-sectional area

Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.)

Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.)

Ref. Method C (clipped direct)

Ref. Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three- or four-core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three- or four-core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three- or four-core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

1 three- or four-core cable*, three-phase a.c.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

mm²

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

1.0

14.5

13

17

15

19

17

21

18

1.5

18.5

16.5

22

19.5

24

22

26

23

2.5

25

22

30

26

33

30

36

32

4

33

30

40

35

45

40

49

42

6

42

38

51

44

58

52

63

54

10

57

51

69

60

80

71

86

75

16

76

68

91

80

107

96

115

100

25

99

89

119

105

138

119

149

127

35

121

109

146

128

171

147

185

158

Note: *With or without a protective conductor.
Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B


Conductor cross-sectional area

Two-core cable, d.c.

Two-core cable, single-phase a.c.

Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c.

1

2

3

4

mm²

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

1.0

46

46

40

1.5

31

31

27

2.5

19

19

16

4

12

12

10

6

7.9

7.9

6.8

10

4.7

4.7

4.0

16

2.9

2.9

2.5

r

x

z

r

x

z

25

1.85

1.85

0.160

1.90

1.60

0.140

1.65

35

1.35

1.35

0.155

1.35

1.15

0.135

1.15