Fire Resisting Cable |
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Fire Resisting Cables
600/1000V Mica+LSZH Insulated, Non-sheathed Power Cables to BS EN 50525-3-31 (Single Core)
FFX100 1mZ1-R(CU/MGT+LSZH 600/1000V Class 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 EN 50525-3-31
FIRE PERFORMANCE
Circuit Integrity |
IEC 60331-21; BS 6387; BS 8491 |
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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
600/1000V
CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductor : Copper conductor according to BS EN 60228 class 2.
Fire Barrier : Mica glass tape.
Insulation : Thermoplastic compound of type TI 7 to EN 50363-7.
Insulation Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties
can be offered as option.
COLOUR CODE
Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, Turquoise, Violet, White, Green and Yellow.
PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Maximum temperature range during operation : 70°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 160°C
Minimum bending radius :
OD<8mm : 4 × Overall Diameter
8mm≤OD≤12mm : 5 × Overall Diameter
OD>12mm : 6 × Overall Diameter
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
Conductor |
FFX100 1mZ1-R |
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No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area |
Conductor Class |
Nominal Insulation Thickness |
Min. Overall Diameter |
Max. Overall Diameter |
Approx. Weight |
No.×mm² |
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mm |
mm |
mm |
kg/km |
1×1.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
28 |
1×2.5 |
2 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
42 |
1×4 |
2 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
59 |
1×6 |
2 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
81 |
1×10 |
2 |
1.0 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
133 |
1×16 |
2 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
197 |
1×25 |
2 |
1.2 |
9.1 |
10.7 |
308 |
1×35 |
2 |
1.2 |
10.0 |
11.9 |
412 |
1×50 |
2 |
1.4 |
11.6 |
13.8 |
558 |
1×70 |
2 |
1.4 |
13.1 |
15.6 |
782 |
1×95 |
2 |
1.6 |
15.1 |
18.1 |
1078 |
1×120 |
2 |
1.6 |
16.6 |
19.8 |
1342 |
1×150 |
2 |
1.8 |
18.3 |
21.9 |
1650 |
1×185 |
2 |
2.0 |
20.3 |
24.3 |
2067 |
1×240 |
2 |
2.2 |
23 |
27.6 |
2703 |
1×300 |
2 |
2.4 |
25.5 |
30.6 |
3378 |
1×400 |
2 |
2.6 |
28.5 |
34.2 |
4267 |
1×500 |
2 |
2.8 |
31.5 |
37.9 |
5359 |
1×630 |
2 |
2.8 |
35 |
42.1 |
6884 |
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Conductor operating temperature: 70°C
Ambient temperature: 30°C
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4D1A
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 F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray horizontal or vertical) |
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Touching |
Spaced by one |
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2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. |
3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. |
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c |
3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. |
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching |
3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil |
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat |
3 cables, three-phase a.c. flat |
3 cables, three-phase a.c. trefoil |
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three-phase a.c. flat |
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Horizontal |
Vertical |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
mm² |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1.5 |
14.5 |
13.5 |
17.5 |
15.5 |
20 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
20 |
18 |
24 |
21 |
27 |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
26 |
24 |
32 |
28 |
37 |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
34 |
31 |
41 |
36 |
47 |
43 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
46 |
42 |
57 |
50 |
65 |
59 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
61 |
56 |
76 |
68 |
87 |
79 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
80 |
73 |
101 |
89 |
114 |
104 |
131 |
114 |
110 |
146 |
130 |
35 |
99 |
89 |
125 |
110 |
141 |
129 |
162 |
143 |
137 |
181 |
162 |
50 |
119 |
108 |
151 |
134 |
182 |
167 |
196 |
174 |
167 |
219 |
197 |
70 |
151 |
136 |
192 |
171 |
234 |
214 |
251 |
225 |
216 |
281 |
254 |
95 |
182 |
164 |
232 |
207 |
284 |
261 |
304 |
275 |
264 |
341 |
311 |
120 |
210 |
188 |
269 |
239 |
330 |
303 |
352 |
321 |
308 |
396 |
362 |
150 |
240 |
216 |
300 |
262 |
381 |
349 |
406 |
372 |
356 |
456 |
419 |
185 |
273 |
245 |
341 |
296 |
436 |
400 |
463 |
427 |
409 |
521 |
480 |
240 |
321 |
286 |
400 |
346 |
515 |
472 |
546 |
507 |
485 |
615 |
569 |
300 |
367 |
328 |
458 |
394 |
594 |
545 |
629 |
587 |
561 |
709 |
659 |
400 |
- |
- |
546 |
467 |
694 |
634 |
754 |
689 |
656 |
852 |
795 |
500 |
- |
- |
626 |
533 |
792 |
723 |
868 |
789 |
749 |
982 |
920 |
630 |
- |
- |
720 |
611 |
904 |
826 |
1005 |
905 |
855 |
1138 |
1070 |
Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4D1B
Conductor cross-sectional area |
2 cables d.c. |
2 cables, single-phase a.c. |
3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. |
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Ref. Methods A&B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) |
Ref. Methods C & F(clipped direct, on trays or in free air) |
Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) |
Ref. Methods C & F (clipped direct, on trays or in free air) |
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Cables touching |
Cables spaced* |
Cables touching, Trefoil |
Cables touching, Flat |
Cables spaced*, Flat |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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mm² |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
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1.5 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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2.5 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
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4 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9,5 |
9.5 |
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6 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
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10 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
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16 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
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r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
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25 |
1.75 |
1.80 |
0.33 |
1.80 |
1.75 |
0.20 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
0.29 |
1.80 |
1.50 |
0.29 |
1.55 |
1.50 |
0.175 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
0.25 |
1.55 |
1.50 |
0.32 |
1.55 |
35 |
1.25 |
1.30 |
0.31 |
1.30 |
1.25 |
0.195 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
0.28 |
1.30 |
1.10 |
0.27 |
1.10 |
1.10 |
0.170 |
1.10 |
1.10 |
0.24 |
1.10 |
1.10 |
0.32 |
1.15 |
50 |
0.93 |
0.95 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.93 |
0.19 |
0.95 |
0.93 |
0.28 |
0.97 |
0.81 |
0.26 |
0.85 |
0.8 |
0.165 |
0.82 |
0.8 |
0.24 |
0.84 |
0.8 |
0.32 |
0.86 |
70 |
0.63 |
0.65 |
0.29 |
0.72 |
0.63 |
0.185 |
0.66 |
0.63 |
0.27 |
0.69 |
0.56 |
0.25 |
0.61 |
0.55 |
0.16 |
0.57 |
0.55 |
0.24 |
0.6 |
0.55 |
0.31 |
0.63 |
95 |
0.46 |
0.49 |
0.28 |
0.56 |
0.47 |
0.18 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
0.27 |
0.54 |
0.42 |
0.24 |
0.48 |
0.41 |
0.155 |
0.43 |
0.41 |
0.23 |
0.47 |
0.4 |
0.31 |
0.51 |
120 |
0.36 |
0.39 |
0.27 |
0.47 |
0.37 |
0.175 |
0.41 |
0.37 |
0.26 |
0.45 |
0.33 |
0.23 |
0.41 |
0.32 |
0.15 |
0.36 |
0.32 |
0.23 |
0.4 |
0.32 |
0.3 |
0.44 |
150 |
0.29 |
0.31 |
0.27 |
0.41 |
0.3 |
0.175 |
0.34 |
0.29 |
0.26 |
0.39 |
0.27 |
0.23 |
0.36 |
0.26 |
0.15 |
0.3 |
0.26 |
0.23 |
0.34 |
0.26 |
0.3 |
0.40 |
185 |
0.23 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.37 |
0.24 |
0.17 |
0.29 |
0.24 |
0.26 |
0.35 |
0.22 |
0.23 |
0.32 |
0.21 |
0.145 |
0.26 |
0.21 |
0.22 |
0.31 |
0.21 |
0.3 |
0.36 |
240 |
0.18 |
0.195 |
0.26 |
0.33 |
0.185 |
0.165 |
0.25 |
0.185 |
0.25 |
0.31 |
0.17 |
0.23 |
0.29 |
0.16 |
0.145 |
0.22 |
0.16 |
0.22 |
0.27 |
0.16 |
0.29 |
0.34 |
300 |
0.145 |
0.16 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
0.15 |
0.165 |
0.22 |
0.15 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
0.14 |
0.23 |
0.27 |
0.13 |
0.14 |
0.19 |
0.13 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
0.13 |
0.29 |
0.32 |
400 |
0.105 |
0.13 |
0.26 |
0.29 |
0.12 |
0.16 |
0.20 |
0.115 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.12 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
0.105 |
0.14 |
0.175 |
0.105 |
0.21 |
0.24 |
0.1 |
0.29 |
0.31 |
500 |
0.086 |
0.11 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
0.098 |
0.155 |
0.185 |
0.093 |
0.24 |
0.26 |
0.1 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
0.086 |
0.135 |
0.16 |
0.086 |
0.21 |
0.23 |
0.081 |
0.29 |
0.30 |
630 |
0.068 |
0.094 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.081 |
0.155 |
0.175 |
0.076 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
0.08 |
0.22 |
0.24 |
0.072 |
0.135 |
0.15 |
0.072 |
0.21 |
0.22 |
0.066 |
0.28 |
0.29 |
Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance