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Fire Resisting Cables
600/1000V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to IEC 60502-1 (2-5 Cores)
FFX400 1mRZ1MZ1-R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH/SWA/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 IEC 60502-1
FIRE PERFORMANCE
| Circuit Integrity | IEC 60331-21; EN 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 |
IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2 |
Minimum smoke emission |
IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2 |
VOLTAGE RATING
600/1000V
CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductor : The conductors shall be class 2 plain or metal-coated annealed copper in accordance with IEC
60228. Class 1 and class 5 conductor can be offered as option.
Fire Barrier : Mica glass tape.
Insulation : Thermosetting XLPE material as per IEC 60502-1.
Inner Covering : Thermoplastic halogen free compound ST8 as per IEC 60502-1.
Armouring : Steel wire armour.
Outer Sheath : Thermoplastic halogen free compound ST8 as per IEC 60502-1.
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-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey.
Other colours can be offered upon request.
Sheath Colour : Black; 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
circular copper conductors : 6 × Overall Diameter
shaped copper conductors : 8 × Overall Diameter
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
| Conductor | FFX400 1mRZ1MZ1-R |
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No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area |
Conductor Class |
Nominal Insulation Thickness |
Nominal Inner Covering Thickness |
Nominal Armour Wire Diameter |
Nominal Sheath Thickness |
Approx. Overall Diameter |
Approx. Weight |
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No.×mm² |
|
mm |
mm |
mm |
mm |
mm |
kg/km |
|
2 cores |
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2×1.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
15.2 |
393 |
|
2×2.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
16 |
440 |
|
2×4 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
17.1 |
507 |
|
2×6 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
19.1 |
732 |
|
2×10 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
21.0 |
894 |
|
2×16 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
23.1 |
1103 |
|
2×25 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
27.2 |
1622 |
|
2×35 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
29.5 |
1936 |
|
2×50 |
2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
32.8 |
2368 |
|
2×70 |
2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
37.8 |
3311 |
|
2×95 |
2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
42.2 |
4157 |
|
2×120 |
2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
46.2 |
4950 |
|
2×150 |
2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
51.3 |
6286 |
|
2×185 |
2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
56.7 |
7551 |
|
2×240 |
2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
62.5 |
9218 |
|
2×300 |
2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
68.6 |
11064 |
|
2×400 |
2 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
75.7 |
13459 |
|
3 cores |
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3×1.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
15.8 |
436 |
|
3×2.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
16.7 |
495 |
|
3×4 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
17.9 |
581 |
|
3×6 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
20.0 |
838 |
|
3×10 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
22.0 |
1050 |
|
3×16 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
24.3 |
1328 |
|
3×25 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
28.7 |
1973 |
|
3×35 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
31.2 |
2398 |
|
3×50 |
2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
34.7 |
2976 |
|
3×70 |
2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
40.2 |
4200 |
|
3×95 |
2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
44.9 |
5346 |
|
3×120 |
2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
49.0 |
6402 |
|
3×150 |
2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
55.0 |
8187 |
|
3×185 |
2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
60.3 |
9822 |
|
3×240 |
2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
66.5 |
12141 |
|
3×300 |
2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
73.0 |
14682 |
|
3×400 |
2 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
3.15 |
3.3 |
82.2 |
19088 |
|
3 cores + 1 core earth conductor |
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3 cores |
1 core |
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3×16/10 |
2 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
25.6 |
1442 |
3×25/16 |
2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
29.5 |
2148 |
3×35/16 |
2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
32.3 |
2573 |
3×50/25 |
2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
36.1 |
3254 |
3×70/35 |
2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2 |
2.2 |
42.0 |
4578 |
3×95/50 |
2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2 |
2.3 |
46.6 |
5857 |
3×120/70 |
2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2 |
2.5 |
51.0 |
7135 |
3×150/70 |
2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
57.2 |
8920 |
3×185/95 |
2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
62.5 |
10826 |
3×240/120 |
2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
69.9 |
13407 |
3×300/150 |
2 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
76..0 |
16243 |
3×400/185 |
2 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.15 |
3.6 |
85.7 |
21047 |
4 cores |
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4×1.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
16.8 |
491 |
|
4×2.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
17.8 |
565 |
|
4×4 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
19.1 |
702 |
|
4×6 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
21.4 |
968 |
|
4×10 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
23.7 |
1233 |
|
4×16 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
26.9 |
1755 |
|
4×25 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
31.0 |
2369 |
|
4×35 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
34.0 |
2928 |
|
4×50 |
2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
38.9 |
3972 |
|
4×70 |
2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
44.3 |
5233 |
|
4×95 |
2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
49.1 |
6636 |
|
4×120 |
2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
55.3 |
8608 |
|
4×150 |
2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
60.4 |
10203 |
|
4×185 |
2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
66.1 |
12264 |
|
4×240 |
2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
73.9 |
15427 |
|
4×300 |
2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
80.4 |
18565 |
|
4×400 |
2 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.15 |
3.6 |
91.1 |
24233 |
|
5 cores |
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5x1.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
17.9 |
578 |
|
5×2.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
19.0 |
668 |
|
5×4 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
20.5 |
799 |
|
5×6 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
22.9 |
1140 |
|
5×10 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.25 |
1.8 |
25.4 |
1465 |
|
5×16 |
2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
29.0 |
2083 |
|
5×25 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
33.8 |
2853 |
|
5×35 |
2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
37.1 |
3544 |
|
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Conductor operating temperature : 90°C
Air ambient temperature : 30°C
Ground ambient temperature : 20°C
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E4A
Conductor cross-sectional area |
Ref. Method C (clipped direct) |
Ref. Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical) |
Ref. Method D (direct in in groud or in ducting in groud. in or around buildings) |
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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. |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
mm² |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1.5 |
27 |
23 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
21 |
2.5 |
36 |
31 |
39 |
33 |
33 |
28 |
4 |
49 |
42 |
52 |
44 |
43 |
36 |
6 |
62 |
53 |
66 |
56 |
53 |
44 |
10 |
85 |
73 |
90 |
78 |
71 |
58 |
16 |
110 |
94 |
115 |
99 |
91 |
75 |
25 |
146 |
124 |
152 |
131 |
116 |
96 |
35 |
180 |
154 |
188 |
162 |
139 |
115 |
50 |
219 |
187 |
228 |
197 |
164 |
135 |
70 |
279 |
238 |
291 |
251 |
203 |
167 |
95 |
338 |
289 |
354 |
304 |
239 |
197 |
120 |
392 |
335 |
410 |
353 |
271 |
223 |
150 |
451 |
386 |
472 |
406 |
306 |
251 |
185 |
515 |
441 |
539 |
463 |
343 |
281 |
240 |
607 |
520 |
636 |
546 |
395 |
324 |
300 |
698 |
599 |
732 |
628 |
446 |
365 |
400 |
787 |
673 |
847 |
728 |
- |
- |
Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E4B
Conductor cross-sectional area |
Two-core cables, d.c. |
Two-core cable, single-phase a.c. |
Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c. |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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mm² |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
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1.5 |
31 |
31 |
27 |
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2.5 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
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4 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
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6 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
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10 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
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16 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
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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 |
50 |
0.98 |
0.99 |
0.155 |
1.00 |
0.86 |
0.135 |
0.87 |
70 |
0.67 |
0.67 |
0.150 |
0.69 |
0.59 |
0.130 |
0.60 |
95 |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.150 |
0.52 |
0.43 |
0.130 |
0.45 |
120 |
0.39 |
0.40 |
0.145 |
0.42 |
0.34 |
0.130 |
0.37 |
150 |
0.31 |
0.32 |
0.145 |
0.35 |
0.38 |
0.125 |
0.30 |
185 |
0.25 |
0.26 |
0.145 |
0.29 |
0.22 |
0.125 |
0.26 |
240 |
0.195 |
0.200 |
0.140 |
0.24 |
0.175 |
0.125 |
0.21 |
300 |
0.155 |
0.160 |
0.140 |
0.21 |
0.140 |
0.120 |
0.185 |
400 |
0.120 |
0.130 |
0.140 |
0.190 |
0.115 |
0.120 |
0.165 |
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance