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Fire Resistant Power & Control Cables

600/1000V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables (Single-Core)

FFX300 1mRZ1-R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

FFX300 1mRMZ1-R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH/AWA/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

APPLICATION

This cable is designed for areas where the integrity of the electrical circuit is critical in maintaining power supply.

Applications can be found in emergency lightings, control and power circuits, power stations, fire alarm systems,

underground tunnels, communications systems, sewage treatment plants, lifts, escalators, and high-rise

buildings.

STANDARDS

Basic design to IEC 60502-1 / BS 6724

IEC 60502-1 / BS 6724

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity

IEC 60331-21; BS 6387 CWZ; DIN VDE 0472-814(FE180);

CEI 20-36/2-1; SS229-1; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F3); NF C32-070-2.3(CR1)

System circuit integrity DIN 4102-12, E30 depending on lay system

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Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.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

600/1000 V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor: Plain annealed copper wire, stranded according to IEC(EN) 60228 class 2.

Insulation: Mica glass tape covered by extruded cross-linked XLPE compound

Inner Sheath (optional):Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1

Armouring (optional): Aluminum 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: Natural (other colors upon request)

Sheath Colour: Orange (other colors upon request)

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Temperature range during operation (fixed state): -30°C – +90°C

Temperature range during installation (mobile state): -20°C – +50°C

Minimum bending radius: 8 x Overall Diameter (unarmoured cable)

10 x Overall Diameter (armoured cable)

Electrical PROPERTIES

Dielectric test:3500 V r.m.s. x 5’ (core/core)

Insulation resistance:1000 MΩ x km (at 20°C)

Short circuit temperature :250°C

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor  FFX300 1mRZ1-R FFX300 1mRMZ1-R
Nominal Cross Section Area No./Nominal Diameter of Strands Dia. of Conductor Nominal Insulation Thickness Unarmoured Cable Armoured Cable
Approx. Overall Diameter Approx. Weigh Approx. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
mm2 No./mm mm mm mm kg/km mm kg/km
1.5 7/0.53 1.59 0.7 6.5 54 - -
2.5 7/0.67 2.01 0.7 6.8 67 - -
4 7/0.85 2.55 0.7 7.5 86 - -
6 7/1.04 3.12 0.7 8.1 110 - -
10 7/1.35 4.05 0.7 9.2 155 - -
16 7/1.70 5.1 0.7 10.2 220 - -
25 7/2.14 6.42 0.9 11.9 325 - -
35 19/1.53 7.65 0.9 13.2 425 - -
50 19/1.78 8.9 1 14.6 600 18.5 780
70 19/2.14 10.7 1.1 16.6 820 20.5 1010
95 19/2.52 12.6 1.1 18.7 1100 23 1320
120 37/2.03 14.21 1.2 20.5 1350 24.5 1610
150 37/2.25 15.75 1.4 22.7 1640 27 2010
185 37.2.52 17.64 1.6 25.5 2040 29.5 2440
240 61/2.25 20.25 1.7 28.5 2650 34.5 3060
300 61/2.52 22.68 1.8 31.5 3260 36.9 3690
400 65/2.85 25.65 2 35.4 4130 41.5 4780
500 61/3.20 28.8 2.2 39 5200 45.5 5970
630 127/2.52 32.76 2.4 43.5 6600 50.5 7530
800 127/2.85 37.05 2.6 48.5 8300 56.8 9680
1000 127/3.20 41.6 2.8 53.5 10000 61.5 11980

ElectricAl PROPERTIES

Conductor Operating Temperature : 90°C

Ambient Temperature : 30°C

FFX300 1mRZ1-R

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp)

Conductor cross- section area Reference Method 4 (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc) Reference Method 3 (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc) Reference Method 1 (clipped direct) Reference Method 11 (on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical) Reference Method 12 (free air)
Horizontal flat spaced Vertical flat spaced Trefoil
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or flat and touching 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three phase 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three phase 3 cables, trefoil 3-phase a.c.
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 18 17 22 19 25 23 - - - - -
2.5 24 23 30 26 34 31 - - - - -
4 33 30 40 35 46 41 - - - - -
6 43 39 51 45 59 54 - - - - -
10 58 53 71 63 81 74 - - - - -
16 76 70 95 85 109 99 - - - - -
25 100 91 126 111 143 130 158 140 183 163 138
35 125 111 156 138 176 161 195 176 226 203 171
50 149 135 189 168 228 209 293 215 274 246 209
70 189 170 240 214 293 268 308 279 351 318 270
95 228 205 290 259 355 326 375 341 426 389 330
120 263 235 336 299 413 379 436 398 495 453 385
150 300 270 375 328 476 436 505 461 570 524 445
185 341 306 426 370 545 500 579 530 651 600 511
240 400 358 500 433 644 590 686 630 769 711 606
300 459 410 573 493 743 681 794 730 886 824 701
400 - - 684 584 868 793 915 849 1065 994 820
500 - - 783 666 990 904 1044 973 1228 1150 936
630 - - 900 764 1130 1033 1191 1115 1423 1338 1069
800 - - - - 1288 1179 1358 1275 1580 1485 1214
1000 - - - - 1443 1323 1520 1436 1775 1671 1349

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter)

Nominal Cross Section Area 2 cables d.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c.
Ref. Methods 3 and 4 (enclosed in conduit etc, in or on a wall) Ref. Methods 1 and 11 (clipped direct or on trays touching) Ref. Methods 3 and 4 (enclosed in conduit etc, in or on a wall) Ref. Methods 1, Ref. Methods 1 and 11
11 and 12 (in trefoil) (Flat and touching)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
mm2 mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
1.5 31 31 27 27 27 27
2.5 19 19 16 16 16 16
4 33 12 10 10 10 10
6 7.8 7.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8
10 4.7 4.7 4.7 4 4 4
16 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.5
r x z r x z r x z r x z r x z
25 1.85 1.85 0.31 1.9 1.85 0.19 1.85 1.6 0.27 1.65 1.6 0.165 1.6 1.6 0.19 1.6
35 1.35 1.35 0.29 1.35 1.35 0.18 1.35 1.15 0.25 1.15 1.15 0.155 1.5 1.15 0.18 1.15
50 0.99 1 0.29 1.05 0.99 0.18 1 0.87 0.25 0.9 0.86 0.155 0.87 0.86 0.18 0.87
70 0.68 0.7 0.28 0.75 0.68 0.175 0.71 0.6 0.24 0.65 0.59 0.15 0.61 0.59 0.175 0.62
95 0.49 0.51 0.27 0.58 0.49 0.17 0.52 0.44 0.23 0.5 0.43 0.145 0.45 0.43 0.17 0.46
120 0.39 0.41 0.26 0.48 0.39 0.165 0.43 0.35 0.23 0.42 0.34 0.14 0.37 0.34 0.165 0.38
150 0.32 0.33 0.26 0.43 0.32 0.165 0.36 0.29 0.23 0.37 0.28 0.14 0.31 0.28 0.165 0.32
185 0.25 0.27 0.26 0.37 0.26 0.165 0.3 0.23 0.23 0.32 0.22 0.14 0.26 0.22 0.165 0.28
240 0.19 0.21 0.26 0.33 0.2 0.16 0.25 0.185 0.22 0.29 0.17 0.14 0.22 0.17 0.165 0.24
300 0.155 0.175 0.25 0.31 0.16 0.16 0.22 0.15 0.22 0.27 0.14 0.14 0.195 0.135 0.16 0.21
400 0.12 0.14 0.25 0.29 0.13 0.155 0.2 0.125 0.22 0.25 0.11 0.135 0.175 0.11 0.16 0.195
500 0.093 0.12 0.25 0.28 0.105 0.155 0.185 0.1 0.22 0.24 0.09 0.135 0.16 0.088 0.16 0.18
630 0.072 0.1 0.25 0.27 0.086 0.155 0.175 0.088 0.21 0.23 0.074 0.135 0.15 0.071 0.16 0.17
800 0.056 - - - 0.072 0.15 0.17 - - - 0.062 0.13 0.145 0.059 0.155 0.165
1000 0.045 - - - 0.063 0.15 0.165 - - - 0.055 0.13 0.14 0.05 0.155 0.165

FFX300 1mRMZ1-R
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp)

Nominal Cross Section Area Reference Method 1 (clipped direct) Reference Method 11 (on perforated cable tray) Reference Method 12 (free air) In single-way ducts Laid direct in ground
2 cables singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching 3 or 4 cables 3-phase a.c. flat and touching 2 cables singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching 3 or 4 cables 3-phase a.c. flat and touching 3 cables 3-phase a.c. trefoil touching 2 cables singlephase a.c. or d.c. ducts touching 3 cables 3-phase a.c. trefoil touching 2 cables singlephase a.c. or d.c. touching 3 cables 3-phase a.c. trefoil touching
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
mm2 A A A A A A A A A
50 237 220 253 232 222 255 235 275 235
70 303 277 322 293 285 310 280 340 290
95 367 333 389 352 346 365 330 405 345
120 425 383 449 405 402 410 370 460 389
150 488 437 516 462 463 445 405 510 435
185 557 496 587 524 529 485 440 580 490
240 656 579 689 612 625 550 500 670 560
300 755 662 792 700 720 610 550 750 630
400 853 717 899 767 815 640 580 830 700
500 962 791 1016 851 918 690 620 910 770
630 1082 861 1146 935 1027 750 670 1000 840
800 1170 904 1246 987 1119 828 735 1117 931
1000 1261 961 1345 1055 1214 919 811 1254 1038

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter)

Nominal Cross Section Area 2 cables d.c. 2 cables single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables three-phase a.c. 2 cables singlephase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. touching
Reference Method 1& 11 (touching) Reference Method 1, 11 & 12 (in trefoil touching) Reference Method 1 & 11 (Flat touching) In ducts In ground In ducts In ground
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
mm2 mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
r x z r x z r x z
50 0.98 0.99 0.21 1 0.86 0.18 0.87 0.84 0.25 0.88 1.1 0.99 0.93 0.86
70 0.67 0.68 0.2 0.71 0.59 0.17 0.62 0.6 0.25 0.65 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.61
95 0.49 0.51 0.195 0.55 0.44 0.17 0.47 0.46 0.24 0.52 0.65 0.53 0.56 0.46
120 0.39 0.41 0.19 0.45 0.35 0.165 0.39 0.38 0.24 0.44 0.55 0.43 0.48 0.37
150 0.31 0.33 0.185 0.38 0.29 0.16 0.33 0.31 0.23 0.39 0.5 0.37 0.43 0.32
185 0.25 0.27 0.185 0.33 0.23 0.16 0.28 0.26 0.23 0.34 0.45 0.31 0.39 0.27
240 0.195 0.21 0.18 0.28 0.18 0.155 0.24 0.21 0.22 0.3 0.4 0.26 0.35 0.23
300 0.155 0.17 0.175 0.25 0.145 0.15 0.21 0.17 0.22 0.28 0.37 0.24 0.32 0.21
400 0.115 0.145 0.17 0.22 0.125 0.15 0.195 0.16 0.21 0.27 0.35 0.21 0.3 0.19
500 0.093 0.125 0.17 0.21 0.105 0.145 0.18 0.145 0.2 0.25 0.33 0.2 0.28 0.18
630 0.073 0.105 0.165 0.195 0.092 0.145 0.17 0.135 0.195 0.24 0.3 0.19 0.26 0.17
800 0.056 0.09 0.16 0.19 0.086 0.14 0.165 0.13 0.18 0.23 0.28 0.18 0.24 0.16
1000 0.045 0.092 0.155 0.18 0.08 0.135 0.155 0.125 0.17 0.21 0.26 0.17 0.22 0.15

Note:

r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedanc