FIREGUARD Flame Retardant Cables

Fire retardant cable(Fireguard)

600/1000V XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to BS 5467 (2-5 Cores)

FGD400 1RVMV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

BS Code: 6942X/6943X/6944X/6945X

Application

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

petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and high-rise buildings. This product type is TUV approved.

Standards

Basic design to BS 5467

FGD400 1RVMV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

Approvals

TUV Certification (Z1 17 01 98200 003)

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test)

BS EN 60332-1-2

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Cable Construction

Conductor :Annealed copper wire, stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 2.

Insulation:Extruded XLPE GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3.

Bedding:PVC.

Armouring:Galvanized steel wire

Outer Sheath:PVC Type 9 according to BS 7655-4.2.

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

properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3,UL

1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can

also be provided upon request.

Colour Code

Insulation Colour

Two-core: Brown, blue
Three-core: Brown, black, grey
Four-core: Blue, brown, black, grey
Five-core: Green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey

Sheath Colour

Black, other colours can be offered upon request.

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation (XLPE)

90°C

Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds)

250°C

Minimum bending radius

Circular copper conductors

6 x Overall Diameter

Shaped copper conductors

8 x Overall Diameter

Construction Parameters

Conductor

FGD400 1RVMV-R

No. of Cores x Cross Section

Class of Conductor

Nominal Insulation
Thickness

Nominal Bedding
Thickness

Nominal Armour Wire
Diameter

Nominal Sheath Thickness

Approx. Overall Diameter

Approx. Weight

No.xmm²

　

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

2 Cores

2x1.5a

2

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.3

12.1

320

2x2.5a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

13.6

365

2x4.0a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

14.7

440

2x6.0a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

15.9

470

2x10a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.5

18.0

800

2x16a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.5

20.4

900

2x25b

2

0.9

0.8

1.25

1.6

20.4

1240

2x25a

2

0.9

0.8

1.25

1.6

24.1

1240

2x35b

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

23.3

1710

2x35a

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

27.7

1710

2x50b

2

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.8

25.8

1800

2x70b

2

1.1

1.0

1.6

1.9

29.0

2320

2x95b

2

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.0

33.1

3150

2x120b

2

1.2

1.2

2.0

2.1

36.1

3880

2x150b

2

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.2

39.3

4820

2x185b

2

1.6

1.4

2.5

2.4

44.7

5920

2x240b

2

1.7

1.4

2.5

2.5

49.0

7300

2x300b

2

1.8

1.6

2.5

2.6

53.5

8770

2x400b

2

2.0

1.6

2.5

2.8

59.0

10905

3 Cores

3x1.5a

2

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.3

12.6

340

3x2.5a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

14.1

408

3x4.0a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

15.3

498

3x6.0a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

16.6

600

3x10a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.5

19.5

915

3x16a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.6

21.6

1130

3x25a

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

26.7

1710

3x25b

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

23.6

1710

3x35a

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.8

29.4

2100

3x35b

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.8

25.7

2100

3x50b

2

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.8

28.5

2450

3x70b

2

1.1

1.0

1.6

1.9

32.2

3120

3x95b

2

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.1

37.0

4310

3x120b

2

1.2

1.2

2.0

2.2

40.4

5160

3x150b

2

1.4

1.4

2.5

2.3

45.5

7160

3x185b

2

1.6

1.4

2.5

2.4

49.8

8600

3x240b

2

1.7

1.4

2.5

2.6

55.1

10755

3x300b

2

1.8

1.6

2.5

2.7

60.2

13080

3x400b

2

2.0

1.6

2.5

2.9

66.6

15810

4 Cores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4x1.5a

2

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.3

13.3

390

4x2.5a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

15.0

470

4x4.0a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

16.4

580

4x6.0a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.5

18.7

805

4x10a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.5

21.1

1090

4x16a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.6

23.4

1320

4x25a

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

28.9

1840

4x25b

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

26.1

1840

4x35a

2

0.9

10

1.6

1.8

31.9

2310

4x35b

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.8

28.6

2310

4x50b

2

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.9

32.0

2970

4x70b

2

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.1

37.7

4240

4x95b

2

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.2

41.7

5400

4x120b

2

1.2

1.4

2.5

2.3

47.1

7000

4x150b

2

1.4

1.4

2.5

2.4

51.4

8350

4x185b

2

1.6

1.4

2.5

2.6

56.6

10130

4x240b

2

1.7

1.6

2.5

2.7

63.0

12840

4x300b

2

1.8

1.6

2.5

2.9

68.8

15530

4x400b

2

2.0

1.8

3.15

3.2

78.1

19950

5 Cores

5x1.5a

2

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.4

14.3

430

5x2.5a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

16.1

545

5x4.0a

2

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.5

17.8

680

5x6.0a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.5

20

840

5x10a

2

0.7

0.8

1.25

1.6

22.9

1105

5x16a

2

0.7

1.0

1.6

1.7

26.6

1450

5x25a

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.8

31.5

2245

5x35a

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.9

34.8

2840

5x50a

2

1.0

1.2

2.0

2.0

40.4

3895

5x70a

2

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.2

46.3

5145

a Circular or compacted circular stranded conductors (class 2).

b Shaped stranded conductor (class 2).

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor Operating Temperature

90°C

Ambient Temperature

30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS7671:2008 table 4E4A


Conductor crosssectional
area

Reference Method C (clipped direct)

Reference Method E (in free air
or on a perforated cable tray,
horizontal or vertical)

Reference Method D (direct in in
groud or in ducting in groud. in or
around buildings)

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*, singlephase
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*, threephase
a.c.

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

4.0

49

42

52

44

43

36

6.0

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 BS7671:2008 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.

1

2

3

4

mm2

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

1.5

31

31

27

2.5

19

19

16

4.0

12

12

10

6.0

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

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

Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance