Firetox Flame Retardant Cables 

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

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

FTX200 07RZ1-U/R (CU/XLPE/LSZH 450/750V Class 1/2)

BS Code: 6182B/6183B/6184B/6185B

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 7211:2012

FTX200 07RZ1-U/R (CU/XLPE/LSZH 450/750V Class 1/2)

FIRE PERFORMANCE

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

450/750V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

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

Insulation : XLPE type GP8 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

FTX200 07RZ1-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

7.1

9.5

94

2×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

7.6

10.1

121

2×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.4

11.0

165

2×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.2

12.1

212

2×6

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.2

13.2

272

2×10

1

0.7

0.4

1.4

12.1

16.0

446

2×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

7.3

9.7

110

2×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

7.8

10.3

132

2×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.5

11.3

178

2×4

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.5

12.4

232

2×6

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.6

13.7

302

2×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

12.7

16.7

490

2×16

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

14.4

18.8

674

2×25

2

0.9

0.8

1.4

17.7

23.2

1040

2×35

2

0.9

0.8

1.6

20.0

26.0

1130

3×1.0

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

7.5

10.0

110

3×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.0

10.6

143

3×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.8

11.6

198

3×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.8

12.7

260

3×6

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.2

14.4

387

3×10

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

12.8

16.9

557

3×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

7.7

10.2

128

3×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.2

10.9

156

3×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.0

11.9

213

3×4

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.1

13.1

282

3×6

2

0.7

0.4

1.4

11.6

15.0

387

3×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

13.5

17.7

607

3×16

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

15.3

19.9

850

3×25

2

0.9

0.8

1.4

18.9

24.6

1315

3×35

2

0.9

0.8

1.6

21.3

27.6

1562

4×1.0

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.1

10.7

130

4×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.7

11.4

170

4×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.6

12.6

240

4×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.7

13.8

330

4×6

1

0.7

0.4

1.4

12.2

16.1

445

4×10

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

14.1

18.4

687

4×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.3

11.0

150

4×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.9

11.7

185

4×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.9

12.8

256

4×4

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

11.0

14.2

344

4×6

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

12.7

16.7

490

4×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

14.8

19.2

747

4×16

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

16.9

21.8

1055

4×25

2

0.9

0.8

1.6

21.2

27.5

1670

4×35

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

23.5

30.7

2044

5×1.0

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

8.8

11.5

157

5×1.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.4

12.3

208

5×2.5

1

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.5

13.6

295

5×4

1

0.7

0.4

1.4

12.0

15.9

422

5×6

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

13.3

17.5

551

5×10

1

0.7

0.6

1.4

15.4

20.0

858

5×1.0

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.0

11.9

183

5×1.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

9.7

12.6

227

5×2.5

2

0.7

0.4

1.2

10.7

13.9

317

5×4

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

12.4

16.4

460

5×6

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

13.8

18.1

610

5×10

2

0.7

0.6

1.4

16.2

20.9

937

5×16

2

0.7

0.8

1.4

18.5

24.2

1328

5×25

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

23.3

30.5

1860

5×35

2

0.9

1.0

1.6

25.9

33.6

2500

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

Note :
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance