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Flame Retardant Instrumentation Cables

Flame Retardant Overall Screened, Armoured Instrumentation Cables (multipair)

RE-2X(St)HSWAH

Application

The armoured LSZH versions (Part 1 Type 2) cables are generally used when the risk of mechanical damage is

increased. The galvanized steel wire armour provides excellent protection. Generally used within industrial

process manufacturing plants for communication, data and voice transmission signals and services, Also used for

the interconnection of electrical equipment and instruments, the LSZH sheath can reduce toxic smoke and fume

emission.

Standards

Basic design to BS 5308 Part1 Type 2

Flame Retardant Overall Screened, Armoured Instrumentation Cables (multipair)

Fire Performance

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Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.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

300/500V

Cable Construction

Conductor: Annealed or tinned copper, sizes: 0.5mm² and 0.75mm² mulitistranded(Class 5), 0.5 mm², 1.0 mm²

solid(Class 1), 1.5mm² or 2.5mm², multistranded(Class 2) to BS6360

Insulation: XLPE (Cross Linked Polyethylene), or PE (optional)

Pairs: Two insulated conductors uniformly twisted together with a lay not exceeding 100mm

Binder tape: PETP transparent tape

Overall Screen: Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over the laid up pairs metallic side down in contact with

tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm²

Inner Sheath: LSOH(Low Smoke Zero Halogen) sheath

Amouring: Galvanized steel 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: See technical information

Outer sheath: Black or blue

Physical And Thermal Properties

Maximum Operating temperature: -20˚C - + 90˚C( fixed installation)

0˚C - +50˚C(during operation)

Minimum bending radius: 5 x Overall Diameter

Electrical Properties

Conductor Area Size mm 2 0.5 0.5 0.75 1.0 1.5
Conductor Stranding No. x mm 1 x 0.8 16 x 0.2 24 x 0.2 1 x 1.13 7 x 0.53
Conductor resistance max ohm/km 36.8 39.7 26.5 18.2 12.3
Insulation resistance min Gohm/km 5 5 5 5 5
Capacitance unbalance at 1
kHz(pair to pair screen) 		pF/250m 250
max. mutual Capacitance @ 1
kHz forNon OS or OS cables (except one-pair and two- pairs)		 pF/m 115 115 115 115 115
max. mutual Capacitance @
1 kHz IS/OS cables (include 1 pair and 2 pair)		 pF/m 75 75 75 75 75
max. L/R Ratio for adjacent
cores(Inductance/Resistance) 		μH/ohm 25 25 25 25 40
Test voltage Core to core V 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Core to screen V 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Rated voltage max V 300/500 300/500 300/500 300/500 300/500

Construction Parameters

Number of Pairs No./ Nominal Diameter of Strands Nominal
Conductor Cross- Section Area 		Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Nominal Overall Diameter Approx. Weight Nominal Thick- ness of
Sheath 		Nominal Dia. of Cable Approx. Weight
no./mm mm2 mm mm mm kg/km mm mm kg/km
1 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 0.8 5.5 0.9 1.3 9.9 200
2 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 0.8 6.8 0.9 1.3 11.2 260
5 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.1 10.9 0.9 1.4 15.5 460
10 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.2 14.4 1.25 1.6 20.1 790
15 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.2 16.5 1.25 1.6 22.2 1100
20 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.3 18.8 1.6 1.7 25.4 1280
30 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.3 22.3 1.6 1.8 29.1 1520
50 1/0.80 0.5 0.5 1.5 28.5 1.6 2 35.7 2100
1 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 6.2 0.9 1.3 10.6 250
2 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 7.6 0.9 1.3 12 300
5 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.1 12.4 0.9 1.5 17.2 560
10 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.2 16.5 1.25 1.6 22.2 970
15 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.3 19.2 1.6 1.7 25.8 1240
20 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.3 21.7 1.6 1.8 28.5 1640
30 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.5 26.4 1.6 1.9 33.4 1770
50 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.7 33.4 2 2.1 41.6 2770
1 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 0.8 6.7 0.9 1.4 10.9 280
2 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 0.9 8.4 0.9 1.4 12.8 330
5 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.2 13.8 1.25 1.6 19.3 750
10 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.3 18.4 1.6 1.8 24.3 1260
15 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.3 21.1 1.6 1.9 27 1480
20 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.5 24.4 1.6 2 31.4 1890
30 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.7 29.5 2 2.1 37 2440
50 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 2 37.6 2.5 2.4 47.3 3210
1 1/1.13 1 0.6 0.8 6.6 0.9 1.3 11 290
2 1/1.13 1 0.6 0.8 8 0.9 1.4 12.6 345
5 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.2 13.5 1.25 1.5 19 790
10 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.2 17.7 1.25 1.7 23.6 1310
15 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.3 20.6 1.6 1.8 27.4 1740
20 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.5 23.8 1.6 1.8 30.6 2040
30 1/1.13 1 0.6 1.5 28.4 1.6 2 35.6 2180
50 1/1.13 1 0.6 2 36.6 2 2.2 45 3500
1 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 0.8 7.5 0.9 1.4 11.9 320
2 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 0.9 9.3 0.9 1.5 14.1 420
5 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.2 15.6 1.25 1.6 21.6 940
10 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.3 20.9 1.6 1.8 27.4 1500
15 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.5 24.6 1.6 1.9 31.2 1970
20 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.5 27.8 1.6 2 35.8 2400
30 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.7 33.7 2 2.2 42.3 3170
50 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 2 43 2.5 2.5 53.2 5020