Construction

Conductors :

Plain annealed stranded copper conductor

Fire barrier:

Mica tape

Insulation :

XLPE compound

Filler (where applicable) :

Polypropylene yarn

Binder Tape (where applicable) :

Polyester (mylar) tape

Bedding (for armoured cable)

LSOH compound

Armouring (for armoured cable) :

Aluminium wires (single core) or Galvanized steel wires (multicore)

Oversheath :

LSOH compound

Colour of identification

Insulation

1-Core :

Natural. (Orange for non-sheathed)

2-Core :

Red and Black

3-Core :

Red, Yellow and Blue

4-Core :

Red, Yellow, Blue and Black

Oversheath

Orange

Test Standards

Main Cable Specification

Fire Resistancy Test

Flame Retardancy

Test on Acid Gas Evolved

Smoke Density Test

BS 6724

BS 6387 CAT CWZ

BS 4066 PART 1

BS 6425

BS 7622

BS 7211

IEC 60331

BS 4066 PART 3

IEC 60754

IEC 61034

BS 7629

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IEC 60332-1

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BS 7846

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IEC 60332-3

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IEC 60502-1

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