Table 2

Requirements for the non-electrical tests for non-halogenated bedding and oversheath
(concluded)

1

2

3

4

5

6

Ref,

Test


Type of compound

Test method

No.

Unit

ZB1

ZB 2

ZM1

ZM23

12

Ozone resistance

Temperature Duration

°С h

-



25 3

EN 60811-2-1 clause 8


Ozone concentration Requirement

ppm

-




250 to 300 No cracks


13

Mineral oil resistance Treatment

Type of oil: ASTM No. 2 Temperature Duration

Tensile strength maximum variation

Elongation at break maximum variation

°С h %

%




70 ± 1 4 ± 20

± 40

EN 60811-2-1 clause 10

14

Pulling lubricant resistance Temperature Immersion period

°С h

-



20 ± 5 84 x 24

HD 605.5.2


Tensile strength maximum variation

%

-


-

-

+ 20



Elongation at break maximum variation additional requirement

%




± 40 [No removal of semiconducting coating on single core cables.)


15

Water permeation requirement: Maximum value of the product of the median value of water vapour permeability and median value of sample thickness

g/m2.24h

-

8

5

x 10 3,1

x 1O32>


8 x IO311

5 X 10321

HD 605.2.5.5

16

Water permeation after ageing







HD 605.2.5.5


Ageing condition:

As given in HD 605.5.1.1









Requirements:

Maximum value of the product of the median value of water vapour permeability and median value of sample thickness.

g/m3.24h

8

5

x 103

x 103


8 x IO'311

5 x 103


" 8 X 103 for cable with steel wire armour.

21 5 x 103 for cable with aluminium wire armour.

31 Where dual-layer sheaths are provided, one of the component materials shall meet the requirement.



Schedule of tests

1


2

3

4

Ref

Test

Category

Test method

Requirement given

No

of test

described in:

in clause*

1

Electrical tests




1.1

Conductor resistance

R

HD383

4.3.1

1.2

Armour resistance

S

HD605, 3.1.2

4.3.5(e)

1.3

Voltage test

R

HD605, 3.2.1

2.4.1

1.4

Insulation resistance test (a) HEPR insulated core (Type 1)

T

HD 606, 3.3.1

2.4.3.1


(b) Insulated core (Type 2)

R

HD605, 3.3.2

2.4.3.2


(c) Oversheath

T

HD605, 3.3.4

2.6.5

1.Б

Spark test:- (a) Insulated cable

R

HD605, 3.6.1



(b) Oversheath

R

HD605, 3.6.1

2.4.4

1.6

Voltage test on oversheath (1 -core cables)

R

HD 605, 3.2.3.1

2.4.2

1.7

Impulse test (Type 2 cable rated 1.9/3.3kV)

T

HD 605, 3.2.4.1

2.6.6

2

Provisions covering constructional & dimensional characteristics




2.1

Conductor material & construction

s

HD383

4.3.1 and Part 1, 5.1

2.2

Insulation:-

(a) Application

s

Visual examination

Part 1, 5.2.2


(b) Thickness

s

HD605, 2.1.1

4.3.2 & Part 1

5.2.3

2.3

Core identification

s

Visual examination &

2.1 and Part 1,4




measurement


2.4

Laid up cores

s

Visual examination

4.3.3

2.5

Bedding:

Extruded bedding thickness

s

HD605, 2.1.2

2.2, 4.3.4 & Part 1,

5.4.3

2.6

Armour (a) Wire armour:





(1) Diameter

s

HD6O6, 2.1.4.3

4.3.5(a)


(2) Mass of гіпс coating

T

HD605, 2.5.1.1 D

4.3.5(b)


(galvanised wire only)





(3) Wrapping test

T

HD6O5, 2.3.2

4.3.5(c)


(galvanised wire only)





(4) Tensile test

T

HD605, 2.3.1.1

4.3.5(d)


(aluminium wire only)




2.7

Oversheath thickness

s

HD605, 2.1.2

4.3.6 and Part 1, 5.7.3

2.8

Cable markings

R

Visual examination &





measurement

2.3 & Part 1, 3

3

Mechanical properties




3.1

Insulation

T

Table 1

4.3.2 and Table 1

3.2

Extruded bedding

T

Table 2

4.3.4 and Table 2

3.3

Oversheath

T

Table 2

4.3.6 and Table 2

3.4

Abrasion resistance

T

HD 605, 2.4.5

2.6.4

4

Compatibility Test

T

HD 605, 2.4.12.2

2.6.3 and Table 26



Clause numbers refer to this section unless stated otherwiseTABLE 3 (concluded)

1


2

3

4

Ref


Category

Test method

Requirement given

No


of test

described in:

in clause*

5

Tests related to fire conditions




5.1

Corrosive and acid gas - Insulation

T&S

2.7.6

2.7.6


- Bedding

T&S

2.7.6

2.7.6


- Fillers and binders

T

2.7.6

2.7.6


- Oversheath

T&S

2.7.6

2.7.6

5.2

Oxygen index - Insulation

T

HD 405.3 (Annex B)

2.7.4


- Bedding

T&S

HD 405.3 (Annex B)

2.7.4


- Oversheath

T&S

HD 405.3 (Annex 8)

2.7.4

5.3

Smoke emission - complete cable

T&S

2.7.5

2.7.5

5.4

Propagation - single cable

S

HD 405.1

2.5.3


- bunched cable

T

HD 605, 4.1.4

2.7.3

6.

Special type test (Type 2)

T

Table 1A and 2.6.7

Table 1A and 2.6.7



Clause numbers refer to this section unless stated otherwiseTABLE 4

Single core 600/1000 V cables with circular stranded
copper or aluminium conductor (Type 1 and Type 2)

1

2

3

4

5

6

Nominal cross- sectional area of conductor!1)

Thickness of insulation

Thickness of extruded bedding

Nominal aluminium armour wire diameter

Thickness of oversheath

Approximate overall diameter

mm2

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

50

1.0

0.8

0.9

1.5

17.5

70

1.1

0.8

1.25

1.5

20.2

95

1.1

0.8

1.25

1.6

22.3

120

1.2

0.8

1.25

1.6

24.2

150

1.4

1.0

1.6

1.7

27.4

185

1.6

1.0

1.6

1.8

30.0

240

1.7

1.0

1.6

1.8

32.8

300

1.8

1.0

1.6

1.9

35.6

400*

2.0

1.2

2.0

2.0

40.5

500*

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.1

44.2

630*

2.4

1.2

2.0

2.2

48.8

800

2.6

1.4

2.5

2.4

55.4

1000

2.8

1.4

2.5

2.5

60.6