1. Additional reaction to fire characteristics

Under consideration.

In Australia conduits and conduit fittings classified as low acid gas emission shall be tested in accordance with IEC 60754-1, evolve not more than the equivalent of 5 mg of hydrochloride­acid per gram of sample.

In Austria conduits and conduit fittings classified as low acid gas emission shall be tested in accordance with IEC 60754-2.

  1. Resistance to fire

Not applicable.

NOTE Required only for fire-resistant conduits for survival circuits.

  1. External influences

    1. Degree of protection provided by enclosure

      1. General

Conduit systems, when assembled in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, shall have adequate resistance to external influences according to the classification declared by the manufacturer, with a minimum requirement of IP30.

Compliance is checked by the tests given in 14.1.1 and 14.1.2.

  1. Degree of protection - Ingress of foreign solid objects

    1. An assembly is made of conduit and conduit fittings using all conduit entries. Where necessary, any open ends of the assembly are plugged, or are not part of the test.

    2. The assembly shall be tested in accordance with the appropriate test of IEC 60529. For numeral 5, category 2 applies.

    3. The assembly, tested for numeral 5 or 6, shall be deemed to have passed the test if there is no ingress of dust visible to normal or corrected vision without magnification.

  2. Degree of protection - Ingress of water

    1. An assembly is made of conduit and conduit fittings using all conduit entries. Where necessary, any open ends of the assembly are plugged, or are not part of the test.

    2. The assembly shall be tested in accordance with the appropriate test of IEC 60529. For numerals 3 and 4, the oscillating tube shall be used.

The assembly, tested for numeral 1 and above, shall be deemed to have passed the test if there is not sufficient ingress of water to form a drop visible to normal or corrected vision without magnification

  1. .Resistance against corrosion

    1. Metallic and composite conduit systems, excluding screw threads, shall have adequate resistance against corrosion, both inside and outside, in accordance with the classification given in Table 10.

Table 10 - Resistance to corrosion classification

Classification

Protection afforded

Example

1

Low protection, inside and outside

Priming paint

2

Medium protection, inside and outside

Stove enamel/electro zinc plate/air drying paint

3

Medium/High composite protection inside: class 2 outside: class 4

Stove enamel Sherardizing

4

High protection, inside and outside

Hot dip zinc coating Sherardizing Stainless steel



Compliance for painted and zinc coated steel and steel composite conduits and conduit fittings is checked by the tests in 14.2.2.

For non-ferrous metallic and composite conduit systems, the manufacturer shall provide information about its protection against corrosion.

  1. Tests for resistance to corrosion for painted and zinc coated steel and steel composite conduits systems.

    1. Low protection conduit and conduit fittings shall be inspected for completeness of covering by the protective coating, both inside and outside.

    2. Medium protection conduit and conduit fittings shall be cleaned with a piece of wadding soaked in white spirit with a kauri-butanol value of 35 + 5 .

They shall then be totally immersed in a solution of 0,75 % potassium ferricyanide [K3Fe(CN)o] and 0,25 % ammonium persulphate [(NH4)2S20g] in water and a quantity of about 0,1 % of a suitable wetting agent, for instance a sodium salt of an alkylnaphthaline sulphonic acid, shall be added.

The solution and the samples shall be maintained at a temperature of (23 ± 2) °С.

Each sample shall be tested separately, a fresh solution being used each time.

After immersion for 5 min +05 s, the samples shall be removed from the solution and left to dry at ambient temperature in air. After completion of the test as described above, the samples shall show no more than two blue coloured spots on each square centimetre of the surface, and no blue spot shall have a dimension larger than 1,5 mm. Traces of rust on sharp edges, screw threads and machined surfaces, also any yellowish film removable by rubbing, shall be ignored.

  1. High protection conduit and conduit fittings shall be degreased by immersion in white spirit with a kauri-butanol value of 35 + 5 for 10 min s and wiped dry with a piece of soft cloth. They shall then be immersed in a 2 % solution of sulphuric acid in water for 15 s, thoroughly cleaned in running water and again wiped dry with a piece of clean soft cloth. Each sample shall then be totally immersed in a solution of copper sulphate (CuSO4 5H2O) in distilled water, having a specific gravity of 1,186 kg/l at (23 ±2) °С.

The solution and the samples shall be maintained at a temperature of (23 ± 2) °С, without stirring.

NOTE The solution is made by dissolving 360 g of crystalline copper sulphate in 1 I of distilled water and neutralising with copper carbonate or copper hydroxide (about 1 g/l). The specific gravity is then checked and adjusted as necessary.

The container shall be such that it will not react with the solution and it shall be of such a size as to provide clearance of at least 25 mm between the walls thereof and the sample.

Each sample shall be immersed four times in succession in the same solution, each time for

1 min +05 s. A fresh solution shall be used for each sample. After each immersion, the sample shall immediately be cleaned in running water with a brush to remove any black deposit. The sample shall then be wiped dry with a piece of clean soft cloth, and, except after the fourth immersion, returned to the solution. Care should be taken to clean out all holes and pockets.

After the test, the sample shall show no precipitation of copper which cannot be scrubbed off in running water, if necessary after immersion for 15 s in a 10 % solution of hydrochloric acid in water.

Traces of copper precipitation on screw threads, sharp edges and machined surfaces may be ignored.

15 Electromagnetic compatibility

Products covered by this standard are, in normal use, passive in respect of electromagnetic influences (emission and immunity).

NOTE When products covered by this standard are installed as part of a wiring installation, the installation may emit, or may be influenced by, electromagnetic signals. The degree of influence will depend on the nature of the installation within its operating environment and the apparatus connected by the wiring.

Dimensions in millimetres


Figure 1 - Arrangement for compression test

Section A-A


IEC 214/08




Dimensions in millimetres

NOTE This drawing is not intended to govern design, except as regards the dimensions shown.

- Impact test apparatu

s


    material

    Board of insulating Conduit

    fitting

    Conduit


    '

    IEC 215/08

    Protective coating to be removed to provide direct metal connection for electrodes

    - Assembly of conduit and conduit fitting for bonding test

      NOTE Remove sharp edges and burrs.

      Figure 4 - Arrangement for dielectric strength and insulation resistance tests - Rigid conduit





      ІЕС 217/08

      NOTE Remove sharp edges and burrs.

      Figure 5 - Arrangement for dielectric strength and insulation resistance tests -
      Pliable and flexible conduit




      Dimensions in millimetres

      Key

      1 Closed back face

      NOTE This drawing is not intended to govern design except as regards the dimensions shown.

      1 225 min.


      1. - Steel enclosure for test for resistance to flame propagation



      Width: 300 25

      ІЕС 219/08

      Dimensions in millimetres

      NOTE This drawing is not intended to govern design except as regards the dimensions shown.

      1. - Test arrangement for resistance to flame propagation

      Figure 8 - Test apparatus for resistance to heatAnnex A
      (normative)

      Classification coding for conduit systems

      NOTE Annex A shows the classification coding format for declared properties of the conduit system, which may be incorporated in the manufacturer's literature.

      First digit - Resistance to compression (see 6.1.1)

      Very light compression strength

      1

      Light compression strength

      2

      Medium compression strength

      3

      Heavy compression strength

      4

      Very heavy compression strength

      5



      Second digit - Resistance to impact (see 6.1.2)

      Very light impact strength

      1

      Light impact strength

      2

      Medium impact strength

      3

      Heavy impact strength

      4

      Very heavy impact strength

      5



      Third digit - Lower temperature range (see 6.2.1)

      +5 °С

      1

      -5 °С

      2

      -15 °С

      3

      -25°C

      4

      -45 °С

      5



      Fourth digit - Lipper temperature range (see 6.2.2)

      +60 °С

      1

      +90 °С

      2

      + 105 °С

      3

      + 120 °С

      4

      + 150 °С

      5

      +250 °С

      6

      +400 °С

      7



      Fifth digit - Resistance to bending (see 6.1.3)

      Rigid

      1

      Pliable

      2

      Pliable 1 self recovering

      3

      Flexible

      4



      Sixth digit - Electrical characteristics (see 6.3)

      None declared

      0

      With electrical continuity characteristics

      1

      With electrical insulating characteristics

      2

      With electrical continuity and insulating characteristics

      3



      Seventh digit - Protection against ingress of solid objects (see 6.4.1)

      Protected against solid foreign objects of 2,5 mm diameter and greater

      3

      Protected against solid foreign objects of 1,0 mm diameter and greater

      4

      Dust protected

      5

      Dust-tight

      6



      Eighth digit - Protection against ingress of water (see 6.4.2)

      None declared

      0

      Protected against vertically falling water drops

      1

      Protected against vertically falling water drops when the conduit system is tilted up to an angle of 15°

      2

      Protected against spraying water

      3

      Protected against splashing water

      4

      Protected against waterjets

      5

      Protected against powerful waterjets

      6

      Protected against the effects of temporary immersion in water

      7



      Ninth digit - Resistance against corrosion (see 6.4.3 and Table 10)

      Low protection inside and outside

      1

      Medium protection inside and outside

      2

      Medium protection inside, high protection outside

      3

      High protection inside and outside

      4

      Tenth digit - Tensile strength (see 6.1.4)

      None declared

      0

      Very light tensile strength

      1

      Light tensile strength

      2

      Medium tensile strength

      3

      Heavy tensile strength

      4

      Very heavy tensile strength

      5



      Eleventh digit - Resistance to flame propagation (see 6.5)

      Non-flame propagating

      1

      Flame propagating

      2



      Twelfth digit - Suspended load capacity (see 6.1.5)

      None declared

      0

      Very light suspended load capacity

      1

      Light suspended load capacity

      2

      Medium suspended load capacity

      3

      Heavy suspended load capacity

      4

      Very heavy suspended load capacity

      5



      Thirteenth digit - Fire effects

      Under consideration.Annex В

      (normative)

      Determination of material thickness

      1. Material thickness of plain conduit

      Measurements of the material thickness are taken at four places, approximately equally spaced around 360° of the conduit, and the mean value calculated as follows:




      IEC 2424/2000

      = mean material thickness 4
      1. Material thickness of corrugated conduit

      M easurements of the material thickness are taken at the root and the crest of the corrugation at four places, approximately equally spaced, around 360° of the conduit, and the mean value calculated as follows:

      = mean material thickness 8

      1. Material thickness of combined plain conduit and corrugated conduit

      M easurements of the material thickness are taken at the root and the crest of the corrugation and plain section at four places, approximately equally spaced, around 360° of the conduit, and the mean value calculated as follows:

      £1 [b+(a+c)]

      - = mean material thicknes

      s


      1. Material thickness of combined plain conduit, corrugated conduit and plain conduit

      Measurements of the material thickness are taken at the root and crest of the corrugation and plain section at four places, approximately equally spaced, around 360° of the conduit and the mean value calculated as follows:

      У. [(a + c) + (b + d)]
      = mean material thickness

      8Bibliography

      IEC 60670 (all parts), Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations

      IEC 60754-1, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 1: Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas

      IEC 60754-2, Test on gases evolved during combustion of electric cables - Part 2: Determination of degree of acidity of gases evolved during the combustion of materials taken from electric cables by measuring pH and conductivity