Fire Resistant Cable 

Fire Resistant Cable

300/500V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables (2-4cores)

FFX200 05mRZ1-R ( CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 2)

FFX200 05mRZ1-R ( CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 2)

APPLICATION
The cables are designed for areas where the integrity of the electrical circuit is critical in maintaining power supply. Applications can be found in emergency lightings, control and power circuits, power stations, fire alarm systems, underground tunnels, lifts, escalators, and high-rise buildings.

STANDARDS
Basic design to IEC 60502-1

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity

IEC 60331-21; BS 6387 CWZ; DIN VDE 0472-814(FE180);
CEI 20-36/2-1; SS229-1; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F3); NF C32-070-2.3(CR1)

System circuit integrity

DIN 4102-12, E30 depending on lay system

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Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.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
300/500 V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductor: Plain annealed copper wire, stranded according to IEC(EN) 60228 class 2.
Insulation: Mica glass tape covered by extruded cross-linked XLPE compound
Earth Conductor(optional): Uninsulated solid or stranded tinned copper conductor.
Cabling: The cores are cabled together in concentric layers with suitable non-hygroscopic fillers.
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
2 - Core: (Brown & Blue)
3 - Core: (Brown, Black & Grey)
4 - Core: (Brown, Black, Grey & Blue)
Sheath Colour
Orange (other colors upon request)

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range during operation (fixed state): -30°C – +90°C
Temperature range during installation (mobile state): -20°C – +50°C
Minimum bending radius: 8 x Overall Diameter

Electrical PROPERTIES

Dielectric test:

2000 V r.m.s. x 5' (core/core)

Insulation resistance

1000 MΩ x km (at 20°C)

Short circuit temperature

250°C

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor

FFX200 05mRZ1-R

No. of Core X
Cross Section

No./ Nominal Diameter of Strands

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Nominal
Sheath
Thickness

Without Earth Conductor

With Earth Conductor

Nominal Overall Diameter

Approx.
Weight

Nominal Overall
Diameter

Approx.
Weight

No*mm2

No./mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

mm

kg/km

2 Core

2x1.5

7/0.53

0.5

0.5

7.7

70

8.2

80

2x2.5

7/0.67

0.5

0.5

8.8

100

9.6

120

2x4

7/0.85

0.5

0.5

9.8

140

10.5

170

3 Core

3x1.5

7/0.53

0.5

0.5

8.7

90

10.5

100

3x2.5

7/0.67

0.5

0.5

9.5

125

10.7

150

3x4

7/0.85

0.5

0.5

11.5

180

12.5

220

4 Core

4x1.5

7/0.53

0.5

0.5

10.3

105

12.2

120

4x2.5

7/0.67

0.5

0.5

11

155

13

190

4x4

7/0.85

0.5

0.5

12.5

255

13.5

270

Electrical PROPERTIES
Conductor Operating Temperature : 90°C
Ambient Temperature : 30°C

FFX300 1mRZ1-R
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp)

Conductor
crosssection
area
Reference
Method 4
(enclosed in an conduit
insulated wall etc)
Reference Method 3
(enclosed in conduit on a wall or ceiling, or in trunking)
Reference Method 1 (clipped direct) Reference Method 11
(on a perforated cable tray), or Reference Method
  one 3-core
cable or one
4-core cable
3-phase a.c.

one 2-core cable singlephase
a.c. or d.c.

one 3-core
cable or one 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.
one 2-core
cable singlephase
a.c. or d.c.
one 3-core cable or one 4-core cable
3-phase a.c.
one 2-core
cable singlephase
a.c. or
d.c.
one 3-core
cable or one
4-core cable
3-phase a.c.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

mm2

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

1.5

16.5

22

19.5

24

22

26

23

2.5

22

30

26

33

30

36

32

4

30

40

35

45

40

49

42

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter)

Nominal Cross Section Area

2-core cable d.c.

2-core cable single- phase a.c

3-core or 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.

1

2

3

4

mm2

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

1.5

31

31

27

2.5

19

19

16

4

12

12

10