Firetox Flame Retardant Cables 

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

600/1000V LSZH Insulated, Non-sheathed Power Cables (single core)

FTX300 1Z1-R (CU/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

APPLICATION
The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems,
airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and high-rise buildings.

STANDARDS
Basic design to BS 7211

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Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.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
600/1000V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductor: Plain annealed copper wire, stranded according to IEC(EN) 60228 class 2.
Insulation: Extruded cross-linked XLPE compound.

COLOUR CODE
Insulation colour as per bs7671

 

with earth conductor

without earth conductor

2Cores

-

Brown,Blue

3Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Blue

Brown,Gray,Black

4Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black

Brown,Gray,Black,Blue

5Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black,Blue

Brown,Gray,Black,Blue,Black

above 5 Cores

Yellow/Green,Black Numbered

Black Numbered

sheath colour: Black

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range during operation: Max.90°C for XLPE
250°C in short-circuit for 5s max.
Minimum bending radius: 8 x Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FTX300 1Z1-R
No. of Core X
Cross Section
No./Nominal
Diameter of
Strands
Nominal
Insulation
Thickness
Insulated, Non-Sheathed
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
Approx.
Weight
Noxmm2 No./mm mm mm kg/km

1x1.5

7/0.53

0.7

3.1

22

1x2.5

7/0.67

0.8

3.7

34

1x4

7/0.85

0.8

4.3

50

1x6

7/1.04

0.8

4.8

70

1x10

7/1.35

1.0

6.2

116

1x16

7/1.70

1.0

7.2

174

1x25

7/2.14

1.2

9.0

276

1x35

7/2.52

1.2

10.0

366

1x50

19/1.78

1.4

11.9

502

1x70

19/2.14

1.4

13.7

706

1x95

19/2.52

1.6

16.0

974

1x120

37/2.03

1.6

17.6

1213

1x150

37/2.25

1.8

19.6

1492

1x185

37/2.52

2.0

21.8

1868

1x240

61/2.25

2.2

24.4

2443

1x300

61/2.52

2.4

27.7

3055

1x400

61/2.85

2.6

31.1

3888

1x500

61/3.20

2.8

34.6

4880

1x630

127/2.52

2.8

38.6

6229

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

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp)

Conductor cross- sectional area

Reference
method 4 (enclosed in conduit
in thermally insulating wall etc)

Reference method 3 (enclosed in conduit on
a wall or in trunking etc)

Reference method
1 (clipped direct)

Reference method 11 (on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical)

Reference method 12 (free air)

Horizontal flat spaced

Vertical flat spaced

Trefoil

 

2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c.

3 or 4 cables,
3-phase a.c.

2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c

3 or 4 cables,
3-phase a.c.

2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching

3 or 4 cables,
3-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil

2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c. or flat and touching

3 or 4 cables,
3-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil

2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c.
or 3 c ables three phase

2
cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c.
or 3 cables three phase

3 cables, trefoil
3-phase a.c.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

mm2

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

1.5

18

17

22

19

25

23

-

-

-

-

-

2.5

24

23

30

26

34

31

-

-

-

-

-

4

33

30

40

35

46

41

-

-

-

-

-

6

43

39

51

45

59

54

-

-

-

-

-

10

58

53

71

63

81

74

-

-

-

-

-

16

76

70

95

85

109

99

-

-

-

-

-

25

100

91

126

111

143

130

158

140

183

163

138

35

125

111

156

138

176

161

195

176

226

203

171

50

149

135

189

168

228

209

293

215

274

246

209

70

189

170

240

214

293

268

308

279

351

318

270

95

228

205

290

259

355

326

375

341

426

389

330

120

263

235

336

299

413

379

436

398

495

453

385

150

300

270

375

328

476

436

505

461

570

524

445

185

341

306

426

370

545

500

579

530

651

600

511

240

400

358

500

433

644

590

686

630

769

711

606

300

459

410

573

493

743

681

794

730

886

824

701

400

-

-

684

584

868

793

915

849

1065

994

820

500

-

-

783

666

990

904

1044

973

1228

1150

936

630

-

-

900

764

1130

1033

1191

1115

1423

1338

1069

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter)

Size of
conductor
2 cables
d.c.
2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c.
Ref. Methods 3
and 4 (enclosed
in conduit etc,
in or on a wall)
Ref. Methods 1
and 11 (clipped
direct or on trays
touching)
Ref. Methods 3
and 4 (enclosed
in conduit etc,
in or on a wall)
Ref. Methods 1,
11 and 12 (in
trefoil)
Ref. Methods 1 and
11(Flat and touching)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

mm2

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

1.5

31

31

27

27

27

27

2.5

19

19

16

16

16

16

4

33

12

10

10

10

10

6

7.8

7.9

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

10

4.7

4.7

4.7

4

4

4

16

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

 

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

25

1.85

1.85

0.31

1.90

1.85

0.190

1.85

1.60

0.27

1.65

1.600

0.165

1.600

1.600

0.190

1.600

35

1.35

1.35

0.29

1.35

1.35

0.180

1.35

1.15

0.25

1.15

1.150

0.155

1.50

1.150

0.180

1.150

50

0.99

1.00

0.29

1.05

0.99

0.180

1.00

0.87

0.25

0.90

0.860

0.155

0.870

0.860

0.180

0.870

70

0.68

0.70

0.28

0.75

0.68

0.175

0.71

0.60

0.24

0.65

0.590

0.150

0.610

0.590

0.175

0.620

95

0.49

0.51

0.27

0.58

0.49

0.170

0.52

0.44

0.23

0.50

0.430

0.145

0.450

0.430

0.170

0.460

120

0.39

0.41

0.26

0.48

0.39

0.165

0.43

0.35

0.23

0.42

0.340

0.140

0.370

0.340

0.165

0.380

150

0.32

0.33

0.26

0.43

0.32

0.165

0.36

0.29

0.23

0.37

0.280

0.140

0.310

0.280

0.165

0.320

185

0.25

0.27

0.26

0.37

0.26

0.165

0.30

0.23

0.23

0.32

0.220

0.140

0.260

0.220

0.165

0.280

240

0.19

0.21

0.26

0.33

0.20

0.160

0.25

0.185

0.22

0.29

0.170

0.140

0.220

0.170

0.165

0.240

300

0.155

0.175

0.25

0.31

0.16

0.160

0.22

0.150

0.22

0.27

0.140

0.140

0.195

0.135

0.160

0.210

400

0.12

0.140

0.25

0.29

0.13

0.155

0.20

0.125

0.22

0.25

0.110

0.135

0.175

0.110

0.160

0.195

500

0.093

0.120

0.25

0.28

0.105

0.155

0.185

0.100

0.22

0.24

0.090

0.135

0.160

0.088

0.160

0.180

630

0.072

0.100

0.25

0.27

0.086

0.155

0.175

0.088

0.21

0.23

0.074

0.135

0.150

0.071

0.160

0.170