Railway Cables

Category 5E Data Cables

Application

The cables are designed for permanently protected installation, inside and outside railway rolling stock, buses and other vehicles to connect fixed parts. Ethernet based networks as: infotainment, multimedia, passenger information system etc.

Standards

● DIN 5510-2
● EN 50228-2-2
● BS 6853
● EN 50306-3 par 4.8/4.9/4.10

Construction

For 4×0.5mm², 4×22AWG cables:

Conductors
Stranded tin platedcopper conductor (for 0.5mm² cables) or stranded silver plated copper conductor (for 22AWG cables) according to IEC 60228 class 5.

Insulation
Electron beam crosslinkable compound.

Cable Element
Individual conductor stranded together.

EMC Screen1
Plastic laminated aluminium-tape.

EMC Screen2
Tinned copper braid.

Separator (s)
Plastic tape.

Outer Sheath
Electron beam crosslinkable compound.

For 4×2×22AWG cables:

Center
PE fi ller.

4 pairs 2×22AWG
Stranded tinned copper conductor according to IEC 60228 class 5.

Insulation
Electron beam crosslinkable compound.

EMC Screen1
Plastic laminated aluminium-tape.

EMC Screen2
Tinned copper braid.

Separator(s)
Plastic tape.

Outer Sheath
Electron beam crosslinkable compound.

Electrical Characteristics at 20℃

Nominal Cross Section

mm²

0.5

-

AWG

 

-

22

Nominal Conductor Resistance

Ω/km

40.1

54.4

Maximum Resistance Unbalance

Ω/km

1.1

1.1

Maximum Capacitance

 

 

 

Core to Core

pF/m

65

65

Core to Screen

pF/m

100

100

Characteristic Impedance @100MHz

Ω

100+/-5

100+/-5

Transfer Impedance f≤30MHz

mΩ/m V

200

200

Nominal Voltage Rating

300

300

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Minimum Bending Radius:6×OD
Temperature Range:-40℃ to +90℃

Dimensions And Weight

Cable Code
No. of cores& Nominal Conductor
Cross Sectional Area
No.×mm²
Nominal
Diameter of
Strands
No/mm
Nominal
Sheath
Thickness
mm
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
mm
Nominal
Weight
kg/km

RD-Cat5E-4C0.5S

4×0.5

19/0.18

1.2

8.3

102

RD-Cat5E-4C22A

4×22AWG

19/0.16

1.2

7.25

81

RD-Cat5E-4P22A

4×2×22AWG

19/0.16

1.2

12.6

174