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The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.
Basic design adapted from BS EN 50525-3-41
Circuit Integrity | IEC 60331-21; BS 6387; BS 8491 |
Flame Retardance (Single vertical wire or cable test) | IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2 |
Halogen free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1 |
No Corrosive Gas Emission | IEC60754-2; EN 50267-2-2 |
Minimum Smoke Emission | IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2 |
600/1000V
Conductor : Annealed copper conductor, stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 2.
Fire Barrier : Mica glass tape.
Insulation : Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN 50363-5.
Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.
Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, Turquoise, Violet, White, Green and Yellow. Bi-colours of any combination of the above mono-colours are permitted.
Maximum temperature range during operation : 90°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 250°C
Minimum bending radius :
OD<8mm : 4 × Overall Diameter
8mm≤OD≤12mm : 5 × Overall Diameter
OD>12mm : 6 × Overall Diameter
Conductor | FFX100 1mZ-R | |||
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No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area | Conductor Class | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Overall Diameter | Approx. Weight |
No.×mm² | mm | mm | kg/km | |
1x1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 27 |
1x2.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 39 |
1x4.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 57 |
1x6.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 78 |
1x10 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 125 |
1x16 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 186 |
1x25 | 2 | 1.2 | 10.0 | 291 |
1x35 | 2 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 382 |
1x50 | 2 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 517 |
1x70 | 2 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 728 |
1x95 | 2 | 1.6 | 17.0 | 1003 |
1x120 | 2 | 1.6 | 19.0 | 1239 |
1x150 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.0 | 1529 |
1x185 | 2 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 1910 |
1x240 | 2 | 2.2 | 26.0 | 2492 |
1x300 | 2 | 2.4 | 29.0 | 3113 |
1x400 | 2 | 2.6 | 32.5 | 3964 |
1x500 | 2 | 2.8 | 36.0 | 4965 |
1x630 | 2 | 2.8 | 40.0 | 6376 |
Conductor operating temperature : 90°C
Ambient temperature : 30°C
Conductor cross-sectional area | Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.) | Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.) | Ref. Method C (clipped direct) | Ref. Method F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical etc) | Ref. Method G (in free air) | ||||||
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Touching | Spaced by one cable diameter | ||||||||||
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c | 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching | 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat | 3 cables, three-phase a.c. flat | 3 cables, three-phase a.c. trefoil | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three-phase a.c. flat | ||
Horizontal | Vertical | ||||||||||
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 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
2.5 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
4.0 | 35 | 31 | 42 | 37 | 46 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - |
6.0 | 45 | 40 | 54 | 48 | 59 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
10 | 61 | 54 | 75 | 66 | 81 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
16 | 81 | 73 | 100 | 88 | 109 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |
25 | 106 | 95 | 133 | 117 | 143 | 130 | 161 | 141 | 135 | 182 | 161 |
35 | 131 | 117 | 164 | 144 | 176 | 161 | 200 | 176 | 169 | 226 | 201 |
50 | 158 | 141 | 198 | 175 | 228 | 209 | 242 | 216 | 207 | 275 | 246 |
70 | 200 | 179 | 253 | 222 | 293 | 268 | 310 | 279 | 268 | 353 | 318 |
95 | 241 | 216 | 306 | 269 | 355 | 326 | 377 | 342 | 328 | 430 | 389 |
120 | 278 | 249 | 354 | 312 | 413 | 379 | 437 | 400 | 383 | 500 | 454 |
150 | 318 | 285 | 393 | 342 | 476 | 436 | 504 | 464 | 444 | 577 | 527 |
185 | 362 | 324 | 449 | 384 | 545 | 500 | 575 | 533 | 510 | 661 | 605 |
240 | 424 | 380 | 528 | 450 | 644 | 590 | 679 | 634 | 607 | 781 | 719 |
300 | 486 | 435 | 603 | 514 | 743 | 681 | 783 | 736 | 703 | 902 | 833 |
400 | - | - | 683 | 584 | 868 | 793 | 940 | 868 | 823 | 1085 | 1008 |
500 | - | - | 783 | 666 | 990 | 904 | 1083 | 998 | 946 | 1253 | 1169 |
630 | - | - | 900 | 764 | 1130 | 1033 | 1254 | 1151 | 1088 | 1454 | 1362 |
Conductor cross-sectional area | 2 cables d.c. | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. | 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ref. Methods A&B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) | Ref. Methods C & F(clipped direct, on trays or in free air) | Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) | Ref. Methods C & F (clipped direct, on trays or in free air) | |||||||||||||||||||
Cables touching | Cables spaced* | Cables touching, Trefoil | Cables touching, Flat | Cables spaced*, Flat | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
mm² | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
2.5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
4.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
6.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||
10 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||
16 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
r | x | z | r | x | z | 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 | 1.85 | 0.28 | 1.85 | 1.60 | 0.27 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 0.165 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 0.190 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 0.27 | 1.65 |
35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 0.29 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 0.180 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 0.27 | 1.35 | 1.15 | 0.25 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.155 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.180 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.26 | 1.20 |
50 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 0.180 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.25 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.155 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.180 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.26 | 0.89 |
70 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.28 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.175 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.26 | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.24 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.150 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.175 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.25 | 0.65 |
95 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.27 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.170 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.145 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.170 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.25 | 0.49 |
120 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.165 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.140 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.165 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.42 |
150 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.165 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.140 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.165 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.37 |
185 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.165 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.140 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.165 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.33 |
240 | 0.190 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.160 | 0.25 | 0.195 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.185 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.170 | 0.140 | 0.22 | 0.170 | 0.165 | 0.24 | 0.170 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
300 | 0.155 | 0.175 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.160 | 0.160 | 0.22 | 0.155 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.150 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.140 | 0.140 | 0.195 | 0.135 | 0.160 | 0.21 | 0.135 | 0.24 | 0.27 |
400 | 0.120 | 0.140 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.130 | 0.155 | 0.20 | 0.125 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.125 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.110 | 0.135 | 0.175 | 0.110 | 0.160 | 0.195 | 0.110 | 0.24 | 0.26 |
500 | 0.093 | 0.120 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.105 | 0.155 | 0.185 | 0.098 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.100 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.090 | 0.135 | 0.160 | 0.088 | 0.160 | 0.180 | 0.085 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
630 | 0.072 | 0.100 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.086 | 0.155 | 0.175 | 0.078 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.088 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.074 | 0.135 | 0.150 | 0.071 | 0.160 | 0.170 | 0.068 | 0.23 | 0.24 |
Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance