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450/750V Mica+LSZH Insulated, Non-sheathed Power Cables to BS EN 50525-3-41 (Single Core)

FFX100 07mZ-U/R/K (CU/MGT+LSZH 450/750V Class 1/2/5)

450/750V Mica+LSZH Insulated, Non-sheathed Power Cables to BS EN 50525-3-41 (Single Core)

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 adapted from BS EN 50525-3-41(formerly BS 7211)

FIRE PERFORMANCE

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 IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2
Minimum Smoke Emission IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2

VOLTAGE RATING

450/750V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor: Copper conductor according to BS EN 60228 class 1/2/5.
FFX100 07mZ-U: 1.5-10mm2 Class 1 solid copper conductor to BS EN 60228.
FFX100 07mZ-R: 1.5-630mm2 Class 2 stranded copper conductor to BS EN 60228.
FFX100 07mZ-K: 1.5-240mm2 Class 5 stranded copper conductor to BS EN 60228.
Fire Barrier: Mica glass tape.
Insulation: Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN 50363-5.
Insulation Option: UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, Turquoise, Violet, White, Green and Yellow.

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

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

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FFX100 07mZ-U/R/K
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area Conductor Class Nominal Insulation Thickness Min. Overall Diameter Max. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
No.×mm2   mm mm mm kg/km
1×1.5 1 0.7 3.6 4.3 22
1×2.5 1 0.8 4.2 5.0 35
1×4 1 0.8 4.6 5.6 52
1×6 1 0.8 5.1 6.2 73
1×10 1 1.0 6.3 7.6 122
1×1.5 2 0.7 3.7 4.4 24
1×2.5 2 0.8 4.3 5.1 37
1×4 2 0.8 4.8 5.7 54
1×6 2 0.8 5.3 6.4 76
1×10 2 1.0 6.6 8.0 127
1×16 2 1.0 7.4 9.0 191
1×25 2 1.2 9.1 11.1 301
1×35 2 1.2 10.0 12.3 405
1×50 2 1.4 11.6 14.2 550
1×70 2 1.4 13.1 16.1 774
1×95 2 1.6 15.1 18.6 1069
1×120 2 1.6 16.6 20.4 1333
1×150 2 1.8 18.3 22.6 1640
1×185 2 2.0 20.3 25.1 2055
1×240 2 2.2 23.0 28.5 2690
1×300 2 2.4 25.5 31.6 3364
1×400 2 2.6 28.5 35.3 4252
1×500 2 2.8 31.5 39.2 5343
1×630 2 2.8 35.0 43.5 6868
1×1.5 5 0.7 3.8 4.5 23
1×2.5 5 0.8 4.4 5.3 37
1×4 5 0.8 4.9 5.9 54
1×6 5 0.8 5.4 6.5 76
1×10 5 1.0 6.7 8.1 128
1×16 5 1.0 7.7 9.4 191
1×25 5 1.2 9.4 11.6 297
1×35 5 1.2 10.7 13.1 403
1×50 5 1.4 12.5 15.4 577
1×70 5 1.4 14.2 17.6 803
1×95 5 1.6 16.1 19.8 1066
1×120 5 1.6 17.7 21.9 1332
1×150 5 1.8 19.6 24.3 1660
1×185 5 2.0 21.6 26.8 2030
1×240 5 2.2 24.5 30.4 2659

Electrical PROPERTIES

Conductor operating temperature: 90°C
Ambient temperature: 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1A

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) Touching Ref. Method G (in free air) 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 35 31 42 37 46 41 - - - - -
6 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

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1B

Conductor crosssectional area 2 cables d.c.  2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.  
Ref. Methods A&B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) Ref. Methods C, F&G (clipped direct, on trays or in free air) Ref. Methods A&B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) Ref. Methods C, F&G (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 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10
6 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