300/500V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Fire Resistant Power Cables to BS 7211 (2-3 Cores)

FFX200 05mRZ1-U/R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 1/2)

APPLICATION

The BS7211 Fire Resistant Power 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 7211:2012

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity	IEC 60331-21; BS 6387
Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire or cable test)	IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2
Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test)	IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24
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

300/500V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor: Annealed copper conductor, solid or stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 1 or class 2.
Fire Barrier: Mica glass tape.
Insulation: XLPE type GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3. Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN 50363-5 can be offered as option.
CPC (Circuit Protective Conductor): Uninsulated copper conductor.
Outer Sheath: Extruded LSZH type LTS 2 according to BS 7655-6.1.
Outer Sheath Option: UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour:
Twin: Brown and blue or, for 2x1.0 and 2x1.5 cables, brown and brown.
Three cores: Brown, black (centre core) and grey.
Position of CPC:
Twin: Centrally placed between cores in same plane.
Three cores: Centrally placed between black and grey cores in same plane.
Sheath Colour: White; other colours can be offered upon request.

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		FFX200 05mRZ1-U/R
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area	Conductor Class	Nominal Insulation Thickness	Crosssectional Area of CPC	Class of CPC	Nominal Sheath Thickness	Min. Overall Dimensions	Max. Overall Dimensions	Approx. Weight
No.×mm2		mm	mm2		mm	mm	mm	kg/km
2×1.0	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.1×9.6	6.0×11.2	84
2×1.5	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.4×10.1	6.3×11.7	101
2×2.5	1	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	5.9×11.3	7.0×12.2	136
3×1.0	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.1×13.0	6.0×15.1	108
3×1.5	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.4×13.7	6.3×15.9	135
3×2.5	1	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	5.9×15.0	7.0×17.6	190
2×1.0	2	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.2×9.8	6.1×11.4	89
2×1.5	2	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.5×10.3	6.4×12.0	107
2×2.5	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	6.0×11.5	7.1×13.4	141
2×4	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	6.5×12.4	7.7×14.6	181
2×6	2	0.7	2.5	1	1.1	7.2×14.0	8.5×16.6	256
2×10	2	0.7	4.0	2	1.2	8.3×16.5	9.8×19.5	406
2×16	2	0.7	6.0	2	1.3	9.4×19.0	11.1×22.5	576
3×4	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	6.5×17.0	7.7×19.9	216
3×6	2	0.7	2.5	1	1.1	7.2×19.2	7.5×22.5	311
3×10	2	0.7	4.0	2	1.2	8.3×22.5	9.8×26.6	460
3×16	2	0.7	6.0	2	1.3	9.4×25.8	11.1×30.6	690

Note: The parameters listed above are nominal values as per cable standards. Actual values may vary due to material and manufacturing process variations. For precise specifications or customized requirements, please contact us for further information.

Electrical PROPERTIES

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

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2A

Conductor crosssectional 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 E (free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)
	1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, threephase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, three-phase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, threephase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, threephase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
mm2	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a
1.0	14.5	13	17	15	19	17	21	18
1.5	18.5	16.5	22	19.5	24	22	26	23
2.5	25	22	30	26	33	30	36	32
4	33	30	40	35	45	40	49	42
6	42	38	51	44	58	52	63	54
10	57	51	69	60	80	71	86	75
16	76	68	91	80	107	96	115	100

Note: *With or without a protective conductor.

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B

Conductor crosssectional area	Two-core cable, d.c.	Two-core cable, single-phase a.c.	Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c.
1	2	3	4
mm2	mV/a/m	mV/a/m	mV/a/m
1.0	46	46	40
1.5	31	31	27
2.5	19	19	16
4	12	12	10
6	7.9	7.9	6.8
10	4.7	4.7	4.0
16	2.9	2.9	2.5