NEK606 Offshore Marine Cable
P118 (Formerly P34) BFOU-HCF 0.6/1 kV

Applications

These P118 (Formerly P34) BFOU-HCF 0.6/1 kV NEK606 Offshore Marine cables are fire resistant, flame retardant, low smoke and halogen free, used for emergency control, power and lighting systems that need to be operational during a 1100℃ hydrocarbon fire.

Standards

• IEC 60092-353	IEC 60092-351
  IEC 60092-359	IEC 60331-21
  IEC 60332-1	IEC 60332-3-22
  IEC 60754-1,2	IEC 61034-1,2
  NEK 606:2004

Construction

• Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded compacted copper to IEC 60228 class 2 or class 5.
• Insulation : Mica tape + Halogen free EPR/XLPE.
• Bedding : Halogen free compound.
• Armour : Tinned copper wire braid in accordance with IEC 60092-350.
• Outer Sheath1 : Halogen free thermosetting compound, SHF2.
• HC-fire protection : Extruded thermoplastic fire protection compound.
• Taping : Lapped glass fibre tape.
• Outer Sheath2 : Flame retardant halogen-free thermoplastic compound, SHF1, coloured black.

Electrical Characteristics

Nominal Cross Section Area	mm²	1.5	2.5	4	6	16	35
Nominal Conductor Diameter	mm	1.6	2.1	2.6	3.2	5.1	7.4
Maximum DC Resistant@20℃	Ω/km	12.2	7.56	4.7	3.11	1.16	0.529
Continuous Current Rating@45℃1 Core	A	23	30	40	52	96	157
Continuous Current Rating@45℃2 Core	A	20	26	34	44	82	133
Continuous Current Rating@45℃3&4 Core	A	16	21	28	36	67	110
Short Circuit Current 1s	A	210	360	570	860	2290	5010
Operating Voltage	KV	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1

Nominal Cross Section Area	mm²	50	70	95	120	150	185	240	300
Nominal Conductor Diameter	mm	8.7	10.3	12.2	13.8	15.1	17.0	19.6	21.9
Maximum DC Resistant@20℃	Ω/km	0.391	0.27	0.195	0.154	0.126	0.1	0.0762	0.0607
Continuous Current Rating@45℃1 Core	A	196	242	293	339	389	444	522	601
Continuous Current Rating@45℃2 Core	A	167	206	249	288	331	444	444	511
Continuous Current Rating@45℃3&4 Core	A	137	169	205	237	272	311	365	421
Short Circuit Current 1s	A	7150	10020	13590	17170	21460	26470	34340	42930
Operating Voltage	KV	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1

Note: For more than 4-cores, the current ratings may be calculated from the following formula (I_N=I₁/ ³√ N ), I₁= Current rating for 1-core, N = Number of cores.

Ambient Temperature Correction Factors

Ambient Temperature Correction Factors	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80
Rating Factor	1.1	1.05	1.0	0.94	0.88	0.82	0.74	0.67	0.58	0.47

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Bending Radius :20×OD (during installation); 12×OD (fixed installed).

Temperature Range : -20℃ ~ +90℃.

Dimensions and Weight

Construction No. of cores×Cross section (mm²)	Nominal Insulation Thickness mm	Nominal Diameter Over Bedding mm	Nominal Diameter Over Sheath1 mm	Nominal Overall Diameter mm	Nominal Weight kg/km
1×50	1.4	15.0	18.5	45.5	2900
1×70	1.4	16.5	20.5	47.5	3300
1×95	1.6	18.5	23.0	50.5	3800
1×120	1.6	20.5	25.0	52.5	4260
1×150	1.8	23.0	27.0	54.5	4750
1×185	2.0	25.0	29.5	57.5	5380
1×240	2.2	28.0	32.5	66.0	7050
1×300	2.4	30.5	35.5	68.0	8000
2×1.5	1.0	10.0	13.0	40.5	1890
2×2.5	1.0	11.0	14.5	42.0	2080
3×1.5	1.0	10.5	14.0	42.0	2140
3×2.5	1.0	11.5	15.0	42.5	2200
3×4	1.0	13.0	16.5	43.0	2400
3×6	1.0	14.0	18.0	45.0	2600
3×16	1.0	18.5	23.0	50.0	3500
3×35	1.2	25.0	29.5	57.5	4840
3×70	1.4	33.0	39.0	72.0	8150
3×120	1.6	41.0	48.0	81.5	11300
3×150	1.8	46.0	54.5	88.5	13300
4×2.5	1.0	12.5	16.5	44.0	2300
4×6	1.0	15.5	19.5	47.5	2870
4×16	1.0	20.5	25.0	53.5	3830
7×1.5	1.0	14.0	17.5	44.5	2550
12×1.5	1.0	18.5	22.5	50.0	3140
27×1.5	1.0	26.5	31.0	64.5	5070
7×2.5	1.0	15.0	19.0	46.0	2760
12×2.5	1.0	20.5	24.5	52.0	3500