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600/1000V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to BS 7846 (2-5 Cores & Multicore)

FFX400 1mRZ1MZ1-R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH/SWA/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

600/1000V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to BS 7846 (2-5 Cores & Multicore)

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 to BS 7846

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
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

600/1000V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor: Annealed copper wire, stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 2.
Fire Barrier: Mica glass tape.
Insulation: XLPE type GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3. HEPR type GP 6 according to BS 7655-1.2 or crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to BS EN 50363-5 can be offered as option.
Bedding: Extruded layer of polymeric material.
Armouring: Galvanized steel wire.
Outer Sheath: Extruded layer of polymeric material LTS 1 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
2-core: Brown and blue.
3-core: Brown, black and grey.
4-core: Blue, brown, black and grey.
5-core: Green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey.
Sheath Colour: Black; 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: 8 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FFX400 1mRZ1MZ1-R
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area Conductor Class Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Bedding Thickness Nominal Steel Wire Armour Diameter Nominal Sheath Thickness Approx. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
No.×mm2   mm     mm mm kg/km
2 cores
2×1.5a 2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.3 13.5 345
2×2.5a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 14.9 413
2×4a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.0 478
2×4a&c 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.4 16.7 581
2×6a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 17.2 555
2×6a&c 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.4 17.9 666
2×10a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.5 19.2 708
2×10a&c 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 19.9 832
2×16a 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 22.0 1036
2×25a 2 0.9 0.8 1.25 1.6 25.7 1386
2×25b 2 0.9 0.8 1.25 1.6 23.5 1311
2×35a 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 29.0 1918
2×35b 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 26.5 1814
2×50b 2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 28.5 2330
2×70b 2 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.9 32.0 2968
2×95b 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.0 36.0 4085
2×120b 2 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.1 39.0 4846
2×150b 2 1.4 1.2 2.0 2.2 42.0 6223
2×185b 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.4 48.0 7479
2×240b 2 1.7 1.4 2.5 2.5 52.0 9137
2×300b 2 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.6 57.0 10937
2×400b 2 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.8 62.0 13316
3 cores
3×1.5a 2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.3 14.1 384
3×2.5a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.6 467
3×4a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.8 551
3×4a&c 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.4 17.5 659
3×6a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 18.0 652
3×6a&c 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.4 18.7 768
3×10a 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 20.9 985
3×16a 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.6 23.4 1269
3×25a 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 28.4 1953
3×25b 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 26.5 1874
3×35a 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 31.0 2393
3×35b 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 28.5 2286
3×50b 2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 32.0 2952
3×70b 2 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.9 35.0 3852
3×95b 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.1 40.0 5312
3×120b 2 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.2 44.0 6364
3×150b 2 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.3 49.0 8113
3×185b 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.4 53.0 9706
3×240b 2 1.7 1.4 2.5 2.6 58.0 12045
3×300b 2 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.7 63.0 14536
3×400b 2 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.9 70.0 17866
4 cores
4×1.5a 2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.3 15.1 433
4×2.5a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.7 532
4×4a 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 18.1 637
4×4a&c 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.4 18.8 856
4×6a 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 20.3 901
4×10a 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 22.6 1159
4×16a 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.6 25.3 1516
4×25a 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 30.8 2341
4×25b 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 29.5 2286
4×35a 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 33.7 2898
4×35b 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 32.0 2824
4×50b 2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.9 35.0 3628
4×70b 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.1 41.0 5188
4×95b 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.2 45.0 6585
4×120b 2 1.2 1.4 2.5 2.3 50.0 8520
4×150b 2 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.4 55.0 10071
4×185b 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.6 60.0 12149
4×240b 2 1.7 1.6 2.5 2.7 66.0 15217
4×300b 2 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.9 70.0 18373
4×400b 2 2.0 1.8 3.15 3.2 81.0 23960
5 cores
5×1.5 2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.3 495
5×2.5 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 18.0 603
5×4 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.5 19.7 739
5×4b 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 20.4 869
5×6 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 21.9 1031
5×10 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.6 24.6 1356
5×16 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.7 28.7 2010
5×25 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 33.6 2762
5×35 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 36.9 3440
5×50 2 1.0 1.2 2.0 2.0 42.4 4700
5×70 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.2 48.2 6186
Multicore
7×1.5 2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.4 17.5 574
7×1.5c 2 0.6 0.8 1.25 1.4 18.2 687
7×2.5 2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 19.3 711
7×2.5c 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.4 20.0 837
7×4 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 21.8 1024
12×1.5 2 0.6 0.8 1.25 1.6 22.7 968
12×2.5 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.6 25.5 1218
12×4 2 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 28.8 1725
19×1.5 2 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.6 26.1 1255
19×2.5 2 0.7 0.8 1.6 1.7 30.5 1844
19×4 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.7 33.2 2285
27×1.5 2 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.7 31.7 1856
27×2.5 2 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.7 35.7 2367
27×4 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.9 39.2 2993
37×1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.7 34.9 2223
37×2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.7 39.4 2878
37×4 2 0.7 1.2 2.0 2.0 44.8 4109
a Circular or compacted circular stranded conductor (Class 2).
b Shaped stranded conductor (Class 2).
c Cables with alternative armour wire size.