600/1000V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to BS 8573 (Single Core)
FFX300 1mRZ1-R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)
Application
These XLPE insulated and LSZH sheathed cables are generally used for fixed installation. Suitable for building wiring, especially in areas where smoke and fume emissions may cause a potential threat to life but not for burial in the ground, either directly or in ducts.
Standards
Basic design adapted from BS 8573:2012
Fire Performance
| Circuit Integrity | IEC 60331-21; EN 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
600/1000 V
Cable Construction
Conductor: Annealed copper conductor, 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.
Inner Covering Option : The optional inner covering, where used, shall consist of an extruded layer of synthetic polymeric material. It shall surround the single core and the laid-up two, three, four or five cores, giving the assembly a practically circular shape.
Outer Sheath : Extruded layer of polymeric material LTS 4 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 : Brown or blue.
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:
circular copper conductors OD≤25mm: 4 × Overall Diameter
circular copper conductors OD>25mm: 6 × Overall Diameter
shaped copper conductors: 8 × Overall Diameter
Construction Parameters
| Conductor | FFX300 1mRZ1-R | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area | Conductor Class | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Inner Covering Thickness | Nominal Sheath Thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Approx. Weight |
| No.×mm² | mm | mm | kg/km | |||
| 1×1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1×2.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 71 |
| 1×4 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 92 |
| 1×6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 118 |
| 1×10 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 168 |
| 1×16 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 238 |
| 1×25 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 12.0 | 352 |
| 1×35 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 13.2 | 463 |
| 1×50 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 14.7 | 606 |
| 1×70 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 16.7 | 843 |
| 1×95 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 18.8 | 1139 |
| 1×120 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 20.6 | 1416 |
| 1×150 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 22.8 | 1736 |
| 1×185 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 25.0 | 2154 |
| 1×240 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 28.1 | 2798 |
| 1×300 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 30.9 | 3479 |
| 1×400 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 34.5 | 4419 |
| 1×500 | 2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 38.2 | 5535 |
| 1×630 | 2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 43.0 | 7113 |
| 1×800 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 47.9 | 9026 |
| 1×1000 | 2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 53.0 | 11302 |
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) | Ref. Method G (in free air) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
| 800 | - | - | - | - | 1288 | 1179 | 1358 | 1275 | 1214 | 1581 | 1485 |
| 1000 | - | - | - | - | 1443 | 1323 | 1520 | 1436 | 1349 | 1775 | 1671 |
Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1B
| Conductor cross-sectional 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(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 | 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 |
| 800 | 0.056 | - | 0.072 | 0.150 | 0.170 | 0.064 | 0.24 | 0.25 | - | 0.062 | 0.130 | 0.145 | 0.059 | 0.155 | 0.165 | 0.055 | 0.23 | 0.24 | ||||
| 1000 | 0.045 | - | 0.063 | 0.150 | 0.165 | 0.054 | 0.24 | 0.24 | - | 0.055 | 0.130 | 0.145 | 0.050 | 0.155 | 0.165 | 0.047 | 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
