BS EN 50290-2-33-2016 Communication cables Common design rules and construction Polyethylene insulation compounds for multi element metallic cables for indoor installation (data ca.pdf

1、BS EN 50290-2-33:2016Communication cablesPart 2-33: Common design rules andconstruction Polyethylene insulationcompounds for multi element metalliccables for indoor installation (data cable)BSI Standards PublicationWB11885_BSI_StandardCovs_2013_AW.indd 1 15/05/2013 15:06BS EN 50290-2-33:2016 BRITISH

2、 STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN50290-2-33:2016.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee EPL/46, Cables, wires and waveguides, radio frequencyconnectors and accessories for communication and signalling.A list of organiz

3、ations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2016. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2016ISBN

4、 978 0 580 85077 6ICS 33.120.10Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2016.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 50290-2-33:20

5、16EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 50290-2-33 May 2016 ICS 33.120.10 English Version Communication cables - Part 2-33: Common design rules and construction - Polyethylene insulation compounds for multi element metallic cables for indoor installation (data cable) Cbles de communic

6、ation - Partie 2-33: Rgles de conception communes et construction - Pe pour enveloppesisolantes pour des cbles mtalliques multi lments pour utilisation intrieure Kommunikationskabel - Teil 2-33: Gemeinsame Regeln fr Entwicklung und Konstruktion - Polyethylen-Isoliermischungen fr mehradrige metallisc

7、he Kabel zur Anwendung im Innenbereich (Datenkabel) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-03-14. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without a

8、ny alteration.Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other la

9、nguage made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, t

10、he Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the Uni

11、ted Kingdom. European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2016 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means

12、reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members. Ref. No. EN 50290-2-33:2016 EBS EN 50290-2-33:2016EN 50290-2-33:2016 (E) 2 Contents European foreword . 3 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references . 4 3 Raw material requirements . 5 4 Cable test requirements . 5 5 Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations 5 Biblio

13、graphy 8 BS EN 50290-2-33:2016EN 50290-2-33:2016 (E) 3 European foreword This document (EN 50290-2-33:2016) has been prepared by CLC/TC 46X “Communication cables”. The following dates are fixed: latest date by which this document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical

14、 national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2017-03-14 latest date by which the national standards conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2019-03-14 Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CENELEC and/or

15、CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. BS EN 50290-2-33:2016EN 50290-2-33:2016 (E) 4 1 Scope This Part 2-33 of EN 50290 gives

16、 specific requirements for Polyethylene (PE) compounds to be used for multi element metallic data cables for indoor application. The standard includes Low Density (LD), Medium Density (MD) and High Density (HD) Polyethylene compounds. It is to be read in conjunction with EN 50290-2-20, the product s

17、tandard EN 50288 and other applicable product standards. Using compound and type test data as outlined in this standard, the compound supplier will have sufficient data to demonstrate compliance and warrant that the material is suitable for the specified application. 2 Normative references The follo

18、wing documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 50289-3-17, C

19、ommunication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 3-17: Mechanical test methods - Adhesion of dielectric and sheath EN 50290-2-20, Communication cables - Part 2-20: Common design rules and construction - General EN 60216 (all parts), Electrical insulating materials Thermal endurance prope

20、rties (IEC 60216) EN 60754-2, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 2: Determination of acidity (by pH measurement) and conductivity (IEC 60754-2) EN 60811-401, Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 401: Miscellaneous tes

21、ts - Thermal ageing methods - Ageing in an air oven (IEC 60811-401) EN 60811-501, Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501: Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds (IEC 60811-501) EN 60811-

22、502, Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 502: Mechanical tests - Shrinkage test for insulations (IEC 60811-502) EN 60811-510, Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 510: Mechanical tests - Methods specific to

23、polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air (IEC 60811-510) EN ISO 527 (all parts), Plastics Determination of tensile properties (ISO 527) EN ISO 868, Plastics and ebonite - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) (ISO 8

24、68:2003) EN ISO 1133 (all parts), Plastics Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics (ISO 1133) EN ISO 1183 (all parts), Plastics Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics (ISO 1183) EN ISO 11357-6, Plastics - Differential

25、 scanning calorimetry (DSC) - Part 6: Determination of oxidation induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation induction temperature (dynamic OIT) (ISO 11357-6) ISO 974, Plastics Determination of the brittleness temperature by impact BS EN 50290-2-33:2016EN 50290-2-33:2016 (E) 5 3 Raw material requi

26、rements The tests are to be carried out on granules or moulded plaques produced from granules of compound. This data shall be provided by the compound supplier. For compounds intended for foam application the properties shall be measured on unexpanded compound or base polymer without blowing agent.

27、Relevant test methods, requirements and limits shall be included in any supply specification of the compound. Specific requirements are shown in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3. In the case of special applications, additional requirements could be specified. 4 Cable test requirements The anticipated pe

28、rformance assumes standard cable design and conventional process technology and is specified (Table 4). Using type test data the compound supplier is expected to demonstrate compliance and warrant that the material is suitable for the specified application. In the case of special applications, addit

29、ional requirements could be specified. 5 Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations The compounds are subject to Health, Safety and Environmental requirements as defined in EN 50290-2-20. Any deviations or compliance failures shall be identified by the compound supplier and necessary corrective ac

30、tions agreed with the cable maker. BS EN 50290-2-33:2016EN 50290-2-33:2016 (E) 6 Table 1 Insulation compound - physical properties of granules Characteristics 1)Test method Unit Solid Foam LD/MD HD 1 Density 2)EN ISO 1183 g/cm3 0,940 0,940 0,940 2a Melt flow index 3)(190 C/2,16 kg) EN ISO 1133 g/10

31、min 0,5 2,54) 1,0 1,0 5)2b Melt flow index 3)(140 C/5,0 kg) EN ISO 1133 g/10 min To be recorded6)3 Hardness Shore D 7)(1 s) EN ISO 868 - 50 58 58 4 Low Temperature brittleness ISO 974 C 30 30 30 1) All values of Table 1 shall be provided by the compound supplier, see Clause 3. 2) Median; value limit

32、s 0,003 g/cm3. 3) Median; value limits 25 %. 4) For LLDPE or MDPE. 5) PE (non nucleated or passive nucleant). 6) PE (active nucleant). 7) Median value to be specified by supplier. Specification limits 3-. Table 2 Insulation compound - dielectric properties Characteristics1)Test method Unit Solid Foa

33、m LD/MD HD 1 Dielectric constant (f1), 1MHz 2,4)IEC 60250 - 2,35 2,35 2,35 2 Dissipation factor (f1), 1MHz 3,4)IEC 60250 - 4,3 5 5 n.a. 1) Includes Foam skin. 2) Informative. Any procedure based on the Arrhenius principals which can predict a greater than 20 000 h life expectancy at the indicated te

34、mperature. See EN 502902-20 for guidance. 3) If elongation at break cannot be done(i.e. if the insulation cannot be removed from the conductor without damage), wrapping test according to EN 60811510 shall be performed. 4) Conductor skin permitted if needed to achieve required result. 5) Test length

35、(L) = 25mm unless otherwise specified in cable product standard BS EN 50290-2-33:2016EN 50290-2-33:2016 (E) 8 Bibliography EN 50288 (all parts), Multi element metallic cables (data cable) EN ISO 179-1, Plastics - Determination of Charpy impact properties - Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test (ISO 1

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