1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationElectric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materialsPart 501: Mechanical tests Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing co
2、mpoundsBS EN 60811-501:2012National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 60811-501:2012. It isidentical to IEC 60811-501:2012. In the UK, the relationship between the supersessions of BS EN 60811 seriescan be summarized as follows.Superseded standards are withdrawnThe UK part
3、icipation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical CommitteeGEL/20, Electric cables, to Subcommittee GEL/20/17, Electric Cables - Lowvoltage.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the nece
4、ssary provisions of acontract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2012Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012ISBN 978 0 580 65323 0ICS 29.035.01; 29.060.20Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British St
5、andard was published under the authority of the StandardsPolicy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2012.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date Text affectedBRITISH STANDARDBS EN 60811-501:2012BS EN 60811-100 together with Supersedes - -201, -202, -203, -501 BS EN 60811-1-1:1995 -301, -302,
6、-411, -601, -602, -603, -604 BS EN 60811-5-1:2000 -401, -412 BS EN 60811-1-2:1995 -402, -502, -503, -606 BS EN 60811-1-3:1995 -403, -404, -507 BS EN 60811-2-1:1998 -405, -409 BS EN 60811-3-2:1995 -406, -511, -605, -607 BS EN 60811-4-1:2004 -407, -408, -410, -510, -512, -513 BS EN 60811-4-2:2004 -504
7、, -505, -506 BS EN 60811-1-4:1995 -508, -509 BS EN 60811-3-1:1995EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60811-501 NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM June 2012 CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung M
8、anagement Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels 2012 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members. Ref. No. EN 60811-501:2012 E ICS 29.035.01; 29.060.20 Supersedes EN 60811-1-1:1995 (partially) + A1:2001 (partially)English version Ele
9、ctric 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 60811-501:2012) Cbles lectriques et fibres optiques - Mthodes dessai pour les matriaux non-mtalliques - P
10、artie 501: Essais mcaniques - Dtermination des proprits mcaniques des mlanges pour les enveloppes isolantes et les gaines (CEI 60811-501:2012) Kabel, isolierte Leitungen und Glasfaserkabel - Prfverfahren fr nichtmetallene Werkstoffe - Teil 501: Mechanische Prfungen - Prfungen zur Bestimmung der mech
11、anischen Eigenschaften von Isolier- und Mantelwerkstoffen (IEC 60811-501:2012) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2012-04-17. 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
12、national standard without any 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
13、). A version in any other language 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,
14、Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, 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 United Kingdom
15、. EN 60811-501:2012 - 2 - Foreword The text of document 20/1297/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60811-501, prepared by IEC/TC 20 “Electric cables“ was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60811-501:2012. The following dates are fixed: latest date by which the docume
16、nt has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2013-01-17 latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2015-04-17 This document supersedes Clause 9 of EN 60811-1-1:1995 + A1:2
17、001 (partially). Full details of the replacements are shown in Annex A of EN 60811-100:2012. EN 60811-501:2012 includes the following significant technical change with respect to EN 60811-1-1:1995: - the requirements for the (minimum) thickness of dumb-bell test pieces have changed. See also the For
18、eword to EN 60811-100. This standard is to be read in conjunction with EN 60811-100. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CENELEC and/or CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. T
19、his standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD - 2006/95/EC). Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 60811-501:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modi
20、fication. In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated : IEC 60811-1-1:1993 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60811-1-1:1995 (not modified). BS EN 60811-501:2012- 3 - EN 60811-501:2012 Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publicat
21、ions with their corresponding European publications The following 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
22、document (including any amendments) applies. NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD applies. Publication Year Title EN/HD Year IEC 60811-100 2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materi
23、als - Part 100: General EN 60811-100 2012 IEC 60811-201 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 201: General tests - Measurement of insulation thickness EN 60811-201 - IEC 60811-202 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic mater
24、ials - Part 202: General tests - Measurement of thickness of non-metallic sheath EN 60811-202 - IEC 60811-203 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 203: General tests - Measurement of overall dimensions EN 60811-203 - IEC 60811-401 - Electric and optica
25、l fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 401: Miscellaneous tests - Thermal ageing methods - Ageing in an air oven EN 60811-401 - IEC 60811-404 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 404: Miscellaneous tests - Mineral oil immersion
26、 tests for sheaths EN 60811-404 - IEC 60811-606 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 606: Physical tests - Methods for determining the density EN 60811-606 - BS EN 60811-501:2012 2 60811-501 IEC:2012 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . 5 1 Scope . 6 2 Normative re
27、ferences . 6 3 Terms and definitions . 6 4 Test method . 7 4.1 General . 7 4.2 Insulation 7 4.2.1 General . 7 4.2.2 Sampling . 7 4.2.3 Preparation and conditioning of test pieces . 7 4.2.4 Determination of cross-sectional area 9 4.2.5 Ageing treatment . 11 4.2.6 Tensile testing procedure 11 4.2.7 Ex
28、pression of results . 11 4.3 Sheath 12 4.3.1 General . 12 4.3.2 Sampling . 12 4.3.3 Preparation and conditioning of test pieces . 12 4.3.4 Determination of cross-sectional area 12 4.3.5 Ageing treatment . 13 4.3.6 Tensile testing procedure 13 4.3.7 Expression of results . 13 5 Test report 13 Annex A
29、 (informative) Principle of operation of a typical machine for preparing test pieces . 16 Bibliography 17 Figure 1 Dumb-bell test piece 14 Figure 2 Small dumb-bell test piece . 14 Figure 3 Punch end showing groove 14 Figure 4 Test pieces cut by grooved punch 15 Figure A.1 Machine for preparing test
30、pieces . 16 BS EN 60811-501:201260811-501 IEC:2012 5 INTRODUCTION The IEC 60811 series specifies the test methods to be used for testing non-metallic materials of all types of cables. These test methods are intended to be referenced in standards for cable construction and for cable materials. NOTE 1
31、 Non-metallic materials are typically used for insulating, sheathing, bedding, filling or taping within cables. NOTE 2 These test methods are accepted as basic and fundamental and have been developed and used over many years principally for the materials in all energy cables. They have also been wid
32、ely accepted and used for other cables, in particular optical fibre cables, communication and control cables and cables for ships and offshore applications. BS EN 60811-501:2012 6 60811-501 IEC:2012 ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES TEST METHODS FOR NON-METALLIC MATERIALS Part 501: Mechanical tests
33、Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds 1 Scope This Part 501 of IEC 60811 gives the procedure for determining the mechanical properties, which typically applies to cross-linked and thermoplastic compounds used for insulating and sheathing materials. 2 N
34、ormative references The following 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 amendmen
35、ts) applies. IEC 60811-100:2012, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 100: General IEC 60811-201, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 201: General tests Measurement of insulation thickness IEC 60811-202, Electric an
36、d optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 202: General tests Measurement of thickness of non-metallic sheaths IEC 60811-203, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 203: General tests Measurement of overall dimensions IEC 60811-401, El
37、ectric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 401: Miscellaneous tests Thermal ageing methods Ageing in an air oven IEC 60811-404, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 404: Miscellaneous tests Mineral oil immersion tests for sh
38、eaths made with cross-linked compounds IEC 60811-606, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 606: Physical tests Methods for determining the density 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60811-100, to
39、gether with the following, apply. 3.1 maximum tensile force highest value reached by the load during the test BS EN 60811-501:201260811-501 IEC:2012 7 3.2 tensile stress tensile force per unit of the cross-sectional area of the unstretched test piece 3.3 tensile strength maximum tensile stress recor
40、ded in extending the test piece to breaking point 3.4 elongation at break increase of the length between the reference marks of the test piece, expressed as the percentage of the length between the reference marks of the unstretched test piece at breaking point 4 Test method 4.1 General This part of
41、 IEC 60811 shall be used in conjunction with IEC 60811-100. Unless otherwise specified, before any test, all test pieces, aged and unaged, shall be kept for at least 3 h at a temperature of (23 5) C. 4.2 Insulation 4.2.1 General These tests are to determine the tensile strength and elongation at bre
42、ak of the insulating material (exclusive of any semi-conducting layers) of the cable in the condition as manufactured (i.e. without any ageing treatment) and, when required, after one or more accelerated ageing treatment(s), which are prescribed in the relevant cable standard. When the ageing treatm
43、ent is to be carried out on prepared test pieces (in accordance with IEC 60811-401), the test pieces for the ageing treatment shall be from positions adjacent to the test pieces used for the test without ageing and the tensile tests on the aged and unaged test pieces shall be made in immediate succe
44、ssion. NOTE Where further increased test reliability is necessary, it is recommended that the tests on aged and unaged test pieces are performed by the same person using the same testing method and the same apparatus, in the same laboratory. 4.2.2 Sampling One sample of each core to be tested (or of
45、 the insulation from each core to be tested) shall be taken of sufficient size to provide a minimum of five test pieces each for the tensile tests without ageing and the tensile tests after each of the required ageing treatments, bearing in mind that a 100 mm length is needed for the preparation of
46、each test piece. The cores of unsheathed flat cables shall not be separated. Any sample that shows signs of mechanical damage shall not be used for the test. 4.2.3 Preparation and conditioning of test pieces a) Conditioning of test pieces shall be carried out as follows: 1) Elevated temperature cond
47、itioning NOTE 1 Elevated temperature conditioning is not an ageing treatment. It is used as a means of ensuring stable and consistent test pieces when required. It is used a) when called for in the relevant cable standard, or b) if there is a doubt or disagreement about a result and the test needs t
48、o be repeated. In BS EN 60811-501:2012 8 60811-501 IEC:2012 either case, the conditioning applies only to the test piece as taken from the cable before any subsequent treatment (ageing, compatibility test, oil immersion etc). Where conditioning at elevated temperature is used, such conditioning shal
49、l be carried out as follows: for dumb-bells, (A) after the removal of the insulation from the cable and removal of semi-conducting layers (if any) but before the cutting of strips; (B) after grinding (or cutting) to obtain parallel surfaces. Where grinding (or cutting) is not needed, the conditioning shall be performed at the point in the test protocol according to (A); for tubular test pieces, such conditioning shall be carried out after removal
