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 504: Mechanical tests Bending tests at low temperature for insulation and sheathsBS EN 60811-504:201
2、2National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 60811-504:2012. It isidentical to IEC 60811-504:2012. In the UK, the relationship between the supersessions of BS EN 60811 seriescan be summarized as follows.Superseded standards are withdrawnThe UK participation in its preparati
3、on 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 necessary provisions of acontr
4、act. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2012Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012ISBN 978 0 580 65326 1ICS 29.035.01; 29.060.20Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under
5、 the authority of the StandardsPolicy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2012.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date Text affectedBRITISH STANDARDBS EN 60811-504:2012BS EN 60811-100 together with Supersedes - -201, -202, -203, -501 BS EN 60811-1-1:1995 -301, -302, -411, -601, -602, -603, -6
6、04 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, -505, -506 BS EN 60811-1
7、-4:1995 -508, -509 BS EN 60811-3-1:1995EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60811-504 NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM June 2012 CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung Management Centre: Avenue M
8、arnix 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 60811-504:2012 E ICS 29.035.01; 29.060.20 Supersedes EN 60811-1-4:1995 (partially) + A2:2001 (partially)English version Electric and optical fibre ca
9、bles - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 504: Mechanical tests - Bending tests at low temperature for insulation and sheaths (IEC 60811-504:2012) Cbles lectriques et fibres optiques - Mthodes dessai pour les matriaux non-mtalliques - Partie 504: Essais mcaniques - Essais denroulement ba
10、sse temprature pour les enveloppes isolantes et les gaines (CEI 60811-504:2012) Kabel, isolierte Leitungen und Glasfaserkabel - Prfverfahren fr nichtmetallene Werkstoffe - Teil 504: Mechanische Prfungen - Biegeprfungen bei niedriger Temperatur fr Isolierhllen und Mntel (IEC 60811-504:2012) This Euro
11、pean 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 national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical reference
12、s 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 language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN
13、ELEC 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, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, German
14、y, 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. EN 60811-504:2012 - 2 - Foreword The text of document 20/1300/FDIS, future edition 1 o
15、f IEC 60811-504, prepared by IEC/TC 20 “Electric cables“ was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60811-504:2012. The following dates are fixed: latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national stand
16、ard 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 8.1 and 8.2 of EN 60811-1-4:1995 + A2:2001 (partially). Full details of the replacements are shown in Annex A of EN 60811-10
17、0:2012. There are no technical changes with respect to EN 60811-1-4:1995, but see the Foreword 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
18、and/or CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This 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 St
19、andard IEC 60811-504:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification. In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated : IEC 60811-1-4:1985 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60811-1-4:1995 (not modified). BS EN 60811-504:2012-
20、3 - EN 60811-504:2012 Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications 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
21、 the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 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 IE
22、C 60811-100 2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 100: General EN 60811-100 2012 IEC 60811-505 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 505: Mechanical tests - Elongation at low temperature for insulations
23、and sheaths EN 60811-505 - BS EN 60811-504:2012 2 60811-504 IEC:2012 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . 5 1 Scope . 6 2 Normative references . 6 3 Terms and definitions . 6 4 Test method . 6 4.1 General . 6 4.2 Bending test at low temperature for insulation . 7 4.2.1 Sampling and preparation of test pieces 7 4
24、.2.2 Apparatus 7 4.2.3 Procedure 7 4.2.4 Test conditions 7 4.2.5 Evaluation of results 8 4.3 Bending test at low temperature for sheaths 8 4.3.1 Sampling and preparation of test pieces 8 4.3.2 Apparatus, procedure and test conditions 8 4.3.3 Evaluation of results 8 5 Test report 8 Bibliography 10 Fi
25、gure 1 Cold bend test apparatus . 9 Table 1 Rotations of mandrel 7 BS EN 60811-504:201260811-504 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
26、 for cable construction and for cable materials. NOTE 1 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
27、materials in all energy cables. They have also been widely accepted and used for other cables, in particular optical fibre cables, communication and control cables and cables for ships and offshore applications. BS EN 60811-504:2012 6 60811-504 IEC:2012 ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES TEST METHODS
28、 FOR NON-METALLIC MATERIALS Part 504: Mechanical tests Bending tests at low temperature for insulation and sheaths 1 Scope This Part 504 of IEC 60811 gives the procedure for performing bending tests at low temperature on extruded insulations and sheaths. 2 Normative references The following document
29、s, 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. IEC 60811-100:2012, Electric
30、and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 100: General IEC 60811-505, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 505: Mechanical tests Elongation at low temperature for insulations and sheaths 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of
31、 this document, the definitions given in IEC 60811-100 apply. 4 Test method 4.1 General This part of IEC 60811 shall be used in conjunction with IEC 60811-100. All the tests shall be carried out not less than 16 h after the extrusion or cross-linking of the insulating or sheathing compounds. Tests s
32、hall be carried out at the temperature specified in the relevant cable standard. For tests on the insulation, the test is intended for insulated conductors of circular cross-section having an external diameter up to and including 12,5 mm and for sector-shaped cores where it is not possible to prepar
33、e dumb-bells. For tests on sheaths, the test is intended for cables with an overall diameter up to and including 12,5 mm; and for flat cables, with a major axis dimension up to and including 12,5 mm. If required by the relevant cable standard the test shall also be carried out on larger cables. Note
34、 that equipment may need to be modified in accordance with the cable standard. Otherwise, the insulation and sheath of larger cables shall be subjected to the elongation test described in IEC 60811-505. BS EN 60811-504:201260811-504 IEC:2012 7 4.2 Bending test at low temperature for insulation 4.2.1
35、 Sampling and preparation of test pieces Each core to be tested shall be represented by two samples of suitable length. After removal of the coverings, if any, the samples shall be used as test pieces. 4.2.2 Apparatus The apparatus recommended for this test is represented in Figure 1, with explanati
36、ons. It consists essentially of one revolving mandrel and guiding devices for the test pieces. Other single-mandrel apparatus, substantially equivalent to the one represented in Figure 1, may also be used. The apparatus shall be located in a suitable low temperature cabinet before and during the tes
37、t. 4.2.3 Procedure The test piece shall be fixed in the apparatus, as shown in Figure 1. The apparatus with the test piece in position shall be maintained in the suitable low temperature cabinet at the specified temperature for a period of not less than 16 h. The cooling period of 16 h includes the
38、time necessary for cooling down the apparatus. If the apparatus has been pre-cooled, a shorter cooling period is permissible, but not less than 4 h at test temperature. If the apparatus and test specimens have been pre-cooled, a cooling time of 1 h after each test piece has been fixed to the apparat
39、us is sufficient. At the end of the prescribed time, the mandrel shall be rotated, in accordance with the conditions specified in 4.2.4, the test piece being guided so that it is bent tautly round the mandrel in a close helix. In the case of sector-shaped test pieces, the circular “back” part of the
40、 test piece shall be in contact with the mandrel. Afterwards, the test piece, still on the mandrel, shall be allowed to attain approximately ambient temperature. 4.2.4 Test conditions The cooling and test temperature shall be as specified for the type of compound in the relevant standard for the typ
41、e of cable. The diameter of the mandrel shall be between 4 and 5 times the diameter of the test piece. The mandrel shall be uniformly rotated at a rate of one revolution in about 5 s and the number of turns shall be as specified in Table 1: Table 1 Rotations of mandrel Overall diameter, d, of the te
42、st piece mm Number of turns d 2,5 10 2,5 d 4,5 6 4,5 d 6,5 4 6,5 d 8,5 3 8,5 d 2 BS EN 60811-504:2012 8 60811-504 IEC:2012 The actual diameter of each test piece shall be measured by a vernier calliper, a micrometer or a measuring tape. For sector-shaped test pieces, the minor axis is taken as the p
43、arameter equivalent to the diameter for determining the mandrel diameter and the number of turns. For flat cables, the mandrel diameter shall be based on the minor axis dimension of the test piece, which is wound on with its minor axis perpendicular to the mandrel. 4.2.5 Evaluation of results At the
44、 end of the procedure described in 4.2.3, the test pieces shall be examined while still on the mandrel. The insulation of both test pieces shall not show any cracks when examined with normal or corrected vision, without magnification. 4.3 Bending test at low temperature for sheaths 4.3.1 Sampling an
45、d preparation of test pieces For each sheath to be tested, two pieces of cable of suitable length shall be taken. Before starting the test, any covering shall be removed from the sheath. 4.3.2 Apparatus, procedure and test conditions In accordance with 4.2.2, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4, for cables having an ar
46、mour or a concentric conductor under the outer sheath, the diameter of the mandrel shall be as specified in the cable standard for the type of cable. 4.3.3 Evaluation of results At the end of the procedure described in 4.2.3, the test pieces shall be examined while still on the mandrel. The sheath o
47、f both test pieces shall not show any cracks when examined with normal or corrected vision, without magnification. 5 Test report The test report shall be in accordance with that given in IEC 60811-100. BS EN 60811-504:201260811-504 IEC:2012 9 Figure 1a Front view Figure 1b Right side view Figure 1c
48、Detail A Figure 1d Detail B (fixing of the test piece) NOTE 1 ds S 1,5 dsNOTE 2 d1= 1,2 to 1,5 dsNOTE 3 In horizontal position (HP), the tube should not press the test pieces down. NOTE 4 In slope position (SP), the tube should not press the test pieces upwards. Key Front view 1 mandrel L1approximat
49、ely 270 mm 2 adjustable round bar L2approximately 30 mm 3 test piece SPslope position 4 rotation points HP horizontal position 5 counter weight 6 Tube Detail A 6 tube 7 nozzle Detail B (fixing of the test piece) 1 mandrel 3 test piece 2 adjustable round bar Figure 1 Cold bend test apparatus IEC 268/12 IEC 269/12 IEC 270/12 IEC 271/12 BS EN 60811-504:2012 10 60811-504 IEC:2012 Bibliography IEC 60811-1-4:1985, Common test methods for insulating and she
