1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationOptical fibresPart 1-32: Measurement methods and test procedures Coating strippabilityBS EN 60793-1-32:2010National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 6
2、0793-1-32:2010. It is identical to IEC 60793-1-32:2010. It supersedes BS EN 60793-1-32:2003,which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee GEL/86, Fibre optics, to Subcommittee GEL/86/1, Optical fibres and cables.A list of organizations represented on
3、 this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. BSI 2011ISBN 978 0 580 66886 9 ICS 33.180.10Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunit
4、y from legal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2011.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date Text affectedBRITISH STANDARDBS EN 60793-1-32:2010EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60793-1-32 NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCH
5、E NORM October 2010 CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels 2010 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any
6、 means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members. Ref. No. EN 60793-1-32:2010 E ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60793-1-32:2003English version Optical fibres - Part 1-32: Measurement methods and test procedures - Coating strippability (IEC 60793-1-32:2010) Fibres optiques - Partie 1-32 - Mthodes de mesure
7、et procdures dessai - dnudabilit du revtement (CEI 60793-1-32:2010) Lichtwellenleiter -Teil 1-32: Messmethoden und Prfverfahren - Absetzbarkeit der Beschichtung (IEC 60793-1-32:2010) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2010-09-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELE
8、C 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 references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN
9、ELEC 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 CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions
10、. CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, 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, Ro
11、mania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. BS EN 60793-1-32:2010EN 60793-1-32:2010 Foreword The text of document 86A/1273/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60793-1-32, prepared by SC 86A, Fibres and cables, of IEC TC 86, Fibre optics, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC p
12、arallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60793-1-32 on 2010-09-01. This European Standard supersedes EN 60793-1-32:2003. This edition has been modified to include current practices in the market place. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the
13、subject of patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. The following dates were fixed: latest date by which the EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2011-06-
14、01 latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2013-09-01 Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC. _ Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 60793-1-32:2010 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification. _
15、BS EN 60793-1-32:2010EN 60793-1-32:2010 Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited appli
16、es. 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 IEC 60793-1 Series Optical
17、 fibres - Measurement methods and test procedures EN 60793-1 Series BS EN 60793-1-32:201060793-1-32 IEC:2010(E) CONTENTS 1 Scope.5 2 Normative references 5 3 Apparatus5 3.1 Tensile equipment .5 3.2 Load cell .6 3.3 Transducer amplifier6 3.4 Stripping tool . .6 3.5 Fibre guide . 6 4 Specimen preparat
18、ion7 4.1 Representative sample . 7 4.2 Strip length. 7 5 Procedure .7 5.1 Introduction . .7 5.2 Stripping rate .7 5.3 Preconditioning 8 5.4 Calibrating the transducer amplifier 8 5.5 Loading the test specimen. 8 5.6 Stripping the coating .8 6 Calculations . 8 6.1 Calculation of the reported value fo
19、r a specimen . 8 6.2 Calculation for the value of a piece.8 6.3 Approach 1 Average strip force . 8 6.4 Approach 2 Peak strip force .9 7 Documentation .9 8 Specification information 10 Figure 1 Length of fibre to be stripped .7 Figure 2 Example of test arrangement .9 BS EN 60793-1-32:201060793-1-32 I
20、EC:2010(E) 5 OPTICAL FIBRES Part 1-32: Measurement methods and test procedures Coating strippability 1 Scope This part of IEC 60793 is intended primarily for testing either fibres as produced by a fibre manufacturer or subsequently overcoated (tight buffered) using various polymers. The test can be
21、performed either on fibres as produced or after exposure to various environments. This test applies to A1, A2, A3, B and C fibres. The object of this standard is to establish uniform requirements for the mechanical characteristic coating strippability. This test quantifies the force required to mech
22、anically remove the protective coating from optical fibres along their longitudinal axis. This test is not intended as a means to maximize fibre strength after the coating is removed nor is it intended to specify the best conditions for field stripping of optical fibres. This test is designed for op
23、tical fibres having polymeric coatings with nominal outer diameters in the range of 240 m to 900 m. Application of this method to fibres with outer coating diameters outside the range of 230 m to 930 m is not recommended. Warning Fibres can fracture while being stripped and pierce skin and eyes. Use
24、 of protective eyewear is recommended. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendmen
25、ts) applies. IEC 60793-1 (all parts), Optical fibres Measurement methods and test procedures 3 Apparatus 3.1 Tensile equipment Use a suitable device, for example a vertical tensile tester, which provides relative motion between the test fibre and a stripping tool and is capable of imparting constant
26、 motion at the velocity found in 5.2, without jerking the fibre under test or the stripping tool. Use a device capable of providing relative motion in two directions to allow resetting. Provide suitable means for clamping and maintaining the stripping tool blades perpendicular to the fibre axis or i
27、n a position that prevents fibre bending, and for securing one end of the test fibre. To prevent fibre breakage, secure the fibre at the clamping point without stressing the fibre excessively. Examples of test arrangements are shown in Figure 2. BS EN 60793-1-32:2010 6 60793-1-32 IEC:2010(E) 3.2 Loa
28、d cell Use any appropriate device that is capable of sensing the force imparted to the fibre during the removal of the fibre coating. 3.3 Transducer amplifier This device receives signals from the load cell and indicates the tensile force on the test fibre up to the point when the coating is strippe
29、d off. The transducer shall acquire the force data at a rate 100 Hz. The transducer and/or measurement system shall have the ability to plot the test data on a continuous chart, such as a strip chart or line chart. It shall also have the capability of capturing sufficient information to calculate th
30、e maximum and average forces, along with the amplitude and frequencies of any oscillations in the force during the stripping process The accuracy of the force measurement shall be stated in the detail specification. 3.4 Stripping tool 3.4.1 Because the results from this test are strongly dependent u
31、pon the design of tool used, it is important that the following tool design guidelines be observed: a) Unless otherwise specified in the detail specification, use tool blades with the diameter of the hole greater than the nominal cladding diameter of the fibre to be stripped in order not to damage t
32、he cladding surface. The stripping tool shall be constructed such that the blades form a circular aperture. A practical example is a hole which is 15 m larger that the nominal cladding diameter; for 125 m cladding diameter fibres this results in a 140 m circular hole. b) The stripping tool blades sh
33、all be constructed such that the blades do not cause fibre bending. Stripping tools in which the blades butt together in the same plane are preferred in this test. 3.4.2 Mount the stripping tool on the test fixture and provide a means to hold it closed around the fibre using suitable clamps. Ensure
34、the fibre is pulled in a direction normal to the plane of the blades. 3.4.3 Replace the stripping tools at intervals as dictated by a documented quality schedule, when the blades become dull or damaged, or whenever wear appears sufficient to affect the test results. NOTE Tool wear can affect any or
35、all of the following: fibre breakage, the amount of residue left on the glass surface, the way in which the coating is removed from the fibre, and the force required to remove the coatings. 3.5 Fibre guide A fibre guide shall be provided to support the fibre which extends past the stripping tool bla
36、de (if not already designed into the tool) and which meets the following requirements: a) the guide shall support the fibre to prevent sagging due to the weight of the fibre; b) the guide shall prevent bending of the fibre caused by buckling of the fibre coating as it is removed; c) the guide shall
37、be located as close to the stripping tool as possible without interfering with the stripping operation; BS EN 60793-1-32:201060793-1-32 IEC:2010(E) 7 d) the guide shall allow for easy insertion into the test set-up and for easy cleaning, and shall provide freedom from interference if the coating buc
38、kles. 4 Specimen preparation 4.1 Representative sample The sampling should consist of a minimum of 10 specimens assumed to be representative of the population of fibres under evaluation. The specimens should be tested and their results will be averaged. 4.2 Strip length The length of fibre stripped
39、on a particular piece can affect the strip force. However for 245 m nominal coating diameter fibres, the length of fibre stripped has minimal effect on the strip force. The length of fibre stripped shall be specified in the detail specification. For 245 m nominal coating diameter fibres, a preferred
40、 value is 30 mm. For larger coating diameter, shorter stripping lengths are preferred, e.g. 15 mm. To perform the measurement a specimen of fibre must be provided that is longer than just the specified length to be stripped. The total specimen length consists of the fibre required to secure itself t
41、o the capstan, the fibre between the capstan and the stripping tool (see Figure 2) and the fibre length to be stripped that extends past the stripping tool (see Figure 1). The total specimen length shall be sufficiently long to meet this deployment. The test results are not dependent on the total sa
42、mple length. The test results are, in part, dependent on the length of fibre to be stripped. Tool blade positionbefore strippingLength to be strippedTool blade position before stripping Length to be stripped IEC 868/10Figure 1 Length of fibre to be stripped 5 Procedure 5.1 Introduction This procedur
43、e involves a) severing the coating at the prescribed distance from the end of the fibre; b) then removing the coating from the fibre while measuring the force required to accomplish this removal. 5.2 Stripping rate The force required to remove coatings from fibre is dependent, in part on the strippi
44、ng rate. If results of different tests are to be comparable, the same stripping rate should be used. Set up BS EN 60793-1-32:2010 8 60793-1-32 IEC:2010(E) the test equipment so as to impart a relative motion between the fibre and the stripping tool at the rate specified in the detail specification.
45、A preferred value for 245 m nominal coating is 500 mm/min. For fibre with larger nominal coating, a lower value is preferred, .e.g. 10 mm/min to 25 mm/min. 5.3 Preconditioning Unless otherwise specified, pre-condition the test samples for a minimum of 2 h at the standard test conditions given in IEC
46、 60793-1 series. 5.4 Calibrating the transducer amplifier Calibrate the transducer and load cell before each series of tests or as dictated by a documented calibration schedule. 5.5 Loading the test specimen Ensure the area around both blades of the stripping tool is free of debris and/or build-up f
47、rom any previous use before loading the fibre. Secure one end of the test fibre to the test fixture so that it will not slip under load (e.g. wrap one end of the fibre three times around an 80 mm diameter capstan). Thread the other end through the stripping tool and insert it through the fibre guide
48、/support. 5.6 Stripping the coating Start the test apparatus to provide a constant relative motion between the fibre and the stripping tool. Observe and record the force required to remove the coating from the glass fibre. Exclude data from fibres that break during the test. The test is complete whe
49、n the coating has been completely removed from the fibre. NOTE Any remaining coating residue visible to the naked eye should be easy to remove by gently wiping the fibre with a laboratory tissue. 6 Calculations 6.1 Calculation of the reported value for a specimen Calculate the average and standard deviation of the sampling. 6.2 Calculation for the value of a piece There are two approaches to measuring strip force. Both incorporate the same experimental technique but each e
