CSA C22.2 No. 2556 : 2015

PREFACE
1 Scope
2 General
3 Conductor tests
4 Insulation, overall covering, and jacket materials tests
5 Components tests
6 Electrical tests for finished wire and cable
7 Mechanical tests for finished wire and cable
8 Environmental tests for finished wire and cable
9 Burning characteristics tests
Annex A (informative) - Conductor removal from
        insulation for tubular specimens
Annex B (informative) - Determination of density
Annex C (informative) - Sample calculation for the
        determination of ultimate elongation or tensile
        strength at 300 d
Annex D (normative) - Establishment of parameters
        and requirements for short-term air oven aging test
Annex E (normative) - Determination of temperature
        correction factor
Annex F (normative) - Procedure and calculations for
        determining the degree of coverage of fibrous
        coverings
Annex G (normative) - Calculation of coverage of
        shielding (wraps and braids)
Annex H (normative) - Test enclosure and exhaust duct
Annex I (informative) - Conversion of pH to acid gas
        (as % HCl) and acid gas (as % HCl) to pH
Annex J (informative) - Correlation of NMX wire and
        cable test method standards with
        UL 2556/CSA C22.2 No. 2556

Specifies the apparatus, test methods, and formulas to be used in carrying out the tests and calculations required by wire and cable standards.