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    I.S. EN 60684-2:2011

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    FLEXIBLE INSULATING SLEEVING - PART 2: METHODS OF TEST (IEC 60684-2:2011)

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2011

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 General
    2 Test conditions
    3 Measurements of bore, wall thickness
       and concentricity
    4 Density
    5 Resistance to splitting after heating
    6 Heat shock (resistance to heat)
    7 Resistance to soldering heat
    8 Loss in mass on heating of uncoated textile
       glass sleeving
    9 Longitudinal change
    10 Deformation under load (resistance to pressure
       at elevated temperature)
    11 Thermal stability of PVC sleeving
    12 Volatile content of silicone sleeving
    13 Bending after heating
    14 Bending at low temperature
    15 Brittleness temperature
    16 Dimensional stability on storage (applicable to
       heat-shrinkable sleeving only)
    17 Hydrolysis of coating
    18 Flexibility (extruded sleeving only)
    19 Tensile strength, tensile stress at 100 %
       elongation, elongation at break and secant
       modulus at 2 % elongation
    20 Fraying resistance test
    21 Breakdown voltage
    22 Insulation resistance
    23 Volume resistivity
    24 Permittivity and dissipation factor
    25 Resistance to tracking
    26 Flame propagation tests
    27 Oxygen index
    28 Transparency
    29 Ionic impurities test
    30 Silver staining test
    31 Electrolytic corrosion resistance
    32 Corrosion resistance (tensile and elongation)
    33 Copper corrosion (presence of corrosive volatiles)
    34 Colour fastness to light
    35 Resistance to ozone
    36 Resistance to selected fluids
    37 Thermal endurance
    38 Mass per unit length
    39 Heat ageing
    40 Water absorption
    41 Restricted shrinkage (applicable to heat-shrinkable
       sleeving only)
    42 Colour stability to heat
    43 Smoke index
    44 Toxicity index
    45 Halogen content
    46 Acid gas generation
    47 Hot elongation and hot set
    48 Tension set (applicable to elastomeric sleeving
       only)
    49 Tear propagation (applicable to elastomeric
       sleeving only)
    50 Long term heat ageing (3000 h)
    51 Dynamic shear at ambient temperature
    52 Dynamic shear at elevated temperature
    53 Dynamic shear after heat shock and heat ageing
    54 Rolling drum peel to aluminium
    55 Aluminium rod dynamic shear
    56 Sealing
    57 Adhesive T peel strength of two bonded
       heat-shrinkable substrates
    58 Circumferential extension
    59 Voltage proof
    60 Thermal shock
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
             international publications with their
             corresponding European publications

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    Provides methods of test for flexible insulating sleeving, including heatshrinkable sleeving, intended primarily for insulating electrical conductors and connections of electrical apparatus, although they may be used for other purposes.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

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