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    AS/NZS 3808:1998

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    Insulating and sheathing materials for electric cables

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    Superseded date:  30-06-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1998

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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    1 - AS/NZS 3808:1998 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR ELECTRIC CABLES
    4 - PREFACE
    4 - CONTENTS
    5 - 1 SCOPE
    5 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
    6 - 3 DEFINITIONS
    6 - 3.1 Maximum continuous operating temperature
    6 - 3.2 Sample tests
    6 - 3.3 Type tests
    6 - 3.4 Voltage designation
    7 - 4 MATERIALS
    7 - 4.1 Insulating material
    8 - 4.2 Sheathing material
    10 - 5 TESTS AND CRITERIA
    10 - 5.1 Elastomeric materials
    10 - 5.2 PVC materials
    10 - 5.3 Fire performance materials
    10 - 5.4 Polyolefin materials
    24 - APPENDIX A - IDENTIFICATION OF MATERIALS IN OTHER RELEVANT STANDARDS

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    Specifies the tests and criteria, referenced in particular Standards, for elastomeric, PVC, fire performance and polyolefin insulating and sheathing materials used in the construction of electric cables and flexible cords. It does not cover tests that can only be conducted on completed cables.

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    This Standard specifies the tests and criteria for elastomeric, PVC, fire performance and polyolefin insulating and sheathing materials used in the construction of electric cables and flexible cords and referenced in Australian and Australian/ New Zealand Standards. It applies to electric cables and cords designed for working voltages up to and including 19/33 kV. This Standard does not cover tests that can only be conducted on completed cables, e.g. partial discharge, tan d, impulse, high voltage, shrinkage and adhesion tests.The requirements of this Standard only apply when referenced in other relevant Standards. This Standard does not supersede requirements in existing Standards.

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    Committee EL-003
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    History - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Draft Amendment 1 see DR 99116 First published as AS/NZS 3808:1998.

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    AS 1979-1993 Electric cables - Lifts - Flexible travelling
    AS 3599.1-1988 Electric cables - Aerial bundled - Polymeric insulated - Voltages 6.35/11(12) kV and 12.7/22(24) kV Metallic screened
    AS/NZS 1802:1995 Electric cables - Reeling and trailing - For underground coal mining purposes
    AS 1049-1996 Telecommunication cables - Insulation, sheath and jacket
    AS 3147-1992 Approval and test specification - Electric cables - Thermoplastic insulated - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
    AS 2276.2-1986 Cables for traffic signal installations - Feeder cable for vehicle detectors
    AS 3158-1994 Approval and test specification - Electric cables - Glass fibre insulated for working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
    AS 2276.3-1992 Cables for traffic signal installations - Loop cable for vehicle detectors
    AS 3008.1-1989 Electrical installations - Selection of cables - Cables for alternating voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
    AS 3675-1993 Conductors - Covered overhead - For working voltages 6.35/11 kV up to and including 19/33 kV
    AS/NZS 3116:1996 Approval and test specification - Electric cables - Elastomer insulated - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
    AS/NZS 3187:1995 Approval and test specification - Mineral-insulated metal-sheathed cables
    AS/NZS 4193.3:1994 Electric cables for use in ships Sheathing materials for shipboard power, control and telecommunication cables
    AS/NZS 1995:1995 Welding cables
    AS/NZS 4193.2:1994 Electric cables for use in ships Insulating materials for shipboard power cables
    AS 2122.1-1993 Combustion characteristics of plastics Determination of flame propagation - Surface ignition of vertically oriented specimens of cellular plastics
    AS 3178-1991 Approval and test specification - Electric cables - Silicone rubber insulated - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
    AS/NZS 3155:1995 Approval and test specification - Electric cables - Neutral screened - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
    AS/NZS 3198:1996 Approval and test specification - Electric cables - XLPE insulated - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV
    AS 1178-1986 Concentric wire neutral cables - XLPE insulated - For electricity supply at working voltages of 0.6/1 kV
    AS/NZS 3166:1993 Approval and test specification - Cables for high voltage luminous discharge tube installations (Reconfirmed 2017)
    AS 3599.2-1991 Electric cables - Aerial bundled - Polymeric insulated - Voltages 6.35/11(12) kV and 12.7/22(24) kV Non-metallic screened
    AS/NZS 3191:1996 Approval and test specification - Electric flexible cords
    AS 4026-1992 Electric cables - For underground residential distribution systems
    AS 2276.1-1992 Cables for traffic signal installations - Multicore power cables
    AS/NZS 2373.2:1995 Electric cables for control and protection circuits - Twisted pair control cables
    AS/NZS 2373.1:1995 Electric cables for control and protection circuits Multicore control cables
    AS 1429.1-1993 Electric cables - Polymeric insulated - For working voltages 1.9/3.3 (3.6) kV up to and including 19/33 (36) kV
    AS 2802-1992 Electric cables - Reeling and trailing - For mining and general use (other than underground coal mining)
    AS 1026-1992 Electric cables - Impregnated paper insulated - Working voltages up to and including 33 kV
    AS 3560-1991 Electric cables - XLPE insulated - Aerial bundled - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    AS/NZS 3560.1:2000 Electric cables - Cross-linked polyethylene insulated - Aerial bundled - For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1(1.2) kV Aluminium conductors (Reconfirmed 2021)
    AS/NZS 3599.2:1999 Electric cables - Aerial bundled - Polymeric insulated - Voltages 6.35/11(12) kV and 12.7/22(24) kV Non-metallic screened
    AS/NZS 2276.2:1998 Cables for traffic signal installations Feeder cable for vehicle detectors
    AS/NZS 3000:2000 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
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