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  • BS 6469-99.1(1992) : 1992

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    INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - PART 99: TEST METHODS USED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BUT NOT SPECIFIED IN BS EN 60811 - SECTION 99.1: NON-ELECTRICAL TESTS

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1992

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Test values
    3 Applicability
    4 Type tests and other tests
    5 Sampling
    6 Pre-conditioning and test temperature
    7 Definitions
    8 Clause deleted
    9 Test for tear resistance
    10 Hot deformation test
    11 Clause deleted
    12 Determination of linear swell after ageing in oil
    13 Clause deleted
    14 Water immersion test on sheath
    15 Determination of UV stability of MDPE sheath
    16 Measurement of thickness of non-metallic sheaths from flat
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    List of references

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    Specifies the test methods to be used for testing polymeric insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables.

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    Committee CIL/20
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6469(1990) and BS 6469-1.1(1992) (06/2002) Supersedes 91/32572 DC, 93/208229 DC and 95/208195 DC. (04/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2008. (09/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    BS 7655-1.2(1993) : 1993 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR CABLES - ELASTOMERIC INSULATING COMPOUNDS - GENERAL 90 DEGREE C APPLICATION
    BS 7846:2000 Electric cables. 600/1000 V armoured fire-resistant cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    BS 7870-4.10:1999 LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities. Specification for distribution cables with extruded insulation for rated voltages of 11 kV and 33 kV Single-core 11 kV and 33 kV cables - Single core 11 kV and 33 kV cables
    09/30181298 DC : 0 BS 7657 - SPECIFICATION FOR FUSES (CUT-OUTS), ANCILLARY TERMINAL BLOCKS AND INTERCONNECTING UNITS UP TO 100 A RATING, FOR POWER SUPPLIES TO BUILDINGS
    BS 7655-1.1(1993) : 1993 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR CABLES - ELASTOMERIC INSULATING COMPOUNDS - HARMONIZED TYPES
    BS 7655-10.1(1997) : 1997 SPECIFICATION FOR INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR CABLES - POLYETHYLENE SHEATHING COMPOUNDS - THERMOPLASTIC MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (MDPE) SHEATHING COMPOUND
    BS 6231:1998 Specification for PVC-insulated cables for switchgear and controlgear wiring
    BS 6500:2000 Electric cables. Flexible cords rated up to 300/500 V, for use with appliances and equipment intended for domestic, office and similar environments
    BS 6007:2000 Electric cables. Single core unsheathed heat resisting cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for internal wiring
    BS 7655-0:1997 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables General introduction
    BS 7211:1998 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal wiring, and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    BS 6195:1993 Specification for insulated flexible cables and cords for coil leads
    BS 7211:1994 Specification for thermosetting insulated cables (non-armoured) for electric power and lighting with low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    BS 7655-0:2006 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables General introduction
    BS 6007:1993 Specification for rubber-insulated cables for electric power and lighting
    BS 7835:1996 Specification for cables with extruded cross-linked polyethylene or ethylene propylene rubber insulation for rated voltages from 3800/6600 V up to 19000/33000 V having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    BS 7211:2012 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated and thermoplastic sheathed cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V for electric power and lighting and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    12/30248745 DC : 0 BS 7211 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, NON-ARMOURED CABLES FOR VOLTA GES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V, FOR ELECTRIC POWER, LIGHTING AND INTERNAL WIRING, AND HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
    BS 6346:1997 Electric cables. PVC insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V
    BS 7870-4.12:2001 LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities. Specification for distribution cables with extruded insulation for rated voltages of 11 kV and 33 kV Single core 11 kV copper foil sheath cables - Section 4.12: single core 11 kV copper foil sheath cables
    BS 7655-2.6:1993 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables. Elastomeric sheathing compounds Sheathing compounds for ships wiring and offshore applications
    BS 7919:2001 Electric cables. Flexible cables rated up to 450/750V, for use with appliances and equipment intended for industrial and similar environments
    BS 7655-4.3:1993 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables. PVC sheathing compounds Special applications RF cables
    BS 7655-2.1(1993) : 1993 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR CABLES - ELASTOMERIC SHEATHING COMPOUNDS - HARMONIZED TYPES
    BS 7655-1.5:1993 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables. Elastomeric insulating compounds Flame retardant composites
    BS 7655-4.2:1993 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables. PVC sheathing compounds General application
    BS 7655-4.1(1993) : 1993 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR CABLES - PVC SHEATHING COMPOUNDS - HARMONIZED TYPES
    BS 7655-5.1(1994) : 1994 SPECIFICATION FOR INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR CABLES - CROSS LINKED INSULATING COMPOUNDS HAVING LOW EMISSION OF CORROSIVE GASES, AND SUITABLE FOR USE IN CABLES HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - HARMONIZED CROSS LINKED TYPES
    BS 7655-3.2:1993 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables. PVC insulating compounds Hard grade types
    BS 7655-6.1(1994) : 1994 SPECIFICATION FOR INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS FOR CABLES - THERMOPLASTIC SHEATHING COMPOUNDS HAVING LOW EMISSION OF CORROSIVE GASES, AND SUITABLE FOR USE IN CABLES HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - GENERAL APPLICATION THERMOPLASTIC TYPES
    BS 7655-2.3:1993 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables. Elastomeric sheathing compounds General application
    BS 6004:2000 Electric cables. PVC insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal wiring
    BS 6004:1995 Specification for PVC-insulated cables (non-armoured) for electric power and lighting

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

    BS 6469-5.1:1992 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Methods of test specific to filling compounds Drop-point. Separation of oil. Lower temperature brittleness. Total acid number. Absence of corrosive components. Permittivity at 23°C. D.C. resistivity at 23°C and 100°C
    BS 2782-5:Method 540B:1982 Methods of testing plastics. Optical and colour properties, weathering Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources, (xenon arc lamp, enclosed carbon arc lamp, open-flame carbon arc lamp, fluorescent tube lamps)
    BS 6469-4.2:1992 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Methods of test specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds Elongation at break after pre-conditioning. Wrapping test after pre-conditioning. Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air. Measurement of mass increase. Long-term stability test. Test method for copper-catalysed oxidative degradation
    BS EN 60811-2-1:1998 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to elastomeric compounds Methods specific to elastomeric compounds. Ozone resistance, hot set and mineral oil immersion tests
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