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BS 6724:1990

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Specification for armoured cables for electricity supply having thermosetting insulation with low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-09-1997

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1990

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Voltage designation
4. Conductors
5. Insulation
6. Identification of cores
7. Laying-up
8. Bedding
9. Armour
10. Oversheath
11. Cable marking
12. Schedule of tests
13. Test conditions
14. Routine tests
15. Regular sample tests
16. Special sample tests
17. Type tests
18. Tests on insulation, bedding and oversheath
Appendices
A. Recommendations for selection and operation of
     cables
B. Recommendations for installation of cables
C. Information to be provided with enquiry or order
D. Measurement of thickness
E. Abrasion test
F. Measurement of smoke density using the 3 m test
     cube
G. Insulation resistance constant test
H. Armour wire tests
J. Resistance of conductor and armour and armour cross-
     sectional areas
K. Notes on type tests
L. Guide to use
M. Test for shrinkage of sheath on cable
N. Water immersion test on sheath
Tables
1. Diameter of armour wire and mass of zinc coating
2. Schedule of tests
3. Routine tests
4. Test voltage on completed cables
5. Regular sample tests
6. Special sample tests
7. Type tests
8. Requirements for compatibility of insulation test
9. Requirements for bedding
10. Requirements for oversheath
11. Single-core 600/1000 V cables with circular
     stranded copper conductor
12. Single-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminium
     conductor
13. Two-core 600/1000 V cables with stranded copper
     conductors
14. Two-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminium
     conductors
15. Three-core 600/1000 V cables with stranded copper
     conductors
16. Three-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminium
     conductors
17. Four-core 600/1000 V cables with stranded copper
     conductors
18. Four-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminium
     conductors
19. Four-core 600/1000 V cables with reduced neutral
     conductor and with stranded copper conductors
20. Single-core 1900/3300 V cables with circular
     stranded copper conductor
21. Single-core 1900/3300 V cables with solid aluminium
     conductor
22. Three-core 1900/3300 V cables with stranded copper
     conductors
23. Three-core 1900/3300 V cables with solid aluminium
     conductors
24. 600/1000 V armoured auxiliary cables with standard
     copper conductors
25. Selection of cables for a.c. system
25A. Minimum installation radius
26. Test voltage after installation
27. Vertical force on cable during abrasion test
28. Temperature correction multiplication factors
29. Maximum resistance of conductor and armour for
     single-core cables having aluminium wire armour
30. Maximum resistance of conductor and armour for two-
     core, three-core and four-core cables having steel
     wire armour
31. Resistance of conductor and armour for 600/1000 V
     auxiliary cables with copper conductors having
     steel wire armour
32. Gross cross-sectional areas of armour wires for
     single-core 600/1000 V cables having aluminium
     wire armour
33. Gross cross-sectional areas of armour wires for
     two-, three- and four-core 600/1000 V cables having
     steel wire armour
34. Gross cross-sectional areas of armour wires for
     600/1000 V auxiliary cables with copper conductors
     having steel wire armour

Requirements, construction and tests for cables rated at 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V which produce lower levels of smoke and corrosive products under exposure to fire compared with cables made to BS 5467 and BS 6346.

Committee
GEL/20/17
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6724(1986), 89/22248 DC, 90/32568 DC, 91/28032 DC and 93/207995 DC. (03/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
66
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 5467:2016 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V for fixed installations. Specification

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BS 6469-1.1(1992) : 1992 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - METHODS OF TEST FOR GENERAL APPLICATION - MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS & OVERALL DIMENSIONS - TESTS FOR DETERMINING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
BS 6469-1.3(1992) : 1992 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - METHODS OF TEST FOR GENERAL APPLICATION - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE DENSITY - WATER ABSORPTION TESTS - SHRINKAGE TEST
BS 4727-2:GRP08(1986) : 1986 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO POWER ENGINEERING - ELECTRIC CABLE TERMINOLOGY
BS 6469-1.2(1992) : 1992 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - METHODS OF TEST FOR GENERAL APPLICATION - THERMAL AGEING METHODS
BS 4066-3:1986 Tests on electric cables under fire conditions Method for classification of flame propagation characteristics of bunched cables
BS EN 10002-1:2001 Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at ambient temperature

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