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  • BS EN 60811-3-2:1995

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    Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods Methods specific to PVC compounds - Loss of mass test. Thermal stability test

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-07-2012

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  12-05-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Test values
    3 Applicability
    4 Type tests and other tests
    5 Pre-conditioning
    6 Test temperature
    7 Median value
    8 Loss of mass test for insulations and sheaths
       8.1 Loss of mass test for insulation
       8.2 Loss of mass test for sheaths
    9 Thermal stability test for insulations and sheaths
       9.1 Test equipment
       9.2 Test procedure
       9.3 Evaluation of results
    FIGURES
    APPENDIX A - Corresponding clauses and sub-clauses in
                   I E C Publications 538 and 540 and I E C
                   Publication 811
    ANNEX ZA (normative) Normative references to
              international publications with their
              corresponding European publications

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    Test methods for PVC compounds used for polymeric insulating and sheathing materials for power distribution and telecommunication.

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    Committee GEL/20/17
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6469-3.2(1992) and 03/302949 DC. Also numbered as IEC 60811-3-2. (05/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2005. (10/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    BS 7870-8.4:2003 LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities. Specification for multicore and multipair cables for installation above and below ground Single wire or double steel tape armoured and PVC sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance - Section 8.4 Single wire or double steel tape armoured and PVC sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance
    BS 7655-0:1997 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables General introduction
    BS 7655-0:2006 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables General introduction
    12/30244367 DC : 0 BS 7912 - POWER CABLES WITH XLPE INSULATION AND METAL SHEATH, AND THEIR ACCESSORIES, FOR RATED VOLTAGES FROM 66 KV (U[M] = 72.5 KV) TO 132 KV (U[M] = 145 KV)
    BS 7870-7.2:2003 LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities. Specification for power cables having rated voltages of 3.8/6.6 kV and 6.35/11 kV with special fire performance for use in power stations Single-core and 3-core cables with halogen-free materials and with aluminium or steel wire armouring

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    IEC 60538:1976 Electric cables, wires and cords: Methods of test for polyethylene insulation and sheath
    ISO 695:1991 Glass Resistance to attack by a boiling aqueous solution of mixed alkali Method of test and classification
    HD 505.1.1 : 200S3 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR INSULATING & SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES: METHODS FOR GENERAL APPLICATION: MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS OVERALL DIMENSIONS TESTS FOR DETERMINING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
    IEC 60811-1-2:1985 Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables - Part 1: Methods for general application - Section Two: Thermal ageing methods
    IEC 60538A:1980 First supplement
    EN 60811-1-2:1995/A2:2000 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - GENERAL APPLICATION - THERMAL AGEING METHODS
    IEC 60811-1-1:1993+AMD1:2001 CSV Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables and optical cables - Part 1-1: Methods for general application - Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties
    ISO 1776:1985 Glass — Resistance to attack by hydrochloric acid at 100 degrees C — Flame emission or flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
    ISO 719:1985 Glass Hydrolytic resistance of glass grains at 98 degrees C Method of test and classification
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