CSA C22.2 No. 2556 : 2015
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WIRE AND CABLE TEST METHODS
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02-11-2020
English
01-01-2015
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PREFACE
1 Scope
2 General
3 Conductor tests
4 Insulation, overall covering, and jacket materials tests
5 Components tests
6 Electrical tests for finished wire and cable
7 Mechanical tests for finished wire and cable
8 Environmental tests for finished wire and cable
9 Burning characteristics tests
Annex A (informative) - Conductor removal from
insulation for tubular specimens
Annex B (informative) - Determination of density
Annex C (informative) - Sample calculation for the
determination of ultimate elongation or tensile
strength at 300 d
Annex D (normative) - Establishment of parameters
and requirements for short-term air oven aging test
Annex E (normative) - Determination of temperature
correction factor
Annex F (normative) - Procedure and calculations for
determining the degree of coverage of fibrous
coverings
Annex G (normative) - Calculation of coverage of
shielding (wraps and braids)
Annex H (normative) - Test enclosure and exhaust duct
Annex I (informative) - Conversion of pH to acid gas
(as % HCl) and acid gas (as % HCl) to pH
Annex J (informative) - Correlation of NMX wire and
cable test method standards with
UL 2556/CSA C22.2 No. 2556
Specifies the apparatus, test methods, and formulas to be used in carrying out the tests and calculations required by wire and cable standards.
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Also numbered as ANCE NMX-J-556 and UL 2556. (11/2005)
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Standard
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| Pages |
252
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Canadian Standards Association
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
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