EN 60684-2:2011

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 General
2 Test conditions
3 Measurements of bore, wall thickness
   and concentricity
4 Density
5 Resistance to splitting after heating
6 Heat shock (resistance to heat)
7 Resistance to soldering heat
8 Loss in mass on heating of uncoated textile
   glass sleeving
9 Longitudinal change
10 Deformation under load (resistance to pressure
   at elevated temperature)
11 Thermal stability of PVC sleeving
12 Volatile content of silicone sleeving
13 Bending after heating
14 Bending at low temperature
15 Brittleness temperature
16 Dimensional stability on storage (applicable to
   heat-shrinkable sleeving only)
17 Hydrolysis of coating
18 Flexibility (extruded sleeving only)
19 Tensile strength, tensile stress at 100%
   elongation, elongation at break and secant
   modulus at 2% elongation
20 Fraying resistance test
21 Breakdown voltage
22 Insulation resistance
23 Volume resistivity
24 Permittivity and dissipation factor
25 Resistance to tracking
26 Flame propagation tests
27 Oxygen index
28 Transparency
29 Ionic impurities test
30 Silver staining test
31 Electrolytic corrosion resistance
32 Corrosion resistance (tensile and elongation)
33 Copper corrosion (presence of corrosive volatiles)
34 Colour fastness to light
35 Resistance to ozone
36 Resistance to selected fluids
37 Thermal endurance
38 Mass per unit length
39 Heat ageing
40 Water absorption
41 Restricted shrinkage (applicable to heat-shrinkable
   sleeving only)
42 Colour stability to heat
43 Smoke index
44 Toxicity index
45 Halogen content
46 Acid gas generation
47 Hot elongation and hot set
48 Tension set (applicable to elastomeric sleeving
   only)
49 Tear propagation (applicable to elastomeric
   sleeving only)
50 Long term heat ageing (3000 h)
51 Dynamic shear at ambient temperature
52 Dynamic shear at elevated temperature
53 Dynamic shear after heat shock and heat ageing
54 Rolling drum peel to aluminium
55 Aluminium rod dynamic shear
56 Sealing
57 Adhesive T peel strength of two bonded
   heat-shrinkable substrates
58 Circumferential extension
59 Voltage proof
60 Thermal shock
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

IEC 60684-2:2011 gives methods of test for flexible insulating sleeving, including heat-shrinkable sleeving, intended primarily for insulating electrical conductors and connections of electrical apparatus, although they may be used for other purposes. The tests specified are designed to control the quality of the sleeving but it is recognized that they do not completely establish the suitability of sleeving for impregnation or encapsulation processes or for other specialized applications. Where necessary, the test methods in this part will need to be supplemented by appropriate impregnation or compatibility tests to suit the individual circumstances. The main changes from the previous edition are as follows: three additional methods for circumferential extension, voltage proof and thermal shock and alignment with North American methods.