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    I.S. HD 21-1:2002

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    POLYVINYL CHLORIDE INSULATED CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  20-08-2003

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2002

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    1 General
       1.1 Scope
       1.2 Object
       1.3 Common Marking
    2 Definitions
       2.1 Definitions relating to insulating and
            sheathing materials
       2.2 Definitions relating to the tests
       2.3 Rated voltage
    3 Marking
       3.1 Indication of origin
       3.2 Continuity of marks
       3.3 Durability
       3.4 Legibility
       3.5 Common Marking
       3.6 Use of the name CENELEC
       3.7 Code designation
    4 Core identification
       4.1 General requirements
       4.2 Colour schemes
       4.3 Colour combination green-and-yellow
       4.4 Core identification of flexible cables by the
            "Marking by inscription" method
    5 General requirements for the construction of cables
       5.1 Conductors
       5.2 Insulation
       5.3 Filler
       5.4 Other components
       5.5 Sheath
       5.6 Tests on completed cables
    6 Guide to use of the cables
    Annex A (normative) Normative references
    Annex B (informative) National marking
    Tables

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    Covers rigid and flexible cables with insulation and sheath, if any, based on thermoplastic materials, of rated voltages U[0]/U up to and including 450/750 V, used in power installations.

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    EN 50268-1:1999 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 1: Apparatus
    EN 50267-2-1:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 2-1: Procedures - Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas
    EN 60811-3-2 : 95 AMD 2 2004 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - PART 3-2: METHODS SPECIFIC TO PVC COMPOUNDS - LOSS OF MASS TEST - THERMAL STABILITY TEST
    EN 60811-1-3:1995/A1:2001 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - PART 1-3: GENERAL APPLICATION - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE DENSITY - WATER ABSORPTION TESTS - SHRINKAGE TEST
    EN 60811-4-2:2004 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods - Part 4-2: Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Tensile strength and elongation at break after conditioning at elevated temperature - Wrapping test after conditioning at elevated temperature - Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air - Measurement of mass increase - Long-term stability test - Test method for copper-catalyzed oxidative degradation
    EN 60811-3-1 : 95 AMD 2 2001 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - METHODS SPECIFIC TO PVC COMPOUNDS - PRESSURE TEST AT HIGH TEMPERATURE - TESTS FOR RESISTANCE TO CRACKING
    EN 50267-1:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 1: Apparatus
    EN 60811-5-1:1999/A1:2004 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - PART 5-1: METHODS SPECIFIC TO FILLING COMPOUNDS - DROP POINT - SEPARATION OF OIL - LOWER TEMPERATURE BRITTLENESS - TOTAL ACID NUMBER - ABSENCE OF CORROSIVE COMPONENTS - PERMITTIVITY AT 23 DEGREE C - D.C. RESISTIVITY AT 23 DEGREE C AND 100 DEGREE C
    HD 308 S2:2001 Identification of cores in cables and flexible cords
    HD 383 : S2 AMD 2 CONDUCTORS OF INSULATED CABLES - GUIDE TO THE DIMENSIONAL LIMITS OF CIRCULAR CONDUCTORS
    EN 50268-2:1999 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 2: Procedure
    EN 50265-2-2:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable - Part 2-2: Procedures - Diffusion flame
    EN 60811-4-1:2004 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods - Part 4-1: Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Resistance to environmental stress cracking - Measurement of the melt flow index - Carbon black and/or mineral filler content measurement in polyethylene by direct combustion - Measurement of carbon black content by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) - Assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene using a microscope
    EN 60811-1-2:1995/A2:2000 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - GENERAL APPLICATION - THERMAL AGEING METHODS
    HD 516 S2:1997/A2:2008 GUIDE TO USE OF LOW VOLTAGE HARMONIZED CABLES
    HD 402 : 200S2 STANDARD COLOURS FOR INSULATION FOR LOW-FREQUENCY CABLES AND WIRES
    EN 50267-2-3:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 2-3: Procedures - Determination of degree of acidity of gases for cables by determination of the weighted average of pH and conductivity
    EN 60811-2-1 : 98 AMD 1 2001 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - PART 2-1: METHODS SPECIFIC TO ELASTOMERIC COMPOUNDS - OZONE RESISTANCE, HOT SET AND MINERAL OIL IMMERSION TESTS
    HD 361 : S3 AMD 1 2006 SYSTEM FOR CABLE DESIGNATION
    EN 50334:2001 Marking by inscription for the identification of cores of electric cables
    EN 50267-2-2:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 2-2: Procedures - Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity
    EN 50265-1:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable - Part 1: Apparatus
    EN 60811-1-1:1995/A1:2001 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - GENERAL APPLICATION - MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS AND OVERALL DIMENSIONS - TESTS FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
    EN 50265-2-1:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable - Part 2-1: Procedures - 1 kW pre-mixed flame
    EN 60811-1-4:1995/A2:2001 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - PART 1-4: GENERAL APPLICATION - TESTS AT LOW TEMPERATURE
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