FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. Scope
2. Units of Measurement
3. Terms
CONSTRUCTION
4. Materials
5. General
CONDUCTOR(S)
6. Materials
7. Resistance
8. Stranding
9. Metal Coating
10. Joints
CONDUCTOR STRESS RELIEF (CONDUCTOR SHIELDING)
11. Details
INSULATION
12. Material, Application, and Centering
13. Thicknesses
INSULATION SHIELDING
14. General
15. Conductive Nonmetallic Covering
16. Nonmagnetic Metal Component
JACKET ON INDIVIDUAL CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS FOR
MULTIPLE-CONDUCTOR CABLE
17. Details
OPTICAL-FIBER MEMBER(S)
18. Construction
ASSEMBLY OF MULTIPLE-CONDUCTOR CABLE
19. Optical-Fiber Member(s)
20. Circuit Conductors
21. Grounding Conductor
22. Fillers
23. Assembly Covering
OVERALL COVERING(S)
24. General
25. Jacket
26. Metal Covering
27. Supplementary Jacket over Metal Covering
PERFORMANCE
28. Test or Examination for Integrity and Continuity of
Nonconductive Jacket over Insulation Shielding or
over a Metal Sheath or Armor
29. Physical Properties Tests
30. Test for Corrosion of Uncoated Copper Conductors
31. Adhesion (Stripping-Tension) Test of Extruded
Insulation Shielding That is not Bonded to the
Insulation
32. Heat Distortion Test of 90 deg C (194 deg F) EPCV
or XLPE Insulation
33. Heat Distortion Test of Nonconductive Thermoplastic
Jackets
34. Test for Set of Nonconductive Thermoset Jackets
35. Heat Shock Test of Nonconductive PVC Jackets
36. Cold Blend Test of Complete Cable
37. Accelerated Water Absorption - Electrical Method -
Tests of EP and XLPE Insulations
38. Elevated-Temperature Relative Permittivity Test of
Jacket on Nonshielded 8-kV Single-Conductor Cable
39. Room-Temperature Relative Permittivity and Power
Factor Tests at Rated Voltage for EP and XLPE
Insulations on 8-35 kV Circuit Conductors
40. Environmental Cracking Test on Nonconductive PE
Jacket
41. Test for Volume Resistivity of Conductor Shielding
42. Test for Volume Resistivity of Insulation Shielding
43. Test for Specific Surface Resistivity of Nonshielded
Single-Conductor Cable
44. Alternative Tests for Resistance to Tracking of
Nonshielded Dry-Locations 5-kV Single-Conductor Cable
Insulated with EPCV or XLPE
45. U-Bend Discharge Test of Nonshielded Single-Conductor
Cable
46. Copper Sulphate Test of Zinc Coating on Steel Strip
for and from Steel Armor
47. Test for Weight of Zinc Coating on Steel Strip for
Steel Armor
48. Tension Test of Interlocked Armor
49. Flexibility Test for Cable Having Interlocked Armor
or a Smooth or Corrugated Metal Sheath
50. Test for Tightness of Armor or Metal Sheath
51. Test for Partial Discharge (Corona) Level of Each
Circuit conductor Having Insulation Shielding
52. A-C Dielectric Withstand Test of Each 5-kV Conductor
Having Insulation Shielding
53. A-C Dielectric Withstand Test of Each 8-35 kV
Conductor having insulation shielding
54. A-C Dielectric Withstand Test of Each Nonshielded
Conductor
55. D-C Dielectric Withstand Test of Each 8-35 kV
Conductor Having Insulation Shielding
56. D-C Dielectric Withstand Tests of Each Nonshielded
Conductor
57. Test for Insulation Resistance of Each Conductor
Having Insulation Shielding
58. Test for Insulation Resistance of Each Nonshielded
Conductor
59. Test Procedure for Determining the
multiplying-factor Column for Adjusting Insulation
Resistance
60. Vertical-Tray Flame Test
61. Test for Sunlight Resistance
62. Hot Creep Tests
63. Test Method for D-C Conductor Resistance
64. Test for Durability of Ink Printing
MARKINGS
65. Intervals
66. Color of Circuit Conductor(s)
67. Identification of Conductive Nonmetallic Covering
Portion of Insulation Shielding
68. On or In the Cable
69. Responsibility for the Insulated Conductors
70. On the Tag, Reel, or Carton
71. Marking of Direct-Burial Cable