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BETAflam® FE180 / E30 Safety cables 41 BETAflam®
Advantages
Electron-beam cross-linking
Accelerator tubes
Deflecting magnet
Cable
BEFORE cross-linking: AFTER cross-linking:
Schematic representation of the chain- Schematic representation of chain-forming
forming macromolecules before cross- macromolecules after cross-linking.
linking. Free movement of polymer chains Three-dimensional cross-linking of polymer
(in the melt and in the solution). chains (heavily impaired freedom of move-
ment).
Compound cross-linked
after 1 hour at 200 °C
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Starting conditions
Development of flames
and smoke after 5
seconds …
Test result PVC cables burn very easily and give Standard LSOH cables often have Neither the insulation nor the sheath
rise to a lot of smoke. XLPE insulation, which burns very show any signs of the development of
easily. fire or smoke. These cables also fulfil
the IEC 60332-1 flame test on the
insulated core alone.
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In many cable cabinets and switchgear boxes, the fire protection The risk of fire is higher in these cases than it is elsewhere.
sheath on the cable is removed during installation. As a result, In many cable specifications (UL, ICEA), the use of halogenated
XLPE insulated cores are no longer protected against fire. protective material makes it necessary for a flame test to be
carried out on the insulation. However, the IEC specifications
omit these requirements.
In many cable specifications, flame tests on insulated wires is required (UL, ICEA, but using halogenated flame
retardants), however it is missing in IEC specifications.
PVC insulated
PVC sheathed
Please do not repeat this test without taking suitable safety and health precautions!
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