SEK, SVENSKA ELEKTRISKA KOMMISSIONEN | Kraftkablar — Brannbarhetsy rovning tonehats Intedning 1 Ornfattuing Ordforkiating 3. uannbathetshtovser for hablar 5 Prosning for Koss F2 | 6 Provning for Mass F3 | 7 Prosning for Klas F4 Intedning En habels upptaddonde vid brand betor pL kabeln in- gieede maternal, habelns uppbygenad och de ye for Lallondeus yid branden, For att f4 en t:ttvisande bild av de eventuella sisher for brand eller sprigning av brand som en viss kabeltyp kan, medfora, ar cot darfor ick till. rachligt att faststalla brannbarheten for de f kabeln an vands materiden elter ens den kompletts kabelns by ad: + tgenskaper, Télrackligt god kannedom om eventuella Brandrisher ernts forst da enfarenbet exhstlts av kabeb w+ typen | detts auscende under de forhialivnden som kan forvantas uppttada vid branduilfalet etna hisisas betratfande viss provning till 12C Pub: 1am 332 Auamesetardent charsctarissics of elec.tic Us ccaelae av sbiljaktighet vid tolkningsn ay desss notmer ven srensha fexten fore den enpc'ska Overs8ttningen, 1 Omtattning strasa normet gillet kraftkablar och omfsttar provning av deras formaga att motstd antandning och forsvdra bbrandspridning. Normerna get ven undeslag for Klassii- ‘ceting av kablar med avscende pa brannbar. 2 Ordférktsring Med svtrantandlig avses egenskap hos krb-liyp Inneb§ran- de att den uppfylier kraven enligt nigon av brianbarhets- Niassema F2-F4 | desss nonmer, dys sit om den vid prov ning antends men bter Hocknar d& yttre varmetilforsel upphor ech ait brandspridningen iche Overstiger det an givra maximivarcet. SE-424 14 75 we SVINSKE TUDO RGILEKISEE ROELE ty SVENSK STANDARD SS 4241475 eight vier 1978.05.25, 1 bee v0 we Power cables — Flammability testing Contents Introduction Scope Definition Flammability classes for cables Tests Test for class F2 Test fpr class F3 Test for class Fa & The way a cable behaves in » fire depends om the materia! And the design of the cable as well a8 on the extern Introduction froumstances, To get a correct pleture it ty wnt Me fire risks caused by a certain cable yrs uit wifictant fo determine the Nammabity of Uhr yeateviaie sea the cable or even the fire propertien of the complet» cade Sulficient knowledge about Ur pouPble fre risks = * obtained until experience Is avallable shout the ceby <1 ln this respect under the conditions 61 the Fire eccassion ho the standard reference is given to IEC Pot Flame getardent characteristics of electric cab An the event of any difference in interpretatvar t ¥ standerd the Swedish version shall take preceden:« 9-1 the English translation. 1 Scop ‘This standerd is valid for power cables and inchudes tests of the ability to resist ignition and to prevent fue from spreading. The standard also gives the rules for elesific- lion ef cables with respect to flammability 2 Definition A cable type Is considered flame-retardent if it fulfils the requirements according to one of the Nesarnsbbity elaser F2-F4 in this standard, ie. if it, when being tested Is ignited but extingzishes again when the external heat rupply ceases and the spread of the fue does not exceed “the given maximum valu A 7 CONTROLamt ae Sfantangliga endigh Kass F anses tven vara svdsanti Krofthabslor ~ Brannbarhetsprovning 53 % SVENSK STARDARD st 474 14 75 Urrse 9 Sula 2 3. Brinnbarhetskiaster fr kabler Kabler del | fojande brannburheuaner: ‘Klaus FL Keblar som kehg ae whreatbndtige, “Klas 2 Keblar bom as srdrantandtiga vid proming enligt evsnat §, ve Kats F3. Kablar dom de svbrantandiigs 11d proving enligi ann 6 Klass FE Kablat som Sr evdrantSadliga vid proving entigt emtakt 7, oe Xablar tom dr svisantindliga entigt Ress FA antes Bven svltantandlige enligt Klass F3 och F2. Kebly i6nt'tr Tiga enligt Klass F2. . vy 4 Konteoll, : 41 Typkontrotl, : Kabeltyps brinnbarhet typkontrofleras pi s2val enfedar soun festedarhablat pa sitt sori anges f avsnitt $-7, Kons tuolien skall utforgs pl. den Rabel som har den Iigsta atean och i forekOnihande fall det Higsta tedarantalet.” On inglende material eller kabels uppbygguad ej Sr Wka for"? sahnthgs ledararébr eller legarantal i gn typserie eller om andra svvikelser forekommer, masta dp liks wiforendena provas. So lange material, uppbyggnad elle tillverkningsmetod lute | anda st att brinnbatheten kas Jqays ingen ny wypkore PAF stickorovskontrott (Es asnit em stickprovakontoll Ar under Giervypnde), 5 Provning tor klass F2 “rovningen wtf3rs entigt IEC Publication 332, Flame-euat- dent characteristics of electric cables 6 — Provning for Klass F3 6.1 Utustning - Provningsutrustningen skal best av ett vertikall atilrbr med rektangulira ventilationsoppningar, ett lock ay stil och en onisk skal med falsad kant. Skilen skal vara av rostfrtt sil och yrame 1 Jitindvataka saint vig” 160 £ 20 g. Ut rrustningens uppstilining och alla matt framgts av figur.1. ‘Sktlen shall placeras pi virmeisolerande underlag. Locket svatind ti rire skall kuna vasieras melion 10 och 30 mm. 1 sésets Gvre Ende shall finnas en herleontal stilsting f0r \_centrisk upphangning av det { 6.2 bsakrivna provfOremilet. mallet ned en metallird med hogst 0,8 mun diameter. 1 rbrets nedre Ande, som shall vira Open, flxeras provfre: - 2 Flammabltity clewses for exbless The cables are divided into the following Nammabilty ease Claus FL Cables which are not flame-retardent, ‘Class F2_— Cables which are flame-retardent when tested * according to clause 5. Class FI Cables which are Mame-retardent when tested according to clruse & Chass FA Cables which are Marte setardent when tested ‘sccording to clause 7. Cables which are Neme-retardent secording to elon FA tre": lho considered flame-retardent stodrding to clastes P3 and F2. Cables which are Name-reterdent sccording to claus F3 3 Ste also considered flune-retardent according to class F2.. (5 “A Tosts 4.1 Type ten 8 oF The fammiablity of # cable type is type tested on single: chie cables as well as on shiltiatne cibles as indicated in clauses 5~7, The test sal Be pericimed on the cable with “© the smallest conductor are and-whéis appropriate, on the able with the smallest nympbeeBf'conductors. If material for design of a cable diffegt With the cross sectional area of the conductor or the nurpbé of conductors or if thete ’ are other deviations, the different designs have (o be texted. ‘As Tong as material, design, of manufacturing method {1 not changed so that the flammability Increases, new type teste ‘ae not peguired. 42 Sample tert (Ypder consideration) CONTROLLED 8 = Test for class F2 @ The text fs performed according to IEC Publication 332, _, Flame retardent characteristics of electric cables. e & 6 Test for class F3 6.1 Equipment ‘The test equipment shall contist of a vertical steel tube With rectangular ventation openings, a id of steel and an ‘edged conkal tray of stuinless steel for a volume of 11 of {ignition fuld. The weight of the tray shall be 1604 208... ‘The complete equipment and all dimentions are thown in on figure 1. The tray shall be placed on a heatinnatsting bedding. : It shall be potsible to vary the distance betwoen the Hid and the tube between 10 and 30 mm. ‘At the upper end of the tube there shal be 2 horizontal steel tod for buspention of the test specimen Geacifbed bn 6.2. At . the lower end of the tube which shall be open, the test speck seen Is Fixed with amelal wire with ainexhinun dlancterof{DO * provforemplets ytterdiameter | i ‘ ON Krattkablar — Brannbarhetsprovning Vid lockets Installning entigt 6.3 mits temperaturen J rBret €2130 mm frin dess Ove ande. * 02 Providrembt ProvforemAlct shall bestd av ett kubelstycke eller Nera ke belstycken kablade tillsammans med en stigning av mellan YO.gch 18 gAnger kablingsdiametern. Med kablingsdiameter avses diametern hos den omsksivna cirkeln for provera: Jet. Provforemlets langd skall | fardigt skick sara 8SO mm ‘Avggnledarkabel med ytterdiameter < 4 mm Keble fem. abelstycken till ett provforemtl ‘Av enledarkabel med ytterdiameter > 4.mm men < 10 mm kablas tre Kabelstycken till ett provforemil Vid provn'ng ay gnledarkabel med y!tzrdiameter > 10,mun ‘och vid prosning ay,flerledarkabel anyznds ett kapelstyck, som provforemal, ProvforemAlets yterdiameter far icke dverstiga 70 mm. 6.3 _Kelibrering av provuteustaiog Lockets instllning bestams si, wt tenperaturen 255 + 5°C uppnis i under 6.1 angiven punkt i vet efter 3 min bring tid. Detta sker genom atten sats tan Svetska,enligh 6.5, 9 tinds och temperaturen aslases efter 3 ania, Procedusto upg repas, om 48 erfurdias, efier det att provutrustningen svatnat foch med Jocket » aytt Tepe, tills itt temperatur UppnE. 64. Proviéremilets placering Sedan provutrustningen walnat pacers provSoremdlet i 16 ret med sin langdaxel | rorets centnacatinje. Prost skall ha en Ogla i ens inden, och hangas wpp 4 den ver rorets Ovre ande placerade silstbngen s8, att provforernlets nedre ande sticker ut ¢2 $0 mm utanfor rOzets nedre Ande, Provforemilets nedre Ande fixerss | nidled med en metal trad enligt 6.1 (85 Pitylining av tindvitaka Fore provning enligt 6.6 skall 20 x t ml (dock minst 70 ml) 95-procentig etanol (T-sprit, indust sprit) med specifi varmeenergi ca 23 MI fig hills bi osenen, provning. Med ¢ avses brinntiden | minuter reKa Bonin or. och K = J fOr kabel med partens ledararea < 2,5 mm? K = 2 for kabel med partensIsdararea > 2,8 mm? mm \ \ SVENSK STANDARD SS 424 14 75 Side 3 Utpbee When adjusting the lid according 1 6.3, the temperature In the tube Ie mensured about 130 mm from tte wzper ¢ 8.2 Tost specimen ‘The test specimen ahall consist of one cable or of everai cables cabled together with a lay of between 10 and 15, fires the cabling diameter. The cabling diameter Is the diameter of the circumscribed clicle of the test specimen. ‘The length of the test specimen shall be 850 mm tn & finished condition. Whep testing single-core cable with ap external diameter — Segs than 4 mm five pleces of the cable are cabled to one fey pgcimen. When testing singlecore cable with an external diameter equil to or larger han 4 mim but less than 10 mu three pieces of the cable re esbled fo one test specimen i When teing ange gone gnble with ar extemal dlameter equal tor falgr tan 10min and when testing multicon- diclor casts, one piece of cable i used a test specimen ‘The extemal diameter of the test specimen shall not exzeed 70 mm. £3. Calibration of the text equipmant “The distance between the lid and the tube ts determines 40 that the temperature 255 + $ °C is obtained at the potnt in the tube indicated under clause 6.1 after that the ignltio ‘uid has been burning for 3 min. This is done by burning a certain quantity of ignition Reid according to 6.5 ard reading the temperature after 3 min, If necessary, the prove dure ds sopeated after the test equipmeat has cooled down fend widh the lid in another position, until the correct ten perature has been reached 6.4 Plocing of the tust ects After the text equbyneat has co were phot an Be te Ae ecatet fief the tubo, The test specbritn all be pr ‘sided with » loop at one end end be tespented ct Ore trod which is placed over the pyr ent oF the tube to Wut Ghe lower part of the test ryachnen extends stout $0 mim below the lower part of the tubs. The Joven part of the ‘eat apeckmen ts horizontally fixed by # tel wire according to6.1. 5 , G5 Filling of ignition field oe Before testing socording 1c eave 6.6 20 x tml (not lus than 70 ml) ethencl 95 % with a specific heat energy of atcat 23 MiJkg shall be filled in the fuel trey. aod A down, the test yeh wih ty engi ends hang COMTROLLED is the burning time of thee! +2 te KB min and K= I for a cable with 2 cross fectional conductor area $ 2,5 mm K = 2 for a cable with a cross sections! conductor ana > 2S mm pn he cotacnal diameter of the tett mecimen in mmi Ay Kraftkeblar ~ Brannbarhetsprovaing ot. ° 40 Rovniog Provutrustningen shall fore provalag kellbreras anti! 6. “Vid prowning antinds en sats etano! vilken fir beInna under ain, enfigt 6.5. Direfter heava Brander: | akdlen Branden I provforenidlet skal ajilitocki's. Prosningen Bt avslutad forst nar alls tecken pa fOrbrbnning, Aven s8kut- yechling tan aynbar Higa, hat pphort £7 Fordringar me Kobeln dr svtranténdlg entigh Rats F2 com Inge ystre brand: shador Cinna pl de delar ay provfoveint*st som Mager fiom 300 mm frim'dess Ovre Bnd A Marken frdn fastenordningarna, sot elle: Pergskiftningar riknas fehe som skadot. * 7 Provining tr Klass F% TA Utrutning i Piowstruntningen shall vara en ugn av eldfast material med itt enllgt igut 2, forsedd med Sppningsbar fransida och ried akviggeni varmeisolerad red minst 6S mm mineralult Aer motsvarende, Uses botten skall vars upphojd 150: mm Over markplanet 1 tftintag 400 x 800 mm placerat 150mm fin cost entigt figur 2. Ugnen shall ha et tebe rokupsapp 300 x 1000 ram intl bakvipgen. Evenuuells anordringat for att exempelvis tamla upp rokgaser far ej :aminvart pbverke hufteirkulatic- ren genom ugoen. LUpnen skall pi bakre wiggent inside ha en vertbal bosuagtar habelstege av forzinkad st8ip!h1 600 1am bred och 3600 mm Ling. Kabelstegens nedte ande shat! «ra placerad 200 mm ‘ver ugnens botten. Avstinget frin segens bakre kent til ‘Viggen shall vara 150 mm. PA vgnens botien under ttegen skell Jinnat en Oppen pitt: -tentllare 400 mm bred, 800 mm Hing och 100-nm djup avsedd For tndvitikan. Behiliaren skall plocerat mitt under provforemitlet med lingsidan mot uznens bakre Yags. AY fakerhetsskal skal behbllaren vara fOrse64 med gnordnlng for gicknlng ev tinévitskan, 72 Provibrambt* is Ett ental kablar av sarruna honstroktion och ledararea pro- vas. Varje provkabel thsi vare 3,6 m ling BVENSK STANDARD $5 474 14 75 Ute t Sun 4 88 tng Before vie test, the teat equipment shall be caibrated according (0 6.3. a : ‘When testing,» quanllty of ethanol i Ignited and shall thorn for f minutes according 10 6.8. Then the Mie ls fxtlnguibed. “The five An the test apecknen shail extlepulth by Hel. The testing fe'not Fiuldhed ont all algrs of burg. tnchuding amoke without visible fame, have ceased 84 Meguiearante ‘The cabte In ame retardeat according to class F3 If there" are no vllble damages on he feat specimen within 300 mua from {upper end.” * fl Marks from thé Fixing devices, toot, or changing of the colout are not considered damages. ah ‘Tost for clan FA ' Equipment wt 7 nM ‘The test equipment shal] enoslst of an oven of vncombustible jmatetial with dunentions gecording to figure 2, provided ‘sith a front side that ean be opened and with a back side which Is therinally insulated lth at feast 65 mm of mine tal woo! or copesponding f* latton ‘The bottom of the oven shall t glaced 150 jum shove he ground and provided with 1 sur Ietet with the dimensions 400 x 800 mm, placed 1$0 mm fram the front of the oven according to figure 2. ‘The oven shall be provided with a roe with # smoke ot Jet with the dimensions 300 x 1000 mm at the back wal. ‘Additional equipment Intended to collect gates, for exasople shall have no significant effect o~ the ait cteulation thr ugh the oven. ‘The oven tuill be provided with a removable eable ladder of galvanized site! with « width of 609 num and a length ‘of 3600 rom vertically placed against the fonct a8t> of dhe ‘back wall. The lower tnd of the cat's [rls abst be ple ced 200 min above the bottan of the oven. The distance between the back of the ladder and phe wall shall be 150 mm. Below the Indéer, st the bottom of thé oven, there shall tbe an open tray of tteel sheet with the dimensions 409 mm x BOO mm x 100 mm intended for the ignition fuld, The. 5. Atay shall be placed extctly under the tert specimen with: the long side ageinat the back wall of the oven. For security. featons, the tray ahall be provided with means for ex'Ingele bing the burning Mute ie é 22 Test cpockman ° i. sme degn and conductor ares ‘A number of cables of Us shall be tensed1 Krattbabt wins br topsros tna t/t Antalet Kablat anges nedanstende t + ge vikten t hp 28 ey metallnt materint per meter | Babe Jot a | antat batt j Det antal kablar som get murat SB hge) |} Jmetaltskt kabelmateriat { proviovemslet | m2 18 : sy far~25 [4 ~ >2s-|3 8 — Provstycken frln kabel med fedaratea < 25 mm? monteras 1311 intill yarandra pd habelstegen till ev bred av wrax 500 mim — vid behov i Mes hager, 9 th Provstychen frd0 habel med ledararea > 25 mm? manteras med 10 nim hicka'till ch bredd Sv max SOD mm. Vid behov far prossty chia busts btpangel tre och tre och ynonte- 125 med 19 mm lutkaineltin Wpatarna ‘ Prosfor mal-n najas fast med statiad citer fasts sneg kabel: Mammor 4 :arannan siegpinne, 8 S11 ds Blt symmetBahe placerade pa stepen oi D 73 rewire - Ongivningstempersturen sid provning skal! hgea mellgn 4 Soch + 30 °C. Den ompnande huftens hastighet fir inte ‘verskrida’$ m/s vid ugnens tah och det far inte regna vid ‘etorhusprevning. J Foxe provningen shall ugnen torkas. varvid 6 1 95-procentiy etanol (T-sprit, mdustrsprit) med specifik. virmeenergi £2 23 MU tar brinna Ut plitbehaaen Efter torkningen och sedan ugnen svalnat placeras kabel: J segent ugnen med provforemalen vanda mot upnens fram ids, ‘Sex liter etanol hills pt nytt | behdllaren och antinds. Dorren ph ugnens framsida skell hillas stingd under prov. anlngen. Provningen ar evslutad forst nir alla tecken pi forbrinning ~ ven rokutveckling utan synbar liga — har upphort 74 Fordelogar Kabeln ar avirantandlig enligt Klass F& om ings yttre brand: shador finns pi de dclar av provforcandlen som ligger hogre fin 3 m over stegens nedte inde Msrken {rin fastanoréninear, sot ele: Cireskifininear knas , SUARUAND S$ 424 14 75 Sua 6 The number of cables are indicated tn the table below whe € © * the weight Of non-metallic materia in the eable expressed tn Rein cable length, @ alm Number of cates The number of cabtes vith give at leant 1B kg non-metallic eabte material in the it specimen ju-2 fs : Witae | Pieces of cables with a conductor area < 25 mm? are mounted close to etzhapther'bn the ceble fader toa mek mum width of, $00 9th, WF necessary, the cables are placed in several Tages M00 - Picces of cables with a conductor area of > 25 mm? are nlounted withien. ‘open space of 10 mm between the cables to 4 maximunt width, of 00 mm, When nectssary, the test specimens maybe Yiounted te With 2 spacing’of 10h between the oT fe The test specimens ate tashed witha stee!wite or ae fined swith clamps on evi’ Wecond step so tha, Uhey me sme Uuically placed onthe ladder | CONTROLLED Ine ambient lemperatore shall eberneen #37 one 4:30 °C The velocity of the surroundurg abe shall not exceed $ mfs at the roof of Ue oven, Ween testing out- doors it shall not be raining. Before the test, the oven shall be dhied by burning 61 ‘ethanol 95 % with a specific heat energy of sbout 23 MIfag in the fuel try. tice in triangles + Ups Tb Testing When the oven is dried and has cooled down, the cable adder is placed in the oven with the test specimens tower * the front side of the oven. ‘Agtin 6 J ethanol are filled ‘a the fuel tray and ignited. The door at the front side of the oven shall be closed during the test. . The tett is not finithed until all signt of buring, Inclodlag smoke without visible flame, have ceased. 7A Requirements The'cable is fame retardent according to class F4 if theve are no external damages on those parts of the test yyeciinens which are placed more than 3 m above Sic hover peit of the ladder: Marks from fixing devices, s00t, o¢ chesutne of the colourwdVbebter + tecnabic ite typteany Puetetae Utero? f : : ProvioramBiets bvre bnde F Upper end of:the test specimen Lock med regierbert evsthind till ret Lid with an aefjusteble ohtarice 10 the tube 6 ventiltionsinp ningar 15 x 60 6 ventistion . openings 18x 62, Proviorerstiets upp: : % Novae ret, @ Suspension oF . Swi, vbggtineklek oa.4o9 | Steel tobe, wall eek: est 0,8 20,7 0% plicit: ticle € ep | Proviaremtlers j nedre inde Lower end of the t : fest specimen i +. Biinsleskt Fuel trey “aosions in ram : » Figur 1. Provningaytvosining f6r kins F3 Ge Figure 1. Test equipment for class FI , Figure > CONTROLLEDweatthablar — Be wbarhetspreviing Oe Framsid Front side 58 Smoke outlet 300 » 1000, Kabestege 600x300 Cable ladcer 600x'2600 Branslebehaile 800 x 400 x 19, Fuel way 800.x 400 100 8 LLuftinslipp 400 x 809 Mitt im Air inlet 400 x 800 ‘ Dimensions In mm Figur 2. Provningsutrustning 15r Klass F& Figure 2. Test equipment for class F4 | CONTROLLED