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 150/250V HF-EPR Insulated, SW2/SW4 Sheathed, Individually Screened Armoured Fire Resistant Instrumentation & Control Cables

BS 6883&BS7917 STANDARD Offshore & Marine Cables

Application

These BS 6883&BS7917 STANDARD Offshore & Marine fire resistant elastomeric insulated cables are designed for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile offshore units, suitable for use in instrumentation, lighting and control circuits where fire integrity is essential.

Standards

 BS 7917
 IEC 60331-31 Fire resistant
 IEC 60332-3A Flame retardant
 IEC 60754-1; IEC 60754-2 Corrosivity
 IEC 61034-2 Smoke density
 Cold bend and impact (-40°C) (on request)
 CSA C22.2 No. 38-95 (on request)

Construction

 Conductor: Tinned copper wire stranded circular cl. 2 BS 6360/IEC 60228.
 Insulation: Mica tape + HF-EPR GP4 according to BS 7655 1.2.
 Lay-up: Pairs, triples.
 Individual Screen: Aluminium/polyester tape + drain wire tinned copper.
 Inner Sheath: Halogen free thermosetting compound SB1 according to BS 7917.
 Armour: Galvanized steel wire braid. Tinned bronze wire braid can be offered upon request.
 Outer Sheath: Halogen free thermosetting compound SW4 according to BS 7655 2.6 or reduced halogen thermosetting compound SW2 according to BS 7655 2.6.

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Minimum Internal Bending Radius: 8×OD
Temperature Range: -40℃ ~ +90℃

Dimensions and Weight

Construction
No. of cores×Cross section(mm²)
Nominal Insulation Thickness
mm
Nominal Inner Sheath Thickness
mm
Minimum  Diameter Over Inner Sheath
mm
Maximum Diameter Over Inner Sheath
mm
Nominal Armour Wire Diameter
mm
Nominal Outer Sheath Thickness
mm
Minimum Overall Diameter
mm
Maximum Overall Diameter
mm
Approx. Weight
kg/km
Multipair
1×2×0.75 0.8 1.0 8.1 9.8 0.3 1.2 11.9 13.7 270
3×2×0.75 0.8 1.2 14.0 16.0 0.3 1.4 18.1 20.5 500
7×2×0.75 0.8 1.4 19.0 21.1 0.3 1.6 23.5 26.4 840
12×2×0.75 0.8 1.6 23.8 26.4 0.3 1.8 28.7 31.9 1280
20×2×0.75 0.8 1.9 30.4 33.5 0.45 2.1 36.5 40.5 2050
27×2×0.75 0.8 2.0 34.6 37.9 0.45 2.3 41.2 45.7 2580
37×2×0.75 0.8 2.2 40.5 44.3 0.45 2.5 47.4 52.2 3290
1×2×1 0.8 1.0 8.5 10.3 0.3 1.2 12.3 14.2 280
3×2×1 0.8 1.3 15.0 17.0 0.3 1.4 19.1 21.5 540
7×2×1 0.8 1.4 20.0 22.5 0.3 1.6 24.5 27.6 900
12×2×1 0.8 1.7 25.4 28.0 0.45 1.9 31.2 34.9 1520
20×2×1 0.8 1.9 32.1 35.3 0.45 2.2 38.5 42.9 2250
27×2×1 0.8 2.1 36.8 40.2 0.45 2.4 43.6 48.2 2860
37×2×1 0.8 2.3 43.0 47.0 0.45 2.6 50.2 55.5 3670
Multitriple
1×3×0.75 0.8 1.0 8.1 9.8 0.3 1.2 11.9 13.7 280
3×3×0.75 0.8 1.3 15.0 17.0 0.3 1.5 19.3 22.1 580
7×3×0.75 0.8 1.5 20.8 23.3 0.3 1.7 25.5 28.6 960
12×3×0.75 0.8 1.7 25.8 28.5 0.45 2.0 31.8 35.6 1590
1×3×1 0.8 1.1 8.7 10.5 0.3 1.2 12.5 14.4 300
3×3×1 0.8 1.3 15.8 17.9 0.3 1.5 20.1 23.0 620
7×3×1 0.8 1.5 22.0 24.5 0.3 1.7 26.7 29.8 1050
12×3×1 0.8 1.8 27.5 30.2 0.45 2.0 33.5 37.3 1760
Multiquad
1×4×0.75 0.8 1.1 9.1 10.9 0.3 1.2 12.8 14.8 330
3×4×0.75 0.8 1.4 17.4 19.5 0.3 1.5 21.9 24.8 720
7×4×0.75 0.8 1.6 23.5 26.1 0.3 1.7 28.4 31.6 1240
1×4×1 0.8 1.1 9.6 11.4 0.3 1.2 13.3 15.3 350
3×4×1 0.8 1.4 18.4 20.6 0.3 1.6 22.9 25.9 780
7×4×1 0.8 1.6 24.9 27.6 0.45 1.8 30.8 34.0 1470