BS EN 60811-4-2:2000

Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Tensile strength and elongation at break after pre-conditioning. Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air. Measurement of mass increase. Long-term stability test. Test method for copper-catalysed oxidative degradation

Published:

15 Apr 2000

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Withdrawn:

24 Sep 2004

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Product Details

Descriptors

Specimen preparation

Electric cables

Fibre optic cables

Oxidation resistance

Tensile strength

Insulated cables

Polyethylene

Plastics

Solid electrical insulating materials

Type testing

Polymers

Polypropylene

Wrapping tests

Cable sheaths

Chemical-resistance tests

Weight measurement

Optical fibres

Tensile testing

Elongation at fracture

Mechanical testing

Heat ageing tests

Electrical insulating materials

Electrical insulation

Degradation

Ageing tests

Sheathed cables

Bend testing

Stability testing

Testing conditions

ICS Codes

29.035.20 Plastics and rubber insulating materials

Committee

GEL/20/17

International relationships

Modified from:

IEC 60811-4-2:1990

ISBN

0 580 34692 7

Publisher

BSI