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AS 1049.2-2008

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Telecommunication cables - Insulation, sheath and jacket Test methods
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Superseded date

19-01-2024

Published date

11-12-2008

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This Standard specifies test methods to evaluate the properties of materials used to manufacture telecommunication cables.

This Standard specifies test methods to evaluate the properties of materials used to manufacture telecommunication cables.
The scope of this Standard does not include the following:
(a) Cables using materials that are semi-conductive.
(b) Aspects of telecommunication cables such as spacers or cores in coaxial cables.
(c) Dimensions or electrical requirements of completed cables.
(d) Cables used to conduct electrical power.
Table 1.1 provides a summary of the material tests that are set out in the Appendices of this Standard.

Committee
CT-001
DevelopmentNote
Under Revision by DR AS 1049.2:2021.
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 8926 9
Pages
66
ProductNote
Pending Revision indicates that as a result of the Aged Standards review process, the document needs updating. If no project proposal, meeting the quality criteria, is received within the 12 month timeframe, the document shall be withdrawn.
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

First published as AS 1049-1971.Second edition 1986.Third edition 1996.Fourth edition 2000.Fifth edition 2003.AS 1049-2003 revised and redesignated, in part, as AS 1049.2-2008. Originated as AS 1049-1971. Previous edition 2003. AS 1049-2003 revised and redesignated, in part, as AS 1049.2-2008. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (July 2010).

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