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BS 6469-4.2:1992

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Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Methods of test specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds Elongation at break after pre-conditioning. Wrapping test 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
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-04-2000

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-08-1992

Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
1. Scope
2. Test values
3. Applicability
4. Definitions
5. Type tests and other tests
6. Pre-conditioning
7. Median value
8. Elongation at break after pre-conditioning
8.1 General
8.2 Pre-conditioning procedure
8.3 Apparatus
8.4 Sampling and preparation of test pieces
8.5 Elongation test after pre-conditioning
8.6 Expression of results
9. Wrapping test after pre-conditioning
9.1 General
9.2 Test procedure
9.3 Evaluation of results
10. Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air
10.1 General
10.2 Apparatus
10.3 Sampling
10.4 Ageing procedure
10.5 Test procedure
10.6 Evaluation of results
11. Mass increase of insulation
11.1 General
11.2 Sampling
11.3 Test procedure
11.4 Calculation
Appendix A - Long-term stability test
Appendix B - Test method for copper-catalysed oxidative
             degradation of polyolefin insulated
             conductors
Annex ZA (normative) - Other international publications
                       quotred in this standard with the
                       references of the relevant
                       European publications
National annex NA (informative)
National annex NB (informative)
National annex NC (informative)

Specifies the test methods for testing polymeric insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables for telecommunications and power distribution including cables used on ships. Gives the methods for measurement of elongation at break after pre conditioning, for wrapping test after thermal ageing in air, for wrapping test after pre conditioning, for long term stability test, for measurement of mass increase and for measurement of copper catalysed oxidative degradation.

Committee
GEL/20/17
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6469(1990) (04/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
IEC 60811-4-2:2004 Identical

BS 6469-98.1:1996 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Additional harmonized non-electrical test methods Test for TMPU sheath
BS 6469-99.1(1992) : 1992 INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - PART 99: TEST METHODS USED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BUT NOT SPECIFIED IN BS EN 60811 - SECTION 99.1: NON-ELECTRICAL TESTS

IEC 60811-4-1:2004 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods - Part 4-1: Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Resistance to environmental stress cracking - Measurement of the melt flow index - Carbon black and/or mineral filler content measurement in polyethylene by direct combustion - Measurement of carbon black content by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) - Assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene using a microscope
ISO 188:2011 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests
IEC 60811-5-1:1990+AMD1:2003 CSV Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods - Part 5-1: Methods specific to filling compounds - Drop-point - Separation of oil - Lower temperature brittleness - Total acid number - Absence of corrosive components - Permittivity at 23 °C - DC resistivity at 23 °C and 100 °C
IEC 60811-1-3:1993+AMD1:2001 CSV Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Part 1-3: General application -Methods for determining the density - Water absorption tests - Shrinkage test

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