CSA C22.2 No. 2556 : 2015
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
WIRE AND CABLE TEST METHODS
Hardcopy , PDF
11-02-2020
English
01-01-2015
PREFACE
1 Scope
2 General
3 Conductor tests
4 Insulation, overall covering, and jacket materials tests
5 Components tests
6 Electrical tests for finished wire and cable
7 Mechanical tests for finished wire and cable
8 Environmental tests for finished wire and cable
9 Burning characteristics tests
Annex A (informative) - Conductor removal from
insulation for tubular specimens
Annex B (informative) - Determination of density
Annex C (informative) - Sample calculation for the
determination of ultimate elongation or tensile
strength at 300 d
Annex D (normative) - Establishment of parameters
and requirements for short-term air oven aging test
Annex E (normative) - Determination of temperature
correction factor
Annex F (normative) - Procedure and calculations for
determining the degree of coverage of fibrous
coverings
Annex G (normative) - Calculation of coverage of
shielding (wraps and braids)
Annex H (normative) - Test enclosure and exhaust duct
Annex I (informative) - Conversion of pH to acid gas
(as % HCl) and acid gas (as % HCl) to pH
Annex J (informative) - Correlation of NMX wire and
cable test method standards with
UL 2556/CSA C22.2 No. 2556
Specifies the apparatus, test methods, and formulas to be used in carrying out the tests and calculations required by wire and cable standards.
| DevelopmentNote |
Also numbered as ANCE NMX-J-556 and UL 2556. (11/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
252
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| PublisherName |
Canadian Standards Association
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
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| C22.2 NO. 331-17 | Flat cable systems |
| CSA C68.7 : 2011 : R2015 | UNDERGROUND SECONDARY AND SERVICE-ENTRANCE CABLE FOR ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES |
| CSA C22.2 No. 179 : 2009 : R2014 | AIRPORT SERIES LIGHTING CABLES |
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| CSA C61089 : 2011 : INC : UPD 1 : 2014 | ROUND WIRE CONCENTRIC LAY OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL STRANDED CONDUCTORS |
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| C22.2 NO. 127-18 | Equipment and lead wires |
| C22.2 NO. 232-17 | Optical fiber cables |
| CSA C22.2 No. 123 : 2016 | METAL SHEATHED CABLES |
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| C22.2 NO. 214-17 | Communications cables (Bi-national standard, with UL 444) |
| C22.2 NO. 96.2-18 | Flexible power cables for wind turbine applications rated up to 35 kV |
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| CSA C22.2 No. 150 : 2016 | MICROWAVE OVENS |
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