I.S. EN 60811-4-1:2004

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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

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06-15-2012

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2004

Publisher

National Standards Authority of Ireland

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FOREWORD
1 General
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Normative references
2 Terms and definitions
3 Test values
4 Applicability
5 Type tests and other tests
6 Pre-conditioning
7 Median value
8 Resistance to environmental stress cracking
   8.1 General
   8.2 Apparatus
   8.3 Preparation of the test sheets
   8.4 Conditioning of the test sheets
   8.5 Visual examination of the test sheets
   8.6 Test procedure
   8.7 Evaluation of results
   8.8 Summary of test conditions and requirements for
        procedures A and B
9 Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air
10 Measurement of the melt flow index
   10.1 General
   10.2 Apparatus
   10.3 Test samples
   10.4 Cleaning and maintenance of the apparatus
   10.5 Method A
   10.6 Method C
11 Carbon black and/or mineral filler content measurement
   in polyethylene - Direct combustion method
   11.1 Sampling
   11.2 Test procedure
   11.3 Expression of results
12 Thermo gravimetric analysis of the carbon black content
   in polyolefine compounds
   12.1 Principle
   12.2 Reagents
   12.3 Apparatus
   12.4 Procedure
13 Test for the assessment of carbon black dispersion in
   polyethylene
   13.1 General
   13.2 Procedure
   13.3 Expression of results
   13.4 Requirements
Annex A (informative) Tools and reagents
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                     publications with their corresponding
                     European publications
Bibliography

Specifies the test methods to be used for testing polymeric insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables for power distribution and telecommunications including cables used on ships.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	63
PublisherName	National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	I.S. EN 60811-605:2012 I.S. EN 60811-100:2012 I.S. EN 60811-406:2012 I.S. EN 60811-511:2012 I.S. EN 60811-607:2012

Standards	Relationship
DIN EN 60811-4-1 : 2005	Identical
EN 60811-4-1:2004	Identical
SN EN 60811-4-1 : 1995	Identical
NF EN 60811-4-1 : 2004	Identical
IEC 60811-4-1:2004	Identical
UNE-EN 60811-4-1:2005	Identical
BS EN 60811-4-1:2004	Identical

EN 60811-1-3:1995/A1:2001	INSULATING AND SHEATHING MATERIALS OF ELECTRIC CABLES - COMMON TEST METHODS - PART 1-3: GENERAL APPLICATION - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE DENSITY - WATER ABSORPTION TESTS - SHRINKAGE TEST
ISO 18553:2002	Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment or carbon black dispersion in polyolefin pipes, fittings and compounds
IEC 60811-4-2:2004	Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods - Part 4-2: Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Tensile strength and elongation at break after conditioning at elevated temperature - Wrapping test after conditioning at elevated temperature - Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air - Measurement of mass increase - Long-term stability test - Test method for copper-catalyzed oxidative degradation
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
ISO 1133:2005	Plastics Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics

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I.S. EN 60811-4-1:2004

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