FIREGUARD Flame Retardant Cables 

Flame Retardant Data Cables

Flame Retardant CAT5e CWB/SWB/SWA Armoured Data Cables

FGD-CAT5e U/UTP4P24 cwb/swb/swa
FGD-CAT5e f/UTP4P24 cwb/swb/swa
FGD-CAT5e sf/FTP4P24 cwb/swb/swa

Flame Retardant Data Cables

APPLICATION
Cat5E is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for basic voice
and data installations up to 100 MHz. In addition, these cables can be offered with copper wire
braid armoured & flame retardant outer sheath, providing additional mechanically protection still
maintaining the flexibility of the cable.

STANDARDS
Basic design adapted to EN50173

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test)**

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*

Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test)**

EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4

Note: Asterisk ** denotes that the standard compliance is optional, depending on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the cable design.

VOLTAGE RATING
60V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductors: 24AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation: HDPE.
Twinning: Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Inner Sheath: Flame retardant, low smoke and halogen-free polyolefin, coloured black
Armouring:
cwb: copper Wire Braid
swb: Steel Wire Braid
swa: Steel Wire Armour
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic PVC compound. UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance,
anti rodent and anti termite properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance
standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3, UL 1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the
PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can also be provided upon request.
Cat5E F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat5E SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape &
copper wire braid.

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range: -30°C ~ +75°C
Minimum bending radius during installation (mobile state): 8 x Overall Diameter
Minimum bending radius during operation (fixed state): 4 x Overall Diameter

Electrical Properties

AWG

 

24

Nominal Conductor Diameter

mm

0.5/0.53

Maximum DC Resistant@20°C

Ω/100m

9.38

Maximum DCR Unbalance

%

5

Maximum Mutual Capacitance

pF/m

55.8

Maximum Capacitance Unbalance

pF/100m

330

Characteristic Impedance@1-100MHz

Ω

100+/-15

Maximum Propagation Delay Skew

ns/100m

45

Transmission Properties

FREQ MHz

Maximum
Attenuation dB/100m

Minimum
NEXT
dB

Minimum
PSNEXT
dB

Minimum
ELFEXT
dB/100m

Minimum
PSELFEXT
dB/100m

Minimum
RL
dB

0.772

1.8

67.0

64.0

66.0

63.0

1

2.0

65.3

62.3

63.8

60.8

20.0

4

4.1

56.3

53.3

51.7

48.7

23.0

8

5.8

51.8

48.8

45.7

42.7

24.5

10

6.5

50.3

47.3

43.8

40.8

25.0

16

8.2

47.3

44.3

39.7

36.7

25.0

20

9.3

45.8

42.8

37.7

34.7

25.0

25

10.4

44.3

41.3

35.8

32.8

24.3

31.25

11.7

42.9

39.9

33.9

30.9

23.6

62.5

17.0

38.4

35.4

27.8

24.8

21.5

100

22.0

35.3

32.3

23.8

20.8

20.1

FGD Cat5E SF/UTP

FGD Cat5E SF/UTP

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code

Construction No. of elements×No. of cores in
element×Conductor
diameter

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Nominal Inner Sheath Thickness

Nominal Outer Sheath Thickness

Nominal Overall Diameter

Nominal
Weight

 

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

FGD-CAT5E U/UTP CWB

4×2×0.5

0.2

0.6

1.0

7.68

97

FGD-CAT5E U/UTP SWB

4×2×0.5

0.2

0.6

1.0

7.68

93

FGD-CAT5E U/UTP SWA

4×2×0.5

0.2

0.6

1.0

8.68

165

FGD-CAT5E F/UTP CWB

4×2×0.53

0.2

0.6

1.0

8.28

116

FGD-CAT5E F/UTP SWB

4×2×0.53

0.2

0.6

1.0

8.28

112

FGD-CAT5E F/UTP SWA

4×2×0.53

0.2

0.6

1.0

9.28

192

FGD-CAT5E SF/UTP CWB

4×2×0.53

0.2

0.6

1.0

8.76

123

FGD-CAT5E SF/UTP SWB

4×2×0.53

0.2

0.6

1.0

8.76

119

FGD-CAT5E SF/UTP SWA

4×2×0.53

0.2

0.6

1.0

9.76

216