Firetox Flame Retardant Cables 

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

600/1000V XL PE Insulated, LS ZH Sheathed, Double steel tape armoured Power Cables (2cores)

FTX400 1RZ1MZ1-R (CU/XLPE/LSZH/DSTA/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

APPLICATION
The cables is mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports,
petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and high-rise buildings.

STANDARDS
Basic design to IEC 60502-1

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

Halogen Free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*

minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*

No Toxic gases

NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.

VOLTAGE RATING
600/1000V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductor: Plain annealed copper wire, normal stranded or compact stranded according to IEC(EN)
60228 class 2.
Insulation: Extruded cross-linked XLPE compound.
Filler, binder and inner covering: PP, PET, LSZH
Armouring: Double steel tape
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH
compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.)

COLOUR CODE
Insulation Colour as per BS7671

 

with earth conductor

without earth conductor

2Cores

-

Brown,Blue

3Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Blue

Brown,Gray,Black

4Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black

Brown,Gray,Black,Blue

5Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black,Blue

Brown,Gray,Black,Blue,Black

above 5 Cores

Yellow/Green,Black Numbered

Black Numbered

Sheath Colour: Black

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range during operation: Max.90°C for XLPE
250°C in short-circuit for 5s max.
Minimum bending radius: 10x Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FTX400 1RZ1MZ1-R

No. of Core X
Cross Section

No./Nominal
Diameter of
Strands

Combined
Earth Size

Nominal
Insulation
Thickness

Steel
Tape
Thickness

Nominal
Sheath
Thickness

Nominal
Overall
Diameter

Max.DC
resistance
of
conductor
@20°C

Approx.
Weight

mm2

No/mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

Ω/km

Kg/km

2x6

7/1.04

2.90

0.7

0.2

1.8

16.8

3.08

417

2x10

7/1.35

3.75

0.7

0.2

1.8

18.5

1.83

539

2x16

7/1.70

4.75

0.7

0.2

1.8

20.5

1.15

704

2x25

7/2.14

5.85

0.9

0.2

1.8

23.5

0.727

971

2x35

7/2.52

6.90

0.9

0.2

1.8

25.6

0.524

1,216

2x5O

19/1.78

8.15

1.0

0.2

1.8

28.5

0.387

1,582

2x70

19/2.14

9.75

1.1

0.2

1.9

32.3

0.268

2081

2x95

19/2.52

11.45

1.1

0.2

2.0

36.4

0.193

2749

2x120

37/2.03

12.85

1.2

0.5

2.2

41.1

0.153

3,727

2x150

37/2.25

14.30

1.4

0.5

2.3

45.1

0.124

4,509

2x185

37/2.52

15.95

1.6

0.5

2.5

49.9

0.0991

5,523

2x240

61/2.25

18.25

1.7

0.5

2.6

55.3

0.0754

6981

2x300

61/2.52

20.40

1.8

0.5

2.8

60.7

0.0601

8,383

2x400

61/2.85

23.35

2.0

0.5

3.0

67.9

0.0470

10,897

Electrical PROPERTIES
Conductor Operating Temperature : 90°C
Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp)

Conductor
crosssectional
area
Reference Method
1 (clipped
direct
Reference Method
11 (on a perforated
horizontal cable trayor
Reference Method 13
[free air] )
In single-way
ducts
Laid direct in
ground
one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.
one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.
one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.
one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.
one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.
one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.
one
2-core
cable
single
phase
a.c. or
d.c.
one
3-core or
4-core
cable
3-phase
a.c.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

mm2

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

6

62

53

66

56

-

50

-

60

10

85

73

90

78

-

65

-

80

16

110

94

115

99

115

94

140

115

25

146

124

152

131

145

125

180

150

35

180

154

188

162

175

150

215

180

50

219

187

228

197

210

175

255

215

70

279

238

291

251

260

215

315

265

95

338

289

354

304

310

260

380

315

120

392

335

410

353

355

300

430

360

150

451

386

472

406

400

335

480

405

185

515

441

539

463

455

380

540

460

240

607

520

636

546

520

440

630

530

300

698

599

732

628

590

495

700

590

400

787

673

847

728

660

560

790

670

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter)

Conductor cross-sectional area

2-core cable d.c.

2 cables, single-phase a.c.

3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c.

2 cables, single- phase a.c.

3 or 4 cables,
3-phase a.c.

In ducts or in ground

In ducts or
in ground

1

2

3

4

5

6

mm2

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

6

7.9

7.9

6.8

7.9

6.5

10

4.7

4.7

4.0

4.7

3.9

16

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.9

2.6

 

 

r

x

z

r

x

z

 

 

25

1.850

1.350

0.160

1.900

1.600

0.140

1.650

1.900

1.600

35

1.350

1.350

0.155

1.350

1.150

0.135

1.150

1.350

1.200

50

0.980

0.990

0.155

1.000

0.860

0.135

0.870

1.000

0.870

70

0.670

0.670

0.150

0.690

0.590

0.130

0.600

0.690

0.610

95

0.490

0.500

0.150

0.520

0.430

0.130

0.450

0.520

0.450

120

0.390

0.400

0.145

0.420

0.340

0.130

0.370

0.420

0.360

150

0.310

0.320

0.145

0.350

0.280

0.125

0.300

0.350

0.300

185

0.250

0.260

0.145

0.290

0.220

0.125

0.260

0.290

0.250

240

0.195

0.200

0.140

0.240

0.175

0.125

0.210

0.240

0.210

300

0.155

0.160

0.140

0.210

0.140

0.120

0.185

0.210

0.190

400

0.120

0.130

0.140

0.190

0.115

0.120

0.165

0.190

0.180