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AS 1049.1-2008
[Superseded]Telecommunication cables — Insulation, sheath and jacket, Part 1: Materials
This Standard specifies the material requirements of the finished products and some of the
compounds used to manufacture telecommunication cables.
Published: 11/12/2008
Pages: 40
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Referenced documents
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Abbreviations
2 Material selection
2.1 General
2.2 Temperature ratings
2.3 Fire and flame tests
2.4 Multiple layer insulation
3 Polyolefins
3.1 Scope of section
3.2 Compound
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Compound characteristics
3.2.3 Manufacturer’s nominated values for density and melt flow index (MFI)
3.2.4 Stabilizers
3.2.5 Material tests
3.3 Insulation
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Additions to the compound
3.3.3 Colour masterbatch
3.3.4 Insulation tests
3.4 PP solid insulation
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Insulation tests
3.5 PE sheath or PE jacket
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 Compound
3.5.2.1 General
3.5.2.2 Compound characteristics
3.5.2.3 Types of PE compounds
3.5.2.4 Manufacturer’s nominated values for density and MFI
3.5.2.5 Light and heat stabilizers
3.5.2.6 Material tests
3.5.3 Sheath or jacket
3.5.3.1 General
3.5.3.2 Additions to the compound
3.5.3.3 Sheath or jacket tests
4 Polyvinyl chloride
4.1 Scope of section
4.2 Insulation tests
4.3 Sheath or jacket tests
4.3.1 Test requirements
4.3.2 Cables exposed to UV radiation
5 Polyamides
5.1 Scope of section
5.2 Insulation tests
5.3 Polyamide jacket
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Compound
5.3.2.1 General
5.3.2.2 Compound characteristics
5.3.2.3 Types of PA 11 or PA 12
5.3.2.4 Light and heat stabilizers
5.3.3 Jacket
5.3.3.1 General
5.3.3.2 Additions to the compound
5.3.3.3 Jacket tests
5.4 Integrally bonded PE sheath and polyamide jacket
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Compound
5.5 Integrally bonded sheath and jacket
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Material tests
6 Others
6.1 Scope of section
6.2 Non-halogenated fire-retardant PPO-based material for solid insulation
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Insulation tests
6.3 HFFR insulation
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Insulation tests
6.4 HFFR sheath or jacket
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Sheath or jacket tests
6.5 Fluoropolymer insulation, sheath or jacket
6.5.1 Scope
6.5.2 Insulation, sheath or jacket tests
6.6 Crosslinked polymer insulation, sheath or jacket
Appendix A
Appendix B
B1 General
B2 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
Cited references in this standard
ETSI EN 50290-2-23
Communication cables, Part 2-23: Common design rules and construction—PE insulation
[Current]
Telecommunication cables — Insulation, sheath and jacket, Part 2: Test methods
[Withdrawn]
Glossary of terms relating to plastics — Plastics recycling terminology (Supplement to AS 1886-1991)
[Pending Revision]
Electrical installations - Selection of cables, Part 1.1: Cables for alternating voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV - Typical Australian installation conditions
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