Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

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1.1 These test methods cover procedures for electrical testing of thermoplastic insulations and jackets used on telecommunications wire and cable and for the testing of electrical characteristics of completed products. To determine the procedure to be used on the particular insulation or jacket compound, or on the end product, reference should be made to the specification for the product.
1.2 The test methods appear in the following sections of this standard:
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. SI units are for information only.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazard statements are given in Sections and .
1.4 In-process electrical tests are used primarily as process control tools in an attempt to minimize the number and magnitude of problems detected at final test of completed cable.
1.5 Electrical tests of completed wire and cable may include verification of some or all of the properties in accordance with Sections through .

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An American National Standard
Designation:D4566–05
Standard Test Methods for
Electrical Performance Properties of Insulations and
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Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4566; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
Test Method Sections
DC proof test, Wire-to-wire 37
1.1 These test methods cover procedures for electrical
Fault rate test (air core only) 33
testing of thermoplastic insulations and jackets used on tele-
Insulation resistance (IR) 32
Jacket voltage breakdown rating test 36
communicationswireandcableandforthetestingofelectrical
Mutual capacitance (CM) 18
characteristics of completed products. To determine the proce-
Mutual conductance 16
dure to be used on the particular insulation or jacket com-
Phase Constant 44
Phase Delay 45
pound, or on the end product, reference should be made to the
Phase Velocity 46
specification for the product.
Resistance of other metallic cable elements 14
1.2 Thetestmethodsappearinthefollowingsectionsofthis Shorts test (continuity between wires of a pair) 34
Structural Return Loss and Return Loss 50
standard:
Unbalance attenuation (conversion losses) 51
Test Method Sections
Voltage surge test 43
Electrical Tests of Insulation—In-Process 4-8
DC proof test 8
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Insulation defect or fault rate 7
as the standard. SI units are for information only.
Spark test 6
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Electrical Tests of Completed Wire and Cable 9-51
Attenuation 24
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Attenuation, effects due to aging 31
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Attenuation, effects due to elevated temperature 29
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Attenuation, effects due to humidity 30
Attenuation to crosstalk ratio—far end (ACR-F) 28
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazard
Attenuation to crosstalk ratio—near end (ACR-N) 26
statements are given in Sections 6 and 37.
Capacitance deviation 19
Capacitance difference 20
2. Referenced Documents
Capacitance unbalance, Pair-to-ground (CUPG) 22
Capacitance unbalance, Pair-to-pair (CUPP) 21 2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Capacitance unbalance, Pair-to-support wire 23
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
Characteristic Impedance—Method 1 Propagation constant 47
and capacitance
Materials
Characteristic Impedance—Method 2, Single-ended 48
D150 Test Methods for A-C Loss Characteristics and
measurements
Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insu-
Characteristic Impedance—Method 3 Least Squares Function Fit 49
Coaxial capacitance (capacitance to water) 17
lating Materials
Conductor continuity 11
D1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
Conductor resistance (CR) 13
D2633 Test Methods for Thermoplastic Insulations and
Conductor resistance unbalance (CRU of pairs) 15
Continuity of other metallic elements 12
Jackets for Wire and Cable
Crosses test (continuity between wires of different pairs) 35
D3426 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and
Crosstalk loss, far-end 27
Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
Crosstalk loss, near-end 25
DC proof test, Core-to-internal shield (screen) 40
Using Impulse Waves
DC proof test, Core-to-shield 38
D5423 SpecificationforForced-ConvectionlaboratoryOv-
DC proof test, Core-to-support wire 39
ens for Evaluations of Electrical Insulation
DC proof test, Internal shield (screen)-to-shield 41
DC proof test, Other required isolations 42
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
Determine Conformance with Specifications
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These test methods are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D09 on
Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and are the direct responsibility of
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Subcommittee D09.18 on Solid Insulations, Non-Metallic Shieldings, and Cover- For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
ings for Electrical and Telecommunications Wires and Cables. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved March 1, 2005. Published April 2005. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
approved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D4566–98. the ASTM website.
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