EN 60332-2-2:2004

Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable - Procedure for diffusion flame

Specifies the procedure for testing the resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single small vertical electrical insulated conductor or cable, or optical cable, under fire conditions. The apparatus is given in EN 60332-2-1. This standard gives the procedure for testing small optical fibre cables or a small insulated conductor or cable when the method specified in EN 60332-1-2 is not suitable because some small optical fibre cables may break or small conductors may melt during the application of the flame. The recommended range of application is for the testing of small single insulated conductors or cables of less than 0,5 mm² cross-section. NOTE Since the use of insulated conductor or cable which retards flame propagation and complies with the recommended requirements of this standard is not sufficient by itself to prevent propagation of fire under all conditions of installation, it is recommended that wherever the risk of propagation is high, for example, in long vertical runs of bunches of cables, special installation precautions should also be taken. It cannot be assumed that because the sample of cable complies with the performance requirements recommended in this standard, that a bunch of cables will behave in a similar manner. (See EN 60332-3 series.) Recommended requirements for performance are given in Annex A. Has the status of a group safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104.

Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall - Teil 2-2: Prüfung der vertikalen Flammenausbreitung an einer kleinen Ader, einer kleinen isolierten Leitung oder einem kleinen Kabel - Prüfverfahren mit leuchtender Flamme

Essais des câbles électriques et à fibres optiques soumis au feu - Partie 2-2: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme sur conducteur ou câble isolé de petite section - Procédure pour une flamme de type à diffusion

Spécifie la méthode d'essai de résistance à la propagation verticale de la flamme sur un conducteur ou un câble électrique isolé de petite section, ou un câble à fibre optique, soumis au feu. L'appareillage est présenté dans la EN 60332-2-1. Cette norme fournit la procédure d'essai pour des petits câbles à fibres optiques ou pour conducteur ou câble électrique isolé de petite section dans les conditions rencontrées lorsque la méthode prescrite dans la EN 60332-1-2 n'est pas appropriée parce que les petits câbles à fibres optiques peuvent se rompre ou parce que les conducteurs de petite section peuvent fondre pendant l'application de la flamme. La plage d'application recommandée convient pour l'essai de conducteurs ou de câbles de section inférieure à 0,5 mm2. NOTE Étant donné qu'il ne suffit pas d'utiliser un conducteur ou un câble retardant la propagation de la flamme et correspondant aux exigences de la présente norme pour empêcher la propagation du feu dans n'importe quelles conditions d'installation, il est recommandé de prendre également des précautions spéciales d'installation chaque fois que le risque de propagation du feu est grand, par exemple dans les cas de grandes longueurs de faisceaux de câbles verticaux. Le fait qu'un échantillon de câble soit conforme aux conditions requises de performances figurant dans la présente norme n'implique pas qu'un faisceau de câble du même type se comportera nécessairement de façon identique (Voir la série EN 60332-3 ). L'Annexe A donne les recommandations pour les prescriptions de performance. A le statut d'une publication groupée de sécurité conformément au Guide CEI 104.

Preskusi na električnih kablih in kablih iz optičnih vlaken v požarnih razmerah – 2-2. del: Preskus navpičnega širjenja ognja po posamezni majhni izolirani žici ali kablu – Postopek z difuzijskijskim plamenom

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Nov-2004
• ICS: 13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• ICS: 29.060.20 - Cables
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 20 - Electric cables
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 20 - IEC_TC_20
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 20 - IEC_TC_20
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 15-Nov-2004
• Completion Date: 23-Sep-2025
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60332-2-2:2005 - Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions -- Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable - Procedure for diffusion flame

Relations

• Replaces: EN 50265-2-2:1998 - Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable - Part 2-2: Procedures - Diffusion flame
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

EN 60332-2-2:2004 - Overview

EN 60332-2-2:2004 (CLC) specifies a test procedure for vertical flame propagation of a single small insulated wire or cable - including small optical fibre cables - using a diffusion flame. The standard is intended for samples that cannot be tested with the 1 kW pre-mixed flame method (EN/IEC 60332-1-2) because small optical fibres may break or metallic conductors may melt. The required apparatus is defined in EN/IEC 60332-2-1. This document is a group safety publication (IEC Guide 104) and includes recommended performance requirements in Annex A.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope: Single vertical insulated conductor or small optical cable under fire conditions; recommended for samples with conductor cross-section < 0.5 mm².
• Sample dimensions: Test piece length typically (600 ± 25) mm.
• Conditioning:
  • General: (23 ± 5) °C for ≥16 h at (50 ± 20) % RH.
  • Painted/lacquered finishes: additional pre‑conditioning at (60 ± 2) °C for 4 h before standard conditioning.
• Positioning and mounting:
  • Metallic-conductor samples fixed vertically with a loading arrangement (specified in the standard) so the specimen axis is centered in the screened test enclosure.
  • Optical fibre cables supported on horizontal supports as prescribed.
• Flame application:
  • Burner centre-line at 45° ± 2° to test piece; horizontal gap from burner orifice to specimen ~ (10 ± 1) mm.
  • Flame must envelope the specimen.
  • Standard flame application duration for metallic conductor samples: (20 ± 1) s. If conductor melts earlier (time T), the test is repeated for (T – 2) s and the repeat result used for assessment.
• Safety and evaluation:
  • Measures for fire, smoke and toxic product hazards (notably halogenated materials).
  • Test evaluation criteria and reporting procedures defined in Clause 6; Annex A gives recommended performance thresholds.
• Referenced standards: EN/IEC 60332-2-1 (apparatus), EN/IEC 60332-1-2 (premixed flame), IEC 60695-4 (terminology), IEC Guide 104.

Applications - who uses it and why

• Cable manufacturers use EN 60332-2-2 to validate small insulated conductors and micro optical cables for vertical flame resistance where other methods are unsuitable.
• Independent test laboratories apply the procedure for type testing, compliance assessment and certification.
• Specifiers, product safety engineers and certification bodies reference the standard in safety dossiers and regulatory compliance.
• Installers and system designers consult the standard to understand material behavior, but must note that passing this single‑sample test does not guarantee performance of cable bundles or long vertical runs - see EN 60332-3 series for multi‑cable scenarios.

Related standards

• EN/IEC 60332-2-1 (apparatus for small-sample vertical test)
• EN/IEC 60332-1-2 (1 kW premixed flame procedure)
• EN/IEC 60332-3 series (tests for bundled/installed cables)
• IEC 60695-4, IEC Guide 104

Keywords: EN 60332-2-2:2004, vertical flame propagation, diffusion flame, small insulated wire, optical fibre cable testing, cable fire test procedure, EN 60332-2-1.

Standards Content (Sample)

STANDARDPreskusi na električnih kablih in kablih iz optičnih vlaken v požarnih razmerah – 2-2. del: Preskus navpičnega širjenja ognja po posamezni majhni izolirani žici ali kablu – Postopek z difuzijskijskim plamenomTests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable – Procedure for diffusion flame (IEC 60332-2-2:2004)©
Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljenoReferenčna številkaSIST EN 60332-2-2:2005(en)ICS13.220.40; 29.060.20; 33.180.10

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60332-2-2 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2004 CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels
© 2004 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60332-2-2:2004 E
ICS 13.220.40; 29.020; 29.060.20 Supersedes EN 50265-2-2:1998
English version
Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation
for a single small insulated wire or cable -
Procedure for diffusion flame (IEC 60332-2-2:2004)
Essais des câbles électriques
et à fibres optiques soumis au feu Partie 2-2: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme sur conducteur
ou câble isolé de petite section - Procédure pour une flamme
de type à diffusion (CEI 60332-2-2:2004)
Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall Teil 2-2: Prüfung der vertikalen Flammenausbreitung an einer kleinen Ader, einer kleinen isolierten Leitung
oder einem kleinen Kabel -
Prüfverfahren mit leuchtender Flamme (IEC 60332-2-2:2004)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2004-09-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
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at national level by publication of an identical
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2005-06-01 – latest date by which the national standards conflicting
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2007-09-01 Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC __________ Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 60332-2-2:2004 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification. In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated: IEC 60332-1-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60332-1-2:2004 (not modified). __________

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. NOTE Where an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD applies. Publication Year Title EN/HD Year IEC 60332-2-1 - 1) Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions Part 2-1: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable – Apparatus
EN 60332-2-1 2004 2) IEC 60695-4 - 1) Fire hazard testing Part 4: Terminology concerning fire tests
EN 60695-4 1995 2) IEC Guide 104 - 1) The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
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1) Undated reference.
2) Valid edition at date of issue.

NORME INTERNATIONALECEIIECINTERNATIONALSTANDARD 60332-2-2Première éditionFirst edition2004-07Essais des câbles électriques
et à fibres optiques soumis au feu – Partie 2-2: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme sur conducteur ou câble isolé de petite section–Procédure pour une flamme de type à diffusion Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable – Procedure for diffusion flame Pour prix, voir catalogue en vigueur For price, see current catalogue© IEC 2004
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CONTENTS FOREWORD.5 1 Scope.9 2 Normative references.9 3 Terms and definitions.11 4 Test apparatus.115 Procedure.11 5.1 Sample.11 5.2 Conditioning.11 5.3 Positioning of test piece.11 5.4 Flame application.13 6 Evaluation of test results.15 Annex A (informative)
Recommended performance requirements.25 Bibliography.27

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION ____________TESTS ON ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES
UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS –Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation
for a single small insulated wire or cable –
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