SIST EN 60811-406:2012

Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 406: Miscellaneous tests - Resistance to environmental stress cracking of polyethylene and polypropylene compounds

This Part 406 of IEC 60811 gives the procedure for evaluating the resistance to stress cracking of polyethylene and polypropylene compounds which are typically used for communication and optical fibre cables.

Kabel, isolierte Leitungen und Glasfaserkabel - Prüfverfahren für nichtmetallene Werkstoffe - Teil 406: Sonstige Prüfungen – Prüfung der Spannungsrissbeständigkeit von Polyethylen- und Polypropylenmischungen

Câbles électriques et câbles à fibres optiques - Méthodes d'essai pour les matériaux non-métalliques - Partie 406: Essais divers - Résistance aux craquelures sous contraintes dues à l'environnement des mélanges en polyéthylène et en polypropylène

La CEI 60811-406:2012 décrit la procédure à suivre pour évaluer la résistance des mélanges polyéthylène et polypropylène aux craquelures. Ces mélanges sont généralement utilisés pour les câbles de communication et les câbles à fibres optiques. La CEI 60811-406:2012 annule et remplace l'Article 8 de la CEI 60811-4-1:2004, qui est supprimée. L'ensemble des informations relatives aux remplacements figure dans l'Annexe A de la CEI 60811-100:2012. Aucune modification technique n'a été effectuée par rapport à l'édition précédente; voir cependant l'avant-propos de la CEI 60811-100:2012.   Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la CEI 60811-100:2012.

Električni in optični kabli - Preskuševalne metode za nekovinske materiale - 406. del: Drugi preskusi - Odpornost proti pokanju polietilenskih in polipropilenskih zmesi zaradi okoljskega stresa

406. del standarda IEC 60811 navaja postopek za vrednotenje odpornosti proti pokanju polietilenskih in polipropilenskih zmesi za komunikacijske kable in kable z optičnimi vlakni zaradi okoljskega stresa.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 05-Jul-2012
• ICS: 29.035.20 - Plastics and rubber insulating materials
• ICS: 29.060.20 - Cables
• Technical Committee: IEKA - Electric cables
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-Jun-2012
• Due Date: 24-Aug-2012
• Completion Date: 06-Jul-2012
• 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
• Ref Project: EN 60811-406:2012 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 406: Miscellaneous tests - Resistance to stress cracking of polyethylene and polypropylene compounds

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 60811-4-1:2005 - Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods -- Part 4-1: Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Resistance to environmental stress cracking - Measurement of the melt flow index - Carbon black and/or mineral filler content measurement in polyethylene by direct combustion - Measurement of carbon black content by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) - Assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene using a microscope
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 60811-4-1:2005 - Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods -- Part 4-1: Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Resistance to environmental stress cracking - Measurement of the melt flow index - Carbon black and/or mineral filler content measurement in polyethylene by direct combustion - Measurement of carbon black content by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) - Assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene using a microscope
• Effective Date: 23-Jul-2014
• Revised: SIST EN 60811-4-1:2005 - Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Common test methods -- Part 4-1: Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds - Resistance to environmental stress cracking - Measurement of the melt flow index - Carbon black and/or mineral filler content measurement in polyethylene by direct combustion - Measurement of carbon black content by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) - Assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene using a microscope
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 60811-406:2012
01-september-2012
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Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 406:
Miscellaneous tests - Resistance to environmental stress cracking of polyethylene and
polypropylene compounds
Câbles électriques et câbles à fibres optiques - Méthodes d'essai pour les matériaux non
-métalliques - Partie 406: Essais divers - Résistance aux craquelures sous contraintes
dues à l'environnement des mélanges en polyéthylène et en polypropylène
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60811-406:2012
ICS:
29.035.20 3ODVWLþQLLQJXPHQLL]RODFLMVNL Plastics and rubber insulating
PDWHULDOL materials
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
SIST EN 60811-406:2012 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 60811-406:2012

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60811-406

NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2012
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 29.035.01; 29.060.20 Supersedes EN 60811-4-1:2004 (partially)


English version


Electric and optical fibre cables -
Test methods for non-metallic materials -
Part 406: Miscellaneous tests -
Resistance to stress cracking of polyethylene and polypropylene
compounds
(IEC 60811-406:2012)


Câbles électriques et à fibres optiques -  Kabel, isolierte Leitungen und
Méthodes d'essai pour les matériaux non- Glasfaserkabel -
métalliques - Prüfverfahren für nichtmetallene
Partie 406: Essais divers - Werkstoffe -
Résistance des mélanges polyéthylène et Teil 406: Sonstige Prüfungen -
polypropylène aux craquelures Prüfung der Spannungsrissbeständigkeit
(CEI 60811-406:2012) von Polyethylen- und
Polypropylenmischungen
(IEC 60811-406:2012)


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with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
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EN 60811-406:2012 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 20/1290/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60811-406, prepared by IEC/TC 20 "Electric
cables" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
EN 60811-406:2012.

The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2013-01-16
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2015-04-16
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes Clause 8 of EN 60811-4-1:2004 (partially). Full details of the replacements are
shown in Annex A of EN 60811-100:2012.
There are no technical changes with respect to EN 60811-4-1:2004, but see the Foreword to EN 60811-
100:2012.
This standard is to be read in conjunction with EN 60811-100.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.

This standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment Designed
for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD - 2006/95/EC)
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60811-406:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60811-100 2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-100 2012
methods for non-metallic materials -
Part 100: General

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IEC 60811-406

®


Edition 1.0 2012-03




INTERNATIONAL



STANDARD




NORME



INTERNATIONALE











Electric and optical fibre cables – Test methods for non-metallic materials –

Part 406: Miscellaneous tests – Resistance to stress cracking of polyethylene

and polypropylene compounds




Câbles électriques et à fibres optiques – Méthodes d’essai pour les matériaux

non-métalliques –


Partie 406: Essais divers – Résistance des mélanges polyéthylène et

polypropylène aux craquelures












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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Test method . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Method A . 7
4.2.1 Reagent. 7
4.2.2 Apparatus . 7
4.2.3 Test pieces preparation . 8
4.2.4 Test procedure . 8
4.2.5 Evaluation of results . 8
4.3 Method B . 9
4.3.1 Reagent. 9
4.3.2 Apparatus . 9
4.3.3 Test pieces preparation . 9
4.3.4 Test procedure . 9
4.3.5 Evaluation of results . 9
5 Test report. 9
Annex A (normative) Test sheet preparation . 13
Annex B (informative) Tools and reagents. 15
Bibliography . 16

Figure 1 – Notching device . 10
Figure 2 – Blade . 10
Figure 3 – Bend clamp assembly . 11
Figure 4 – Transfer tool assembly . 11
Figure 5 – Brass channel test piece holder . 11
Figure 6 – Test tube with inserted brassw channel test piece holder as in 4.2.2 h)),
containing ten test pieces . 12
Figure 7 – Notched test pieces . 12

Table 1 – Summary of test conditions and requirements . 7
Table 2 – Notched test pieces size according to polyethylene density . 8

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60811-406  IEC:2012 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES –
TEST METHODS FOR NON-METALLIC MATERIALS –

Part 406: Miscellaneous tests –
Resistance to stress cracking of polyethylene
and polypropylene compounds


FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60811-406 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 20:
Electric cables.
This Part 406 of IEC 60811 cancels and replaces Clause 8 of IEC 60811-4-1:2004, which is
withdrawn. Full details of the replacements are shown in Annex A of IEC 60811-100:2012.
There are no specific technical changes with respect to the previous edition, but see the
Foreword to IEC 60811-100:2012.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
20/1290/FDIS 20/1339/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
This part of IEC 60811 shall be used in conjunction with IEC 60811-100.
A list of all the parts in the IEC 60811 series, published under the general title Electric and
optical fibre cables – Test methods for non-metallic materials, can be found on the IEC
website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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