Electric cables - Additional test methods

Superseded by HD 605 S2:2008

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Eletric cables - Additional test methods - Amendment A2

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Publication Date
31-Mar-2002
Withdrawal Date
19-Jan-2009
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Current Stage
9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
Start Date
09-Jan-2009
Due Date
01-Feb-2009
Completion Date
20-Jan-2009

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST HD 605 S1:1998/A2:2002
01-april-2002
Eletric cables - Additional test methods - Amendment A2
Electric cables - Additional test methods
Elektrokabel - Ergänzende Prüfverfahren
Câbles électriques - Méthodes d'essai supplémentaires
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: HD 605 S1:1994/A2:2001
ICS:
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
SIST HD 605 S1:1998/A2:2002 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST HD 605 S1:1998/A2:2002

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SIST HD 605 S1:1998/A2:2002
HARMONIZATION DOCUMENT HD 605 S1/A2
DOCUMENT D'HARMONISATION
HARMONISIERUNGSDOKUMENT April 2001
ICS 29.060.20
UDC 621.315.2:620.1
English version
Electric cables - Additional test methods
Câbles électriques - Elektrokabel -
Méthodes d'essai supplémentaires Ergänzende Prüfverfahren
This amendment A2 modifies the Harmonization Document HD 605 S1:1994; it was approved by
CENELEC on 2000-01-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations which stipulate the conditions for implementation of this amendment on a national level.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national implementation may be obtained
on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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
© 2001 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. HD 605 S1:1994/A2:2001 E

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SIST HD 605 S1:1998/A2:2002
HD 605 S1:1994/A2:2001 - 2 -
Foreword
This amendment to HD 605 S1:1994 has been prepared by WG9 of CENELEC TC20
“Electric Cables”. CENELEC TC 20 confirmed at its Barcelona meeting (May 1998) that the
amendment should go to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
NOTE  Since the publication of HD 605 S1 (and A1) a number of changes have been made to other standards
to which cross-reference is made in the original texts.
In particular:
- HD 505 (Parts 1.1 to 1.4 inclusive) has been replaced by EN 60811 (Parts 1-1 to 1-4 inclusive);
- HD 405.1 and HD 405.2 have been replaced by EN 50265-2-1 and EN 50265-2-2 respectively;
th
- IEC 502 (4 edition) has been replaced by IEC 60502-1 and IEC 60502-2.
In general the updating of these references has not been included in this amendment unless a complete test
method has been introduced or replaced.
The text of the draft was submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved
by CENELEC as amendment A2 to HD 605 S1:1994 on 2000-01-01.
The following dates were fixed:
- latest date by which the existence of the amendment
has to be announced at national level (doa) 2000-07-01
- latest date by which the amendment has to be implemented
at national level by publication of a harmonized
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2001-10-01
- latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2003-01-01

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Subclause 2.1.4.3(a)
In the second line, delete: “of this sampling”.
Subclause 2.1.10.1 (b) (iii)
Delete the existing text and replace as follows, (the figure remains unchanged) :
Sporadic irregularities are allowed taking into account the following conditions:
• Irregularities for which the maximum dimension (L) is less than 0,05 mm are not
considered;

• Irregularities for which the maximum dimension (L) is greater than 0,20 mm are
not authorised;

• If irregularities are observed for which the maximum dimension (L) is greater than
0,05 mm but less than or equal to 0,20 mm a second sample, taken close to the
first one, shall be examined and shall not be permitted to show irregularities.
Subclause 2.1.12.1
Delete the title and text and insert “Spare”.
Subclause 2.2.2
Introduce Method 3 as follows:
2.2.2.3 Method 3
(a) General
Three cable samples of 150 mm length each shall be taken from two parts of
the cable, at least 1 m distant from each other.
The sheath of the samples shall be cut along the direction of the cable axis and
the cores and metallic screens removed.
A portion of each sample sheath shall be obtained with two smooth, flat and
parallel surfaces, avoiding excessive heating.
The thickness of each portion should be between 1 mm and 2 mm.
By means of a die or a sharp knife the test pieces with the dimensions indicated
in figure 2.2.2.3 shall be obtained.

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HD 605 S1:1994/A2:2001 - 4 -
All dimensions in mm
R 22
Cut
12,5 6,5
4
50
Figure 2.2.2.3
A central longitudinal cut, perpendicular to the width of the test piece, shall be
made with a sharp razor to a point of 4 mm from the wider end.
(b) Procedure
Test each test piece in the following way. Place the halves of the split end in the
jaws of a tensile testing machine and separate the jaws at a rate of
(500 ± 5) mm/min.
The maximum load needed for the complete tearing of each test piece shall be
recorded.
(c) Evaluation of results
The tear resistance is determined by dividing the maximum load (in N) by the
thickness of the test piece (in mm).
The mean value of the results obtained shall be in accordance with the
requirements in the particular specification.
Subclause 2.2.8.6
Replace the third paragraph with the following:
Make two parallel cuts separated by (13 ± 1) mm in the semi-conducting insulation screen
material, down to the insulation and longitudinally from end to end of the core sample.
Remove approximately 50 mm length of the 13 mm strip from each end of the core by
manually pulling it away from the core.
Mount the sample in a tensile test machine, with one end of the strip clamped in the upper
jaws, and with the sample held horizontally at approximately 90º to the clamped strip.
Measure the force to separate the 13 mm strip whilst maintaining the strip at approximately
90º to the sample, using a pulling speed of approximately 8 mm/s. Continue until
approximately the midpoint of the sample.
Repeat the test from the other end of the sample.

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Subclause 2.3.1.1
Replace the second paragraph with the following:
The cross-sectional area may be determined by weighing a test piece of approximately
350 mm from the aluminium strip material. The test piece length shall be measured with a
tolerance of ± 0,5 mm, the mass shall be measured with a tolerance of ± 0,02 g. The
3
density of aluminium shall be taken as 2700 kg/m .
Subclause 2.4.1.7
Replace the first sentence of the first paragraph with the following:
Bend the cable sample around a test cylinder at ambient temperature for at least once
complete turn.
Subclause 2.4.1.8
Replace with the following:
2.4.1.8 Cold bend test
A sample of the cable with a length of at least five times the test drum diameter shall
be subject to the partial discharge test in accordance with 3.10.3. The sample shall
then be cooled to 0°C for at least 4 h.
The sample shall then, without delay, be bent around a test cylinder, for at least one
complete turn. It shall then be unwound and the process repeated after rotating the
sample through 180° about its axis.
The sample shall be bent at a reasonably uniform speed, each half cycle of the test
taking approximately 1,0 s per millimetre of overall cable diameter.
The diameter of the test cylinder shall be not greater than 20(D + d) mm, where D is
the overall diameter of the cable and d is the conductor diameter as detailed in the
cable specification.
The sample shall then again be subjected to the partial discharge test in accordance
with 3.10.3.
The insulation, lead alloy sheath and oversheath shall then be visually examined.
Subclause 2.4.3
Replace the first paragraph with the following:
The test shall be carried out on a sample of sheath taken from a complete cable.

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Subclause 2.4.12.3
Delete the title and text and insert “Spare”.
Subclause 2.4.18
Delete the title and text and insert “Spare”.
Subclause 2.4.22
Introduce new subclause as follows:
2.4.22 Abrasion test (conic piece)
A complete piece of cable shall be tightly tied to a fixed metallic base.
A metallic conic piece shall be applied to the superior generatrix of the cable.
The conic piece shall have a radius of curvature at its point of 1 mm and the angle
shall be of 90º. The mass of the conic piece shall be as given in the particular
specification.
The conic surface shall not be rough.
The conic piece shall be subjected to a to-and-fro motion, at constant speed,
between the A and B marks, (see figure 2.4.22).
Figure 2.4.22
The characteristics of the test shall be:
• Distance between A and B: 50 cm ± 10 cm
• Speed of the conic piece between A and B: 0,3 m/s with a tolerance of ± 5%.
At the end of the specified number of motions it shall not be possible to see, with
normal or corrected vision without amplification, the metallic screen under the
sheath between the A, B marks.

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Subclause 2.4.23
Introduce new subclause as follows:
2.4.23 Resistance to UV rays
(a) Test principle and definition of the light source
This test is based on the prolonged exposure of the flat surface of the outer
side of the cable test specimens to ultra-violet rays.
The light source used should be such that in a dry atmosphere (relative
humidity below 30%) the exposed surface of the two flat surfaces of the test
specimen, the side corresponding to the outside of the test specimen cable,
receives a radiation in which the wavelength-dependent energy distribution
complies with the values indicated on the curve (figure 2.4.23).
Figure 2.4.23
To take account of the dispersion of the lamps and their ageing, the following
tolerances are accepted:
(i) 20% in the area of ultra-violet radiation (wavelengths below 400 nm).

(ii) 50% for the visible radiation (wavelengths above 400 nm)
This radiation may be obtained with a xenon lamp fitted with quartz filters.
(b) Test method
The samples shall follow a cycle of 5 days. During these days they shall be
subjected to the following tests:
• Exposure for one day to light radiation in a humid atmosphere, (relative
humidity ≥ 85%), at the temperature of (25 ± 2)ºC with sprinkling.

NOTE  The sprinkling of demineralized water lasts three minutes per period of twenty
minutes; it is done with the aid of injectors in which the water discharge should be sufficient
to ensure the washing of all the test specimens.

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• Exposure for one day in a humid atmosphere at the temperature of
(50 ± 2)ºC with thermal shocks obtained by being put into an enclosure kept
at (-25 ± 2)ºC for three one-hour periods. The hot-cold or cold-hot transfers
should be done in the shortest time possible.

The time the test specimens remain in a humid atmosphere between two
thermal shocks should be one hour or more.

• Two days exposure to light radiation in a dry atmosphere during which the
temperature is kept at (70 ± 2)ºC and the relative humidity is less than 30%.

• The fifth day, exposure for 8 hours with 0,067% in volume of sulphur
dioxide and kept at a temperature of (40 ± 3)ºC with saturating humidity.
For the last 16 hours the door of the enclosure is left open to the laboratory
environment.
During the exposures the test-pieces, similar to those defined for the tensile
test, shall be placed on supports, taking care that they are not subjected to any
tensile force.
At the end of the test, the samples shall be removed and kept protected form
direct sunlight in the laboratory atmosphere for 24 hours at least. A visual
verification shall then be carried out to ensure that there is no significant
discolouration between the aged test pieces and those not subjected to the test.
(c) Test pieces
The test requires two batches of six test-pieces; one of them being the
reference batch.
• The reference batch shall be kept at ambient temperature avoiding direct
sunlight throughout the environmental testing.

• The other batch shall be subjected to the specified 5 days cycle and then
conditioned like the reference batch for 24 hours.
After the visual for any significant discolouration the elongation at break (A.)
and tensile strength (R.) of the test-pieces from each of the batches shall be
measured in accordance with EN 60811-1-1 subclause 9.2, i.e. respectively:
• Reference batch: A and R
0 0
• Exposed batch: A and R
1 1
The measured median values shall comply with the following requirements:
AA−
10
1. ×≤100 15
A
0
RR−
10
2. ×≤100 15
R
0

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Subclause 2.5.1.1D
Delete the first sentence and insert the following:
Fill a 600 ml beaker with an acid solution as follows:
− 100 ml of hydrochloric acid (density at 20ºC = 1,19 g/ml)

− 5 ml of antimony chloride solution, obtained by dissolving 20 g of Sb O or 32 g of
2 3
SbCl in 1000 ml of hydrochloric acid (density at 20ºC = 1,19 g/ml).
3
Subclause 2.5.5.3(b)
Delete the first sentence and insert the following:
The wax compound used for sealing shall be such that is adheres firmly both to the
surfaces of the specimen and to the dish and is not brittle at ambient temperature.
Subclause 2.5.14
Replace the title with:
Wet compatibility test for type approval
Replace the first paragraph with:
The following test shall be undertaken when galvanised steel wire is in contact with a
carbon loaded tape layer.
Delete the “(a)”.
In the fourth paragraph (beginning “After 168 hours .”) delete “(this value is subject to
review)”.
Delete “(b)” and “(c)” along with the associated text.
Subclause 2.5.15
Introduce new subclause as follows:
2.5.15 Degree of cross-linking of vulcanised polyethylene
(a) Equipment
(i) A 0,001 g precision balance;
(ii) Equipment for cutting the sample in thin sheets;
(iii) Steel mesh bag with holes of 250 μm diameter, maximum;
(iv) 1 mm diameter copper wire;
(v) A 2000 ml capacity flask;
(vi) Reflux condenser with ground joint-fitting to the flask;

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(vii) Heating jacket or similar with a thermostat able to regulate the flask
temperature, with the boiling decaline, with a precision of ± 2 ºC;
(viii) Pincers to hold and weigh the steel mesh bags;
(ix) Cabin with smoke extractor;
(x) Decahydronaphthalene solvent (decaline), of R.A. quality.
(b) Sample preparation
The sample shall be arranged in such a way that permits its cutting into thin
sheets without excessive heating.
A sample test quantity of about 1 g, P (weighed with a precision of 0
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