+A2:2014 BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 It is identical to IEC 60684-3-216:2005, Edition 1.1 (which comprises Edition 1:2001 consolidated by the incorporation of amendment 1:2005 and corrigendum February 2003) and also incorporates amendment 2:2014 It supersedes BS EN 60684-3-216:2005, which will be withdrawn on 16 January 2017 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee GEL/15, Solid electrical insulating materials, to Subcommittee GEL/15/5, Flexible insulating sleeving for electrical purposes A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users are responsible for its correct application Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 23 December 2005 © The British Standards Institution 2014 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2014 ISBN 978 580 79877 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Comments 31 May 2014 Implementation of IEC amendment 2:2014 with CENELEC endorsement A2:2014: Table 5, "Volume resistivity" row updated EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM April 2014 ICS 29.035.20 English version Flexible insulating sleeving Part 3: Specifications for individual types of sleeving Sheet 216: Heat-shrinkable, flame-retarded, limited-fire hazard sleeving (IEC 60684-3-216:2001 + corrigendum 2003 + A1:2005) Gaines isolantes souples Partie 3: Spécifications pour types particuliers de gaines Feuille 216: Gaines thermorétractables, retardées la flamme, au risque de feu limité (CEI 60684-3-216:2001 + corrigendum 2003 + A1:2005) Isolierschläuche Teil 3: Anforderungen für einzelne Schlauchtypen Blatt 216: Wärmeschrumpfende, flammwidrige Schläuche mit begrenztem Brandrisiko (IEC 60684-3-216:2001 + Corrigendum 2003 + A1:2005) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2005-04-12 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 Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member 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 CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, 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 © 2005 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members Ref No EN 60684-3-216:2005 E BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 (E) – ii – Foreword The texts of documents 15C/1140/FDIS and 15C/1664/FDIS, future edition of IEC 60684-3-216 and its amendment 1, prepared by SC 15C, Specifications, of IEC TC 15, Insulating materials, were submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and were approved by CENELEC as EN 60684-3-216 on 2005-04-12 The following dates were fixed: – latest date by which the EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2006-02-01 – latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2008-04-01 Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 60684-3-216:2001 + corrigendum 1:2003 + A1:2005 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification Foreword to amendment A2 The text of document 15/685/CDV, future IEC 60684-3-216:2001/A2, prepared by IEC/TC 15 "Solid electrical insulating materials" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60684-3-216:2005/A2:2014 The following dates are fixed: • latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2014-10-16 • latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2017-01-16 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 Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 60684-3-216:2001/A2:2013 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 IEC 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 INTRODUCTION This International Standard is one of a series which deals with flexible insulating sleeving for electrical purposes The series consists of three parts: Part 1: Definitions and general requirements (IEC 60684-1); Part 2: Methods of test (IEC 60684-2); Part 3: Specifications for individual types of sleeving (IEC 60684-3) This standard is one of the sheets comprising Part BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 IEC 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 FLEXIBLE INSULATING SLEEVING – Part 3: Specifications for individual types of sleeving – Sheet 216: Heat-shrinkable, flame-retarded, limited-fire-hazard sleeving Scope This sheet of IEC 60684-3 gives the requirements for four types of heat-shrinkable, flameretarded, limited-fire-hazard sleeving with a thermal endurance rating of 105 qC as shown below: Class A: thin wall shrink ratio 2:1 internal diameter up to 102,0 mm Class B: medium wall shrink ratio 2:1 internal diameter up to 60,0 mm Class C: thick wall shrink ratio 2:1 internal diameter up to 51,0 mm Class D: medium wall shrink ratio 3:1 internal diameter up to 40,0 mm These sleevings are normally supplied in the following colours: black, red, green, blue, white, yellow and green/yellow Sizes or colours other than those listed in this standard may be available as custom items These items shall be considered to comply with this standard if they comply with the property requirements listed in tables 5, 6, and 8, excluding dimensions and mass Materials which conform to this specification meet established levels of performance However, the selection of a material by a user for a specific application should be based on the actual requirements necessary for adequate performance in that application and not based on this specification alone Normative references 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 IEC 60684-1:1980, Specification for flexible insulating sleeving – Part 1: Definitions and general requirements IEC 60684-2:1997, Flexible insulating sleeving – Part 2: Methods of test IEC 60757:1983, Code for designation of colours ISO 846:1997, Plastics – Evaluation of the action of micro-organisms ISO 1817:1999, Rubber, vulcanized – Determination of the effect of liquids (available in English only) BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 IEC 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 Designation This sleeving shall be identified by the following designation: Sleeving - IEC 60684 – – 216 – A – 12,7/6,4 – GN Designation IEC publication – Number Part Sheet Class Size (expanded and recovered internal diameter in mm) Colour Any abbreviation of colour shall comply with IEC 60757 Where no abbreviation is given, the colour shall be written in full Conditions of test Unless otherwise specified, the sleeving shall be shrunk in a forced-air circulation oven for (5 r 1) at (150 r 5) qC, prior to testing Requirements In addition to the general requirements given in IEC 60684-1, the sleeving shall comply with the requirements in tables through Sleeving conformance Conformance to the requirements of this specification shall normally be based on the results from sizes – class A: 12,7/6,4 mm, – class B: 12,0/6,0 mm, – class C: 12,7/6,4 mm, – class D: 18,0/6,0 mm, of black colour The colour fastness to light shall be determined for all colours BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 IEC 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 Table – Dimensional and mass requirements – Class A Size code Internal diameter mm Recovered wall thickness Mass per unit length g/m Expanded Min Recovered Max mm Max 3,2/1,6 3,2 1,6 0,50 r 0,10 6,0 4,8/2,4 4,8 2,4 0,50 r 0,10 8,2 6,4/3,2 6,4 3,2 0,65 r 0,15 13,5 9,5/4,8 9,5 4,8 0,65 r 0,15 19,5 12,7/6,4 12,7 6,4 0,65 r 0,15 25,0 19,0/9,5 19,0 9,5 0,75 r 0,15 43,0 25,4/12,7 25,4 12,7 0,90 r 0,15 67,0 38,0/19,0 38,0 19,0 1,00 r 0,20 112 51,0/25,4 51,0 25,4 1,15 r 0,25 175 76,0/38,0 76,0 38,0 1,25 r 0,25 281 102,0/51,0 102,0 51,0 1,40 r 0,25 404 Table – Dimensional and mass requirements – Class B Size code 3,0/1,5 Internal diameter mm Recovered wall thickness Mass per unit length g/m Expanded Min Recovered Max mm Max 3,0 1,5 0,70 r 0,10 8,5 5,0/2,5 5,0 2,5 0,75 r 0,15 13,5 8,0/4,0 8,0 4,0 0,80 r 0,15 21,0 12,0/6,0 12,0 6,0 0,90 r 0,15 33,0 18,0/9,0 18,0 9,0 1,00 r 0,20 54,0 24,0/12,0 24,0 12,0 1,10 r 0,20 77,0 40,0/20,0 40,0 20,0 1,30 r 0,25 146 60,0/30,0 60,0 30,0 1,50 r 0,30 250 Table – Dimensional and mass requirements – Class C Size code Internal diameter mm Recovered wall thickness Mass per unit length g/m Expanded Min Recovered Max mm Max 3,2/1,6 3,2 1,6 0,75 r 0,15 9,9 4,8/2,4 4,8 2,4 0,85 r 0,20 15,8 6,4/3,2 6,4 3,2 0,90 r 0,20 21,0 9,5/4,8 9,5 4,8 1,00 r 0,20 32,0 12,7/6,4 12,7 6,4 1,20 r 0,30 53,6 19,0/9,5 19,0 9,5 1,45 r 0,35 91,6 25,4/12,7 25,4 12,7 1,80 r 0,45 155 38,0/19,0 38,0 19,0 2,40 r 0,50 294 51,0/25,4 51,0 25,4 2,80 r 0,50 435 BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 IEC 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 Table – Dimensional and mass requirements – Class D Size code Internal diameter mm Recovered wall thickness Mass per unit length g/m Expanded Min Recovered Max mm Max 3,0/1,0 3,0 1,0 0,60 r 0,10 5,5 6,0/2,0 6,0 2,0 0,70 r 0,10 10,5 9,0/3,0 9,0 3,0 0,80 r 0,15 17,0 12,0/4,0 12,0 4,0 0,85 r 0,15 23,0 18,0/6,0 18,0 6,0 1,00 r 0,20 39,0 24,0/8,0 24,0 8,0 1,20 r 0,20 61,0 40,0/13,0 40,0 13,0 1,25 r 0,20 98,5 Table – Property requirements Property Dimensions IEC 60684-2 clause or subclause Units Max or Min Requirements – internal diameter 3.1.2 mm – wall thickness 3.3.2 mm – concentricity 3.3.3 % Tables to Min Tables to x expanded 65 x recovered 85 Heat shock Remarks Heat the expanded sleeving at (150 r 5) qC for (5 r1) – tensile strength 19.1 and 19.2 MPa Min – elongation at break 19.1 and 19.2 % Min 100 % Max 10 5 The test is done on expanded sleeving 14 – – No cracking shall be visible Test at –30 qC after conditioning at that temperature for h Longitudinal change Bending at low temperature For strips, the mandrel shall be between 20 and 22 times the wall thickness Full section sleeving is tested unfilled and the mandrel shall be between 20 and 22 times the outer diameter BS EN 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 IEC 60684-3-216:2005+A2:2014 Table – Property requirements (continued) IEC 60684-2 clause or subclause Units Max or Min 16 – – Tensile strength 19.1 and 19.2 MPa Min Elongation at break 19.1 and 19.2 % Min 200 19.4 MPa Min 40 MPa Max 130 kV Min Table Property Dimensional stability during storage Secant modulus at % elongation Breakdown voltage Volume resistivity 21 Requirements The dimensions shall be as specified in tables to Use a jaw separation rate of 100 mm/min For internal diameters