FRC MAX-FOH MCI DRAKA, Fire Performance Cables -MCI Draka

Major accidents which have resulted in the death of many innocent people, have taught us that the safety of the occupants are users in public, commercial and industrial environments is of paramount importance. Every possible safety designed to prevent and protect against loss of life and damage to property should be specified and installed.

One such safety feature in the use of fire performance cables for critical safety system, Including fire alarms, emergency lighting, PA system, CCTV system, emergency power supplies and smoke & shutters.

The correct selection and installation of these “life saving” cables help ensure that in the event of an emergency, vital safety system will continue to operate to assist an orderly evacuation of the premises and to aid the emergency services in gaining quick and effective entry to deal with the hazard.

At Prysmain Group, we understand what is required form a fire performance cable and we appreciate the pressures faces by specifiers and consultant in selecting the correct cable from the range available. For nearly twenty years, our special cables have been servicing the needs of market by designing and manufacturing the widest rang of fire performance cables available today.

APPLICATION

Our fire performance cables are specifically designed to facilitate the quick and orderly evacuation of the building occupants in the events of an emergency. Purpose designed to maintain circuit integrity to a host of critical safety systems, including fire alarms, emergency lights, CCTV systems and emergency power supplied MAX-FOH

Choosing The Right Cables, and The Right Manufacturer

Issues to take note when comparing with other cables,

1. Some brands are OEM cables and carry certification from the original manufacturers.

2. Some conductor used may be undersized conductor, and hence cheaper.

3. Some brands use only one layer of mica tape for all conductor size with less than the recommended over-lapping.

4. Insulation used is cheaper PVC instead of LSHF material, hence the cable is actually not low Smoke Halogen Free compliant.

5. Cheaper polymer are used to reduce cost, but are without sufficient flame and smoke suppressant.

6. Thickness of insulation and sheathing are thinner to reduce cost.

7. Other cables may only have in-house testing reports and not certification from a recognised 3^rd party verification agency.

Safety in NEVER a compromise when it comes to fire protection!

STANDARDS AND APPROVALS

BS 6387/SS 299 Part 1: 1994 – Fire, Fire with Water & Fire with Mechanical Shock Tests

The following test is the nationally recognised United Kingdom and Singapore test used to determine if a cable is capable of maintaining circuit integrity under fire conditions, fire with water and fire with mechanical shock. These tests use a number of alternative time and temperature parameters and depending on the level achieved by the cable, a corresponding letter is assigned to denote the category the cable passed.

Resistance to fire :	Symbol
650°C for 3 hours	A
750°C for 3 hours	B
950°C for 3 hours	C
950°C for 20 minutes	S

Resistance to fire and water :

Symbol

650°C for 15 minutes, then for 15 minutes with fire and water

Resistance to fire and mechanical shock :

Symbol

650°C for 15 minutes, with 30 second hammer blows

750°C for 15 minutes, with 30 second hammer blows

950°C for 15 minutes, with 30 second hammer blows

During the tests the cables are energized at their rated voltage.

MAX-FOH cables meet the highest categories of BS 6387 i.e. C, W & Z

IEC 61034 – Smoke Density Test

This test measures the smoke emission from electric cables during fire. The test is carried out in a 3m cubed chamber where a cable sample is subjected to fire.

The smoke emission and density are measured by transmitting a beam of light across the inside of the chambers to a photo electric cell which measures the amount of light received

All MAX-FOH cables comply to IEC 61034 requirement.

Additional Consideration

As well as requirements written into international and British cable standards, there are other essential criteria which designers and consultants need to consider – is the cable able to withstand voltage spikes, transmit date prevent flame propagation?

All MAX-FOH cables do comply with these additional benefits, including the added advantage that MAX-FOH requires fewer joints in a cable run compare to mineral, reducing the risk of weak links in the chain. MAX-FOH does not require complicated and is therefore quicker and easier to install.

CONSTRUCTION OF CABLE

Construction	MAX-FOH 500 multi-cores	MAX-FOH-OSCR 500V twisted pair	MAX-FOH 0.6/1KV	MAX-FOH-I 0.6/1KV	MAX-FOH-125 0.6/1KV
1. - Conductor	Stranded annealed copper	Stranded annealed copper	Stranded annealed copper	Stranded annealed copper	Stranded annealed copper
2. - Fire Barrier	Mica tape	Mica tape	Mica tape	Mica tape	Mica tape
3. - Insulation	Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)	Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)	Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)	Cross-linked EVA** (XLEVA)<Orange>	Cross-linked EVA** (XLEVA)
4. - Shield*	Optional*	Aluminium foil with tinned copper drain wire	Aluminium foil with tinned copper drain wire	-	Aluminium foil with tinned copper drain wire
5. - Filler*	LSHF filler or polypropylene split yam	LSHF filler or polypropylene split yam	LSHF filler or polypropylene split yam	-	LSHF filler or polypropylene split yam
6. - Binder Tape*	Polyester tape	Polyester tape	Polyester tape	-	Polyester tape
7. - Bedding	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Black)	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Black)	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Black)	-	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Black)
8. - Amour*/#	Galvanised steel wire (aluminium or copper wire for single core)	Galvanised steel wire (aluminium or copper wire for single core)	Galvanised steel wire (aluminium or copper wire for single core)	-	Galvanised steel wire (aluminium or copper wire for single core)
9. - Sheath	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Orange)	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Orange)	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Orange)	-	Low smoke halogen free (LSHF) compound (Orange)

Optional: Depending on requirement

# Braided armour also available on request

** XLEVA (Cross-linked Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) material used are suitable for operating temperature of 110°C up to 125°C

- XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) material used for operating temperature of 90°C

No. of cores	Identification of cores
No. of cores	Option 1	Option 2
1	Natural	Other color on request
2	Brown, blue	Red, Black
3	Brown, Black, Grey	Red, Yellow, Blue
4	Brown, Black, Grey, blue	Red, Yellow, Blue, Black
5	Brown, Black, Grey, blue, Green/Yellow	Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, Green/Yellow
6 and above	Black with white numbering

Note: Special construction and design to customers’ specification can be upon request

Applicable Standards

IEC 60502-1

AS/NZS 3198

Extruded solid dielectric insulated power cable for rated voltage of 1 kV up to 30kV

IEC 60228

BS 6360

AS/NZS 1125

Conductor of insulated cables

IEC 60754-1

BS 6425-2

AS/NZS 1160.5

Test on gases evolved during combustion of electric cables-

Determination of the amount of halogen acid gases

IEC 60754-2

BS 6426-2

AS/NZS 1160.5.4

Test on gases evolved during combustion of electric cables-

Determination of degree of acidity of gases evolved by measuring pH and conductivity

IEC 60331

AS/NZS 1160.5.5

Fire resistant characteristics of electric cable (750°C for 90 minutes)

IEC 60332 Part 1

BS 4066 Part 1

Test on electric cables under fire conditions-

Test on a single vertical insulated wire or cable

IEC 60332 Part 3

BS 4066 Part 3 Category A,B,C/

AS/NZS 1660.5.1

Test on electric cables under fire conditions-

Test on bunched wire or cable

IEC 61034

BS 7622

AS/NZS1660.5.2

Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions

BS 6387

SS 299 Part 1

Performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire condition-

Category C : tested at 950°C for 3 hours

Category W : fire with water

Category Z : fire with mechanical shock

BS 6724

Armoured cables for electricity supply having thermosetting insulation with low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

BS 7211

Thermosetting insulated cables (non-armoured) For electric power and lighting with low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

BS 7846

600/1000V armoured fire-resistant electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

AS/NZS 3013

Electrical installations – Classification of the fire and mechanical performance of wiring system

* Standards applied will vary depending on cable construction

Comparision between test standards IEC 60331 Part 21 & SS 299 Part 1

Ref	Description	IEC 60331 Part 21	0.6/1 kV cables	Data cables	Optical fiber cables	SS 299 Part 1	0.6/1 kV cables	Data cables	Optical fiber cables
1	Resistance to FIRE alone Flame temperature / Duration	750°C/ 90 min	ü	ü	ü	Cat A - 650°C/3hr. Cat B - 750°C/3hr. Cat C - 950°C/3hr. Cat S - 650°C/20min.	ü ü ü ü
2	Resistance to FIRE with mechanical shock Flame temperature / Duration Mechanical shock	830°C/ 120min Every 5min	ü ü			Cat X - 650°C/3hr. Cat Y - 750°C/3hr. Cat Z - 950°C/3hr. Every 30 sec.	ü ü ü ü
3	Resistance to FIRE with water spray Flame temperature / Duration	Not available				Cat w - 650°C/15min.	ü
4	Other tests Electrical requirements for completed cables Bending characteristics Resistance of cable to impact	Not available Not available Not available				Available Available Available	ü ü ü

MAX-FOH Insulate and sheathed MAX-FOH (OSCR) Insulate and sheathed

500Vac. Unarmored and Armoured 500Vac. Unarmored and Armoured with Shield

Conductor	Plain stranded annealed copper Class 2	Plain stranded annealed copper Class 2
	0.5 mm² up to 4 mm²	0.5 mm² up to 2.5 mm²
Fire Barrier :	Mica Glass Tape	Mica Glass Tape
Insulation :	XLPE compound	XLPE compound
Bedding :	LSHF compound	LSHF compound
Shield :	Optional	Aluminium foil with tinned copper drain wire
Armouring :	Optional	Optional
Sheate :	LSHF compound	LSHF compound
UV Resistance :	Optional	Optional
Anti -Termite :	Optional	Optional
Anti - Rodent :	Optional	Optional
Insulation Colours :	Blue, Brown, Black, Grey	Black & White-numbering
Bedding Colours :	Black	Black
Sheath Colours :	Orange (Standard)	Orange (Standard)
Reference Standard :	BSEN 50288-7	BSEN 50288-7
Voltage : U๐/U	500V	500V
Circuit Integrity : Up to 1 mm²	IEC 60331-21,SS 299-1	IEC 60331-31,SS 299-1
1.5 mm² up to Max. mm²	IEC 60331-21,SS 299-1 BS 6387 Cat C, W, Z	IEC 60331-21,SS 299-1 BS 6387 Cat C, W, Z
Test Standard
Flame Retardant :
• Single Vertical cable	ICE 60223-1, BS 4066-1, BS EN 50266-1	ICE 60223-1, BS 4066-1, BS EN 50266-1
• Bunched cables	ICE 60223-1, BS 4066-3, BS EN 50266-2	ICE 60223-1, BS 4066-3, BS EN 50266-2
Halogen gases :	ICE 60754-1, BS 6425-1, BS EN 50267-1	ICE 60754-1, BS 6425-1, BS EN 50267-1
Corrosiveness & Conductivity :	ICE 60754-2, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2	ICE 60754-2, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2
Smoke Emission :	IEC 61034-2, BS 7622-2, BS EN 61034-2	IEC 61034-2, BS 7622-2, BS EN 61034-2

500Vac. Unarmoured and Armoured Fire Resistant Cables

	Unarmoured /cable						Armoured /cable
	Nominal area of conductor	No.& Diameter of wires	Insulation Thickness	Sheath Thickness	Approx. diameter overall	Approx. weight	Bedding Thickness	Armour wire Thickness	Sheath Thickness	Approx. diameter overall	Approx. weight
	mm²	No./mm	mm	mm	mm	Kg/km	mm	mm	mm	mm	Kg/km
Single core	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	0.8	4.8	27	-	-	-	-	-
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	0.8	5.0	31	-	-	-	-	-
	1	7/0.43	0.6	0.8	5.2	35	-	-	-	-	-
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	0.9	5.7	45	-	-	-	-	-
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	0.9	6.3	59	-	-	-	-	-
	4	7/0.85	0.7	0.9	6.9	77	-	-	-	-	-
Two cores	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	1.0	8.4	89	1.0	0.9	1.4	13.6	348
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	1.0	8.9	101	1.0	0.9	1.4	14.1	371
	1	7/0.43	0.6	1.0	9.2	112	1.0	0.9	1.4	14.4	392
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	1.0	9.8	132	1.0	0.9	1.4	15.0	428
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	1.1	11.3	181	1.0	0.9	1.4	15.1	454
	4	7/0.85	0.7	1.1	12.3	232	1.1	0.9	1.5	16.6	551
Three cores	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	1.0	9.0	97	1.0	0.9	1.4	14.2	368
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	1.0	9.4	111	1.0	0.9	1.4	14.6	394
	1	7/0.43	0.6	1.0	9.8	125	1.0	0.9	1.4	15.0	418
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	1.0	10.5	151	1.0	0.9	1.5	15.9	469
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	1.1	12.0	208	1.0	0.9	1.5	16.0	504
	4	7/0.85	0.7	1.1	13.2	273	1.1	0.9	1.5	17.3	610
Four cores	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	1.0	9.8	112	1.0	0.9	1.4	15.0	404
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	1.0	10.3	130	1.0	0.9	1.5	15.7	442
	1	7/0.43	0.6	1.0	10.7	146	1.0	0.9	1.5	16.1	471
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	1.1	11.7	184	1.1	0.9	1.5	17.1	532
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	1.1	13.2	248	1.1	0.9	1.5	17.2	578
	4	7/0.85	0.7	1.2	14.7	337	1.1	0.9	1.5	18.5	692

E Unarmoured fire resistant cables

F Armoured fire resistant cables

* Multicore unarmoured and armoured fire resistant cables are available upon request

500V, Unarmored and Armoured Shielded Fire Resistant Cables

	Unarmoured /cable						Armoured /cable
	Nominal area of conductor	No.& Diameter of wires	Insulation Thickness	Sheath Thickness	Approx. diameter overall	Approx. weight	Bedding Thickness	Armour wire Thickness	Sheath Thickness	Approx. diameter overall	Approx. weight
	mm²	No./mm	mm	mm	mm	Kg/km	mm	mm	mm	mm	Kg/km
Single core	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	1.0	8.7	69	1.0	0.9	1.3	13.8	327
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	1.0	9.1	78	1.0	0.9	1.3	14.2	347
	1	7/0.43	0.6	1.0	9.5	86	1.0	0.9	1.3	14.6	364
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	1.0	10.1	101	1.0	0.9	1.3	15.2	395
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	1.1	11.5	136	1.1	0.9	1.3	16.6	467
Two cores	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	1.1	1.30	129	1.1	1.25	1.3	18.8	602
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	1.2	13.9	154	1.2	1.25	1.4	19.9	666
	1	7/0.43	0.6	1.2	14.5	171	1.2	1.25	1.4	20.5	703
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	1.2	15.5	203	1.2	1.25	1.4	21.5	768
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	1.3	17.7	274	1.3	1.25	1.5	23.9	926
Three cores	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	1.2	14.1	164	1.2	1.25	1.4	20.1	682
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	1.2	14.8	188	1.2	1.25	1.4	20.8	732
	1	7/0.43	0.6	1.2	15.4	211	1.2	1.25	1.4	21.4	777
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	1.3	16.7	263	1.3	1.25	1.5	22.9	884
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	1.4	19.1	361	1.4	1.25	1.6	25.5	1075
Four cores	0.5	7/0.30	0.6	1.2	15.4	195	1.2	1.25	1.4	21.4	760
	0.75	7/0.37	0.6	1.3	16.5	234	1.3	1.25	1.5	22.7	846
	1	7/0.43	0.6	1.3	17.2	264	1.3	1.25	1.5	23.4	901
	1.5	7/0.53	0.6	1.3	18.4	321	1.3	1.25	1.6	24.8	1012
	2.5	7/0.67	0.7	1.4	21.0	444	1.4	1.25	1.7	27.6	1241

G Unarmoured fire resistant cables

H Armoured fire resistant cables

* Multipairs unarmoured and armoured shielded fire resistant cables are available upon request

MAX-FOH Insulated and sheathed MAX-FOH Insulated, armoured and sheathed

MAX-FOH Insulated, non – sheathed MAX-FOH-125 Insulated and sheathed

Conductor :	Plain stranded annealed copper Class 2	Plain stranded annealed copper Class 2	Plain stranded annealed copper Class 2	Plain stranded annealed copper Class 2
	1.5 mm² up to 630 mm²**	1.5 mm² up to 630 mm²**	1.5 mm² up to 630 mm²**	1.5 mm² up to 630 mm²**
Fire Barrier :	Mica Glass Tape	Mica Glass Tape	Mica Glass Tape	Mica Glass Tape
Insulation :	XLPE compound	XLPE compound	XLEVA compound	XLEVA compound
Bedding :	-	LSHF compound	-	-
Armouring :	-	Aluminium wire	-	-
Sheate :	LSHF compound	LSHF compound	-	LSHF compound
UV Resistance :	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Anti -Termite :	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Anti - Rodent :	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Insulation Colours :	Natural	Natural	Orange (standard)	White
Bedding Colours :	-	Black	-	-
Sheath Colours :	Orange (standard)	Orange (standard)	-	Orange (standard)
Reference Standard :	IEC 60502-1	IEC 60502-1, BS 7846	IEC 60502-1	IEC 60502-1
Voltage : U๐/U	600/1000V	600/1000V	600/1000V	600/1000V
Circuit Integrity :	ICE 60331, SS 299-1/BS 6387 Cat C,W,Z	ICE 60331, SS 299-1/BS 6387 Cat C,W,Z	ICE 60331, SS 299-1/BS 6387 Cat C,W,Z	ICE 60331, SS 299-1/BS 6387 Cat C,W,Z
	(for 300/500V, 450/750V, 600/1000V)	(for 300/500V, 450/750V, 600/1000V)	(for 300/500V, 450/750V, 600/1000V)	(for 300/500V, 450/750V, 600/1000V)

Test Standard
Flame Retardant :
• Single Vertical cable	ICE 60332-1, BS 4066-1, BS EN 50266-1	ICE 60332-1, BS 4066-1, BS EN 50266-1	ICE 60332-1, BS 4066-1, BS EN 50266-1	ICE 60332-1, BS 4066-1, BS EN 50266-1
• Bunched cables	ICE 60332-3, BS 4066-3, BS EN 50266-2	ICE 60332-3, BS 4066-3, BS EN 50266-2	ICE 60332-, BS 4066-3, BS EN 50266-2	ICE 60332-3, BS 4066-3, BS EN 50266-2
Halogen gases :	ICE 60754-1, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-1	ICE 60754-1, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-1	ICE 60754-1, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-1	ICE 60754-1, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-1
Corrosiveness & Conductivity :	ICE 60754-2, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-2	ICE 60754-2, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-2	ICE 60754-2, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-2	ICE 60754-2, BS 6425-2, BS EN 50267-2-2
Smoke Emission :	ICE 61034-2, BS 7622-2, BS EN 61034-2	ICE 61034-2, BS 7622-2, BS EN 61034-2	ICE 61034-2, BS 7622-2, BS EN 61034-2	ICE 61034-2, BS 7622-2, BS EN 61034-2

Cable Type			MAX-FOH-I			MAX-FOH
Constructions			Insulated, non-sheathed			Insulated and sheathed
Material Composition			Copper/MGT/XLEVA			Copper/MGT/XLPE/LSHF
Standard			IEC 60502-1			IEC 60502-1
Voltage			600/1000V			600/1000V
			Unarmoured
Single core	Conductor cross sectional area	No.& Diameter of wires	Insulation Thickness	Cable overall diameter	Cable weight	Insulation Thickness	Sheath Thickness	Cable overall diameter	Cable weight
	mm²	No./mm	mm	mm	Kg/km	mm	mm	mm	Kg/km
	1 x 1.5	7/0.53	0.7	4.0	30	0.7	1.4	6.6	60
	1 x 2.5	7/0.67	0.8	4.5	40	0.7	1.4	70	73
	1 x 4	7/0.85	1.0	5.4	60	0.7	1.4	7.6	93
	1 x 6	7/1.04	1.0	6.0	90	0.7	1.4	8.1	120
	1 x 10	7/1.35	1.0	7.0	130	0.7	1.4	9.0	160
	1 x 16	7/1.70	1.0	8.1	190	0.7	1.4	10.1	230
	1 x 25	7/2.14	1.2	9.8	300	0.9	1.4	12.0	330
	1 x 35	19/1.53	1.2	11.0	400	0.9	1.4	13.3	450
	1 x 50	19/1.78	1.4	12.8	540	1.0	1.4	14.8	600
	1 x 70	19/2.14	1.4	14.5	740	1.1	1.4	16.7	810
	1 x 95	19/2.52	1.6	16.9	1020	1.1	1.5	18.9	1100
	1 x 120	37/2.03	1.6	18.4	1250	1.2	1.5	20.9	1340
	1 x 150	37/2.25	1.8	20.7	1540	1.4	1.6	23.1	1650
	1 x 185	37/2.52	2.0	23.0	1930	1.6	1.7	25.6	2050
	1 x 240	61/2.25	2.2	26.0	2510	1.7	1.7	28.4	2630
	1 x 300	61/2.52	2.4	28.9	3130	1.8	1.8	31.3	3260
	1 x 400	61/2.85	2.6	32.1	3960	2.0	1.9	34.7	4100
	1 x 500	61/3.20	2.8	35.8	4990	2.2	2.1	38.8	5180
	1 x 630