The European Standard EN 50288-7

Multi-Element Metallic Cables for Analogue and Digital Communication and Control Systems
Voltage rating 300 V; 500 V Construction Details
Design Options Reference Standards
Type Options
Conductor *
 Copper, plain or tinned Conductor
 Conductor sizes: 0.5 mm² up to 2.5 mm²  Acc. to EN 60228, class 1, 2 or 5
Conductor  Max. conductor resistance for multi-element
 Conductor shape: solid, stranded or flexible
*(for thermocouple & extension cables see to IEC 60584-3) cables (beside cores): Standard value + 2%

Insulation Insulation
 PVC, PE (solid and foam), XLPE, PP (solid and foam), zero  Acc. to EN 50290-2-21, 23, 25, 26 a. 29
halogen, flame retardant compounds Insulation  Concentricity of insulation: min. 0.75
 Additional materials under preparation  Min. insulation thickness depending on voltage
rating and conductor size
Cabling elements Cabling elements
 Cores, pairs, triples, quads  Max. length of lay:
Twisting of pairs, up to 1.5 mm² ≤ 100 mm
Multicore types
triples and quads 2.5 mm² ≤ 150 mm
 Identification: numbered cores or tapes
or acc. to IEC 60189-2 or IEC 60708-1
Individual screen Individual screen
 Plastic laminated metal foil with drain wire Screening of  Overlapping of the foil: min. 20%
 Plain or coated metal braid cabling elements  Filling factor of the braid 0.6 and 0.3
 Combination of a braid and a foil resp. when combined with a foil
Assembling Assembling
 Directly or in units in concentric layers  Wrappings of non hygroscopic tapes
 With or without moisture barriers Assembling of interstitial fillers, where neccessary
Moisture barriers cabling elements  Moisture barriers
 Dry: swellable tapes, and/or cords, swellable powder +/0 moisture barriers  Petrojelly acc. to EN 50290-2-29
 Wet: petrojelly filling compound

Overall screen Overall screen

 Plastic laminated metal foil with drain wire  Overlapping of the foil min. 20%
 Plain or coated metal braid  Filling factor of the braid > 0.6 and > 0.3
 Combination of a braid and a foil Screening of cable resp. when combined with a foil
 Laminated sheath element assembly  One or both side laminated aluminium tape
longitudinally overlapped, bonded to the inner
surface of an extruded sheath, thickness of
alum. tape: min. 0.15 mm without coating

Inner sheath Inner sheath

 PVC, PE, zero halogen, flame retardant compounds  According to EN 50290-2-22 and 27
 Additional materials under preparation
Inner sheath  Optional under lead sheath
 Thickness: 0.04 x D + 0.7 mm (min. 0.8 mm)
D: Diameter under inner sheath
Chemical and/or environmental protection
a) Lead sheath a) Lead sheath
or Lead sheath  According to EN 50307
 Thickness: 0.03 x D + 0.7 mm (min. 0.8 mm)
D: Diameter under lead sheath
b) Multi layer sheath b) Multi layer sheath
 Laminated HDPE sheath and Multilayer sheath  Thickness of polyamid covering: min. 0.3 mm
an additional polyamid covering

Bedding Bedding
 Extruded layer of PVC, PE or halogenfree,  According to EN 50290-2-22, 24 and 27
flameretardant compounds or Bedding
 Thickness: depending on diameter
 Helically applied tape(s) under bedding; min.1.0 mm

Armour Armour
 Single layer of round steel wires (SWA) Armouring  SWA: acc. to EN 10257-1; min. diameter 0.9 mm
 Single or double layer of steel or brass tapes (B)  B: min. thickness: 0.2 mm a. 0.075 mm resp.
 Metal braid (Q)  Q: Filling factor: min. 0.57,
wire diameter min. 0.3. mm

Outer sheath Outer sheath

 PVC, PE, or halogenfree, flame retardant compounds  Acc. to EN 50290-2-22, 24 and 27
Outer sheath
PM Industrial 04/07 EN Chart

 Additional materials under preparation  Thickness for unarmoured types:

0.04 x D + 0.7 mm (min. 0.8 mm)
 Thickness for armoured types:
0.028 x D + 1.1 mm (min. 1.3 mm)
D = diameter under outer sheath

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