DEFSTAN 61-12(PT0)/2(2006) : 2006
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WIRES, CORDS AND CABLES, ELECTRICAL - PART 0: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS - GENERAL SPECIFICATION
Hardcopy , PDF
04-29-2011
English
01-01-2006
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Warning
3 Normative References
4 Abbreviations
5 Definitions
6 Packaging and Labelling
7 Ordering Information
8 Wire and Cable Categorization
9 Identification
10 Materials and Construction
10.1 Conductors
10.2 Insulation
10.3 Fillers
10.4 Screens
11 A Guide to the Current Carrying Capacity of Copper
Conductors
12 Test Methods
12.1 Visual Inspection of plated strands or braid
12.2 Conductor composition
12.3 Mass per unit length of conductor
12.4 Strand plating continuity
12.5 Tensile strength and elongation at break
12.6 Strand plating adherence
12.7 Strand plating thickness
12.8 Conductor electrical resistance
13 Test Methods
13.1 Electrical resistance after insulation
13.2 Solderability
13.2.1 Specimen preparation
13.2.2 Requirements
13.3 Appearance and identification
13.4 Mass
13.5 Wire diameters
13.6 Conductor strand adhesion
13.7 Insulation Thickness and concentricity
13.8 Colour
13.9 Colour stability
13.10 Colour fastness to light
13.11 Insulation resistance
13.12 High voltage immersion
13.13 High voltage dry spark
13.14 High voltage dry impulse
13.15 Surface resistance
13.16 Overload distance
13.17 Dielectric Constant
13.18 Resistance to wet arc tracking
13.19 Room temperature bend
13.20 Cold bend
13.21 Adherence of insulation on conductor
13.22 Dynamic cut through
13.23 Notch-propagation resistance
13.24 Scrape abrasion
13.25 Wire to wire abrasion
13.26 Pliability
13.27 Identification durability
13.28 Flexing endurance
13.29 Accelerated ageing
13.30 Delamination and shrinkage
13.31 Delamination and insulation blocking
13.32 Delamination (tape wrapped insulation)
13.33 Climatic
13.34 Damp heat steady state
13.35 Resistance to solder heat
13.36 Thermal endurance
13.37 Resistance to fluids
13.38 Mould growth
13.39 Flammability
13.40 Flame Propagation
13.41 Critical oxygen index
13.42 Smoke index
13.43 Toxicity index (limited fire hazard)
13.44 Temperature index (limited fire hazard)
13.45 User applied cable marks
14 Test Methods
14.1 Cable core tests
15 Test Methods
15.1 Mass
15.2 Cable outer diameter
15.3 Cable to cable abrasion
15.4 High voltage immersion
15.5 High voltage dry stark
15.6 Cold bend
15.7 Thermal endurance
15.8 Insulation resistance (screen to conductor)
15.9 Room temperature bend
15.10 Climatic
15.11 Damp heat steady state
15.12 Flammability
16 Test Methods
16.1 Jacket insulation thickness
16.2 Appearance and identification
16.3 Jacket insulation resistance constant
16.4 Tear resistance
16.5 Tensile strength and elongation at break
16.6 Accelerated ageing
16.7 Thermal endurance
16.8 Jacket compatibility
16.9 Hot set
16.10 Heat shock
16.11 Pressure test at high temperature
16.12 Ozone resistance test
16.13 Elongation at low temperature
16.14 Resistance to fluids
16.15 Mould growth
16.16 Resistance to ultra violet
16.17 Critical oxygen index
16.18 Temperature index
16.19 Toxicity index
16.20 Smoke index
16.21 Halogen gas contents
17 Def Stan Sectional Specification
18 Def Stan Supplement
19 List Of Tests And Sample Sizes
Annex A - Fluid Test List
Annex B - Colour code for cores in multi-core cables
Specifies generic specification for a family of conductors ranging from a nominal cross sectional area (csa) of 0.035 mm[2] to 630 mm[2] and the associated wires, cords and cables which are manufactured using conductors in the above range.
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Supersedes DEFSTAN 61-12(PT0)/1(1992) (06/2006)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
46
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PublisherName |
UK Ministry of Defence Standards
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Status |
Superseded
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