AS-NZS1660-2-2-1998

AS/NZS1660.2.2:1998(IncorporatingAmendmentNo.1)Australian/NewZealandStandard™Testmethodsforelectriccables,cordsandconductorsMethod2.2:Insulation,extrudedsemi-conductivescreensandnon-metallicsheaths—Methodsspecifictoelastomeric,XLPEandXLPVCmaterialsAS/NZS1660.2.2AccessedbyUNIVERSITYOFSOUTHAUSTRALIAon02Jun2008AS/NZS1660.2.2:1998ThisJointAustralian/NewZealandStandardwaspreparedbyJointTechnicalCommitteeEL-003,ElectricWiresandCables.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon19December1997andonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsNewZealandon5December1997.Itwaspublishedon5March1998.ThefollowinginterestsarerepresentedonCommitteeEL-003:AustralasianRailwayAssociationAustralianElectricalandElectronicManufacturersAssociationDepartmentofDefence,AustraliaElectricalregulatoryauthoritiesElectricitySupplyAssociationofAustraliaInstitutionofEngineers,AustraliaMinistryofCommerce,NewZealandNewZealandElectricalContractorsAssociationNewZealandElectricalandElectronicManufacturersFederationOfficeofEnergy,N.S.W.TestinginterestsKeepingStandardsup-to-dateStandardsarelivingdocumentswhichreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentswhichmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspurchased.DetailedinformationaboutjointAustralian/NewZealandStandardscanbefoundbyvisitingtheStandardsAustraliawebsiteat:1998(IncorporatingAmendmentNo.1)Australian/NewZealandStandard™Testmethodsforelectriccables,cordsandconductorsMethod2.2:Insulation,extrudedsemi-conductivescreensandnon-metallicsheaths—Methodsspecifictoelastomeric,XLPEandXLPVCmaterialsOriginatedinAustraliaaspartofAS1660.2—1974.PreviousAustralianeditionAS1660.2.2—1993.JointlyrevisedanddesignatedAS/NZS1660.2.2:1998.ReissuedincorporatingAmendmentNo.1(July2001).COPYRIGHT©StandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.JointlypublishedbyStandardsAustraliaInternationalLtd,GPOBox5420,Sydney,NSW2001andStandardsNewZealand,PrivateBag2439,Wellington6020ISBN073371840XAccessedbyUNIVERSITYOFSOUTHAUSTRALIAon02Jun2008AS/NZS1660.2.2:19982PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeEL-003,ElectricWiresandCables,tosupersedeAS1660.2.2—1993,Testmethodsforelectriccables,Method2.2:Insulation,extrudedsemi-conductivescreensandnon-metallicsheaths—MethodsspecifictoelastomericandXLPEcompounds.ItisoneofasetoftestsforelectriccablesincludedintheAS/NZS1660series.DetailsoftheseriesaregiveninAppendixA.ThisStandardincorporatesAmendmentNo.1(July2001).ThechangesrequiredbytheAmendmentareindicatedinthetextbyamarginalbarandamendmentnumberagainsttheclause,note,table,figureorpartthereofaffected.TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoprovidemanufacturersandtesterswithappropriatetestmethodsforelastomeric,XLPEandXLPVCinsulation,screensandsheathsofelectriccablesandcords.ThiseditionoftheStandarddiffersfromthe1993editionasfollows:(a)ThetitlehasbeenmodifiedtoincludereferencetoXLPVCmaterials.(b)TheindirectmethodofmeasuringairflowinovenshasbeenchangedtotherequirementsofIEC811-1-2,Commontestmethodsforinsulatingandsheathingmaterialsofelectriccables,Part1:Methodsforgeneralapplication,SectionTwo—Thermalageingmethods.(c)ThereferencetoASTMD471,Standardtestmethodforrubberproperty—EffectofliquidsNo.2oilhasbeenchangedtoIRM902(CalumetNo.2)oil.(d)ThiseditionispublishedasaJointAustralian/NewZealandStandard.(e)Acompatibilitytesthasbeenadded.InthepreparationoftheStandard,considerationwasgiventoIEC811:1985,Commontestmethodsforinsulatingandsheathingmaterialsofelectriccables,Part2:Methodsspecifictoelastomericcompounds.Acknowledgmentismadeoftheassistancereceivedfromthissource.Theterm'informative'hasbeenusedinthisStandardtodefinetheapplicationoftheappendixtowhichitapplies.An'informative'appendixisonlyforinformationandguidance.AccessedbyUNIVERSITYOFSOUTHAUSTRALIAon02Jun2008AS/NZS1660.2.2:1998