AFNOR NF M 87-202 OS Armoured

Applications

These instrumentation and communication cable are used to transmit analogue or digital signals in measurement and process control .They are well adapted to  underground use in industrial application where chemical and mechanical protections are needed (refinery areas, chemical plant…) .

Nexans code

• 1st serie = number of pairs, triples or quads: 01 to 27
• 2nd serie = pair (IP), triple (IT), quad (IQ)
• 3rd serie = conductor 05 (1 x 0.8 mm), 09 (7 x0.4 mm) or 15 (7 x 0.52 mm)
• 4th serie = overall screen (EG), individual screen + overall screen (EI)
• 5th serie = mechanical protection: without metal tape (SF), with steel tape (FA), with lead and steel tape (PF)

Design

Conductor: 

Solid plain copper 0.50 mm² (1 x 0.80 mm) or stranded plain copper cross-section 0.88 mm² (7 x 0.40 mm) or 1.5 mm² (7 x 0.52 mm)

Insulation:

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Overall screen:

Polyester tape

Tinned copper drain wire

Aluminium/polyester tape

Inner sheath:

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Armour:

Double steel tape

Outer sheath:

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Colour: light-blue or grey

Core identification

Pair: natural - red
Triple: natural - red - blue
Quad: natural - red - blue - yellow
Natural cores printed with pair/triple number

Marking

GORSE - Number of pair/triple/quad IP/IT/IQ 05/09/15 EG FA + metric marking