BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

60684-3-121 to
124:2001

IEC
60684-3-121 to
Flexible insulating 124:2001

sleeving —
Part 3: Specifications for individual
types of sleeving —
Sheets 121 to 124: Extruded silicone
sleeving

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British Standard

ICS 29.035.20

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60684-3-121 to 124
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2001
ICS 29.035.20 Supersedes HD 523.3.121 & 122 S1:1990 and EN 60684-3-123 & 124:1995

English version

Flexible insulating sleeving

Part 3: Specifications for individual types of sleeving
Sheets 121 to 124: Extruded silicone sleeving
(IEC 60684-3-121 to 124:2001)

Gaines isolantes souples Isolierschläuche

Partie 3: Spécifications pour types Teil 3: Bestimmungen für einzelne
particuliers de gaines Schlauchtypen
Feuilles 121 à 124: Gaines en silicone Blätter 121 und 124: Extrudierte
extrudé Siliconschläuche
(CEI 60684-3-121 à 124:2001) (IEC 60684-3-121 bis 124:2001)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2001-09-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

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language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and
notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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EN 60684−3−121 to 124:2001

Foreword

The text of document 15C/1215/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60684-3-121 to 124, prepared by SC 15C,
Specifications, of IEC TC 15, Insulating materials, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
was approved by CENELEC as EN 60684-3-121 to 124 on 2001-09-01.

This European Standard supersedes HD 523.3.121 & 122 S1:1990 and EN 60684-3-123 & 124:1995.

The following dates were fixed:

– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented

at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-06-01

– latest date by which the national standards conflicting

with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2004-09-01

Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.

In this standard, annex ZA is normative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 60684-3-121 to 124:2001 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
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INTRODUCTION

This International Standard is one of a series which deals with flexible insulating sleeving for
electrical purposes.

The series consists of three parts:

Part 1 : Definitions and general requirements (IEC 60684-1);

Part 2 : Methods of test (IEC 60684-2);
Part 3 : Specification requirements for individual types of sleeving (IEC 60684-3).

This standard contains four of the sheets comprising part 3 as follows:

Sheet 121: Extruded silicone sleeving – General purpose, flame retarded

Sheet 122: Extruded silicone sleeving – General purpose, flame retarded, low volatile
content
Sheet 123: Extruded silicone sleeving – General purpose
Sheet 124: Extruded silicone sleeving – General purpose, low volatile content.

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FLEXIBLE INSULATING SLEEVING –

Part 3: Specifications for individual types of sleeving –

Sheets 121 to 124: Extruded silicone sleeving

1 Scope

These sheets of IEC 60684-3 gives the requirements for four types of non-heatshrinkable
sleeving, extruded from silicone elastomer.

These sleevings are normally available with internal diameter up to 25 mm and in a range of
wall thicknesses between 0,1 mm and 2,0 mm. National standards may select a restricted list
of preferred combinations of internal diameter and wall thickness.

These sleevings are normally available in the following opaque colours: black, brown, red,

translucent form.
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orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, grey, white and pink. They are also available in a

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Sizes or colours other than those specifically listed in this standard may be available as custom
items. These items shall be considered to comply with this standard if they comply with the
other property requirements listed in table 2.
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The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text,
constitute provisions of this part of IEC 60684. For dated references, subsequent amendments

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based on this part of IEC 60684 are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the

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latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of IEC and ISO maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards.

IEC 60684-1:1980, Specification for flexible insulating sleeving – Part 1: Definitions and
general requirements

IEC 60684-2:1997, Specification for flexible insulating sleeving – Part 2: Methods of test

IEC 60757:1983, Code for designation of colours

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3 Designation

The sleeving shall be identified by the following designation:

Sleeving IEC 60684 – 3 – 121- 2,5 / 0,5 – GN

Description
IEC publication – Number
– Part
– Sheet

Size – (nominal bore and wall thickness, in millimetres)

Colour

Any abbreviation used for colour shall comply with IEC 60757, where applicable. Non-standard
colours shall be written out in full. The abbreviation for translucent shall be “TL”
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5 Product qualification

Product qualification shall normally be based on results from 8 mm internal diameter black
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Table 1 – Nominal internal diameter

Nominal internal diameter Tolerance on internal diameter

mm mm

+0,10
0,3
–0,05
0,5
+0,15
0,8
–0,10
1,0
+0,20
1,5
–0,15
2,0
2,5
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NOTE 1 Measurements shall be made to the nearest 0,05 mm.
NOTE 2 See table 3 for wall thicknesses.

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Table 2 – Property requirements

IEC 60684-2 Max.

Property Clause or Units or Requirements Remarks
subclause min.
Dimensions 3 mm – Tables 1 and 3
Volatile content
(sheets 122 and 12 % Max. 1,0
124 only)
Bending after There shall be no Test temperature: 200 °C ± 5 K. The
heating cracking. The mandrel diameter shall be twice the
13 – – original colour shall external diameter of the sleeve
still be clearly
recognisable.
Bending at low There shall be no Test temperature –60 °C or lower. For
temperature cracking. nominal internal diameters of 8 mm,
and below use a mandrel 18 to 20
times the nominal wall thickness. For
14 – –
nominal internal diameters of above
8 mm, use strips and a mandrel of
8 to 10 times the nominal wall
thickness
Tensile strength 19.1 and 19.2 MPa Min. 5,5
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Jaw separation: (500 ± 25) mm/min
Elongation at
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Jaw separation: (500 ± 25) mm/min

Breakdown 21 kV Min. See table 3

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– after damp heat 23.4.4 1 ´ 10 10

Flame propagation 26 s Max. 60 In addition the indicator flag shall not

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(sheets 121 and Method A be burned away. The cotton shall not
122 only) be ignited.
Electrolytic
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Negative pole 1, 4 Visual method

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Positive pole A/B
Thermal The end point shall be 50 % of the
37 – Min. 180
endurance initial value of tensile strength
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Table 3 – Requirements for wall thickness and breakdown voltage

The breakdown voltage shall be determined by any of the methods given in 21.2, 21.3, 21.4
and 21.5 of IEC 60684-2. The central value shall comply with the minimum value in the table
below.

The rate of application of the voltage shall be either 500 V/s or such that the required value is
reached within 10 s to 20 s.

Wall thickness Breakdown voltage (min.)

mm kV

Nominal Tolerance Room temperature 180 ° C ± 3 K

0,1* +0,10 1,3 1,0

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0,2 2,4 1,8

0,4 4,7 3,5

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* This wall thickness is normally only available for sleevings of nominal internal diameter up to and including
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications

with their corresponding European publications

This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).

NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60684-1 1980 Specification for flexible insulating EN 60684-1 1995
sleeving
Part 1: Definitions and general
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IEC 60684-2 1997 Part 2: Methods of test
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IEC 60757 1983 Code for designation of colours

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