BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

60684-3-400 to
402:2002

Flexible insulating
sleeving —
Part 3: Specifications for individual
types of sleeving — Sheets 400 to 402:
Glass textile sleeving with silicone
elastomer coating

The European Standard EN 60684-3-400 to 402:2002 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 29.035.20

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It supersedes BS 6893: Part 3: Section 400 to 402:1995 which is withdrawn.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60684-3-400 to 402
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2002
ICS 29.035.20 Supersedes HD 523.3.400 to 402 S1:1993

English version

Flexible insulating sleeving

Part 3: Specifications for individual types of sleeving
Sheets 400 to 402: Glass textile sleeving
with silicone elastomer coating
(IEC 60684-3-400 to 402:2002)

Gaines isolantes souples Isolierschläuche

Partie 3: Spécifications pour types Teil 3: Anforderungen für einzelne
particuliers de gaines Schlauchtypen
Feuilles 400 à 402: Gaines en fibre Blätter 400 bis 402: Glasfilament-
de verre tissées, avec revêtement Textilschläuche mit
en élastomère silicone Siliconelastomerbeschichtung
(CEI 60684-3-400 to 402:2002) (IEC 60684-3-400 to 402:2002)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2002-09-01. 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
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
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© 2002 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

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Foreword

The text of document 15C/1358/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60684-3-400 to 402, 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 60684-3-400 to 402 on 2002-09-01.

This European Standard supersedes HD 523.3.400 to 402 S1:1993.

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) 2003-06-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2005-09-01

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 60684-3-400 to 402:2002 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: Specifications for individual types of sleeving (IEC 60684-3).

This standard consists of three of the sheets comprising Part 3, as follows:

Sheet 400: Glass textile sleeving with silicone elastomer coating: high breakdown
voltage
Sheet 401: Glass textile sleeving with silicone elastomer coating: medium breakdown
voltage
Sheet 402: Glass textile sleeving with silicone elastomer coating: low breakdown voltage

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FLEXIBLE INSULATING SLEEVING –

Part 3: Specifications for individual types of sleeving –

Sheets 400 to 402: Glass textile sleeving
with silicone elastomer coating

1 Scope

This International Standard gives the requirements for three types of E-type glass sleeving
using either braided or knitted construction, with a continuous silicone elastomer coating and
differentiated by their breakdown voltage (sheet 400: high breakdown voltage; sheet 401:
medium breakdown voltage; sheet 402: low breakdown voltage). These sleevings have been
found suitable for temperatures up to 180 °C.

These sleevings are normally available in internal diameters between 0,3 mm and 25 mm. The

brown, green, green/yellow and natural.

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items. These items shall be considered to comply with this standard if they comply with the
property requirements listed in tables 2 and 5.
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The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

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

IEC 60684-2: 1997, Flexible insulating sleeving – Part 2: Methods of test

IEC 60757:1983, Code for designation of colours

ISO 846:1997, Plastics – Evaluation of the action of micro-organisms

3 Designation

The sleeving shall be identified by the following designation:

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Sleeving IEC 60684 – 3 – 401 – 8 – U – GN – Braided

Description
IEC Publication - Number
- Part
- Sheet
Size (nominal internal diameter size milimetres)
Tolerance type*
Colour
“Knitted” or “braided”designation

* B indicates bilateral tolerance; U indicates unilateral tolerance

Any abbreviation used for colour shall comply with IEC 60757. NC is used for "Natural Colour” /
"No Colour pigmentation”. Where no abbreviation is given, the colour shall be written in full.

Sleeving with a lower volatile content shall be identified by an “L” after the sheet number. The
addition of an “X” at the end of the designation indicates that one or more of the special
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the appropriate test procedure shall be employed and the value shall comply with the specified
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Conformance shall normally be based on results from 10 mm black sleeving.
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Table 1 – Dimensional requirements

Tolerance on internal
Wall thickness
diameter
Nominal internal mm
mm
diameter
mm Bilateral Unilateral Sheet 400 Sheet 401 Sheet 402

(±) (+) Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max.

0,3 0,05 0,10 0,20 0,30 0,15 0,30 0,10 0,30

0,5 0,10 0,20 0,25 0,50 0,20 0,50 0,15 0,50
0,8 0,10 0,20 0,25 0,50 0,20 0,50 0,15 0,50
1,0 0,20 0,40 0,25 0,70 0,20 0,60 0,15 0,60
1,5 0,20 0,40 0,35 0,70 0,20 0,60 0,15 0,60
2,0 0,20 0,40 0,35 0,80 0,20 0,70 0,15 0,65
2,5 0,20 0,40 0,40 0,80 0,20 0,70 0,15 0,65
3,0 0,20 0,40 0,40 0,80 0,20 0,70 0,15 0,65
4,0 0,25 0,50 0,50 0,80 0,30 0,70 0,20 0,65

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12,0 0,50 1,00 0,65 1,20
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Sleeving with a non-standard internal diameter shall have a wall thickness at least as large as the next largest
standard size. Sleeving with a non-standard internal diameter less than 0,3 mm shall have a wall thickness that
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Table 2 – Standard requirements

IEC 60684-2 Max. Requirements

Property clause or Units or Remarks
subclause min. Sheet 400 Sheet 401 Sheet 402

Dimensions 3 mm -- Table 1 Table 1 Table 1 Measure to the nearest

0,05 mm.
Resistance to 7 -- -- Pass Pass Pass Only for sleeving having a
soldering heat nominal internal diameter
up to and including 5 mm.
Volatiles content 12 % Max.

– “L” grades 1,0 0,7 0,4

– Other grades 1,5 1,5 1,5
Bending after heating 13 -- -- There shall be no visible cracking or Test temperature:
detachment of coating and the 180 °C ± 3 K. Mandrel
original colour shall be clearly diameters are given in
recognizable. table 4.
Bending at low 14 -- -- For all sheets, there shall be no Test temperature:
temperature visible cracking or detachment of
coating.
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Hydrolysis of coating 17 -- --
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Breakdown voltage 21 kV
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Insulation resistance 22 MW Min.
- At room 22.4.2 10 5 10 5 10 5
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Flame propagation 分 26 s Max. 60

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Method B In addition, the indicator flag on any
one of the three tests shall not be
burned, nor shall flaming or glowing
particles ignite the cotton.
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Table 3 – Special requirements

IEC 60684-2
clause or Requirements
Max. or
Property subclause, Units Remarks
min. Sheets 400 to 402
or other
reference

Mould growth ISO 846 -- Max. Scale 1 or less

Electrolytic 31 -- -- Subject to purchase Selected test
corrosion resistance contract procedure subject to
purchase contract
Tensile strength and -- -- -- Test procedure and requirements subject to
elongation at break purchase contract

Table 4 – Mandrel diameters for bending tests

Mandrel diameters
Nominal internal diameter mm
mm
After heating At low temperature

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Breakdown voltage shall be determined at room temperature, elevated temperature and after
damp heat by one of the methods given in table 5.

The rate of application of voltage shall be 500 V/s or such that the required breakdown value is
reached between 10 s and 20 s.

Table 5 – Requirements for breakdown voltage

Minimum requirements for breakdown voltage

kV
Breakdown voltage IEC 60684-2
Sheet 400 Sheet 401 Sheet 402
test method subclause
Central Lowest Central Lowest Central Lowest
value value value value value value

- Shot bath 21.2

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- Straight mandrel 21.3
Room temperature 5,7 4,3 3,3 2,5 2,2 1,5

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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 Flexible insulating sleeving
Part 2: Methods of test
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ISO 846 1997

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