series AF

300 Volt

Cu 20 up to 12 AWG

Insulation (MICA+LSZH)

UL 13 PLTC

Electronic instrumentation, analog and digital signal circuits (4-20mA). Intrinsically safe circuits. Gas and/or fluid leak detection systems. Pressure, temperature and volume measuring and monitoring equipment. Alarm signal monitoring. Use in closed environments with a high concentration of people (airports, hospitals, trains, cinemas, shopping centers, tunnels) and in control rooms with electronic equipment sensitive to the exposure of corrosive gases. Installed in conduits, trays, cable ladders, in direct open air or indoors, buried in a trench or in ducts.

Features

Temperature rating: 90°C
Voltage rating: 300 Volt
Construction requirements: As per UL 13 type PLTC - UL 2250 type ITC
Conductor requirements: As per ASTM B8 Class B
Conductor: Annealed electrolytic copper, 7-wire stranding
Insulation: MICA tape + LSZH-HFFR layer (Low Smoke Zero Halogen - Halogen Free Flame Retardant)
Lay length: 50mm (20 twists/m)
Shield: Aluminium-polyester tape wrap plus tinned-copper braid
Sheath: LSZH-HFFR (Low Smoke Zero Halogen - Halogen Free Flame Retardant) flame retardant, sunlight, and oil resistant
Fire requirements: As per UL 1685 – IEC 60332-3-24
Fire-resistance requirements: IEC 60331-23 / IEC 60331-1/2 PH120
Standard for halogen absence and corrosive gases: As per IEC 60754-1/2
Smoke transparency requirements: As per IEC 61034-1/2
Toxicity standard: As per NES 713 – CEI 20.37
Oils requirements: As per ICEA S 73-532
Outdoors requirements: As per UL 2556 (rayos UV)
Water behaviour requirements: Suitable AD7 (Occasional water submersion)
NEC code (NFPA 70): Art. 725 PLTC – Art. 727 ITC – Art. 800 CM – Art. 501 classified locations CL1 Div.2 y Cl2 Div.2

Fire-retardant

Fire-resistant

Halogen free

Low smoke

Mineral oil resistant

UV resistant

Identification

	Standard		Intrinsically safe
	Sheath	Conductors	Sheath	Conductors
Pair
Triad
Quad
Multipair		+N		+N
Multiriad		+N		+N

Instalation

Installation temperature

Over conductors

Minimum bend radius

Constructive variants

The information provided corresponds to the standard version, and different alternatives of insulation and / or covering materials can be used upon request. Instrumentation cables can be manufactured under a different standard, such as: NBR 10300, EN 50288-7 or ICEA S 73-532, complying with other electrical and dimensional parameters.

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Conductor’s gauge	Cable structure	Shield type	Electrical resistance in D.C. at 20°C	Mutual capacitance between conductors	Characteristic impedance	Mutual inductance
AWG	Cable structure	Shield type	ohm/km	pf/m	ohm	microH/km
20	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	35.78	74	102	703
	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded		131	57
	Multipair / multitriad	Overall Shield		87	86
	Multipair / multitriad	Individual and overall shield		131	57
18	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	22.78	66	114	755
	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded		117	64
	Multipair / multitriad	Overall Shield		79	95
	Multipair / multitriad	Individual and overall shield		117	64
16	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	14.25	88	85	628
	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded		160	47
	Multipair / multitriad	Overall Shield		101	74
	Multipair / multitriad	Individual and overall shield		160	47
14	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	8.94	90	83	620
	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded		164	46
	Multipair / multitriad	Overall Shield		103	73
	Multipair / multitriad	Individual and overall shield		164	46
12	Pair / triad / quad	Unshielded	5.63	101	75	580
12	Pair / triad / quad	Shielded	5.63	185	41	580

pF/m = Mutual Capacitance between conductors, expressed in picofarad per meter / uH/km = Mutual inductance between conductors, expressed in microhenry per kilometer

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT

Pair

AWG	Shield	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
20	--	--	6.2	41	AF 1P20	810043030
20	Yes	22	6.3	45	AF-O 1P20	810043040
18	--	--	7.2	57	AF 1P18	810043050
18	Yes	20	7.3	63	AF-O 1P18	810043060
16	--	--	7.7	70	AF 1P16	810043070
16	Yes	18	7.8	79	AF-O 1P16	810043080
14	--	--	9.0	97	AF 1P14	810043090
14	Yes	18	9.1	106	AF-O 1P14	810043100
12	--	--	10.4	139	AF 1P12	810043110
12	Yes	18	10.5	148	AF-O 1P12	810043120

Triad - Shielded

AWG	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
20	22	6.7	56	AF-O 1T20	810043140
18	20	7.7	79	AF-O 1T18	810043150
16	18	8.3	99	AF-O 1T16	810043160
14	18	10.2	150	AF-O 1T14	810043170
12	18	11.2	194	AF-O 1T12	810043180

Quad - Shielded

AWG	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
20	22	7.4	72	AF-O 1Q20	810043200
18	20	8.4	95	AF-O 1Q18	810043210
16	18	9.0	121	AF-O 1Q16	810043220
14	18	11.1	185	AF-O 1Q14	810043230
12	18	12.2	242	AF-O 1Q12	810043240

Multipairs

Number of pairs	AWG	Overal shield
Number of pairs	AWG	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
2	20	8,6	81	AF-O 2P20	810043250
3		10,8	120	AF-O 3P20	810043260
4		11,7	150	AF-O 4P20	810043270
6		13,9	200	AF-O 6P20	810043280
8		15	244	AF-O 8P20	810043290
12		18,8	359	AF-O 12P20	810043300
16		20,8	447	AF-O 16P20	810045310
20		23,6	565	AF-O 20P20	810045320
24		26,2	660	AF-O-H 24P20	810045330
36		30	910	AF-O 36P20	810043350
2	18	9,5	106	AF-O 2P18	810043360
3		12,1	158	AF-O 3P18	810043370
4		13,3	196	AF-O 4P18	810043380
6		16,3	285	AF-O 6P18	810043390
8		17,6	348	AF-O 8P18	810043400
12		21,4	483	AF-O 12P18	810043410
16		24,3	637	AF-O 16P18	810043420
20		26,9	766	AF-O 20P18	810043430
24		30	899	AF-O 24P18	810043440
36		34,9	1296	AF-O 36P18	810043460
2	16	10,6	141	AF-O 2P16	810043470
3		13,1	194	AF-O 3P16	810043480
4		14,3	244	AF-O 4P16	810043490
6		17,6	356	AF-O 6P16	810043500
8		19,1	440	AF-O 8P16	810043510
12		23,8	647	AF-O 12P16	810043520
16		26,4	817	AF-O 16P16	810043530
20		29,3	989	AF-O 20P16	810043540
24		33,2	1204	AF-O 24P16	810043550
36		38	1692	AF-O 36P16	810043570
2	14	12,2	194	AF-O 2P14	810043580
3		16,1	292	AF-O 3P14	810043590
4		17,6	367	AF-O 4P14	810043600
6		21,1	509	AF-O 6P14	810043610
8		23,4	666	AF-O 8P14	810043620
12		28,5	943	AF-O 12P14	810043630
16		32,3	1240	AF-O 16P14	810043640
20		35,9	1506	AF-O 20P14	810043650
24		40	1779	AF-O 24P14	810043660
36		46,5	2587	AF-O 36P14	810043680

Number of pairs	AWG	Individual and overall shield
Number of pairs	AWG	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
2	20	8,8	92	AF-IO 2P20	810043690
3		11,5	139	AF-IO 3P20	810043700
4		12,5	174	AF-IO 4P20	810043710
6		14,9	235	AF-IO 6P20	810043720
8		16,6	308	AF-IO 8P20	810043730
12		20,2	426	AF-IO 12P20	810043740
16		22,9	561	AF-IO 16P20	810043750
20		25,3	674	AF-IO 20P20	810043760
24		28,2	791	AF-IO 24P20	810043770
36		32,8	1138	AF-IO 36P20	810043790
2	18	10,2	132	AF-IO 2P18	810043800
3		13	183	AF-IO 3P18	810043810
4		14,2	229	AF-IO 4P18	810043820
6		17,5	333	AF-IO 6P18	810043830
8		18,9	410	AF-IO 8P18	810043840
12		23,6	603	AF-IO 12P18	810043850
16		26,1	757	AF-IO 16P18	810043860
20		29	915	AF-IO 20P18	810043870
24		32,8	1115	AF-IO 24P18	810043880
36		37,6	1559	AF-IO 36P18	810043900
2	16	10,8	162	AF-IO 2P16	810043910
3		14	229	AF-IO 3P16	810043920
4		15,9	307	AF-IO 4P16	810043930
6		18,9	422	AF-IO 6P16	810043940
8		20,5	527	AF-IO 8P16	810043950
12		25,6	777	AF-IO 12P16	810043960
16		28,4	986	AF-IO 16P16	810043970
20		32,1	1236	AF-IO 20P16	810043980
24		35,7	1457	AF-IO 24P16	810043990
36		41,5	2113	AF-IO 36P16	810044010
2	14	12,4	215	AF-IO 2P14	810044020
3		17,2	331	AF-IO 3P14	810044030
4		18,9	416	AF-IO 4P14	810044040
6		23,2	609	AF-IO 6P14	810044050
8		25,1	761	AF-IO 8P14	810044060
12		30,7	1081	AF-IO 12P14	810044070
16		34,8	1423	AF-IO 16P14	810044080
20		38,7	1733	AF-IO 20P14	810044090
24		437	2102	AF-IO 24P14	810044100
36		50,2	2986	AF-IO 36P14	810044120

Multiriads

Number of triad	AWG	Overal shield
Number of triad	AWG	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
2	20	12,2	130	AF-O 2T20	810044130
3		13	162	AF-O 3T20	810044140
4		14,3	202	AF-O 4T20	810044150
6		17,5	295	AF-O 6T20	810044160
8		19	361	AF-O 8T20	810044170
12		23,6	529	AF-O 12T20	810044180
16		26,2	661	AF-O 16T20	810044190
20		29,1	794	AF-O 20T20	810044200
24		33	971	AF-O 24T20	810044210
36		37,8	1344	AF-O 36T20	810044230
2	18	13,8	169	AF-O 2T18	810044240
3		14,7	214	AF-O 3T18	810044250
4		16,7	288	AF-O 4T18	810044260
6		19,9	392	AF-O 6T18	810044270
8		21,6	485	AF-O 8T18	810044280
12		27	713	AF-O 12T18	810044290
16		30	899	AF-O 16T18	810044300
20		33,8	1127	AF-O 20T18	810044310
24		37,8	1325	AF-O 24T18	810044320
36		43,9	1911	AF-O 36T18	810044340
2	16	14,8	206	AF-O 2T16	810044350
3		16,3	286	AF-O 3T16	810044360
4		17,9	358	AF-O 4T16	810044370
6		21,4	495	AF-O 6T16	810044380
8		23,8	648	AF-O 8T16	810044390
12		29	914	AF-O 12T16	810044400
16		32,8	1201	AF-O 16T16	810044410
20		36,5	1457	AF-O 20T16	810044420
24		40,8	1720	AF-O 24T16	810044430
36		47,4	2497	AF-O 36T16	810044450
2	14	18,3	310	AF-O 2T14	810044460
3		19,6	406	AF-O 3T14	810044470
4		21,5	512	AF-O 4T14	810044480
6		26,5	751	AF-O 6T14	810044490
8		28,7	944	AF-O 8T14	810044500
12		35,8	1390	AF-O 12T14	810044510
16		39,9	1777	AF-O 16T14	810044520
20		45	2224	AF-O 20T14	810044530
24		50,3	2630	AF-O 24T14	810044540
36		57,9	3752	AF-O 36T14	810044560

Number of triad	AWG	Individual and overall shield
Number of triad	AWG	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	Mat Number
2	20	12,4	141	AF-IO 2T20	810044570
3		13,2	178	AF-IO 3T20	810044580
4		14,5	224	AF-IO 4T20	810044590
6		17,8	327	AF-IO 6T20	810044600
8		19,3	402	AF-IO 8T20	810044610
12		24	591	AF-IO 12T20	810044620
16		26,7	743	AF-IO 16T20	810044630
20		29,6	896	AF-IO 20T20	810044640
24		33,6	1094	AF-IO 24T20	810044650
36		38,5	1526	AF-IO 36T20	810044670
2	18	14	184	AF-IO 2T18	810044680
3		15	236	AF-IO 3T18	810044690
4		16,9	317	AF-IO 4T18	810044700
6		20,2	435	AF-IO 6T18	810044710
8		22	541	AF-IO 8T18	810044720
12		27,4	798	AF-IO 12T18	810044730
16		30,5	1011	AF-IO 16T18	810044740
20		34,4	1267	AF-IO 20T18	810044750
24		38,4	1493	AF-IO 24T18	810044760
36		44,6	2161	AF-IO 36T18	810044780
2	16	15	226	AF-IO 2T16	810044790
3		16,5	317	AF-IO 3T16	810044800
4		18,1	398	AF-IO 4T16	810044810
6		21,7	555	AF-IO 6T16	810044820
8		24,1	728	AF-IO 8T16	810044830
12		29,5	1033	AF-IO 12T16	810044840
16		33,3	1360	AF-IO 16T16	810044850
20		37	1655	AF-IO 20T16	810044860
24		41,9	2008	AF-IO 24T16	810044870
36		48,1	2851	AF-IO 36T16	810044890
2	14	18,5	332	AF-IO 2T14	810044900
3		19,8	438	AF-IO 3T14	810044910
4		21,8	555	AF-IO 4T14	810044920
6		26,8	815	AF-IO 6T14	810044930
8		29,1	1029	AF-IO 8T14	810044940
12		36,2	1517	AF-IO 12T14	810044950
16		40,4	1945	AF-IO 16T14	810044960
20		45,5	2433	AF-IO 20T14	810044970
24		50,9	2881	AF-IO 24T14	810044980
36		58,6	4126	AF-IO 36T14	810045000