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 (70000 BTU-750°C applied for 90 minutes)
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
20	--	--	6.2	41	AF 0500
20	Yes	22	6.3	45	AF 5000
18	--	--	7.2	57	AF 0510
18	Yes	20	7.3	63	AF 5100
16	--	--	7.7	70	AF 0520
16	Yes	18	7.8	79	AF 5200
14	--	--	9.0	97	AF 0530
14	Yes	18	9.1	106	AF 5300
12	--	--	10.4	139	AF 0580
12	Yes	18	10.5	148	AF 5800

Triad - Shielded

AWG	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code
20	22	6.7	56	AF 6000
18	20	7.7	79	AF 6100
16	18	8.3	99	AF 6200
14	18	10.2	150	AF 6300
12	18	11.2	194	AF 6800

Quad - Shielded

AWG	Drain wire	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code
20	22	7.4	72	AF 9000
18	20	8.4	95	AF 9100
16	18	9.0	121	AF 9200
14	18	11.1	185	AF 9300
12	18	12.2	242	AF 9800

Multipairs

Number of pairs	AWG	Overal shield			Individual and overall shield
Number of pairs	AWG	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code
2	20	8.6	81	AF 7002	8.8	92	AF 7402
3		10.8	120	AF 7003	11.5	139	AF 7403
4		11.7	150	AF 7004	12.5	174	AF 7404
6		13.9	200	AF 7006	14.9	235	AF 7406
8		15.0	244	AF 7008	16.6	308	AF 7408
12		18.8	359	AF 7012	20.2	426	AF 7412
16		20.8	447	AF 7016	22.9	561	AF 7416
20		23.6	565	AF 7020	25.3	674	AF 7420
24		26.2	660	AF 7024	28.2	791	AF 7424
36		30.0	910	AF 7036	32.8	1138	AF 7436
2	18	9.5	106	AF 7102	10.2	132	AF 7502
3		12.1	158	AF 7103	13.0	183	AF 7503
4		13.3	196	AF 7104	14.2	229	AF 7504
6		16.3	285	AF 7106	17.5	333	AF 7506
8		17.6	348	AF 7108	18.9	410	AF 7508
12		21.4	483	AF 7112	23.6	603	AF 7512
16		24.3	637	AF 7116	26.1	757	AF 7516
20		26.9	766	AF 7120	29.0	915	AF 7520
24		30.0	899	AF 7124	32.8	1115	AF 7524
36		34.9	1296	AF 7136	37.6	1559	AF 7536
2	16	10.6	141	AF 7202	10.8	162	AF 7602
3		13.1	194	AF 7203	14.0	229	AF 7603
4		14.3	244	AF 7204	15.9	307	AF 7604
6		17.6	356	AF 7206	18.9	422	AF 7606
8		19.1	440	AF 7208	20.5	527	AF 7608
12		23.8	647	AF 7212	25.6	777	AF 7612
16		26.4	817	AF 7216	28.4	986	AF 7616
20		29.3	989	AF 7220	32.1	1236	AF 7620
24		33.2	1204	AF 7224	35.7	1457	AF 7624
36		38.0	1692	AF 7236	41.5	2113	AF 7636
2	14	12.2	194	AF 7302	12.4	215	AF 7702
3		16.1	292	AF 7303	17.2	331	AF 7703
4		17.6	367	AF 7304	18.9	416	AF 7704
6		21.1	509	AF 7306	23.2	609	AF 7706
8		23.4	666	AF 7308	25.1	761	AF 7708
12		28.5	943	AF 7312	30.7	1081	AF 7712
16		32.3	1240	AF 7316	34.8	1423	AF 7716
20		35.9	1506	AF 7320	38.7	1733	AF 7720
24		40.0	1779	AF 7324	437.0	2102	AF 7724
36		46.5	2587	AF 7336	50.2	2986	AF 7736

Multiriads

Number of triads	AWG	Overal shield			Individual and overall shield
Number of triads	AWG	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code	External diameter mm	Weight kg/km	Code
2	20	12.2	130	AF 8002	12.4	141	AF 8402
3		13.0	162	AF 8003	13.2	178	AF 8403
4		14.3	202	AF 8004	14.5	224	AF 8404
6		17.5	295	AF 8006	17.8	327	AF 8406
8		19.0	361	AF 8008	19.3	402	AF 8408
12		23.6	529	AF 8012	24.0	591	AF 8412
16		26.2	661	AF 8016	26.7	743	AF 8416
20		29.1	794	AF 8020	29.6	896	AF 8420
24		33.0	971	AF 8024	33.6	1094	AF 8424
36		37.8	1344	AF 8036	38.5	1526	AF 8436
2	18	13.8	169	AF 8102	14.0	184	AF 8502
3		14.7	214	AF 8103	15.0	236	AF 8503
4		16.7	288	AF 8104	16.9	317	AF 8504
6		19.9	392	AF 8106	20.2	435	AF 8506
8		21.6	485	AF 8108	22.0	541	AF 8508
12		27.0	713	AF 8112	27.4	798	AF 8512
16		30.0	899	AF 8116	30.5	1011	AF 8516
20		33.8	1127	AF 8120	34.4	1267	AF 8520
24		37.8	1325	AF 8124	38.4	1493	AF 8524
36		43.9	1911	AF 8136	44.6	2161	AF 8536
2	16	14.8	206	AF 8202	15.0	226	AF 8602
3		16.3	286	AF 8203	16.5	317	AF 8603
4		17.9	358	AF 8204	18.1	398	AF 8604
6		21.4	495	AF 8206	21.7	555	AF 8606
8		23.8	648	AF 8208	24.1	728	AF 8608
12		29.0	914	AF 8212	29.5	1033	AF 8612
16		32.8	1201	AF 8216	33.3	1360	AF 8616
20		36.5	1457	AF 8220	37.0	1655	AF 8620
24		40.8	1720	AF 8224	41.9	2008	AF 8624
36		47.4	2497	AF 8236	48.1	2851	AF 8636
2	14	18.3	310	AF 8302	18.5	332	AF 8702
3		19.6	406	AF 8303	19.8	438	AF 8703
4		21.5	512	AF 8304	21.8	555	AF 8704
6		26.5	751	AF 8306	26.8	815	AF 8706
8		28.7	944	AF 8308	29.1	1029	AF 8708
12		35.8	1390	AF 8312	36.2	1517	AF 8712
16		39.9	1777	AF 8316	40.4	1945	AF 8716
20		45.0	2224	AF 8320	45.5	2433	AF 8720
24		50.3	2630	AF 8324	50.9	2881	AF 8724
36		57.9	3752	AF 8336	58.6	4126	AF 8736