FIREGUARD Flame Retardant Cables 

Flame Retardant Data Cables

Flame Retardant CAT6 Data Cables

FGD-CAT6 U/UTP4P23
FGD-CAT6 F/UTP4P23
FGD-CAT6 SF/FTP4P23

Flame Retardant Data Cables

APPLICATION
Cat6 Cable is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for 10BaseT,
100BaseTx & 1000BaseT (Gigabit Ethernet) application. In addition, these cables can be offered
with copper wire braid armoured & flame retardant outer sheath, providing additional mechanically
protection still maintaining the flexibility of the cable.

STANDARDS
Basic design adapted to EN50173

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test)**

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*

Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test)**

EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4

Note: Asterisk ** denotes that the standard compliance is optional, depending on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the cable design.

VOLTAGE RATING
60V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductors: 23AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation: HDPE.
Twinning: Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic PVC compound. UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil
resistance, anti rodent and anti termite properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire
performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3, UL 1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen
index of the PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can also be provided upon
request.
Cat6 F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat6 SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape &
copper wire braid with drain wire.

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range: -30°C ~ +75°C
Minimum bending radius during installation (mobile state): 8 x Overall Diameter
Minimum bending radius during operation (fixed state): 4 x Overall Diameter

Electrical Properties

AWG

 

23

Nominal Conductor Diameter

mm

0.56/0.57/0.58

Maximum DC Resistant@20°C

Ω/100m

9.38

Maximum DCR Unbalance

%

3

Maximum Mutual Capacitance

pF/m

5.8

Maximum Capacitance Unbalance

pF/100m

30

Characteristic Impedance@1-100MHz

Ω

100+/-15

Maximum Propagation Delay Skew

ns/100m

18

Transmission Properties

FREQ MHz

Maximum
Attenuation dB/100m

Minimum
NEXT
dB

Minimum
PSNEXT
dB

Minimum
ELFEXT
dB/100m

Minimum
PSELFEXT
dB/100m

Minimum
RL
dB

0.772

1.8

76.0

74.

70.0

67.0

1

2.0

74.3

72.3

67.8

64.8

20.0

4

3.8

65.3

63.3

55.7

52.7

23.0

8

5.3

60.8

58.8

49.7

46.7

24.5

10

6.0

59.3

57.3

47.8

44.8

25.0

16

7.6

56.3

54.3

43.7

40.7

25.0

20

8.5

54.8

52.8

41.7

38.7

25.0

25

9.5

53.3

51.3

39.8

36.8

24.3

31.25

10.7

51.9

49.9

37.9

34.9

23.6

62.5

15.4

47.4

45.4

31.8

28.8

21.5

100

19.8

44.3

42.3

27.8

24.8

20.1

155

25.2

41.5

39.5

23.9

20.9

18.8

200

29.0

39.8

37.8

21.7

18.7

18.0

250

32.8

38.3

36.3

19.8

16.8

17.3

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code

Conductor
Diameter

Diameter Over Insulation

Pairs

Screen

Overall
Diameter

 

mm

mm

 

 

mm

FGD-Cat6 U/UTP

0.56/0.57

1.02

4

Nil

6.0

FGD-Cat6 F/UTP

0.57/0.58

1.02

4

Overall Aluminum Tape Screen

6.3

FGD-Cat6 SF/UTP

0.57/0.58

1.02

4

Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid

6.6