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Flame Retardant LowSmoke Cables
Conventional power cables, control cables and house wiring cables, jacketed with PVC, though suitable for normal working conditions, prove hazardous in high temperature environment, when exposed to fire from an external source
In Installations such as power plants, steel plants, fertilizers and petrochemical plants, industries, high rise buildings, cinemas theatres, hotels and hospitals, cables are grouped closely together in limited space and installed in ducts or racks. Fire from an external source spreads rapidly in such conditions causing enormous damage.
In addition to danger of fire spreading rapidly, the dense black smoke generated lowers visibilty,hindering fire fighting and rescue operations.
Acidic fumes released by the fire are corrosive, causing great damage to sensitive electrical and electronic eqipment. Mansfield now introduces its range of Flame Retardant Low Smoke jacketed cables to counteract these hazards of conventional PVC cables.
Mansfield has been a leading manufacturer of wires and cables and enjoys an enviable reputation as regards quality and realiabilty of its products.
The FRLS compound has three special properties:
High resistance to ignition
High resistrance to flame propagation
Low smoke emission
Low emission of acid fume
High critical oxygen index' much greater than general purpose PVC
High temperature index 250o C as against 120o C for general purpose PVC
As a result in the event of fire from an external source, FRLS cables arrest the spread of the flames, emit little smoke, not impairing visibility and minimize corrosive acid generation.
Mansfield FRLS cables are superior to general purpose PVC cable under condition of fire as Mansfield Cables undergo following tests as per international specifications:
Critical Oxygen Test
Temperature Index
Smoke Generation
Acid Gas Generation
Flammability Test on Finished Cable
Flammability Test Class F II
