CABLE TESTING
We are accredited for testing Cables in accordance with the specified requirements mentioned in the National and International Standards, such as:
- Indian Standards
- Standards published by IEC
- British Standards
- BS EN Standards
- Standards published by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- NEMA Standards
- ANSI Standards
- SANS Standards
- NES Standards
- NFC Standards, etc.
We have state-of-the-art testing facilities for testing and evaluation of:
- Energy (Power) Cables upto 66 kVE
- LV and MV Cables up to 66 kVE covering all types of insulating & sheathing material
- Aerial Bunched/Bundled Cables.
- Elastomeric Insulated Cables
- FR/ FR-LSH/ LSZH/ ZHFR/ HFFR Cables
- Fire Alarm Cables and Circuit Integrity Cables (also known as Fire Survival Cables)
- Mining Cables.
- Solar Cables.
- Instrumentation Cables.
- Thermocouple Compensating Cables.
- Welding Cables.
- Winding Wires for Submersible Cables.
- Cables for Motor vehicles.
- Flexible Cables for lifts & other flexible connections
- Overhead Conductors
- Raw Materials for Cables & Conductors
Rajasthan Test and Research Centre (RTRC) is NABL Accredited Cable Testing Laboratory having state-of-the-art testing facilities for testing and evaluation of LV and MV Cables up to 66 kVE, Energy Power Wires, Elastomeric Insulated Cables, Mining Cables, Solar Cables throughout Delhi, Haryana, India, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE, Doha Qatar, Kuwait, Switzerland, Thailand, South Africa, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, USA etc.
LIST OF TESTING FACILITIES
AS PER INDIAN STANDARDS
CIRCUIT INTEGRITY CABLES AS PER IEC AND BS STANDARDS |
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| BS 7629-1 s | Fire resistant, screened, xed installation multicore cable | ||||||
| BS 7846 | Thermosetting insulated, armoured, Fire Resistant Cables | ||||||
| BS 6387 (Protocol C) | Resistance to Fire Alone | ||||||
| IEC 60331-11 | |||||||
| IEC 60331-21 | |||||||
| IEC 60331-23 | |||||||
| IEC 60331-25 | |||||||
| BS 6387 (Protocol W) | Resistance to Fire with Water | ||||||
| BS 6387 (Protocol Z) | Resistance to Fire with Mechanical Shock | ||||||
| IEC 60331-2 (less than 20mm diameter) | |||||||
| IEC 60331-1 (more than 20mm diameter) | Assessment of re circuit integrity mechanical shock | ||||||
| BS 8491 | -Assessment of re integrity with mechanical shock and water (Category F30, F60,120) | ||||||
| BS 8434-2 | Resistance to Fire with Mechanical Shock & Water (Classifcation PH 15,30,60,90,120) | ||||||
| BS EN 50200 | |||||||
| IEC60331-3 | Circuit Integrity Test under Fire Conditions in metal enclosure | ||||||
| BS EN 60331-3 | |||||||
AS PER IEC STANDARDS
SPECIAL TESTS AS PER INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL STANDARDS |
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| ISO 4892-2 | Ultraviolet (UV) Test (Xenon Arc Lamp) |
| BS EN 50289-4-17 | |
| UL 1581 Section-1200 | |
| ASTM G 155 | |
| ASTM G 154 | Ultraviolet (UV) Test (Fluorescent Lamp) |
| NES 713 | Toxicity Index Test |
| NCD 1409 | |
| NEMA WC-53 | Accelerated Water Absorption Test (Electrical Method) |
| NEMA WC-70 | |
| ASTM D 2633-02 | |
| IEC 60502-1 | |
| IEC 60502- 2 | |
| IS 10810 (Part-28) | |
| IEC 60840 | |
| NEMA WC-57 | Dielectric Strength Retention |
| ASTM D 2633-02 | |
| BS EN 50618 | Thermal Endurance |
| BS EN 60216-1 | |
| BS EN 60216-2 | |
| IS 10810 (Part-19) | Bleeding and Blooming |
| IEC 60811 (Part-404) | Oil Resistance |
| IS 10810 (Part-31) | |
| IS 2465 | Effect of Lubricating oil, Break fluid, Diesel, Petrol |
| ASTM D 2843 | Smoke Density Rating |
| IS 13360 (Part-6/Sec-9) | |
| IEC 61034-2 | Measurement of Smoke Density |
| BS EN 61034-2 | |
| IS 10810 (Part-63) | |
| ISO 4589-2 | Oxygen Index |
| ASTM D 2863 | |
| IS 10810 (Part-58) | |
| ISO 4589-3 | Temperature Index |
| IS 10810 (Part-64) | |
| IEC 60332 | Test for vertical ame spread of vertically mounted bunched wires or cables |
| IEEE 383 | |
| IS 10810 (Part-62) | |
| IEC 60754-1 | Halogen Acid Gas Evolution |
| IS 10810 (Part-59) | |
| IEC 60754-2 | pH & Conductivity |
| IS 17048 | |
| SS-424-1475 | Swedish Chimney (Flame Retardant) |
| IS 10810 (Part-61) | |
| Airports Authority of India Specifcation | Anti-Rodent & Termite |
| IEC 60684-2 | Presence of Fluorine and Fluorine Content |
| BS EN 50525-1 | |
| IS 17048 | |
| IEC 62930 | Dynamic penetration |
| NPCIL Specification:2020 | Anti rodent test and Anti Termite test on Compunds for Cables |
| BS EN 50264-3-1 | Railway applications- Railway rolling stockpower and control cables having special performance |
| IEC 60216-3 | Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance properties |
| IEC 60216-4-1 | Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance - Ageing ovens Single chamber ovens |
| ASTM D 149-20 | Dielectric Strength |
| ASTM D 1149-18 | Ozone Resistance |
| IEC 60068-2-5 | Simulated solar radiation at ground level and guidance for solar radiation testing and weathering |
| IEC 60243-1 | Electrical strength of insulating materials |
| BS ISO 18488 | Strain Hardening Modulus at 80 °C ± 1 Temperature. |
| BS ISO 18488 | Tensile & Elongation at high and low temperature |
| ISO 18553 | Carbon black dispersion test |
| ISO 37 | Rubber, Vulcanized or thermoplatic - Determination of tensile stress - strain properties |
| IEEE 1407 | Water Treeing resistance test on extruded power cores by accelerated aging in water. |
| BS EN 50399 | Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test. |
| IS 17293 | Electric Cables for Photovoltaic Systems for Rated Voltage 1500 V d.c. |
| BS EN 50575 | Power, control and communication cables. Cables for general applications in construction works subject to reaction to fire requirements |
| BS EN 13501-1 | Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using data from reaction to fire tests. |
AS PER BS AND BS EN STANDARDS
Complete Testing Facilities as per National Standards and International Standards |
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| IS 191 | Copper – Speci cation |
| IS 398 (Part 1) | Aluminium Conductors for Overhead Transmission Purposes. |
| IS 398 (Part 2) | Aluminium Conductors for Overhead Transmission Purposes - Aluminium Conductors, galvanized steel-reinforced |
| IS 398 (Part 3) | Aluminium Conductors for overhead transmission purpose (Aluminium Conductors, Aluminized Steel Reinforced) |
| IS 398 (Part 4) | Aluminium Conductors for overhead transmission purpose (Aluminium Alloy Stranded Conductors) [Al. – Magnesium – Silicon Type] |
| IS 398 (Part 5) | Aluminium Conductors – Galvanized Steel – Reinforced for extra high voltage (400 kV & above) |
| IS 440 | Methods of Chemical Analysis of Copper |
| IS 694 | Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated unsheathed and sheathed cables/cords with rigid and exible conductor for rated voltages upto and including 1100 V |
| IS 1554 (Part 1) | PVC Insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric cables for working voltages upto 1100 V |
| IS 1554 (Part 2) | PVC Insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric cables for working voltages from 3.3 kV upto and including 11 kV |
| IS 2530 | Methods of Test for Polyethylene Moulding Materials and Polyethylene Compounds |
| IS 2465 | Cables for Motor Vehicle |
| IS 3975 | Mild steel wires, formed wires and tapes for armouring of cables |
| IS 4289 (Part 1) | Flexible Cables for Lifts and other exible Connection (Part 1 Elastomer Insulated Cable) |
| IS 4289 (Part 2) | Flexible Cables for Lifts and other exible Connection (Part 2 PVC Insulated Circular Cable) |
| IS 5831 | PVC insulation and sheath of electric cables |
| IS 6380 | Elastomeric Insulation and Sheath of Electric Cables |
| IS 7098 (Part 1) | Cross Linked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for working voltages upto and including 1100V |
| IS 7098 (Part 2) | Cross Linked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for working voltages from 3.3 kV upto and including 33 kV |
| IS 7098 (Part 3) | Cross Linked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for working voltages from 66 kV upto and including 220 kV |
| IS 8783 (Part 4 Sec 1) | Winding Wires for Submersible Motors – Part 4 - Speci cation for Individual Wires Section 1 - HR PVC Insulated Wires |
| IS 8783 (Part 4 Sec 2) | Winding Wires for submersible motors – Part 4 - Speci cation for individual wires Section 2 - Cross linked Polyethylene Insulated and Polyamide Jacketed Wires |
| IS 8783 (Part 4 Sec 3) | Winding Wires for Submersible Motors –Part 4 - Speci cation for Individual Wires Section 3 - Polyester and Polypropylene Insulated Winding Wires |
| IS 8784 | Thermo-couple Compensating cables |
| IS 9857 | Welding Cables |
| IS 9968 (Part 1) | Elastomer Insulated Cables for working voltages upto and including 1100V |
| IS 9968 (Part 2) | Elastomer Insulated Cables for working voltages from 3.3 kV to 33 kV |
| IS 10810 | Method of test for cables |
| IS 3360 (Part 6 Sec 9) | Plastics- Methods of testing – Part 6: Thermal Properties Section 9: Determination of Density of Smoke from the Burning or Decomposition of Plastics |
| IS 14255 | Aerial Bunched Cables for working voltages upto and including 1100V |
| IS 14494 | Elastomer Insulated Flexible Cables used in Mines |
| IS 17048 | Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) cables for working voltages upto and including 1100 Volts |
| IS 16246 | Elastomer Insulated Cables with limited circuit integrity when affected by fire. |
| IEC 60227-1 | Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cable for rated voltages upto 450/750V |
| IEC 60227-2 | Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables for rated voltages upto 450/750V |
| IEC 60227-3 | Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 3: Non-sheathed cables for xed wiring |
| IEC 60227-4 | Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 4: Sheathed Cables for Fixed Wiring |
| IEC 60227-5 | Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 5: Flexible cables (Cords) |
| IEC 60227-6 | Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 6: Lift Cables and cables for exible connections |
| IEC 60228 | Conductors of insulated cables |
| IEC 60245-1 | Rubber insulated cables |
| IEC 60245-2 | Rubber insulated cables |
| IEC 60245-3 | Rubber insulated cables - Part 3 - Heat resistant silicone insulated cables |
| IEC 60245-4 | Rubber insulated cables - Part 4 - Cords and Flexible Cables |
| IEC 60245-5 | Rubber insulated cables - Part 5 - Lift Cables |
| IEC 60331-1 | Test method for fire with shock at a temperature of at least 830 °C for cables of rated voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0 kV and with an overall diameter exceeding 20 mm |
| IEC 60331-2 | Test Method for fire with shock at a temperature of at least 830OC for cables of rated voltages upto & including 0.6/1.0 kV and with an overall diameter not exceeding 20 mm |
| IEC 60331-3 | Test Method for re with shock at a temperature of at least 830 °C |
| IEC 60331-11 | Tests for electric cables under fire conditions Circuit Integrity – Part-11: Apparatus – Fire alone at a ame temperature of at least 750 °C– |
| IEC 60331-21 | Fire Alone at a Flame Temperature of at least 750 deg. C |
| IEC 60331-25 | Test for electric cables under re conditions- Circuit Integrity Procedure and requirements – Optical Fibre Cables |
| IEC 60332-21 | Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category A F/R |
| IEC 60332-22 | Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category A |
| IEC 60332-23 | Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables -Category B |
| IEC 60332-24 | Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category C |
| IEC 60332-25 | Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category D |
| IEC 60502-1 | Power Cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1kV to 3 kV |
| IEC 60502-2 | Power Cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 6kV to 30 kV |
| IEC 60811 | Electric and optical bre cables- Test methods for non-metallic materials |
| IEC 60840 | Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages above 30kV (Um = 36 kV) up to 150 kV (Um= 170 kV) - Test methods and requirements |
| IEC 62930 | Electrical Cables for photovoltaic system |
| IEC/BS EN 61034-2 | Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions |
| BS 5467 | Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000V and 1900/3300V for fixed installations |
| BS 6004 | PVC Insulated and PVC Sheathed cables for electric power and lighting |
| BS 6195 | Rubber or Silicon Rubber insulated flexible cables & cords for coils & leads |
| BS 6231 | Single core PVC insulated exible cable for switchgear and control gear wiring |
| BS 6387 | Test method for resistance to re of cables required to maintain circuit integrity under re conditions – Protocol C (Fire Alone), Protocol W (Fire with Water) & Protocol Z (Fire with Mechanical Shock) |
| BS 6622 | Armoured Cables with Thermosetting Insulation for rated voltages from 3.8/6.6 kV to 19/33 kV |
| BS 6724 | Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire |
| BS 7211 | Thermosetting insulated and Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for electric power, lighting and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. |
| BS 7629-1 300/500 V | re resistant screened cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when a ected by re - Part 1: Multicore and multi pair cables |
| BS 7655-4.2 | Insulating and sheathing materials for cables. PVC sheathing compounds |
| BS 7835 | Armoured Cables with Thermosetting Insulation having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire |
| BS 7846 | Thermosetting insulated, armoured Fire Resistant cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire |
| BS 7870-1 | LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities - General |
| BS 7870-2 | LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities - Methods of test |
| BS 7870-3.10 | PVC Insulated combined neutral and earth copper wire concentric cables with copper or aluminium conductors |
| BS 7870-4.10 | Distribution Cables (Single Core) with extruded insulation of rated voltages of 11 kV to 33 kV |
| BS 7870-4.20 | Distribution Cables (Three Core) with extruded insulation of rated voltage of 11 kV |
| BS 7870-5 | Polymeric insulated aerial bundled conductors (ABC) of rated voltage 0.6/1 kV for overhead distribution |
| BS 7870-8.1 | Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors |
| BS 7870-8.2 | Single Wire Armoured and PVC Sheathed Multipair Cable with Copper Conductors |
| BS 7870-8.3 | Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance |
| BS 7870-8.4 | Single Wire or double steel tape armoured and PVC Sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance low emission of smoke |
| BS 7870-8.5 | Single wire armoured and unarmoured multicore cables with copper conductor and non-halogenated sheath |
| BS 7870-8.6 | Single wire or double steel tape armoured and non-halogenated sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors |
| BS 7889 | Thermosetting Insulated, non-armoured cables with a voltage of 600/1100 V for fixed installations |
| BS 8434-2 | Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits – BS EN 50200 with a 930OC flame and with Water/Mechanical Shock (Classifocation – 120 Minutes) |
| BS 8491 | Method for assessment of fire integrity of large diameter power cables (Fire with Mechanical Shock & burst of Water Jet) Category-30 Minutes, 60 Minutes, 90 Minutes & 120 Minutes |
| BS EN 50200 | Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits |
| BS EN 50288-7 | Multi Element Metallic Cables Used in Analogue and Digital Communication and Control |
| BS EN 50289 | Communication Cables |
| BS EN 50214 | Flat Polyvinyl Chloride Sheathed Flexible Cables |
| BS EN 50305 | Railway applications. Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance. Test methods. |
| BS EN 50395 | Electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables |
| BS EN 50396 | Non-electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables |
| BS EN 50363 | Insulating, sheathing and covering materials for low voltage energy cables |
| BS EN 50397-1 | Covered Conductors for overhead lines and related accessories |
| BS EN 50525-1 | Electric Cables. Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – General requirements |
| BS EN 50525-2-11 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Flexible Cables with Thermoplastic PVC Insulation |
| BS EN 50525-2-21 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Flexible Cables with cross-linked elastomeric insulation |
| BS EN 50525-2-31 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single Core non-sheathed cables with thermoplastic PVC Insulation |
| BS EN 50525-2-41 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single core cables with crosslinked silicone rubber insulation |
| BS EN 50525-2-42 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single core non-sheathed cables with crosslinked EVA insulation |
| BS EN 50525-2-83 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Multicore Cables with cross-linked Silicon Rubber insulation |
| BS EN 50525-3-41 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables with special |
| BS EN 50618 | Electrical Cables for photovoltaic system |
| NFC 33-209 | Bundled Assembled Cores for Overhead Systems of rated voltages 0.6/1kV |
| SANS 6100 | Aerial Bundled Conductors - Performance of Supporting Cores under Mechanical and Thermal Stresses |
| ANSI MC-96.1 | Thermocouple compensating cables |
| NEMA WC-53 | Standard Test Methods for Extruded Dielectric Power, Control, Instrumentation, and Portable Cables for Test |
| NEMA WC-57 | Standard for control, thermocouple extension and instrumentation cable |
| NEMA WC-70 | Power Cables rated 2000V or less for the distribution of Electrical Energy |
| PAS 5308 (Part-1) | Polyethylene insulated, thermosetting sheathed cable |
| PAS 5308 (Part-2) | PVC insulated control and instrumentation cable |
| IS: 16246 | Elastomer Insulated Cables with Limited Circuit Integrity when A ected by Fire |
| BS EN 10244-1 | Steel wire and wire products.- Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire. Zinc or zinc alloy coatings |
| BS EN 10257-1 | Zinc or zinc alloy coated non-alloy steel wire for armouring either power cables or telecommunication cablesor Land cables |
| BS EN 10244-2 | Steel wire and wire products.- Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire. Zinc or zinc alloy coatings |
| BS EN 50525-2-51 | Low voltage energy cables of rated voltage up to and including 450/750V |
| ASTM B 3-2013 | Test on soft or anealed copper wire |
| ASTM B 8-11 | Test on concentric-Lay-stranded copper conductors |
| IEC 60092-350 | Power, control and instrumentation cables for shipboard and offshore applications |
| IEC 60092-353 | Power cables for rated voltages 1kV and 3kV |
| IEC 60092-376 | Cable for control and instrumentation circuit 150/250V (300V) |
| IEC 60245-4 | Rubber insulated cables -Rated Voltages up to and including 450/750 V |
| IEC 60227-2 | Flexing Test |
| EN-50182 | Conductor for overhead lines - Round wire cocentric lay stranded conductors |
| ISO 6722 | Road vehicles- 60 V and 600 V single core cable |
| IS 6162 (Part 1) | Paper Covered Aluminium Conductors -Round conductors |
| IS 6162 (Part 2) | Paper Covered Aluminium Conductors -Shaped conductors |
| NFC 33-209 | Test on Bundled assembled cores for overhead system of rated voltages 0.6/1.0 kv" |
| AS/NZS 3560.1 | Electric cables - Cross-linked polyethelene insulated |
| AS/NZS 3675 | Conductors - Covered overhead for working voltages - 6.35/11 (12) kv up to and including 19/33 (36) kV |
| AS/NZS 3191 | Electric Flexible Cords |
| AS/NZS 1125 | Conductors in insulated elctric cables and flexible cords |
| AS/NZS 1429.1 | Electric cable – Polymeric insulated Part 1: For working voltages up to and including 19/33 (36) kV |
| AS/NZS 5000.1 | Electric cables- Polymeric insulated Part 1 : For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 (1.2) kV |
| AS/NZS 3808 | Insulating and sheathing materials for electric cable |
| ISO 7989-2 | Test on steel wire and wire products |
| BS EN 50305 | Railway applications- Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance |
| BS EN 50264-3-1 | Railway applications- Railway rolling stock power and control cables having special fire performance |