EN 60811-501:2012/A2:2023
(Amendment)Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501: Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds
Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501: Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds
Kabel, isolierte Leitungen und Glasfaserkabel - Prüfverfahren für nichtmetallene Werkstoffe - Teil 501: Mechanische Prüfungen - Prüfungen zur Bestimmung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Isolier- und Mantelwerkstoffen
Câbles électriques et à fibres optiques - Méthodes d'essai pour les matériaux non métalliques - Partie 501 : Essais mécaniques - Détermination des propriétés mécaniques des mélanges pour les enveloppes isolantes et les gaines
Električni in optični kabli - Preskuševalne metode za nekovinske materiale - 501. del: Mehanski preskusi - Preskusi za ugotavljanje mehanskih lastnosti zmesi za izolacije in oplaščenja - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023)
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Overview
EN 60811-501:2012/A2:2023 (identical to IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023) specifies mechanical test methods for non‑metallic materials used in electric and optical fibre cables. It covers tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds and incorporates Amendment 2 approved by CENELEC in December 2023 (Slovenian adoption published February 2024).
Key administrative dates:
- National implementation by: 2024-09-07
- Withdrawal of conflicting national standards by: 2026-12-07
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope of tests: Mechanical tests for insulating and sheathing compounds used in cable manufacture (tensile and other mechanical property determinations).
- Ageing treatment and sampling: Where ageing treatments are applied to prepared test pieces (per IEC 60811-401 or IEC 60811-404), aged test pieces must be taken from positions adjacent to the unaged test pieces. Preparation and conditioning of aged and unaged pieces must be identical.
- Test reproducibility: For increased reliability, tests on aged and unaged pieces should be performed by the same person, using the same method and apparatus, in the same laboratory.
- Tensile test sequencing: It is recommended that tensile tests on aged and unaged pieces be carried out in immediate succession. Unaged samples should be retained at laboratory conditions for potential future testing.
- Cross‑sectional area measurement (dumb‑bell test piece): Measurements shall be made with a suitable instrument (for example an optical device, dial gauge, or micrometer) giving a contact pressure not exceeding 0.07 N/mm².
Applications and who uses this standard
- Cable manufacturers - for product development, type testing and production quality control of insulating and sheathing compounds.
- Independent test laboratories - to perform standardized mechanical assessments and produce comparable results.
- Material suppliers - to validate polymer and compound mechanical properties before delivery to cable makers.
- Procurement and QA engineers - to specify and verify compliance of cable insulating and sheathing materials with internationally accepted methods.
- Standards bodies and certification organizations - as a normative reference when assessing cable material conformity.
Related standards
- IEC 60811-401 - referenced for ageing treatment procedures on prepared test pieces.
- IEC 60811-404 - referenced as an alternative ageing-treatment source for sheathing tests.
- Parent document: EN/IEC 60811-501:2012 (this publication is an Amendment 2 to that part).
This amendment refines sampling, ageing and measurement rules to improve repeatability and comparability of mechanical test results for cable insulating and sheathing compounds. Keywords: EN 60811-501:2012/A2:2023, IEC 60811-501, cable testing, mechanical tests, insulating compounds, sheathing compounds, tensile tests, dumb-bell test piece.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Električni in optični kabli - Preskuševalne metode za nekovinske materiale - 501.
del: Mehanski preskusi - Preskusi za ugotavljanje mehanskih lastnosti zmesi za
izolacije in oplaščenja - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023)
Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501:
Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and
sheathing compounds (IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023)
Kabel, isolierte Leitungen und Glasfaserkabel - Prüfverfahren für nichtmetallene
Werkstoffe - Teil 501: Mechanische Prüfungen - Prüfungen zur Bestimmung der
mechanischen Eigenschaften von Isolier- und Mantelwerkstoffen (IEC 60811-
501:2012/AMD2:2023)
Câbles électriques et à fibres optiques - Méthodes d'essai pour les matériaux non
métalliques - Partie 501: Essais mécaniques - Détermination des propriétés mécaniques
des mélanges pour les enveloppes isolantes et les gaines (IEC 60811-
501:2012/AMD2:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60811-501:2012/A2:2023
ICS:
29.035.01 Izolacijski materiali na Insulating materials in
splošno general
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60811-501:2012/A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2023
ICS 29.035.01; 29.060.20
English Version
Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic
materials - Part 501: Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the
mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds
(IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023)
Câbles électriques et à fibres optiques - Méthodes d'essai Kabel, isolierte Leitungen und Glasfaserkabel -
pour les matériaux non métalliques - Partie 501 : Essais Prüfverfahren für nichtmetallene Werkstoffe - Teil 501:
mécaniques - Détermination des propriétés mécaniques Mechanische Prüfungen - Prüfungen zur Bestimmung der
des mélanges pour les enveloppes isolantes et les gaines mechanischen Eigenschaften von Isolier- und
(IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023) Mantelwerkstoffen
(IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023)
This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN 60811-501:2012; it was approved by CENELEC on 2023-12-07. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2023 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60811-501:2012/A2:2023 E
European foreword
The text of document 20/2128/FDIS, future IEC 60811-501/AMD2, prepared by IEC/TC 20 "Electric
cables" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2024-09-07
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2026-12-07
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023 was approved by CENELEC
as a European Standard without any modification.
IEC 60811-501 ®
Edition 1.0 2023-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Electric and optical fibre cables – Test methods for non-metallic materials –
Part 501: Mechanical tests – Tests for determining the mechanical properties of
insulating and sheathing compounds
Câbles électriques et à fibres optiques – Méthodes d'essai pour les matériaux
non métalliques –
Partie 501: Essais mécaniques – Détermination des propriétés mécaniques des
mélanges pour les enveloppes isolantes et les gaines
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.035.01, 29.060.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-7742-3
– 2 – IEC 60811-501:2012/AMD2:2023
© IEC 2023
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES –
TEST METHODS FOR NON-METALLIC MATERIALS –
Part 501: Mechanical tests –
Tests for determining the mechanical properties
of insulating and sheathing compounds
AMENDMENT 2
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical comm
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EN 60811-501:2012/A2:2023 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501: Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds". This standard covers: Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501: Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds
Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501: Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds
EN 60811-501:2012/A2:2023 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.035.01 - Insulating materials in general; 29.060.20 - Cables. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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