IEC 60227-7:1995/AMD2:2011

IEC 60227-7 ®
Edition 1.0 2011-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including
450/750 V –
Part 7: Flexible cables screened and unscreened with two or more conductors

Conducteurs et câbles isolés au polychlorure de vinyle, de tension nominale au
plus égale à 450/750 V –
Partie 7: Câbles souples avec et sans écran, à deux âmes ou plus

IEC 60227-7:1995/A2:2011
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IEC 60227-7 ®
Edition 1.0 2011-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including
450/750 V –
Part 7: Flexible cables screened and unscreened with two or more conductors

Conducteurs et câbles isolés au polychlorure de vinyle, de tension nominale au
plus égale à 450/750 V –
Partie 7: Câbles souples avec et sans écran, à deux âmes ou plus

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE PRICE CODE
E
CODE PRIX
ICS 29.060.20 ISBN 978-2-88912-700-9

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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 20: Electric cables.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
20/1264/FDIS 20/1274/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
_____________
1.2 Normative references
Replace the current list of references by the following:
NOTE The IEC 60811 series is currently undergoing a revision, which will lead to a restructuring of its parts.
A description of this, as well as a cross-reference table between the current and planned parts is given in
IEC 60811-100.
IEC 60227-1:2007, Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including
450/750 V – Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60227-2:1997, Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including
450/750 V – Part 2: Test methods
Amendment 1 (2003)
IEC 60228, Conductors of insulated cables
IEC 60332-1-2, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – Part 1-2: Test
for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable – Procedure for 1 kW pre-
mixed flame
60227-7 Amend. 2 © IEC:2011 – 3 –
IEC 60502-1:2004, Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated
voltages from 1 kV (U = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (U = 36 kV) – Part 1: Cables for rated voltages
m m
of 1 kV (U = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (U = 3,6 kV)
m m
Amendment 1 (2009)
IEC 60719:1992, Calculation of the lower and upper limits for the average outer dimensions of
cables with circular copper conductors and of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60811-1-1:1993, Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric
cables – Part 1: Methods for general application – Section 1: Measurement of thickness and
overall dimensions – Tests for determining the mechanical properties
Amendment 1 (2001)
IEC 60811-1-2:1985, Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric
cables – Part 1: Methods for general application – Section Two: Thermal ageing methods
Amendment 1 (1989)
Amendment 2 (2000)
IEC 60811-1-4:1985, Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric
cables – Part 1: Methods for general application – Section Four: Tests at low temperature
Amendment 1 (1993)
Amendment 2 (2001)
IEC 60811-2-1:1998, Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric
and optical cables – Part 2-1: Methods specific to elastomeric compounds – Ozone
resistance, hot set and mineral oil immersion tests
Amendment 1 (2001)
IEC 60811-3-1:1985, Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric
cables – Part 3: Methods specific to PVC compounds – Section One: Pressure test at high
temperature – Tests for resistance to cracking
Amendment 1 (1994)
Amendment 2 (2001)
IEC 60811-3-2:1985, Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric
cables – Part 3: Methods specific to PVC compounds – Section Two: Loss of mass test –
Thermal stability test
Amendment 1 (1993)
Amendment 2 (2003)
IEC 62153-4-3:2006, Metallic communication cable test methods – Part 4-3: Electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC) – Surface transfer impedance – Triaxial method

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Table 3
Replace the existing Table 3 by the following:
Table 3 – Tests for type 60227 IEC 74 and 60227 IEC 75
1 2 3 4 5
Test method described in
Ref. Category
Tests
no. of test a
IEC Standard Subclause
1 Electrical test
1.1 Resistance of conductors T, S 60227-2 2.1
1.2 Voltage test on cores according to specified insulation
thickness
1.2.1 At 1 500 V ≤0,6 mm T 60227-2 2.3
1.2.2 At 2 000 V >0,6 mm T 60227-2 2.3
1.3 Voltage test on completed cable at 2 000 V T, S 60227-2 2.2
1.
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