1Scope
1.1Thisstandardcontainsspecificdetailsoftheconductors,oftheinsulation,ofthejacketsandothercoverings,andofthemethodsofsamplepreparation,ofspecimenselectionandconditioning,andofmeasurementandcalculationthatarerequiredinwireandcablestandards.
1.2Therequirementsfortheparticularmaterials,construction,performance,andmarkingofanindividualtypeofwire,cable,orflexiblecordarestatedinthestandardcoveringthefinishedtype.Theyarenotpartofthisreferencestandard.
1.3Ineachcaseinwhichanelementofthisstandarddoesnotapply,thestandardcoveringthefinishedtypesostatesandspecifieswhatdoesapply.
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ULForewordBodyINTRODUCTION
CONDUCTORS
INSULATIONANDJACKETMATERIALS
METHODS
CONDUCTORDIMENSIONSANDRESISTANCE
WIREBRAIDANDSERVINGCOVERAGE
THICKNESSESOFINSULATIONANDJACKET
PHYSICALPROPERTIESTESTSOFINSULATIONANDJACKET
COMPOUNDANALYSIS
CONDUCTORCORROSION
INSULATIONFALL-IN
HEATSHOCK
DEFORMATION
COLDBEND
FLEXIBILITYATLOWTEMPERATURE
IMPACTATABNORMALLYLOWTEMPERATURE
CRUSHINGRESISTANCE
DIELECTRICTESTS
SPARKTEST
INSULATIONRESISTANCE
STABILITYFACTOR
CAPACITANCEANDRELATIVEPERMITTIVITY
MECHANICALWATERABSORPTION
SWELLINGANDBLISTERINGINWATER
FLAMETESTS
SUNLIGHTRESISTANCE
GLASSCONTENT
TIGHTNESSOFINSULATION
LEAKAGE
IMPACTRESISTANCE
ABRASIONOF22AWGTYPEXTWANDCXTWWIREANDCORD
ABRASION
FLEXINGOF22AWGTYPEXTWANDCXTWWIREANDCORD
CRACKINGOFNYLONCOVERINGONCOAXIAL-CABLEMEMBERSOFELEVATORCABLESOROFNYLONJACKETONTYPESTFN,TFFN,ANDSPT-1ANDOFINSULATEDCONDUCTORSINSERVICECORDS
FLEXINGOFTYPESF-1,SF-2,SFF-1,ANDSFF-2FIXTUREWIRES
FLEXINGOFSHIELDEDCORDS
MANDRELTESTOFNYLONJACKETONTYPETHWN-2,THWN,ANDTHHNWIRES
MOISTUREABSORPTIONBYFIBROUSCOVERINGSOTHERTHANTAPE
FALLINGPARTICLESANDDRIPPINGFROMFIBROUS-COVEREDWIREANDCABLE
ARCINGOFTYPEHPNCORD
DURABILITYOFINDELIBLE-INKPRINTING
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