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AS 1049-1996

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Telecommunication cables - Insulation, sheath and jacket

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Published date

01-01-1996

Superseded date

23-05-2024

Superseded by

AS 1049-2000

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Summarise this standard

Specifies the material requirements of the compounds and finished products used to manufacture telecommunication cables and provides test methods to evaluate the properties specified.

Committee
CT-001
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 0437 9
Pages
72
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

This Standard specifies the material requirements of the compounds and finished products used to manufacture telecommunication cables and provides test methods to evaluate the properties specified.The finished products in this Standard include polyethylene insulation, polyethylene sheath and jacket, polyamide 12 insect-resistant jacket and integrally bonded polyethylene sheath/polyamide 12 jacket.The requirements and tests apply to both solid and cellular polyethylene insulation on metallic conductors of both filled and air-cored cables, to solid polyethylene jacket over a lead sheath, to solid polyethylene sheath with or without a metallic screen, moisture barrier or insect resistant jacket, and to solid polyamide 12 insect-resistant jacket either unbonded or bonded to the underlying polyethylene sheath.The Standard specifies the composition, physical and electrical requirements of various materials, insulation, sheath, jacket and cable in five main sections as follows:(a) Sections 2 to 5 Specify the requirements of the compounds and finished products which form the basis of the raw material quality control procedures for the polymer manufacturer and cable manufacturer and provide the basis of the cable manufacturer's quality control and end-user acceptance procedures of the completed cable.(b) Appendices A to R Provide a set of reference test methods for determination of compliance with the requirements of this Standard.

First published as AS 1049-1971.
Second edition 1986.
Third edition 1996.

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