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Indian Standard e Reaffinned 2001 )

SPECIFICATION FOR
PVC INSULATION AND SHEATH OF
ELECTRIC CABLES
( First Revision)

.• • CIJf1rII" 19M
BUREAU Q. INDIAN ITA.DUD.
llAllMaRAVAN.9 MlL\DU& SHAHZArA&MAaG-
NEW DELHI 110002
 Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
PVC INSULATION AND SHEATH OF
ELECTRIC CABL8S
(.First R,visiofl. J
% .U ?
Power Cables Sect1OM1 Committee. ETDC 59
ChItnnan
'DI M. L. ~e ••
M-3.Sa~,
at. Sion,~,aembay
Mt:mbm ~
SblJ ..P."~ Bharat MMvyElec:crbl. Ltd. Hyderabad
SHIU B. p. IW ( A/tulYte)
• .." M. R. •• £.'I 1'a~ Consulting Engineers, &mbay
'liuD. K. a.uv (Alternate)
C•••. E1J•••••• ( ELBCTtUCAL ) I
SURVEYOR 0 F W 0 JLJI: •
( ELECT ) V ( Altemam )
OaK. 0As CUPTA Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation ( India )
Ltd, Cakutta

Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore

Directorate General of Mines Safety. Dhanbad

Cable and Conductor Manufacturers' Association

of India. New Delhi
 (..."...,. flea page 1 )

""*.;,i' . Members Representing

".~..;.'i}"" SoL. KAKRAR Universal Cables Ltd, Satna
....~;,'....••. R. C. AQRAWAL (Alternate)
•••• RAJ K. MITAL Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking. New Delhi
'<' SJQlJ V. K. S ••.•:Bl1JA (Alternate )
,.R;
S.
.'..• '"
V. NARAYANAN Directorate General of Supplies"
(InspectionWing). New Delhi .
Disposals
..•..•. SHRI D. R. CHANDRA(AIllr..u)
•• H. M. P AI The Federation of Electridty Undertakings of
India. Bombay
IJIaUIUI C. BALIOA (Alternate)
IUlS. N. l'.•.•WAL The Premier Cable Co Ltd. Eranakulam
'.. ' SNRi A. K. R ••. ur (Kerala)
Asian Cables Corporation Ltd. Bombay
SHII S. M. SAEHALKAR
Bombay Electric Supply " Transport Under-
taklng. Bombay
SHIll S. V. UPASANI(Alternate )
••• L.K. .S41fGBI Fort Gloster Industries Ltd. Howrah'
•.S.,A. S. BBA'1"u'oB4BJ •• (Alternate )
:.cot S. R. ••
••• S. K. MALHOTRA ( Alternate)
Controllerate of Inspection Electronics. Bangalore
"M. S. SVll:BUA Puqjab Research Institute. R~pura
U. S. V.axA National Test House. Calcutta
Il.•.•AImI•••• (Alternate )
WARRIER Oriental Power Cables Ltd. Kota
K. MUNDHRA(Alur..u)
.S.c.-.v.
(Blectech)
Director General. ISI (Ex-IdJ"UM __ )

Secretary
SHRI K. M. BHATIA
Senior Deputy Director ( Elec tech). IS 1

••••• lor Elastomeric and Thermoplastic Cables, ETDC 59/P4

Connner
L. Ie. S41fOBI Fort Gloster Industries Ltd. Howrah
Membel'$
....i'$~ A. S. BHATTACHARJEE(AIm".,. to
......• 5hri L. K. Sanghl)
B. Roy CBOWDBl7BY The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation
( India) Ltd. Calcutta
SHIll P. N.ool (Alternate)
. SHRI P. OJlO8. Indian Cable Co Ltd. Jamshedpur
. SHRI K. V. R. RAO (Alternate)
8Iau M. M. HONAl'AR Cable Corporation of IndJa Ltd. Bombay
SIRl S. R. p.nX41f4BB41f ( Alternate) .
SHRI S. L.KAKKAR Universal Cables Ltd. Satoa
8"IR.C.AGB.W.L(AI~")
tar J. V. MEHTA The Ahmedabad Electridty Co Ltd. Ahmadabad
SHRI B. K. MUlfDBB. Oriental Power Cables Ltd. Kota
SHRI A.•S. PINTO Delhi Electricity Supply Undertaking. New Delhi
SHRI S.1t SARAN Industrial Cabfes (India) Ltd. RaJpura
 Indian Standard
SPECIFIeA TIOHFOR,
PVC INSULATION ANDsHu:rn OF
ELECTRlC .cNJtES

t First Revision)
Q.• ,~oaEWORD
o • 1 This IRdJaR SCar*d , •• ~ ) was adopted by the Indian
Standaru Institution' oil 30 AprlJttl84. after the draft finalized by the
PQINer C8bla ~,C •••••••. ·hadbeu approved by the Electro-
~ Dl¥tIMn C.'d.
U n. stanUrd wa ortglnally published 11\ 1970 with ;& view to bring
under a sl. 'CO\'er the vatlQuS ••• 1t'eft1ents for PVC insulation and
shealh of dUfereut types of c:ables.

0•.••.
ThIs rev1&lonbas been undertaien to update it in the ll!tht of further
expertenee aad dtwe10pments and to align with International practice.
wfiere appropriate. Details about metbods or test have been. by and large.
taken out from tbts standard and are now covered in a separate standard.
to which reference h¥ been 'made at approprlate plaJes.
A' This Maftdard Is complementary to the indivIdual specification for
different type$ of cables.
D.ft In preparing this standard. considerable assistance has been derived
from IEC Publication 502 ( 1983 ) C Extruded solid dielectric Insulated
poWer cables for rated voltages from 1 kV up to 30 kV·. Issued by the
Internattonal Electroteehn1calCommlssiOn ( me t·
'.6 For the purpose of dedding whether a particular requirement of this
standard Is complied with. the Anal value. 06served or cil1culated. expres-
strvthetesult of II test shall be rounded off In accordance with IS :2-1960-.
The number' of signiflcant places retained in the rounded off value should
be the same lIS that of the specifled value in this standard .

...- ·R" for rounding off numeric:al vaIueIS ( rtlYIsed ).

3
 'speettles the physical and electrical requirements for
d sheath of electric cables.
f PVC compounds covered by this standard are given

General purpose insulation for maximum rated conductor

temperature 70 e intended for cables with rated voltages
0

Uo/U up to and including 3'3/3'3 kV.

Gl!t1eralpurpose insulation for maximum rated conductor
~.e..mperature 70°0 intended for cables with rated voltages
'lIctiU above 3'3/3-3 kV.
H_t resisting insulation for maximum rated conductor
temperature 85°e intended for cables with rated voltages
up to and including 1 100 volts.
General purpose sheath intended for use in cables oper-
ating at a maximum rated conductor temperature 70oe.
Heat resisting sheath intended for use in cables oper-
ating at a maximum rated conductor temperature 90oe.
~OGY .
t. he
.••.
· '._Purpose of this standard. the definitions given in IS : 1885
~W.t.shall apply. in addition to the following.
•• - Difference between the median value obtained after
and the median value obtained without ageing. expressed as a
of the latter.
"OSitiON
ulatlon or sheath shall consist of a compound based on one of
. 8 ITlaterials. which have been suitably compounded and pro-
'meet the requirements of this standard:
i.< P~IYVlnylchloride ( pve ),
•.

... b)·$Ultable co-polymers of which the major constituent shall be Vinyl

chloride.
jl)Ml~ture of (a) and (b).
(.,....'.T.II. T
;'.~,), :', i' •.
' '.,'
QQ... UIREMENTS
",' .',' ",

tIlTh. I.-wation and sheath shall satisfy the test requirements stated In
'FIb•• I and 2 respectively. to the extent specified In the relevant cable
Itlndard.
·lIlClI'OtochDicaJ vocabulary : Part 32 Cablet, coHucton aDd aecelloriel for electric
Nt,·,·
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'Cililu ••• )
T&:5T UNIT TYf& • ,1N3UU.TJQJl METHOD
fA'
A.
- .",--••••••••••••••••
It
-
C
-,

t". _TaST
'#•• ~No.
_ IS:
I
(J~
i) V•••
(2)
1118JstMty. Mat
l!ll at 21"C ( ,. Note 1 )
b) at IIl8ximuftl •••••..
(I)

0bIa-cm
Ohna-Gm
(.~

1 X 10'3
h•••
•
(It

Ix IOU I x ••••
.)( 1011 l¥ 101'
(6)
IGJlO-)
(7)
43 .l
tealpjntw"e (#It.2)
Ii.·~~ •• •
taPt. Mtn
••• ..a'.,NfICe.l)
•••
..
18'1 311
b) at .axIW""rate4
.ftl ••- C.tlt) ••• Q;Q31 a31 0.037
36.7

.T...•.~_
ii$ .Wlth8qt ••••

W Eio••• _ at wqk.
_ -
pere8IIt
1.2'5
1~
12.5
135
.1Jl"5
125
Min

r,...,•••.
iN) Mw ~ In air oven
~ 80
. me (••••
.,) T•••••__ ~
dayS 7
It) Tensile ..-enath
;l)V.~ aptJlg. HI•••• • 12'5
Mia
2) VariatiQ,p. Max percent :1:20
Q ElOngation at ~
l) V.ka. aft.,. sgeb1g. ,.roe.nt ISO:
Alia ~
2) VaFIatioR. Mu perca :t20
v) to. cl ,.... ill air oven

a) T~..l ,.

I
(T_fMra-
-'IR ~-tot••.
raft~e
;fl2l'C)
ll~"_days
-e 80

7
 METHOD
r= ,& --------~ OF TEST
ABC (REB TO
PABT No.
o. IS:
1118105 )
(I) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
+i~{IfDt deformation test
.. ~ T. tempel1lture ·0 80 80 95
( toleranCe :I: 2ee )
1ft) •••• ·••1Ider load (
••••• 1.)
,.
•••••e.e hours 4
••
of Indentation.
hours
percent 50
6
50
6 6
50

hour I I I
~ No signs of craCks or scales

~Tempera- eo 150 158 ISO

, ~(tole-
nt « ranee
t*re)
Duratioll minutes 15 15 15
~Max percent 4 4 4

•., •• a••1t ( tor dta-

,.. • ••• r > 12'5 rom )
:)IIl::rOltteme ••r.aure ( tole-
.i .tltlKe:t:2"C)

::·ltVia •••••••••••lhatPl
---------------
TABL8 1 TBST REQUIREMENTS POll
TIl$T (bUT
....-.----_4
we
TYPE •
INSULATION
INSULATION
-c.",
MIlTHOD
_
~::rl:'
• •. UT8ST
.\ B C-.
oarIS I
1.188 )
(J) (2) (7)
xi) Colour futaoas te /layUp. 18
OXPOMtte. Mill
!Iii) Colour.... to WIler (_Ne&o3)

f Tempera-
ture ( •••.• ~ 70 70 70
.) TrntQleBl\ rane
PC)
(Ilun.tio,a * holm 48 48 48
b) V~I .n•••••••
xiii) nemw Italpiji&J
a3 Tut •.•.,.,aturo
- (ree from traces of co1ow
(,., Note 4)
~ 200 200 200
( ••••••• 'rc)
~.t_ •••• qQ.te. 80 100 100
Dr} •••••••• Weomins •••

. {t::r:...
II} TRatIMGl{ r•• ~e
-e SO SO SO
19

b) ONervali.on
t~J DO
72 72 72
appreciable Itaininl of
indioator compouad or
filter paper
7fIf) Water abaorplioa teat 33
( graYi.... )
r --rempera- ~ 8S
& t:ln:e ( ••••

l•2"C)
a) Treatmeat '( raac.
Duration days 14
"') Water abIort •••• Max .tlc.- - 10
Nom 1 - Velume mlltivi!r aad in.ulation r teIII • ., be do ••• at
roo" "mperatutB iastead or
~7·C; However. ia QUO of "4Oubt Of •••••• tile test
naub aW 1lc coJdUmed by festiq at 27"C.
NCJTa 2 - Ti.... UDtler load:
'" Fint ~ue· Cablt'l uviog a mtedvoltajpl aOt 0X£ecdiDg S'SII·S·S.V
aDd a etmductor croll-sechoa notexceeding 3S ••••
Scc*
NO'l'JI3 - Undl'l' 'JOP_iOB. 1Jl
A ahalI be roll owed. .... ~. -
t"
,.,e-Cabl" oot coveRld uader firatcase.
moantiq. teat IDIlt1lod giveD in Appelldix
.....
_ N0'1I4 - Under preparation. hl the meantime. tOlt method. given in
~. AppeadixB ahIIl beroJlowc.'4.
. -Method. of tt'SC fur cabl., ••
d J-," '.,PI4, t
 TAELE 2 TEST REQUIREMENfS POR PVC SHEATH
(a...U
UJOT TYPE 01' SH~ATH

STI
"-- --.
ST2
MaoBOD
T_'1'(R.u
01'

P'-'1'No.ol'
IS: 10810·)
(2) (6)
I) Without ageing 7
a) Tensile strength, Milt Nlmml lZ'S lZ'S
b) Elqation at break, percent 150 150
16
,olf~ ageing in air oven
r Tempera-
< •... ture (tole-
;;,.\J'reatment.l ranee
c.' i ± ~C)
LDurati_
IiTensile strength
J) Val~ after ageing,
~;; '"MIll
a> Variation, IIIIJC
.,,1Iqation at break
. 1) "Ilkie after ageing, 150 150
MI.
a> Variation, M#IX ± 20 :I:25
ri mass in air oven
r Tempera·
I cure (tole-
Treatment{ ranee
1:1: 2°C)
(Duration days 1 7
'itt)Loss of mass, M.x ml/cml 2 2
\

.".. det'llrmation test

a) Test temperature
( tolerance. ZOC)
b) Time under load
( ,,, Npte.l )
First case '" hours 4 n
Sec~ case hours 6 6
c) Depth of. indentation, perceat 50 50
Max
 .,4'
TABLE Z TEST REQUIR£MENTS FOR PVC SHEArn - c.,.u
TUT UNIT Tw•• "'IoU ManoD or
!l • " TJIlI'l' (,R •• ~
•ITl STZ P.•••'1' No. c.
IS: 10810.)
(I) (2) (6)
.) Heat shcM:ktest 14

a) Treatment{
fTom~
tUfO.
raDee
t.. tel ••

lDur.doD
::l:ZOC )
1 1
b) VIsU8l examination No aipI of cracb or

vI) Sfitlnkage test

•••
a~ TrQUDe&tf~~::r*oi..
l~~;~
b), ShrlQkage, Mux
vII) Cold bend test for diameter
< lZ'511lm
,) Test temperature
( tolerance ZOC' *
bl Visual examination
vUl) Cold Impact test for dia-
meter >. 12,5 mm
a) Test temperature
( tolerance =l::ZOC)
b) VisUal examination

Ix) Colour fastness to daylight

exposure. Min
x) Colour f¥tness to water
(Tempera-
'" t ture ( tol ••
a) Treatmentt ranee
::I: ZOC)
Duratioa
b) Vis",. examination
 SL TEST UNIT TyPH SHEATH
OF METHOD0,
No. r----.....
STl
--- .... TEST ( REp TO
ST2 PART No. OF
(1)
IS : 10810. )
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
xl) Thermal stahillty ( See Note 3)
a) Test temperature °0 200 200
( tolerance :1:0"500)
bl Time, Mi" minutes 40 80
xl9 Bleeding and blooming
19
(Tempera. °0 50 50
I ture,. ( tole-
a) Treatment{
l
ranee
± 2°0)
Duration hours 72 72
b) Observations No afPreclable
staining 0 indicator
compound or filter
paper
XUI) Oxygen index ( Under conslderation 1

NOTE1- Tillie URder load:

First case-4 hours for test piece having an outer diameter not
exceeding 12'5 mm.
Second case--6 hours for test piece having an outer diameter
exceeding 12"5 mm.
Nom 2 - Under preparation. In the meantime, test method given in Appendix
A shall be followed.
NOJ'E3 - Under preparation. In the meantime, test method given in Appendix
B shall be followed.
'"Methods of test for cables.
 APPBNDIX A
( Tuble 1. Item( xii ) ami .~. 2. Item (x)]
TEST FOR COl.OOR F.AS1'NBSs TO WATER
.\4. A piece about' 100 ntm long of iMUla&ft or sheath Is out into small
pit£eIS and tmrners.ed for the s~ I*tod tn about 10 times its own
volume of distilled water tnalntaimd at thespectfted temperature. At the
end of the period. the water smw be eaamlned. It shall be ft'ee trom any
tn\Ce of COlour.

APPENDIX B
[ Tablet. ftll.-( xiji ) anti 'PabJe2, Item (xi) ]

,.....,....Uq•.••
It•..•CIBSs
Tk!RM'All STAIIL.-v 'lEST
at
tubes dosed at one end i 10..tnm. long with an outer diameter
or ~ely 5·mm an Inper ~er"
and "·O=O·~
mm.
B4.' tijd~ 1Jldic.JJg paper w..ltb a JU fUl&e at 1 to 10.
a.,.l~ the~8tleally co-ntroUed heattnl ~aratus for the specified
t~ure.
14.• 'ttJetfflOrneter calibrated in dlv~lo,. of &1°Q.
Jt,. U S,\op-Walch Of a suitable tl~ meter,
. B-2. l:Mting MJlthod
;¥ From the insulation of each core to be tested ar from the sheath
to be telltell. three samples. .eadt of 50 :l: 5 mg. shall' be taken in
the !orin of strip:. If posslb1~. For small thickness the sample
may ~ of two Or-"'e stmpL Each sample shalt be inserted
••.Into a gl3u tllbe as spedfled in B-U. The sample shall occupy
- the· bottom of the tUbe and not pr.oj9ltt more than 30 mm above
the bqUlllJ) •
••. A strip of d~ universal lndkatlngfi\aptlr as spedfied in B-1.2.
abOlit Ii mnl' long and 3 I1ll'D wide. shall be inserted into the
open end ( tPp ) of tile glass tube· so that the strip protrudes
about 5 mill Ol,lt of tbe tube and can be bent to keep it i n
p<u;l$n.
 c) The glass tube shall be placed into the heating apparatus, as
specified in B-1.3, which has already attained the test tempera-
ture specified. The glass tube shall be inserted. into the heating
apparatus for a depth of 60 mm.
d) The time taken for the universal indicating paper to change
colour from a pH value of 5 to a pH value of 3 shall be measured,
or the test continued for the specified duration without the
colour change occurring. The colour change point shall be consi-
dered to have been reached when the red colouring of the
universal indicating paper characteristic of a pH value of 3 is just
becoming visible. The universal indicating paper shall be
renewed ( especially for long duration stabilities ) 'towards the
end of the expected test time every 5 to 10 min. so that the
change point is better visible.

~a~Evaluatlon
\,"3;1: .The average value of the thermal stability times of the three saInp-
'1It:ahall not be lower than the value specified in Table 1 or Table 2 as
. applicable.
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 AMENlMF.NTNO. 1 APUL 1985
TO
18:5831 -1984 SPECIFICATION FOI PVC INSULATION
ANDSBMTB OF iLiCTUC CAlLiS

[Page 5, Table 1, S7.No, (v), {,tsn (a) 1 - Insert

the following after this item:

b) Loss of
mass,
HI:

[Page 6, Tabte 1. st No, (vi), itsn (b), first

case, 001. (6)] - Substitute '4' for '_I.

a) - Substitute 'tolerance' for 'toterance'.

b) - Substitute 'absorbed' for 'absorted'.

[PageS, Tabte 2, Sf, No. (iT). item{a), oot (5)] -

81bstitute '80' for '30'.

(Rrg·e 11, clause A-I, tine 1 l- Substitute 'cut I

fO%' 'out ••••

(page 11, clause B-1.1, 'line 1)- Substitute

'Glass' for 'Class'.

(ITDC 59)
..
 AMENDMENT NO. 2 DECEMBER 1995.
J~
IS SUI 1,1__ .,.." FOR PVC
bfnLATIOIJl ,urD '•••••••• ELECTRIC CABLES
,.h,J ••.• I
(l'fIJr 4, clilllU,.ll~ - •••• ~ m•••••• betw80n 'Type
C· ancf ~ tH·: .
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tor", .Jt{l'JWatrttte '01; •• ti4tc1'r.t.&We
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with
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