Features
- Excellent cable retention
- Enhanced protection for installers
- 0.79" slot pitch
- 0.31" slot width
- Material: self extinguishing PVC
- Service Temperature: +5º F to +140º F (-15º C to +60º C)
- Standard: base slots to DIN 43659
- Colors: White, Gray & Black
- Flammability: UL94 V-O rated material
- Approvals: UL, CSA & Lloyds Register
- RoHS compliant
- Covers included
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WIRE DUCT MATERIALS
| Material |
Rigid PVC |
Polypropylene |
Polyamide 6 |
Polyethylene |
Flame Retardant Polyethylene |
| Technical Characteristics |
Test Standard |
Unit of Measure |
| Chemical-Physical Properties |
| Specific gravity |
DIN 53479 |
g/cm³ |
1.55 |
1.01 |
1.14 |
0.92 |
0.97 |
| Formaldehyde |
- |
ppm |
absent |
absent |
- |
absent |
absent |
| Cadmium |
- |
ppm |
absent |
absent |
- |
£10 |
£10 |
| Mechanical Properties |
| Tensile stress at break |
DIN 53455 |
MPa |
39 |
28 |
45 |
17 |
15 |
| Elongation at break |
DIN 53455 |
% |
130 |
200 |
250 |
400 |
600 |
| Modulus of elasticity |
DIN 53457 |
MPa |
3200 |
1700 |
1100 |
340 |
1400 |
| Thermal Properties |
| Temperature VICAT |
DIN 53460 |
ºC |
84 |
95 |
198 |
90 |
95 |
| HDT |
ISO 75 R |
°C |
73 |
60 |
68 |
40 |
50 |
| Continuous Operation Temp |
- |
°C |
65 |
100 |
70 |
70 |
85 |
| Electrical Properties |
| Dielectric constan |
DIN 53483 |
- |
3.4 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| Dielectric strength |
DIN 53481 |
kV/mm |
35 |
25 |
30 |
14 |
14 |
| Surface resistance |
IEC 93 |
Ohm |
1013 |
1013 |
1012 |
1013 |
1012 |
| Self-Extinguishing |
| Self-Extinguishing UL 94 3.2 mil |
UL 94 |
- |
V-0 |
V-0 |
V-2 |
HB |
V-1 |
| Self-Extinguishing UL 94 1.6 mil. |
UL 94 |
- |
V-0 |
V-0 |
- |
HB |
V-2 |
| Hot Wire Test (2mm) |
CEI 50-11 |
°C |
960 |
960 |
650 |
650 |
850 |
| CSTB Classification |
CSTB |
- |
M1 |
- |
- |
- |
M3 |
| Oxygen number |
ASTM D 2863 |
% |
43 |
30 |
25 |
17.5 |
25 |
RIGID PVC RESISTANCE TO CHEMICAL AGENTS
| Chemical |
Concentration |
Temp. °C |
Resistance |
| Acetic acid, hydrous |
25% |
40 |
+ |
| Acetic acid |
100% |
20 |
0 |
| Acetone |
traces |
20 |
- |
| Acetone |
100% |
20 |
- |
| Acqua regia |
100% |
20 |
0 |
| Aluminium Chloride, hydrous |
thinned |
20 |
- |
| Aluminium sulphate, hydr. |
thinned |
20 |
- |
| Ammonia, concentrate |
saturated |
40 |
+ |
| Ammonia, dry gas |
100% |
60 |
+ |
| Ammonia, liquid |
100% |
20 |
0 |
| Aniline, pure |
100% |
20 |
- |
| Antifreeze |
commercial |
20 |
+ |
| Arsenic acid, hydr. |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Barium Hydroxide, hydr. |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Barium salts, hydr. |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Beer |
commercial |
20 |
+ |
| Bees wax |
commercial |
20 |
+ |
| Benzene |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Bleaching Lye |
usual conc. |
40 |
+ |
| Borax, hydrous |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Boric acid, hydr. |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Brandy |
commercial |
20 |
+ |
| Bromine, liquid |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Butane, gaseous |
- |
20 |
+ |
| Butadiene |
50% |
60 |
+ |
| Butanol |
10% |
20 |
+ |
| Butyric acid, hydr. |
20% |
20 |
0 |
| Calcium chloride |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Camphor oil |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
100% |
20 |
0 |
| Carbon dioxide, dry |
100% |
60 |
+ |
| Chlorine, gaseous, dry |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Chlorine, gaseous, moist |
0.5% |
20 |
+ |
| Chlorine, liquid |
- |
20 |
- |
| Chlorine water |
saturated |
20 |
0 |
| Chromic acid, hydr. |
50% |
40 |
+ |
| Borax, hydrous |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Citric acid, hydr. |
10 |
40 |
+ |
| Copper sulphate, hydr |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Diesel oil |
100 |
20 |
+ |
| Ethyl-alcohol |
96% |
20 |
+ |
| Formaldehyde, hydr. |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Formic acid |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Freon 12 |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Gasoline |
100% |
60 |
+ |
| Gelatin, hydr. |
- |
40 |
+ |
| Glycerine, hydr. |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Heating oil |
- |
20 |
0 |
| Chemical |
Concentration |
Temp. °C |
Resistance |
| Hexane |
- |
20 |
+ |
| Hydrochloric acid |
30% |
40 |
+ |
| Hydrogen |
100% |
60 |
+ |
| Lead acetate, hydr.. |
saturated |
50 |
+ |
| Lead tetra-ethyl |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Linseed oil |
100% |
60 |
0 |
| Lubricating oils |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Methanol |
100% |
40 |
+ |
| Milk |
normal |
20 |
+ |
| Mineral oil |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Molasses |
- |
20 |
+ |
| Naphtalene |
- |
20 |
- |
| Nitrous acid, liquid |
30% |
50 |
+ |
| Oils and fats |
commercial |
60 |
+ |
| Oil of turpentine |
100% |
60 |
0 |
| Ozone |
100% |
60 |
+ |
| Paraffin wax |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Petroleum |
- |
20 |
+ |
| Photographic developer |
commercial |
40 |
+ |
| Photographic emulsions |
commercia |
40 |
+ |
| Potash lye, hydrous |
40% |
40 |
+ |
| Potassium permanganate |
6 |
20 |
+ |
| Propane liquid |
100% |
20 |
+ |
| Prussic acid |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Salicylic acid |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Sea water |
- |
60 |
0 |
| Sebacic acid |
100% |
60 |
+ |
| Silicone oil |
100% |
60 |
+ |
| Soda, hydrous |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Sodium chloride |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
| Spirits, all types |
commercial |
20 |
+ |
| Succinic acid, hydrous |
- |
60 |
+ |
| Sulphur |
- |
60 |
0 |
| Sulphuric acid, hydrous |
40% |
40 |
+ |
| Tannic acid |
10% |
60 |
0 |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
100% |
20 |
- |
| Toluene |
100% |
20 |
- |
| Tincture of Iodine |
commercial |
20 |
- |
| Urea, hydrous |
10% |
40 |
- |
| Urine |
- |
40 |
+ |
| Vaseline oil |
100% |
20 |
- |
| Vinegar |
commercial |
40 |
+ |
| Water |
100% |
40 |
+ |
| Water steam |
- |
40 |
0 |
| Wines, red and white |
commercial |
20 |
+ |
| Zinc salts |
saturated |
60 |
0 |
| Zinc sulphate hydrous |
thinned |
40 |
+ |
