POLYCAB FIRE SURVIVAL CABLES – IGNIS SERIES

In today’s building & installation, electrical cables & wires have a significant role in fire safety. Generally electrical insulation and sheathing compound catch fire unless it is fire retardant or fire resistant. This results in overheating of wires & cables arching, short circuit or electrical fault. Cables contribute significantly to the spread of fire and heat emission, increased smoke emission, increased carbon monoxide level, production & release of corrosive gasses.

Polycab IGNIS fire survival cable (low smoke halogen free – LSZH) are suitable for use in various indoor & outdoor applications where continuity of power supply during the event of fire, is highly essential and corrosive gas evaluation could be a cause of hazard to the people or the precision instruments in high rise building, schools, hospitals, hotels, Malls, Subways etc. Polycab IGNIS Fire Survival Cable conforms to various IEC and BS specification. The cables are tested in leading labs and approved by many Indian public sector company and other industries.

Polycab IGNIS fire rated cables are designed to maintain electrical continuity during high fire situation to keep essential life safety and fire-fighting equipment operational for as long as possible, to facilitate evacuation, visibility and firefighting devices to be operational.

To assess the performance of the cable under different fire load, various specifications are described. Cable performance for different levels has been described in BS 6387CWZ, BS 8434-2, BS EN 50200, BS 8491 & IEC 60331. Following construction provides Fire Survival Cable with various designs.

Conductor: High conductivity annealed plain stranded copper conductor produced in-house from state-of-the art Contirod line.

Fire Barrier Tape: Mica Glass Tape

Insulation: In-house developed high insulation resistance cross-linked polyethylene or Electron Beam Cross-linked or Silicone Rubber insulation or Cross-linked Halogen Free Flame Retardant Insulation.

Individual Shield: Where required Pairs are shielded with Aluminium. Mylar Tape along with drain wire Laying up of Multi Cores / Pairs
Inner Covering/ Inner Sheath/ Protective Tape: A protective barrier created between insulation and armour/braid/screen by extruded layer of LSZH/FRLS PVC or protective tape.

Collective Shield: Where required laidup Pairs are shielded with Aluminium. Mylar Tape along with drain wire Armour / Metallic Braid / Screen: Galvanised Steel Round Wire / Copper Braiding / Screening is provided to allow the cable to withstand mechanical stresses to which it is exposed.

Sheath: In-house developed type FRLS PVC/LSZH/.