Loose Tube Fiber Optic Cables

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MTFH Fire Resistant Single SWA Armoured LSZH

Up to 48 cores, single layer metal armour LSZH, Fire Resistant & Fire Retardant
MTFH, 15.11.2017/AP rev.1

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Description

Features

Suitable for duct and underground installation
Rodent protected
Dry core
Waterproof
Fire resistant
Flame retardant
Halogen free and Low smoke emission
UV stabilized

Storage and handling

Store at : -40 to +80 °C
Install at : -10 to +60 °C, Bend minimum : 20 times O.D.
Operate at : -40 to +80 °C, Bend minimum : 10 times O.D.
Pull maximum : 2500N (installation), 800N (permanent)
Crush maximum : 3500N/100mm
Impact maximum : 10J
Cable nominal weight : 370 kg/km

Design

Bare fiber : 250µm
Colour code : See table
Buffer : Loose tube filled with jelly, housing up to 12 fibers
Colour code : See table
Fire protection : A fire barrier is applied over every single tube housing fibers
Central member : Thermoplastic resin coated single strand
Cable core : Loose tubes and fillers (when necessary) assembled around the central member.
Peripheral strength member : swellable glass yarns.
Wrapping : water blocking tape.
Inner sheath : Black LSZH material.
Armour : single layer of galvanized steel wires. Coverage ≥80%.
Outer jacket : Black LSZH UV-Resistant material. Nominal outer diameter 14.5mm.
Marking : APS Finland ww/mm – Fiber Optic Cable MTFH “fiber count and type” – LSZH IEC60331-25 IEC60332-3-24 Cat.C – lot + meter

Environmental properties and Fire Performances

Degree of acidity of gases : IEC 60754-1, IEC 60754-2
Halogen acid gas : IEC 60754-1, IEC 60754-2
Smoke Emission : IEC 61034-2, EN 50268-2
Toxicity of evolved gas : EN 50305 9.2
Flame retardant : IEC 60332-1-2
Fire retardant : IEC 60332-3-24 Cat.C
Fire resistant : IEC 60331-25
Water penetration: IEC 60794-1-2-F5-B (loose tubes)
Water absorption: IEC60811-402 (70°C, 240hrs, increase of weight <7.5mg/cm²)
UV resistant : IEC60811-2-1, ASTM-D-2565-92A

Colour code of fibers

01.	02.	03.	04.	05.	06.	07.	08.	09.	10.	11.	12.
Natural	Red	Green	Yellow	Brown	Blue	Violet	Orange	Grey	White	Black	Pink

Other colour code available upon request.

Colour code of tubes

Tube	4-12 fibers	24 fibers	36 fibers	48 fibers
1	Red (4-12 fibers)	Red (12 fibers)	Red (12 fibers)	Red (12 fibers)
2	Filler	Green (12 fibers)	Green (12 fibers)	Green (12 fibers)
3	Filler	Filler	Natural (12 fibers)	Natural (12 fibers)
4	Filler	Filler	Filler	Natural (12 fibers)

Other colour code available upon request.

Ordering and delivery information

Fiber count	P/N	Packaging
4	MTFH04xx	drum 2000m (+/-5%)
8	MTFH08xx	drum 2000m (+/-5%)
12	MTFH12xx	drum 2000m (+/-5%)
24	MTFH24xx	drum 2000m (+/-5%)
36	MTFH36xx	drum 2000m (+/-5%)
48	MTFH48xx	drum 2000m (+/-5%)

xx = fiber type : OS2=S2, OM1=M1, OM2=M2, OM3=M3, OM4=M4, OM5=M5

Other standards of reference

IEC 60092-370	Electrical installations in ships: Guidance on the selection of cables for telecommunication and data.
DNV TAP 827.50/1	Type Approval Program - Optical Fibre Cables
ABS SVR	Rules for building and classing. Steel Vessels.
ABS SMR	Rules for building and classing. Steel vessels under 90 meters.
IEC 60793	General specifications for both multimode and single-mode optical fibres
IEC 60794	general specifications for optical fibres cables

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