Multi-part Document
BS EN 60811 - Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials

This is a multi-part document divided into the following parts:

• Part 1-1 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application. Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions. Tests for determining the mechanical properties. Section 1: Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties
• Part 1-2 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application. Thermal ageing methods
• Part 1-3 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application. Methods for determining the density. Water absorption tests. Shrinkage test. Section 3: Methods for determining the density - Water absorption tests - Shrinking test
• Part 1-4 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application. Tests at low temperature
• Part 2-1 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to elastomeric compounds. Ozone resistance test. Hot set test. Mineral oil immersion test
• Part 3-1 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to PVC compounds. Pressure test at high temperature. Tests for resistance to cracking
• Part 3-2 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to PVC compounds. Loss of mass test. Thermal stability test
• Part 4-1 Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds. Resistance to environmental stress cracking. Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air. Measurement of the flow index. Carbon black and/or mineral content measurement in PE
• Part 4-2 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds. Tensile strength and elongation at break after pre-conditioning. Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air. Measurement of mass increase. Long-term stability test. Test method for copper-catalysed oxidative degradation
• Part 5-1 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical fibre cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to filling compounds. Drop point. Separation of oil. Lower temperature brittleness. Total acid number. Absence of corrosive components. Permittivity at 23°C. D.C. resistivity at 23°C and 100°C
• Part 100 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. General
• Part 201 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. General tests. Measurement of insulation thickness
• Part 202 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. General tests. Measurement of thickness of non-metallic sheath
• Part 203 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. General tests. Measurement of overall dimensions
• Part 301 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Electrical tests. Measurement of the permittivity at 23°C of filling compounds
• Part 302 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Electrical tests. Measurement of the d.c. resistivity at 23°C and 100°C of filling compounds
• Part 401 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials. Part 401: Miscellaneous tests - Thermal ageing methods - Ageing in an air oven
• Part 402 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Water absorption tests
• Part 403 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Ozone resistance test on cross-linked compounds
• Part 404 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Mineral oil immersion tests for sheaths
• Part 405 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Thermal stability test for PVC insulations and PVC sheaths
• Part 406 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Resistance to stress cracking of polyethylene and polypropylene compounds
• Part 407 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Measurement of mass increase of polyethylene and polypropylene compounds
• Part 408 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Long-term stability test of polyethylene and polypropylene compounds
• Part 409 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Loss of mass test for thermoplastic insulations and sheaths
• Part 410 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Test method for copper-catalyzed oxidative degradation of polyolefin insulated conductors
• Part 411 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Low-temperature brittleness of filling compounds
• Part 412 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Thermal ageing methods. Ageing in an air bomb
• Part 501 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds
• Part 502 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Shrinkage test for insulations
• Part 503 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Shrinkage test for sheaths
• Part 504 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Bending tests at low temperature for insulation and sheaths
• Part 505 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Elongation at low temperature for insulations and sheaths
• Part 506 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Impact test at low temperature for insulations and sheaths
• Part 507 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Hot set test for cross-linked materials
• Part 508 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Pressure test at high temperature for insulation and sheaths
• Part 509 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Test for resistance of insulations and sheaths to cracking (heat shock test)
• Part 510 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds. Wrapping test after thermal ageing in air
• Part 511 Electric and optical fibre cables – Test methods for non-metallic materials. Part 511: Mechanical tests – Measurement of the melt flow index of polyethylene and polypropylene compounds (IEC 60811-511:2012)
• Part 512 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds. Tensile strength and elongation at break after conditioning at elevated temperature
• Part 513 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Methods specific to polyethylene and polypropylene compounds. Wrapping test after conditioning
• Part 601 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of the drop point of filling compounds
• Part 602 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Separation of oil in filling compounds
• Part 603 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of total acid number of filling compounds
• Part 604 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of absence of corrosive components in filling compounds
• Part 605 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of carbon black and/or mineral filler in polyethylene compounds
• Part 606 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Methods for determining the density
• Part 607 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Test for the assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene and polypropylene