NEK606 Offshore & Marine Cable

Cable Characteristics

Mud Resistant

The suitability of sheathing materials for use in areas in which the cables are exposed to drilling fluids is heavily dependent upon the type of fluid present. Each type of fluid contains additives which can have a deleterious effect on the sheathing material.
According to NEK 606, the mud resistant cables shall have a SHF Mud sheath that comply with the requirements in IEC 60092-359 for SHF2 and the below specified. The mud resistant cables shall be designed with sheathing compounds suitable for installation and operation in contact with MUD unless otherwise specified.

Oil Resistance

All thermoset sheathed cables shall be suitable for an oil production installation. The oil resistance properties shall be demonstrated by a test according to IEC 60092-359 SHF2.

Flame Retardance

The cables shall withstand the test specified in IEC 60332-3-10, -22, -23, -24, -25. Single, earth and bonding wires shall withstand the test specified in IEC 60332-1 or IEC 60332-2.

Fire Resistance

Fire resistance cables shall be tested according to IEC 60331-11, -12, -21, -25 and -31.

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Applications

These cables are flame retardant, low smoke and halogen free, used for earthing and bonding services.

Standards

IEC 60092-353	IEC 60092-359
IEC 60332-1	IEC 60332-3-22
IEC 60754-1,2	IEC 61034-1,2
NEK 606:2004

Construction

Conductors : Tinned annealed stranded copper to IEC 60228 class 2 or class 5.
Insulation : Halogen free thermosetting compound, SHF2. When used as protective earth (PE) wire, the cables coloured yellow/green. When used as single wire, the cables coloured off-white, black, red or blue.

Electrical Characteristics

Nominal Cross Section Area	mm²	10	16	25	35	50	70
Nominal Conductor Diameter	mm	4	5.1	6.5	7.4	8.7	10.3
Maximum DC Resistant@20℃	Ω/km	1.84	1.16	0.734	0.529	0.391	0.27
Continuous Current Rating@45℃1 Core	A	72	96	127	157	196	242
Short Circuit Current 1s	A	1430	2290	3580	5010	7150	10020
Operating Voltage	KV	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1

Nominal Cross Section Area	mm²	95	120	150	185	240	300
Nominal Conductor Diameter	mm	12.2	13.8	15.1	17	19.6	21.9
Maximum DC Resistant@20℃	Ω/km	0.195	0.154	0.126	0.1	0.0762	0.0607
Continuous Current Rating@45℃1 Core	A	293	339	389	444	522	601
Short Circuit Current 1s	A	13590	17170	21460	26470	34340	42930
Operating Voltage	KV	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1	0.6/1

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Bending Radius : 8×OD (during installation); 6×OD (fixed installed).
Temperature Range : -20℃ ~ +90℃.

Dimensions and Weight

Construction No. of cores×Cross section (mm²)	Nominal Insulation Thickness mm<	Nominal Overall Diameter mm	Nominal Weight kg/km
1×10	1	6.6	125
1×16	1	7.7	185
1×25	1.2	9.5	290
1×35	1.2	10.4	380
1×50	1.4	12.1	510
1×70	1.4	13.6	700
1×95	1.6	15.5	950
1×120	1.6	17.5	1205
1×150	1.8	19.4	1470
1×185	2	21.7	1875
1×240	2.2	24.7	2420
1×300	2.4	27.2	3060