6242B Cable – Flame Retardant Prysmian Afumex Cable
Prysmian Afumex 6242B
Prysmian Afumex 6242B is a Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cable that is flat twin core and suitable for a wide range of indoor building applications typically power, lighting and sub-mains distribution –Â used in suitably protected installations and it can provide significant savings to the traditional indoor protected wiring solution.
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Prysmian Afumex 6242B Cable
Characteristics
Cable Approvals : Cable approved to BS7211
Key Applications : Suitable for fixed installation in dry or damp premises on walls, boards or trays, in channels or embedded in plaster particularly for situations in which low emission smoke and acid gas is required in case of burning
Conductor : Plain annealed copper solid (1.0 – 2.5mm²) or stranded (4.0 – 16.0mm²) circular conductor complying with BS EN 60228 Class 1 or Class 2
Insulation : LSOH 90°C cross-linked insulation
Core Identification : o Brown o CPC o Blue or o Brown o Black o CPC o Grey
Sheath :Â LSOH Sheath complying with BS7655 Type LTS2 – Colour – white
Voltage : Low Voltage (300/500 V)
6242B Cable
Flame Retardant Prysmian Afumex Cable – Features
- 300/500V
- 90°C maximum operating temperature
- Meets BS7211
- Direct replacement for PVC cables to BS6004
- BASEC approved
- Low Smoke
- Low Acid Gas
- Reduced flame spread
- Afumex approved

Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cables – Prysmian Afumex
AFUMEX 6242B CABLE Specification
Nominal cross sectional area phase/ CPC mm² | Approx. overall diameter mm | Approx. cable weight kg | Maximum conductor resistance at 20°C ohms/km | Short circuit rating of conductor (1 sec) kA | DC or Single phase AC clipped direct Amps | DC or Single phase AC enclosed in conduit or trunking Amps | Three phase AC clipped direct Amps | Volt drop DC or single phase AC mV/A/m | Volt drop three phase AC mV/A/m |
6242B Two core + CPC | |||||||||
1.0 / 1.0 | 4.5 x 8.2 | 70 | 18.1 | 0.14 | 19 | 17 | – | 46 | – |
1.5 / 1.0 | 4.7 x 8.6 | 82 | 12.1 | 0.22 | 24 | 22 | – | 31 | – |
2.5 / 1.5 | 5.3 x 9.9 | 115 | 7.41 | 0.36 | 33 | 30 | – | 19 | – |
4.0 / 1.5 | 6.1 x 11.4 | 155 | 4.61 | 0.57 | 45 | 40 | – | 12 | – |
6.0 / 2.5 | 6.8 x 13.1 | 216 | 3.8 | 0.85 | 58 | 51 | – | 7.9 | – |
10.0 / 4.0 | 8.4 x 16.8 | 380 | 1.83 | 1.43 | 80 | 69 | – | 4.7 | – |
16.0 / 6.0 | 9.6 x 19.5 | 560 | 1.15 | 2.28 | 107 | 61 | – | 2.9 | – |
6243B Three core + CPC | |||||||||
1.0 / 1.0 | 4.5 x 10.7 | 94 | 18.1 | 0.14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 40 |
1.5 / 1.0 | 4.7 x 11.4 | 112 | 12.1 | 0.22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 27 |
2.5 / 1.5 | 5.3 x 12.8 | 152 | 7.41 | 0.36 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 16 |
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Afumex | Low Smoke Cables
Afumex cables are low smoke high performance and flame retardant electrical cables for power and control cables – the cable sheath is LSOH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) which the event of a fire will emit very low levels of smoke and non-toxic levels of poisonous halogen gases.
- Low Smoke: meets BS EN 61034-2
- Zero Halogen: meets BS EN 60754-1
- Flame Retardant: meets BS EN 60332-1-2 or BS EN 60332-3-24
- Fully approved: BASEC approved to BS EN 50525-3-41, BS7211, BS6724 or BS8436
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