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I.S. EN 62444:2013

Cable glands for electrical installations

(IEC 62444:2010 (MOD))
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21 October, 2013 EN 62444:2013 18 October, 2013

EN 50262:1998 +corr Oct 1998 +
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62444

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2013

ICS 29.120.10 Supersedes EN 50262:1998 + corr. Oct.1998 + A1:2001 + A2:2004

English version

Cable glands for electrical installations

(IEC 62444:2010, modified)

Presse-étoupes pour installations Kabelverschraubungen für elektrische

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électriques Installationen
(CEI 62444:2010, modifiée) (IEC 62444:2010, modifiziert)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2013-09-23. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Foreword
This document (EN 62444:2013) consists of the text of IEC 62444:2010 prepared by IEC/TC 23
"Electrical accessories", together with the common modifications prepared by CLC/TC 213 "Cable
management systems".

The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2014-09-23

implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2016-09-23
with this document have to be withdrawn
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This document supersedes EN 50262:1998.

EN 62444:2013 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 50262:1998:

- 1 Scope

- 3 Terms and definitions

- 5 General conditions for tests

- 6 Classification

- 9 Mechanical properties

- 9.5 Resistance to impact

- 10.3.2 Electrical current test

- 12.2 Resistance to corrosion

- Table 2 – Pull forces for cable retention and cable anchorage

Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in
IEC 62444:2010 are prefixed “Z”.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.

This standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment
Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD - 2006/95/EC).

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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62444:2010 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard with agreed common modifications.

COMMON MODIFICATIONS

1. Scope
Delete the third paragraph.

2. Normative references
Replace by:
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See Annex ZA.

Annex A
Delete Annex A.

Bibliography
In the Bibliography, add the following notes for the standards indicated:
IEC 60079 series NOTE Harmonized in EN 60079 series.

IEC 60335 series NOTE Harmonized in EN 60335 series.

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications

with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
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IEC 60423 2007 Conduit systems for cable management - EN 60423 2007
Outside diameters of conduits for electrical
installations and threads for conduits and
fittings
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by EN 60529 1991
+ A1 1999 enclosures (IP Code) + corr. May 1993
+ A1 2000
IEC 60695-2-11 2000 Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-2-11 2001
+ corr. January 2001 Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire flammability test
method for end-products
ISO 868 2003 Plastics and ebonite - Determination of EN ISO 868 2003
indentation hardness by means of a
durometer (Shore hardness)
ISO 4287 1997 Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - EN ISO 4287 1998
Surface texture: Profile method - Terms,
definitions and surface texture parameters
ISO 9227 2006 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - EN ISO 9227 2006
Salt spray tests
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD...........................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ...............................................................................................................................6
2 Normative references .......................................................................................................6
3 Terms and definitions .......................................................................................................6
4 General requirements .......................................................................................................7
5 General conditions for tests ..............................................................................................8
6 Classification ....................................................................................................................9
6.1 According to material...............................................................................................9
6.2 According to mechanical properties .........................................................................9
6.3 According to electrical properties .......................................................................... 10
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6.4 According to resistance to external influences ....................................................... 10

6.5 According to sealing system .................................................................................. 10
7 Marking and documentation ............................................................................................ 11
7.1 Marking ................................................................................................................. 11
7.2 Durability and legibility .......................................................................................... 11
7.3 Documentation ...................................................................................................... 11
8 Construction ................................................................................................................... 12
9 Mechanical properties .................................................................................................... 12
9.1 General ................................................................................................................. 12
9.2 Cable retention test ............................................................................................... 13
9.3 Cable anchorage test for non-armoured cable ....................................................... 15
9.4 Cable anchorage test for armoured cable .............................................................. 17
9.5 Resistance to impact ............................................................................................. 19
9.6 Seal performance .................................................................................................. 22
10 Electrical properties........................................................................................................ 22
10.1 Equipotential bonding to electrical equipment ........................................................ 22
10.2 Equipotential bonding to metallic layer(s) of cable ................................................. 22
10.3 Protective connection to earth ............................................................................... 23
10.3.1 General ..................................................................................................... 23
10.3.2 Electrical current test................................................................................. 23
11 Electromagnetic compatibility ......................................................................................... 24
12 External influences ......................................................................................................... 25
12.1 Degree of protection in accordance with IEC 60529 (IP Code)............................... 25
12.1.1 General ..................................................................................................... 25
12.1.2 Degree of protection against foreign solid objects...................................... 25
12.1.3 Degree of protection against ingress of water ............................................ 25
12.2 Resistance to corrosion ......................................................................................... 25
12.3 Resistance to ultraviolet light................................................................................. 25
13 Fire hazard ..................................................................................................................... 26
13.1 Reaction to fire ...................................................................................................... 26
13.1.1 General ..................................................................................................... 26
13.1.2 Contribution to fire ..................................................................................... 26
13.1.3 Spread of fire ............................................................................................ 26
13.2 Resistance to fire .................................................................................................. 26
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Annex A (normative) Particular requirements for cable glands for electrical

installations with NPT entry threads ...................................................................................... 27
Annex B (informative) Test sequence................................................................................... 28
Bibliography.......................................................................................................................... 29

Figure 1 – Typical arrangement for cable retention test......................................................... 14

Figure 2 – Typical arrangement for cable anchorage pull test ............................................... 16
Figure 3 – Typical arrangement for cable anchorage twist test .............................................. 17
Figure 4 – Typical arrangement for cable anchorage test for armoured cable........................ 18
Figure 5 – Typical arrangement for impact test ..................................................................... 21
Figure 6 – Typical arrangement for electrical current tests .................................................... 24
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Table 1 – Clearance holes for cable glands for test purposes ................................................. 9
Table 2 – Pull forces for cable retention and cable anchorage .............................................. 15
Table 3 – Torque value for cable anchorage twist test .......................................................... 17
Table 4 – Impact values ........................................................................................................ 20
Table 5 – Electrical current values ........................................................................................ 23
Table A.1 – Clearance holes for NPT cable glands for test purposes .................................... 27
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

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CABLE GLANDS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,
Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC
Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested
in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-
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with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by
agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all
interested IEC National Committees.
3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National
Committees in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of IEC
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misinterpretation by any end user.
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transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergence
between any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be clearly indicated in
the latter.
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

International Standard IEC 62444 has been prepared by subcommittee 23A: Cable
management systems, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.

The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

FDIS Report on voting

23A/606/FDIS 23A/618/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.

This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

NOTE The following print types are used:

− requirements: in roman type;

− test specifications: in italic type;
− notes: in small roman type.
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The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be

• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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CABLE GLANDS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

1 Scope

This Standard provides requirements and tests for the construction and performance of cable
glands. This standard covers complete cable glands as supplied by the manufacturer or the
supplier responsible for placing the product on the market. This standard does not cover cable
glands for mineral insulated cables.

This standard covers cable glands with IEC 60423 metric entry threads.
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This standard can be used as a guide for cable glands with other type of entry threads.

NOTE Certain cable glands may also be used “in Hazardous Areas.” Regard should then be taken of other or
additional requirements necessary for the enclosure to be installed in such conditions, for example as specified in
the IEC 60079 series.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

IEC 60423:2007, Conduit systems for cable management – Outside diameters of conduits for
electrical installations and threads for conduits and fittings

IEC 60529:1989, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)

Amendment 1 (1999) 1

IEC 60695-2-11:2000, Fire hazard testing – Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods –
Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products

ISO 868:2003, Plastics and ebonite – Determination of indentation hardness by means of

durometer (Shore hardness)

ISO 4287:1997, Geometrical product specifications (GPS) – Surface texture: Profile method –
Terms, definitions and surface texture parameters

ISO 9227:2006, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres – Salt spray tests

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following definitions apply.

3.1
cable gland
a device designed to permit the entry of a cable, flexible cable or insulated conductor into an
enclosure, and which provides sealing and retention. It may also provide other functions such
as earthing, bonding, insulation, cable guarding, strain relief or a combination of these

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1 There is a consolidated edition 2.1 (2001) that includes IEC 60529 (1989) and its amendment 1 (1999).
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