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Diff Between Fire Resistant and Flame Retardant Cables

The document explains the difference between fire resistant and flame retardant instrument cables. Fire resistant cables can continue operating during a fire while flame retardant cables resist spreading fire but may not continue operating. Fire resistant cables are used for critical safety circuits while flame retardant cables are used for non-critical circuits.

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Diff Between Fire Resistant and Flame Retardant Cables

The document explains the difference between fire resistant and flame retardant instrument cables. Fire resistant cables can continue operating during a fire while flame retardant cables resist spreading fire but may not continue operating. Fire resistant cables are used for critical safety circuits while flame retardant cables are used for non-critical circuits.

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Instrument Cable – Fire Resistant vs Flame Retardant


What is the difference between Fire resistant cable and Flame retardant cable? Please also
explain the typical application for both of them.

Fire resistant cable is cable which will continue to operate normally in the presence of prolonged fire for a
specified time under defined conditions. Fire resistance cable shall pass test as per IEC 60331.

Flame retardant cable are not rated to continue to operate under fire circumstance but it will resist the propagate
of fire into a new area by having behavior in fire under defined conditions which is proven by passing the test as
per IEC 60332.

Fire resistant cable is applied to critical circuit which operates on energized to trip or energized to operate and
circuit which needs to still operate during fire such as:

■ Instrument Cable related to signal for activating ESD2, ESD1, abandon platform.
■ Instrument Cable for fire fighting equipment such as deluge valve solenoid valve.
■ Cable for safety evacuation and emergency service.

Flame retardant cable is applied to circuit other than mention above. It serve for instrument loop which operates
in fail safe mode.

In term of cable construction, it is essential to distinguish the outer sheath colour between flame retardant cable
and fire resistant cable. Commonly, fire resistant cable has red outer sheath/jacket while flame retardant may
have grey or black outer sheath/jacket.

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