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Flame Retardant PVC Insulated Cables
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Feature
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Conventional Wire
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Heat Resistant Wire
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Fire Retardant Wire
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Fire Retardant low smoke FRLs
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Zero Halogen low smoke ZHLS
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Insulation material
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PVC
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PVC
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Spl. PVC
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Spl. PVC
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Spl. Polymer
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Insulation property
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Very Good
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Temperature Rating
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70 DegoC
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85DegoC
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70DegoC
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70DegoC
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105DegoC
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Thermal Stability
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Good
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Very Good
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Good
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Good
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Very Good
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Flame Retardancy
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Good
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Good
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Safety during Burning
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Average
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Average
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Good
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Good
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Excellent
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Requirement of oxygen to catch fire (% in air)
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NA
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NA
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>29
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>29
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>35
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Temperature required to catch fire
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NA
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NA
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>250 DegoC
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>250DegoC
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>300Dego
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Visibility during cable Burning (%)
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NA
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NA
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NA
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>40
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C
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Release of Halogen Gas during burning (%)
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NA
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NA
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NA
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<20
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>60
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