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PROCESS-CONTROLLED WIRE AND CABLE,

RADIATION-CROSSLINKED, MODIFIED ETFE*-INSULATED

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SCOPE

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SCOPE

This specification describes the characteristics, processes, and associated quality assurance

provisions for process-controlled wire and cable products. These products are manufactured

with an extruded insulation and jacket material of radiation-crosslinked, modified ETFE, in

conjunction with various conductor and shield materials.

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DEFINITIONS

This section defines terms, not defined elsewhere, that are used in this specification and

referenced documents.

Cable - Two or more wires twisted together, or one or more wires with an overall shield. Each wire, in

this case, is termed a cable component.

Characteristic - Descriptive and/or measurable features or properties that define the part or process

relative to design, performance, or process.

Conductor - The central, metallic component of an insulated wire, having a single (solid) strand, or

multiple, twisted strands.

Jacket - An extruded layer of insulation applied over a cable. Its function is to provide mechanical

and environmental protection rather than electrical properties.

SCD - The Specification Control Drawing describes a single wire or cable construction in one AWG

size or a range of AWG sizes. It also contains requirements for certain characteristics.

Shield - A braided, or spiral, covering of round or flat metallic strands covering a wire or cable.

Target Value - The central value for a characteristic that reflects the ideal condition for the part or

process.

Tolerance Limits - Values that represent limits of acceptability for a given characteristic.

Wire - A conductor having one or more concentric layers of extruded insulation.

*Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene