Posted 30 September 2005
Flame Retardant Cables / Fire Resistant Cables - Do You Know The Difference?
A flame retardant cable will self extinguish when the source of a fire is removed, this limits the spread of fire. The most common standard is IEC60332-1.
Fire resistant cables will continue to operate and provide circuit integrity during a fire, commonly tested to IEC60331 and used on emergency circuits.
