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Category 5e Cable Specs
 
Reference Standard:
UL 444 Communication Cables
TIA/EIA 568A Telecommunications Association/Electronic Industries Association Standard.
UL's LAN Cable Performance Category Program
 
Type Designation:
100 Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable UTP Type CM
 
Material & Construction:
ITEM UNIT CHARACTERISTICS REMARKS
Conductor Material -- Soft & annealed copper wires  
No of Pairs Pair 4  
Size AWG 24  
Construction No/mm 1/0.510A  
Nom. Diameter mm 0.510  
Insulation Material -- HDPE  
Thickness mm Nom. 0.20 Min. 0.17
Nom. Diameter mm 0.91  
Twisted Pair Core 2  
Cable Assembly Pair 4  
Jacket Material -- PVC Flame Retardant
Thickness mm Nom. 0.55  
Nom. Diameter mm 5.3  
Color -- Gray --  
*HDPE: High Density Polyethylene
*SRPVC: Semi-Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride
Performance Test:
Electrical Tests in accordance with UL performance program and ASTM D-4566.
TEST ITEM UNIT CHARACTERISTICS REMARKS
Conductor Resistance ( )/100mm Max. 9.38 At 20ºC
DC Resistance Unbalance % Max. 5 4
Continuity Test of Conductor -- Shall be connected 4
Pair to ground capacitance unbalance Pf/100m Max. 330 4
 

Freqency
MHz

Characteristic
Impedance (W)		 Attenuation
Max. dB/100		 Next
Max. dB> 100m		 S.R.L. Min. dB
0.246 - - - -
0.512 - - - -
0.772 102+/-15% 1.8 64 -
1.0 100+/-15% 2.0 62 23
4.0 100+/-15% 4.1 53 23
8.0 100+/-15% 5.8 48 23
10.0 100+/-15% 6.5 47 23
16.0 100+/-15% 8.2 44 23
20.0 100+/-15% 9.3 42 23
25.0 100+/-15% 10.4 41 22
31.25 100+/-15% 11.7 39 21
62.5 100+/-15% 17.0 35 18
100.0 100+/-15% 22.0 32 16
 
Physical Properties:
TEST ITEMS UNIT CHARACTERISTICS REMARKS
Insulation
(HPDE) 		Unaged Tensile Strength Kgf/mm Not less than 1.69 -
Elongation % Not less than 300 -
After Aged Tensile Strength Kgf/mm Not less than 75% of before aging value 100ºC/48hrs
Elongation % Not less than 75% of before aging value
Insulation
(SRPVC) 		Unaged Tensile Strength Kgf/mm Not less than 2.12 -
Elongation % Not less than 100 -
After Aged Tensile Strength Kgf/mm Not less than 70% of before aging value 113ºC/168hrs
Elongation % Not less than 70% of before aging value
Jacket
(PVC) 		Unaged Tensile Strength Kgf/mm Not less than 1.41 -
Elongation % Not less than 100 -
After Aged Tensile Strength Kgf/mm Not less than 75% of before aging value 100ºC/240hrs
Elongation % Not less than 50% of before aging value
Insulation shrink back mm Max 9.5 In case of using Rip Cord
Jacket peel test mm Max. 30 sec -
Cold Bend test of insulation - No cracks -
Cold Bend test complete cable - No cracks -
Flame test - VTFT -
 
Insulation and Twisted Pair Colors:
No. of Pairs Colors
1 Blue-White/Blue
2 Orange-White/Orange
3 Green-White/Green
4 Brown-White/Brown
   
 
Ordering Information:
Item# Description Color
9805041 UTP 4-Pair Cat-5e PVC CM 1,000 Ft Cable Gray
9805041 UTP 4-Pair Cat-5e PVC CM 1,000 Ft Cable Blue
 
 

 
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