Category 5E Data Cables

Application

The cables are designed for permanently protected installation, inside and outside railway rolling stock, buses and other vehicles to connect fixed parts. Ethernet based networks as: infotainment, multimedia, passenger information system etc.

 

Standards

• DIN 5510-2
• EN 50228-2-2
• BS 6853
• EN 50306-3 par 4.8/4.9/4.10

 

Construction

• For 4×0.5mm², 4×22AWG cables:

• Conductors: Stranded tin plated copper conductor (for 0.5mm² cables) or stranded silver plated copper conductor (for 22AWG cables) according to IEC 60228 class 5.
• Insulation: Electron beam crosslinkable compound.
  Cable Element: Individual conductor stranded together.
  EMC Screen1: Plastic laminated aluminium-tape.
  EMC Screen2: Tinned copper braid.
  Separator (s): Plastic tape.
  Outer Sheath: Electron beam crosslinkable compound.

 

For 4×2×22AWG cables:

Center: PE fi ller.
4 pairs 2×22AWG: Stranded tinned copper conductor according to IEC 60228 class 5.
Insulation: Electron beam crosslinkable compound.
EMC Screen1: Plastic laminated aluminium-tape.
EMC Screen2: Tinned copper braid.
Separator(s): Plastic tape.
Outer Sheath: Electron beam crosslinkable compound.

 

 

Electrical Characteristics at 20℃

Nominal Cross Section	mm²	0.5	-
AWG		-	22
Nominal Conductor Resistance	Ω/km	40.1	54.4
Maximum Resistance Unbalance	Ω/km	1.1	1.1
Maximum Capacitance
Core to Core	pF/m	65	65
Core to Screen	pF/m	100	100
Characteristic Impedance @100MHz	Ω	100+/-5	100+/-5
Transfer Impedance f≤30MHz	mΩ/m V	200	200
Nominal Voltage Rating		300	300

 

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

• Minimum Bending Radius: 6×OD
  Temperature Range: -40℃ to +90℃

 

Dimensions and Weight

 

Cable Code	No. of cores& Nominal Conductor Cross Sectional Area No.×mm²	Nominal Diameter of Strands No/mm	Nominal Sheath Thickness mm	Nominal Overall Diameter mm	Nominal Weight kg/km
RD-Cat5E-4C0.5S	4×0.5	19/0.18	1.2	8.3	102
RD-Cat5E-4C22A	4×22AWG	19/0.16	1.2	7.25	81
RD-Cat5E-4P22A	4×2×22AWG	19/0.16	1.2	12.6	174