IRRAX™TUBE RP3

CatalogNo.702

Very flexible heat-resistant tubing
UL recognized

■ Very flexible
■ Flame-retarded (PBDE/PBB-free)

Applications

■ Insulation, protection and reinforcement of terminations and joints of electric wires
■ Identification and bundling of electric wires

Basic Properties

Category	Heat-resistant tubing (Non-shrinkable)
Material	Cross-linked very flexible flame-retarded polyolefin
Flammability	Flame Retarded
Continuous operating temperature	-55 to 105℃
Specifications/Approvals	UL224 　　File No.: E75077 　　Operating temperature: 105℃ 　　Voltage rating: 300V 　　Flammability rating: VW-1 Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (Japan) 　　Registration of flammability rating (-F-) 　　(Registration No.: F-STS3-009 to F-STS3-016)
Marking on Surface	Made in Japan: 105 VW-1 SUMITOMO-K IRRAXTUBE RP3 -F- Made in China: 105 VW-1 SUMITOMO-SZ IRRAXTUBE RP3 -F-
Available colors	Black
Flexibility	Very flexible
Environmental Compliance	RoHS,ELV
Industry	Construction machinery,Industrial machinery,Electronics

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Features

Properties	Items	Requirements	Typical values*
Mechanical	Tensile strength (before aging) Tensile strength (after aging) Elongation (before aging) Elongation (after aging) Heat shock Cold bend	min. 10.4MPa 136℃ x 7 days, min. 7.3MPa min. 200% 136℃ x 7 days, min. 100% 250℃ x 4 hours, no crack -30℃ x 1 hour, no crack	12.5MPa 12.8MPa 425% 450% Pass Pass
Electrical	Dielectric withstand (before aging) Dielectric withstand (after aging) Dielectric breakdown (before aging) Dielectric breakdown (after aging) Volume resistivity	AC2.5kV x 60 sec., no breakdown 136℃ x 7 days, AC2.5kV x 60 sec., no breakdown min. AC2.5kV 136℃ x 7 days, min. 50% of original and min. AC2.5kV min. 1.0 x 10¹⁴Ω・cm	Pass Pass 16.4kV Pass 3.0 x 10¹⁴Ω・cm
Chemical	Corrosion against bare copper Stability against copper Flammability	136℃ x 7 days, no corrosion after leaving under 95% humidity, 23℃ x 24 hours 136℃ x 7 days, elongation min. 100% after leaving under 95% humidity, 23℃ x 24 hours Flame-retarded, pass VW-1	Pass 425% Pass

Properties

Items

Requirements

Typical values*

Mechanical

Tensile strength (before aging)
Tensile strength (after aging)
Elongation (before aging)
Elongation (after aging)
Heat shock
Cold bend

min. 10.4MPa
136℃ x 7 days, min. 7.3MPa
min. 200%
136℃ x 7 days, min. 100%
250℃ x 4 hours, no crack
-30℃ x 1 hour, no crack

12.5MPa
12.8MPa
425%
450%
Pass
Pass

Electrical

Dielectric withstand (before aging)
Dielectric withstand (after aging)
Dielectric breakdown (before aging)
Dielectric breakdown (after aging)
Volume resistivity

AC2.5kV x 60 sec., no breakdown
136℃ x 7 days, AC2.5kV x 60 sec., no breakdown
min. AC2.5kV
136℃ x 7 days, min. 50% of original and min. AC2.5kV
min. 1.0 x 10¹⁴Ω・cm

Pass
Pass
16.4kV
Pass
3.0 x 10¹⁴Ω・cm

Chemical

Corrosion against bare copper
Stability against copper
Flammability

136℃ x 7 days, no corrosion after leaving under 95% humidity, 23℃ x 24 hours
136℃ x 7 days, elongation min. 100% after leaving under 95% humidity, 23℃ x 24 hours
Flame-retarded, pass VW-1

Pass
425%
Pass

* For reference use only

Sizes

Nominal size（mm）	Inside diameter（mm）	Wall thickness（mm）	Unit length（m）
3x0.5	3.00±0.15	0.50±0.06	400 min.
4x0.5	4.00±0.20	0.50±0.06	200 min.
5x0.5	5.00±0.20	0.50±0.06	200 min.
6x0.5	6.0±0.2	0.50±0.06	100 min.
7x0.5	7.0±0.3	0.50±0.06	100 min.
8x0.5	8.0±0.3	0.50±0.06	100 min.
9x0.5	9.0±0.3	0.50±0.06	100 min.
10x0.5	10.0±0.4	0.50±0.06	100 min.
12x0.5	12.0±0.4	0.50±0.06	100 min.

Longitudinal change: 0±5%