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Pultruded Composite Tubing

Pultruded Tubing Composite

  • UL® Recognized
  • Highly Flame Resistant
  • Arc & Track Resistant
  • Uncommon Dimensional Stability
  • Strong & Durable; Yet Easily Cut & Chamfered
  • Cost-Effective

Grade UTR Pultruded Tubing is a fiberglass reinforced thermoset polyester composite in a pultruded tube. It is recognized by Underwriters Laboratories. It is flame resistant, track resistant. and it has a UL index rating of 130°C electrical and 160°C mechanical.

Grade UTR tubing exhibits uncommon dimensional stability. It is impervious to high humidity or immersion. It is also strong and durable (with a burst strength of 1200 psi to 1400 psi); yet it is easily chamfered and cut with carbide or diamond saws.

Pultruded Tubing Composites are ideal for numerous tubing applications, and commonly used for a wide variety of fuses, from simple 15 amp fuses to heavy-duty 600 amp fuses. They are available in virtually any length or size in the standard color black; yet they can be customized to accommodate a range of other color preferences.

 


Pultruded Tubing Composite Property Table
Item
Test Procedure
Units
1/2"
3/4"
1"
1-1/4"
1-1/2"
1-3/4"
2"
2-1/2"
3"

Outside Diameter   In. 0.513 0.750 0.995 1.250 1.494 1.742 1.994 2.492 2.992
Tolerance   In. +.005 +.0065 +.0065 +.008 +.008 +.008 +.008 +.012 +.012
Inside Diameter   In. 0.406 0.625 0.816 1.071 1.250 1.500 1.750 2.125 2.617
Tolerance   In. +.005 +.0065 +.0065 +.008 +.008 +.008 +.008 +.012 +.012
Min. Wall Thickness   In. 0.044 0.050 0.080 0.079 0.109 0.110 0.111 0.168 0.171

NEMA Grade NEMA LI-1   GPO-3 GPO-3 GPO-3 GPO-3 GPO-3 GPO-3 GPO-3 GPO-3 GPO-3
Color     Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Black
 
Burst Strength ASTM D1180-57 Psi 1,300 1,300 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,200
Plug Diameter   In. 0.401 0.618 0.809 1.062 1.241 1.491 1.741 2.112 2.604

Water Absorption ASTM D570 % by wt. 0.90 0.60 0.60 0.55 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Porosity Glastic Psi 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

Arc Resistance ASTM D495 Sec. 130 142 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
Inclined Plane Track                      
Resistance ASTM D2303 Min. 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300

Oxygen Index ASTM D2863 % O 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Flame Resistant NEMA L1-1   Class 0 Class 0 Class 0 Class 0 Class 0 Class 0 Class 0 Class 0 Class 0

UL Temp. Index UL 746B                    
Electrical   C 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130
Mechanical   C 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160
UL File Number     E81928 E81928 E81928 E81928 E81928 E81928 E81928 E81928 E81928

Glastic Part Number     6800608 6851012 6801316 6801720 6802024 6802428 6802832 6803440 6804248

1. Tubes are tested for porosity by applying water pressure for 60 seconds to the inside. No streams of water should be visible at the listed pressure.

2. NEMA LI-1 specifies arc resistance of 150 seconds on a .125" thick sample. Thinner sections exhibit lower arc resistance.


Literature

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