CFW

Heavy wall crosslinked polyolefin tubing

CFW is a heavy wall heat shrink tubing that provides maximum reliability for insulating and protecting cable joints and terminations.

Features and Benefits

  • Withstands severe mechanical requirements of U.R.D., submersible and direct burial installations
  • Except for clear or transparent tubing, all colors are UV resistant
  • High impact, abrasion, corrosion and chemical resistance
  • Optional thermoplastic adhesive liner for complete environmental protection and insulation
  • Rated to 1500V
  • Shrink ratio: 3:1
  • Continuous operating temperature: -55°C to 110°C, cable emergency overload temperature to 130°C
  • Shrink temperature: 120°C min.

Standards

  • UL 486D – UL file # E132914
  • CSA C22.2 No. 198.2
  • ANSI C119-1
  • ICEA and NEMA insulation thickness requirements
  • Din EN 60684-3-247

Typical Applications

Strain relief and mechanical protection, insulation of primary low voltage cables

Market/Applications

  • Transit
  • Shipboard
  • OEM
  • Power Distribution
  • Industrial Construction/Automation
  • Power Distribution – LV
  • Industrial
  • Petrochem/Pulp & Paper
  • Utility
  • Mining

Heat-Shrink Tubing Diagram

Ordering

  • Select a dimension which will shrink snugly over the component to be covered. If recovery is restricted the resulting wall thickness will be less than specified.
  • Select Options:
    • Color: Black (BK) or Red (RD)
    • Printing: Printed or Unprinted
    • Adhesive Lining: Lined (D) or Unlined (U)
    • Lengths: 1 m or 1.22 m or 7.62 m spool on request (unlined only)
  • Please specify the product name, order number and options you require
  • Order Example: CFW, 1500, U, black, unprinted, 1.22 m length

Please contact your Customer Service Representative for information on custom colors, sizes, lengths and material data sheet.

 

Order Number Expanded Recovered Lengths
Internal Diameter
(Min) D
Internal Diameter
(Max) D
Wall Thickness
(Nom) W
Application Range
mm in mm in mm in mm in 1.22 m / 48 in 1 m / 39 in
0350 8.9 0.350 3.0 0.118 1.80 0.071 3.5 – 8 0.15 – 0.3 100 100
0500 13.0 0.512 4.1 0.161 2.40 0.094 4.5 – 11 0.2 – 0.45 75 75
0750 19.1 0.752 6.1 0.240 2.40 0.094 6.5 – 16.5 0.25 – 0.65 35 35
1100 27.9 1.098 8.9 0.350 3.00 0.118 10 – 24 0.4 – 0.95 75 75
1500 38.1 1.500 11.9 0.469 4.00 0.157 13 – 35 0.5 – 1.4 40 40
2000 50.8 2.000 16.0 0.630 4.10 0.161 17.5 – 44 0.7 – 1.75 25 25
2700 68.1 2.681 22.1 0.870 4.10 0.161 24 – 59 0.95 – 2.3 15 15
3500* 89.9 3.539 29.9 1.181 4.10 0.161 33 – 80 1.3 – 3.1 10 10
4700* 119.9 4.720 39.9 1.571 4.30 0.169 44 – 104 1.75 – 4.1 5 5
5100* 129.5 5.098 39.9 1.571 4.30 0.169 43 – 109 1.7 – 4.3 5 5
6000* 152.4 6.000 50.8 2.000 4.30 0.169 56 – 130 2.2 – 5.1 5 5
6700* 170.2 6.701 56.6 2.228 4.30 0.169 61 – 145 2.4 – 5.7 5 5

All colors except clear are UV resistant
*CFW sizes 3500 to 6700 are not UL or CSA listed