Tensile strength of metallic optical cables
Tensile strength tells you how much pulling force a fiber optic cable can handle before it breaks. This test method applies to optical fibre cables which are tested at a particular tensile strength in order to examine the behaviour of the attenuation and/or the fibre elongation strain as a function of the load on a cable which may occur during installation and operation. The outer sheath is made from black UV-stabilized and weather resistant material which is SHF1 classified, and may be exposed for shorter periods to fluids such as diese and mineral oils. Some manufacturers conduct this test on a 50 meter sample while others prefer to do this test on a more than 120 meters sample.
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