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501/453/Universal Cable Gland

Application

501/453/Universal cable glandOutdoor or indoor use.
For use with single wire armour ‘W’, wire braid ‘X’ and steel tape armour ‘ Z’ elastomer and plastic insulated cables.
For particular use with cables that exhibit ‘cold flow’ characteristics.

Features

Provides armour clamping using one clamping arrangement for all armour/braid types.
Provides a diaphragm seal on the cables inner sheath which will not damage cable that has ‘cold flow’ characteristics.
Provides an outer deluge seal to prevent moisture ingress to the cable armour/braid.
Provides a cable retention and low smoke and fume, zero halogen seal onto the cables outer sheath.

Materials & Finishes

The 501/453/Universal cable gland is manufactured in Brass (standard), Nickel Plated Brass, 316 Stainless Steel or Aluminium.
Brass NPT entries are nickel plated as standard.

Technical Data

Exd IIC Gb, Exe IIC Gb, ExnR IIC Gc, Extb IIIC Db
Baseefa Certificate No. Baseefa06ATEX0057X. For sizes Os - F.
Baseefa Certificate No. Baseefa06ATEX0056X For sizes G - J.
IECEx Certificate No. IECEx BAS 06.0014X. For sizes Os - F.
IECEx Certificate No. IECEx BAS 06.0013X. For Sizes G - J.
Suitable for use in Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21 and Zone 22.
Suitable for use in Gas Groups IIA, IIB and IIC.
Construction and Test Standards: IEC/EN 60079-0, IEC/EN 60079-1, IEC/EN 60079-7, IEC/EN 60079-15, IEC/EN 61241-0 and IEC/EN 61241-1.
Ingress Protection: IP66, IP67 and IP 68 (30 metres for 7 days) to IEC/EN 60529 and NEMA 4X.
Deluge Protection to DTS01.
Operating Temperature Range: -60°C to +80°C.
Alternative certification options available:
flag of canada canadian standards association logo Exe II. Certificate No. 1015065 (LR 78713-7).
flag of brazil cepel logo BR-Exd IIC/Exe II. Certificate No. CEPEL 01.0063X.
flag of russia GOST logo GOST R-Exe IIU.
flag of china cnex logo Exd IIC/Exe II.
flag of kazakhstan GOST K - Approved for use in Kazakhstan.
ABS logo Marine Approval. Certificate No. 06-LD135893-PDA.
DNV logo Marine Approval
RINA logoRINA Certificate No. ELE030710CS


501/453/Universal Cable Gland

501/453/Universal cable gland
CABLE GLAND SELECTION TABLE
Size
Ref.
Entry Thread
Size
Thread
Length
‘H’
Cable Acceptance Details ‘G’
Compressed
Length
Hexagon
Dimensions
Inner Sheath ‘A’ Outer Sheath
‘B’
‘C’
Armour/Braid
Metric NPT
*
Across
Flats
Across
Corners
Standard Option Min. Max. Min. Max. Orientation
1
Orientation
2
Os M20 ‡ ½" - 15 3.0 8.1 5.5 12.0 0.8 / 1.25 0 / 0.8 61.6 24.0 26.5
O M20 ‡ ½" - 15 6.5 11.4 9.5 16.0 0.8 / 1.25 0 / 0.8 61.6 24.0 26.5
A M20 ¾" ½" 15 8.4 14.3 12.5 20.5 0.8 / 1.25 0 / 0.8 63.0 30.0 32.5
B M25 1" ¾" 15 11.1 19.7 16.9 26.0 1.25 / 1.6 0 / 0.7 69.9 36.0 39.5
C M32 1¼" 1" 15 17.6 26.5 22.0 33.0 1.6 / 2.0 0 / 0.7 73.2 46.0 50.5
C2 M40 1½" 1¼" 15 23.1 32.5 28.0 41.0 1.6 / 2.0 0 / 0.7 77.9 55.0 60.6
D M50 2" 1½" 15 28.9 44.4/42.3 † 36.0 52.6 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 93.5 65.0 70.8
E M63 2½" 2" 15 39.9 56.3/54.3 † 46.0 65.3 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 94.0 80.0 88.0
F M75 3" 2½" 15 50.5 68.2/65.3 † 57.0 78.0 1.8 / 2.5 0 / 1.0 103.0 95.0 104.0
G M80 3½" - 20 67.0 73.0 75.0 89.5 2.0 / 3.5 0 / 1.0 90.6 106.4 115.0
H M90 3½" - 20 67.0 77.6 75.0 89.5 2.0 / 3.5 0 / 1.0 90.6 115.0 130.0
J M100 4" - 20 75.0 91.6 88.0 104.5 2.5 / 4.0 0 / 1.0 90.6 127.0 142.0
All dimensions in millimetres (except * where dimensions are in inches).
Os - F size metric entry threads are 1.5mm pitch as standard. For G size cable glands and above, a 2mm pitch is supplied as standard (1.5mm pitch with 15mm length of thread can be supplied) please specify when ordering.
† Smaller value is applicable when selecting reduced NPT entry option.
‡ Sizes Os and O are available with an M16 thread size. For O size with M16 thread, the maximum cable inner sheath diameter is 10.9mm.

Alternative Reversible Armour Clamping Ring (RAC)

SELECTION TABLE
Size
Ref.
Steel Wire Armour/Braid/Tape
Orientation 1 Orientation 2
B 0.9 / 1.25 0.5 / 0.9
C 1.2 / 1.6 0.6 / 1.2
C2 1.2 / 1.6 0.6 / 1.2
D 1.45 / 1.8 1.0 / 1.45
E 1.45 / 1.8 1.0 / 1.45
F 1.45 / 1.8 1.0 / 1.45

Ordering Information

Cable Gland Type/Size/Thread
e.g. 501/453/UNIV/C/M32
501/453/UNIV/C/1¼" NPT

Ordering Information with Alternative Clamping Ring

Cable Gland Type/Size/Thread/AR
e.g. 501/453/UNIV/C/M32/AR
501/453/UNIV/C/1¼" NPT/AR