MINERAL INSULATED CABLE - INCONEL
Approvals
BASEEFE II 2 G EExe II T6 to T1
BAS02ATEX0046X (Units)
BAS02ATEX0045U (Bulk cable)
GOSGORTECHNADZOR
KAZAKH GOST
Actual T class temperature determined by
design
Mineral insulated Inconel heating cables
can operate to a maximum sheath
temperature of 600 C. MI Inconel cables
offer the industrial heat tracing market
excellent corrosive properties against a
range of harsh environments with a high
temperature capability.
Usage
Cables are typically used on bitumen plants, gas plants, oil refineries, reactors and
vessels, sodium loops and a variety of other heat tracing applications where
temperature, efficiency, durability and cable safety is paramount.
MI cable features
 Corrosion resistance
 High performance output
 High resistance to mechanical abuse
 Safety and fire resistance
IHP International Heating Products AB
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Construction specification
Cable sheat ....................................... Inconel 600
Cable insulation ................................. MgO (Magnesium Oxide)
Cable conductor ................................ Nichrome
Supply voltage ................................... Up to 300/500 VAC
Withstand voltage .............................. 2.0 kV rsm ac
Insulation resistance .......................... 1000 MΩ/1000 m (factory pass level)
Max allowed sheath temp. .................600⁰C
Earth leakage ....................................3mA/100 m (nominal at 20⁰C)
Min installation temp. .........................-60⁰C
Min bending radius ............................6 x OD (cable outside diameter) at -60⁰C
Min cable spacing ..............................25 mm
Area classification..............................Hazardous area, zone 1 and zone 2, ordinary
Technical data
Cable
Conductor
Conductor
diameter
diameter
material
(mm)
(mm)
HIQ1M10K
3.2
Nichrome
0.37
HIQ1M6300
Nichrome
3.2
0.47
HIQ1M4000
Nichrome
3.2
0.59
HIQ1M2500
Nichrome
3.4
0.74
HIQ1M1600
Nichrome
3.6
0.93
HIQ1M1000
Nichrome
3.9
1.17
HIQ1M630
Nichrome
4.3
1.48
HIQ1M400
Nichrome
4.7
1.85
HIQ1M250
Nichrome
5.3
2.35
HIQ1M160
Nichrome
6.5
2.93
Note: All resistances shown are nominal at 20°C
Cable ref
Resistance
(Ω/km)
10000
6300
4000
2500
1600
1000
630
400
250
160
Nominal
coil
length(m)
772
774
776
689
617
528
437
368
292
194
Coil
Approx
diameter Weight
(mm)
(kg/km)
610
39
610
39
610
39
610
46
610
52
610
62
610
78
610
96
610
127
915
191
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Maximum operating temperatures
Rating factor table
Cable ref.
Rating factor
HIQ1M10K
1.000
HIQ1M6300
1.000
HIQ1M4000
1.000
HIQ1M2500
0.952
HIQ1M1600
0.901
HIQ1M1000
0.840
HIQ1M630
0.769
HIQ1M400
0.714
HIQ1M250
HIQ1M160
0.645
0.538
Follow steps below to obtain sheath temperature guidelines from the graph for ordinary area
applications.
Step 1: By design, identify cable reference to be used and calculate watts/meter
rating of cable/element e.g. HIQ1M1000, 100watt/m.
Step 2: Refer to rating factor table and multiply watts/meter rating of cable/element
by rating factor to obtain adjusted watts/meter value. (100W/m x 0.840 = 84W/m)
Step 3: Using adjusted value, enter graph on watts/meter axis and obtain cable
sheath temperature for application maintain temperature. Cable sheath temperature
= 540⁰C for 400⁰C maintain- see graph.
X
GE
GE
A
Chloride
X
Sea water
A
Alkalis
X
Organic Acid
X
Nitric Acid
600⁰C
High nickel,
high chromium
content
Inconel alloy
600
Phosphoric
acid
Description
Hydrofluoric
acid
Alloy600
DIN 2.4816
Max.
cable
sheath
temp.
Hydrochloric
acid
Sheath
material
Sulphuric
acid
MI Heating cable sheath corrosion resistance and temperature data
GE
Note: GE = Good to excellent, A = Acceptable, NR = Not recommended, X = Check for specific data
Corrosion resistance data is dependent on temperature and concentration.
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