SUMITUBE™ F4 (Z)

CatalogNo.836

[125℃ rating, flame-retarded heat-shrinkable tubing]UL/CSA recognized

■ UL/CSA recognized
■ Thin wall, quick shrinkage
■ Flexible
■ Flame-retarded (PBDE/PBB-free)
✔RoHS directive 10 substances

Applications

■ Insulation, protection and reinforcement for termination and joints of electric wire
■ Color identification and bundling for electric wires
■ Insulation and protection of resistors and capacitors

Basic Properties

Category Heat shrink tubing
Material Irradiated cross-linked flexible flame-retarded polyolefin
Flammability Flame Retarded
Shrink temperature min. 90%
Shrink ratio min. 50%
Longitudinal change min. -30%
Continuous operating temperature -55 to 125℃
Specifications/Approvals

UL224
　　File No. E75077 Catalog No. SUMITUBE™ F4 (Z) or 942
　　Rating temperature: 125℃ Rating voltage: 300V Flammability: VW-1
CSA C22.2 No. 198.1
　　File No. LR33298
　　Rating temperature: 125℃ Rating voltage: 150V Flammability: VW-1
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (Japan)
Flammability rating (-F-) test registration No.: F-STS3-009 to F-STS3-012
Marking on Surface Made in Japan:
125℃ VW-1 SUMITOMO-K SUMITUBE F4 (Z) CAT 942 CSA 125℃ VW-1 -F-
Made in China:
125℃ VW-1 SUMITOMO-SZ SUMITUBE F4 (Z) CAT 942 CSA 125℃ VW-1 -F-
Available colors Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Gray, White
Flexibility Flexible
Environmental Compliance RoHS,ELV
Industry Automotive,Construction machinery,Industrial machinery,Electronics

Oil/Chemical resistance (room temperature)

Gasoline Gas oil Lubricant Alcohol Acid Alkali
△ △ △ ◎ ○ ○

◎：Very good　○：Good　△：Not applicable in some cases

Properties Items Requirements Typical Values *
Mechanical Tensile strength (before aging)
Tensile strength (after aging)
Elongation (before aging)
Elongation (after aging)
Heat shock
Cold bend		 min. 10.4MPa
158℃ x 7 days, min. 7.3MPa
min. 200%
158℃ x 7 days, min. 100%
250℃ x 4 hours, no crack
-30℃ x 1 hour, no crack		 15.2MPa
16.0MPa
350%
350%
Pass
Pass
Electrical Dielectric withstand (before aging)
Dielectric withstand (after aging)
Dielectric breakdown (before aging)
Dielectric breakdown (after aging)
Volume resistivity		 AC2.5kV x 60 sec., no breakdown
158℃ x 7 days, AC2.5kV x 60 sec., no breakdown
min. AC2.5kV
158℃ x 7 days, min. 50% of original and min. AC2.5kV
min. 1.0 x 1014Ω・cm		 Pass
Pass
12.6kV
Pass
2.5 x 1016Ω・cm
Chemical Corrosion against bare copper

Stability against copper

Flammability

 158℃ x 7 days, no corrosion after leaving
under 95% humidity, 23℃ x 24 hours
158℃ x 7 days, elongation min. 100%
after leaving under 95% humidity, 23℃ x 24 hours
Flame-retarded, pass VW-1		 Pass

342%
Pass

Sizes