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TEST REPORT
IEC 62561-2
Lightning Protection System Components (LPSC) – Part 2:
Requirements for Conductors and Earth Electrodes

Report Number. .............................. : 4786927780

Date of issue ................................... : 2016-01-19
Total number of pages ................... 15

Name of Testing Laboratory UL LLC

preparing the Report ..................... :
Applicant’s name ........................... : ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Address ........................................... : 34600 SOLON RD, SOLON , OH 44139-2631, US

Test specification:
Standard ......................................... : IEC 62561-2:2012 (First Edition)
Test procedure ............................... : IEC 62561-2:2012 (First Edition)
Non-standard test method ............ : N/A
Test Report Form No. .................... : IEC 62561-2-US
Test Report Form(s) Originator .... : 3012CMEL:DP:UL
Master TRF ..................................... : Dated January 2016
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 Test item description ....................... : ERICO CU-BOND Round Conductor
Trade Mark ........................................ : N/A
Manufacturer .................................... : ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
34600 SOLON RD, SOLON , OH 44139-2631, US

Model/Type reference ...................... : Cat. Nos. CBSC8, CBSC10, CBSC13, CBSC14, CBSC16,
CBSC18, may be followed by a single letter A-Z to indicate length
Ratings .............................................. : N/A

Responsible Testing Laboratory (as applicable), testing procedure and testing location(s):

CB Testing Laboratory: N/A

Testing location/ address............................. : N/A

Associated CB Testing Laboratory: N/A

Testing location/ address............................. :
N/A
Tested by (name, function, signature) ........ : N/A N/A
Approved by (name, function, signature) ... : N/A N/A

Testing procedure: CTF Stage 1: N/A

Testing location/ address............................. :
N/A
Tested by (name, function, signature) ........ : N/A N/A
Approved by (name, function, signature) ... :

Testing procedure: CTF Stage 2: N/A

Testing location/ address............................. :
N/A
Tested by (name + signature) ...................... : N/A N/A
Witnessed by (name, function, signature) . : N/A N/A

Approved by (name, function, signature) ... : N/A N/A

Testing procedure: CTF Stage 3: N/A

Testing procedure: CTF Stage 4: N/A

Testing location/ address............................. :

Tested by (name, function, signature) ........ : N/A N/A

Witnessed by (name, function, signature) . : N/A N/A

Approved by (name, function, signature) ... : N/A N/A

Supervised by (name, function, signature) : N/A N/A

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 List of Attachments (including a total number of pages in each attachment):
Enclosure 1: Figures
Enclosure 2: Dimensions
Enclosure 3: Installation Instructions N/A
Enclosure 4: Datasheets Package 1-3

Summary of testing:

Tests performed (name of test and test Testing location:

clause):
Thickness Coating on Conductors Test (5.2.2) UL LLC - 333 Pfingsten Rd Northbrook, IL 60062
Electrical Resistivity Test (5.2.6)
Tensile Test (5.2.5)

Bending Test Adhesion For Coated Conductors UL LLC – 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY
(5.2.3) 11747

Environmental Test (5.2.4) Intertek Testing Services – 8417 Murphy Drive,

Middleton, WI 53562

Summary of compliance with National Differences (List of countries addressed):

N/A

The product fulfils the requirements of IEC 62561-2:2012

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 Test item particulars...................................................: CBSC8, CBSC18
Classification of installation and use.......................: Lightning Protection System component used as
an air termination conductor, air termination rod,
earth lead-in rod, or down conductor.
.......................................................................................:
.......................................................................................:
Possible test case verdicts:
- test case does not apply to the test object ........... : N/A
- test object does meet the requirement.................. : P (Pass)
- test object does not meet the requirement ........... : F (Fail)
Testing.......................................................................... : 2015-07-21 (Environmental Test)
2015-07-2 (Thickness Coating on conductors test)
2015-07-2 (Electrical Resistivity Test)
2015-06-23(Tensile Test)
2015-05-27(Bending test Adhesion Test For Coated
Conductors)
Date of receipt of test item ........................................ : 2015-08-01
Date (s) of performance of tests ............................... : 2015-07-21 (Environmental Test)
2015-07-2 (Thickness Coating on conductors test)
2015-07-2 (Electrical Resistivity Test)
2015-06-23(Tensile Test)
2015-05-27(Bending test Adhesion Test For Coated
Conductors)

General remarks:
"(See Enclosure #)" refers to additional information appended to the report.
"(See appended table)" refers to a table appended to the report.

Throughout this report a comma / point is used as the decimal separator.

Manufacturer’s Declaration per sub-clause 4.2.5 of IECEE 02:

The application for obtaining a CB Test Certificate Yes
includes more than one factory location and a Not applicable
declaration from the Manufacturer stating that the
sample(s) submitted for evaluation is (are)
representative of the products from each factory has
been provided ............................................................... :

When differences exist; they shall be identified in the General product information section.

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 Name and address of factory (ies) .......................... :
ERICO International Corporation
188 Carolina Road
Aberdeen, NC 28315
USA

General product information:

The product under test is an (Air termination conductors, Air termination rods, Earth lead-in rods, Down
conductors, Earth Electrodes, Earth rods, Joints for earth rods) - Air termination conductors

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 1 GENERAL Results Pass or
Fail
Metallic conductors that form part of the air P
termination system and down conductors:
Metallic earth electrodes that for part of the earth P
termination system

2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES

4 GENERAL
4.1 Conductors and Electrodes are designed and P
constructed so that in normal use their performance
is reliable and without danger to persons and
surrounding equipment.
Materials are suitable for application P
4.2 Documentation
Adequate information provided in the literature to P
ensure the installer of the conductors and earth
electrodes can select and install the materials in a
suitable and safe manner in accordance with IEC
62305-3 and IEC 62305-4
4.3 Air termination conductors, air termination rods, earth lead-in rods and down
conductors
Conductors and rods: material, configuration and
cross sectional area in accordance to Table 1
Material ....................................................................... : Copper, Tin plated copper / N/A
Aluminium / Copper Coated
aluminium alloy / etc.
Configuration .............................................................. : Solid tape/solid N/A
round/stranded/
Cross sectional area .................................................. : ____ mm² N/A
Dimensions................................................................. : ____ mm thick / diameter / N/A
diameter of each strand
Conductors and rods: mechanical and electrical
characteristics in accordance to Table 2
Material ....................................................................... : Copper / Aluminium / P
Aluminium alloy / Steel /
Stainless steel
Maximum electrical resistivity ................................. : 0.05 µΩm P
Tensile Strength ...................................................... : 536 N/mm² F
Corrosion resistant coated conductors and rods See Cl. 5.2.2, 5.2.3 and 5.24 P
4.4 Earth Electrodes N/A
4.4.1 Earth Electrodes: cross sectional area, material and N/A
configuration in accordance to Table 3

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 Material ....................................................................... : Copper, tin plated copper / N/A
Bare Steel / Stainless steel /
Configuration .............................................................. : Stranded / Solid round / Solid N/A
tape / Pipe / Solid plate /
Lattice plate / Profile
Cross sectional area .................................................. : Earth rod / Earth conductor / N/A
Earth plate: mm²/cm²
Dimensions................................................................. : ___ mm diameter / thick / N/A

Earth Electrodes: mechanical and electrical N/A

characteristics in accordance to Table 4
Material ....................................................................... : Copper / Steel / Stainless steel N/A

Configuration .............................................................. : Stranded / Solid round / Solid N/A

tape, Pipe / Solid Plate / etc
Tensile Strength ......................................................... : Earth rod / Earth conductor / N/A
Earth plate: _____ N/mm²
Maximum electrical resistivity .................................... : ____ µΩm N/A

4.4.2 Earth rods N/A

Mechanically robust Adequate for correct N/A

installation
Material N/A

Sufficiently malleable to ensure no cracking during Yes N/A

installation
Threads on rods Provided/Not provided N/A

Threads smooth and fully formed N/A

Coating extend over threads Yes/no. Applicable for coated N/A

rods
Thread provided with: Lead-in chamfer / point to N/A
facilitate driving
Electroplated rods Thread roll provided – no N/A
copper is removed from the
steel
4.4.3 Joints for earth rods N/A

Joint/coupling device material Copper / N/A

Compatible with earth rod Yes / No N/A

Mechanically robust for installation Sufficient to withstand the N/A

driving forces
Corrosion resistance Provided / Not applicable N/A

Threaded external joints/couplers - threads not Threads not exposed after N/A
exposed on the earth rod after installation installation
Threaded internal joints/couplers – Mating faces of In contact N/A
earth rods in contact after assembly
4.4.4 Earth conductors and plates N/A

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 Corrosion resistant Corrosion resistance provided N/A

Coating and base material adherence Adequate adherence provided N/A

Corrosion resistance suitable See Cl. 5.2.2, 5.2.3 and 5.2.4 N/A

4.5 MARKINGS P
Manufacturer’s or vendor’s name or trademark P
Identifying symbol P
Marking method ......................................................... : Moulding / pressing / P
engraving / printing adhesive
labels / water slide transfer
Marking location: Top/Side, On smallest P
packaging unit
.................................................................................... :
5 TESTS
5.1 General conditions for tests P
5.2 Conductors, air termination rods and earth lead- P
in rods
5.2.1 General P
5.2.2 Tests for thickness coating on conductors P
5.2.2.1 General conditions for tests P
Specimen / length 3 specimen, 200 mm P
Measuring method for zinc and copper coating on ISO 1460 / ISO 1461 / ISO P
steel: 2178
5.2.2.2 Air termination conductors, air termination rods, P
earth lead-in rods or down conductors comply with
Table 1
Earth electrodes comply with Table 3 N/A
Zinc galvanized coatings Yes / N/A N/A

Coatings are smooth, continuous and free of flux Yes / N/A N/A
stains
Solid round material weight: ___ g/ m² N/A

Solid tape material weight: ___ g/ m² N/A

5.2.3 Bend and adhesion test for coated conductors

5.2.3.1 General Conditions for tests P
Specimens provided / Length / Angle 3 / 500 mm / 90° P
Bending radius Round conductors: 5 times (± P
1 mm) its diameter:
Tape conductors: 5 times (± 1
mm) its thickness:
5.2.3.2 Acceptance criteria No sharp edges, cracks or P
peeling.

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 5.2.4 Environmental test P
5.2.4.1 General P
Specimens of air termination rods, earth lead-in P
rods, down conductors or earth conductors
subjected to specified tests in A.1 followed by humid
sulphurous atmosphere test specified in A.2
5.2.4.2 Acceptance criteria Base material did not exhibit P
any visual corrosive
deterioration.
5.2.5 Tensile strength P
5.2.5.1 Test Methodology for tensile strength per ISO 6892- P
1.
Air termination rods or earth lead-in rods un- P
machined per D.1 of ISO 6892-1:2009
5.2.4.2 Acceptance criteria Complies with Table 1 and P
Table 4 for earth conductors
5.2.6 Electrical resistivity test P
5.2.6.1 General conditions for tests P
Conductor specimen length and weight 1,2 m, 469/2342 g P
Resistivity .010/.050 P
5.2.6.2 Acceptance criteria Complies with Table 2 and P
Table 4 for earth conductors
5.3 Earth rods N/A
5.3.1 General N/A

Earth rods other than copper coated steel earth rods N/A
exempt from tests of 5.3.3 and 5.3.4
5.3.2 Tests for thickness coating on earth rods N/A

5.3.2.1 General conditions for tests N/A

Specimen quantity and length 3 samples / 500 mm N/A

Copper or zinc coat on steel cored earth rod N/A

measured using the magnetic method instrument
complying with ISO 2178
Zinc coating measured in accordance to ISO 1460 N/A
and ISO 1461
Points of measurement according to Figure 1 N/A

5.3.2.2 Acceptance criteria Complies with Table 3. N/A

Zinc coated earth rods After the test, the coating was N/A
smooth, continuous and free
from flux stains with a weight
of ___ g/m² (minimum 350
g/m²)
5.3.3 Adhesion test N/A

5.3.3.1 General conditions N/A

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 Copper coated steel earth rods specimens used and N/A
complying with 5.3.2 with end cut at 45° chamfer
Test arrangement per Figure 2 N/A

5.3.3.2 Acceptance criteria After the test, the coating of N/A

the specimens showed
adherence to the parent metal.
No separation occurred.
5.3.4 Bend test N/A

5.3.4.1 General conditions for test N/A

Copper coated steel earth rods specimens used and N/A

complying with 5.3.3, bent through a radius equal to
5 times (± 1 mm) it diameter to an angle of 90° (±5°)
5.3.4.2 Acceptance criteria After the test, the specimens N/A
showed no sharp edges,
cracks or peeling around the
bending area.
5.3.5 Environmental test N/A

5.3.5.1 General conditions for tests: Copper coated steel N/A

earth rods specimens complying with 5.3.4 and zinc
coated earth rods specimens used and complying
with 5.3.2 subjected to specified tests in A.1 followed
by humid sulphurous atmosphere test specified in
A.2
5.3.5.2 Acceptance criteria: After the tests, the specimens N/A
a)………………………………………………………… appeared good with no rough
edges or burrs throughout their
b)………………………………………………………… length.
The base material did not
exhibit signs of corrosive
deterioration
5.3.6 Tensile strength test N/A

5.3.6.1 General conditions for tests N/A

Test Methodology for tensile strength tests per ISO N/A

6892-1.
Earth rods specimens are un-machined per D.1 of N/A
ISO 6892-1:2009
5.3.6.2 Acceptance criteria Complies with requirements of F
Table 4
5.3.7 Test for yield/tensile ratio N/A

5.3.7.1 General conditions for tests: Upper yield strength N/A

divided by the tensile strength (Per Figure 3)
5.3.7.2 Acceptance criteria Complies with the N/A
requirements of Table 4
5.3.8 Electrical resistivity test N/A

5.3.8.1 General conditions for tests N/A

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 Specimen quantity and length 3 specimen / 1,2m long N/A

Specimen weight __ kg N/A

5.3.8.2 Acceptance criteria Complies with the N/A

requirements of Table 4
5.4 Joints for earth rods N/A

5.4.1 General Joints for earth rods suitable N/A

for application
5.4.2 Compression tests by mechanical means N/A

5.4.2.1 General conditions for tests N/A

Driving heads and driving tools as specified by the N/A

manufacturer’s or supplier’s instructions
5.4.2.2 Acceptance criteria The joint specimens did not N/A
break or show any cracking
5.4.3 Environmental – Electrical tests N/A

5.4.3.1 General conditions for tests – Conditioning: N/A

Specimen assemblies used in and complying with
5.4.2 subjected to specified tests in A.1 followed by
humid sulphurous atmosphere test specified in A.2
and an additional ammonia atmosphere treatment
per A.3 for specimens of copper alloy with copper
content less than 80%.
After conditioning test and without cleaning, N/A
assembly subjected to an electrical test as per 6.3 of
IEC 62561-1 followed by mechanical tensile force of
1000 N (± 10 N)
5.4.3.2 Acceptance criteria: The joints did not break or N/A
a)………………………………………………………… show any cracks.
b)………………………………………………………… The contact resistance was
___ mΩ, current ___ A.
c)…………………………………………………………
The specimen remained intact.
5.5 Marking N/A

5.5.1 General conditions for tests 15 sec with water and 15 sec N/A
with white spirit/mineral spirit
5.5.2 Acceptance criteria The marking remained legible. N/A

6 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) N/A

Products covered by this standard are, in normal Devices are passive N/A
use, passive in respect of electromagnetic
influences – emissions and immunity
7 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE TEST Pass
REPORT

A ANNEX A, ENVIRONMENTAL TEST FOR CONDUCTORS, AIR TERMINATION P

RODS AND EARTH LEAD-IN RODS
A.1 Salt mist test P

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 A. Salt mist test conducted in accordance with IEC P
60068-2-52:1996. Severity (2)
Chamber maintained temperature conditions as P
specified in Clause 9.3 of IEC 60068-2-52:1996
and relative humidity of not less than 90%
A.2 Humid sulphurous atmosphere test P
Humid sulphurous atmosphere test conducted in P
accordance with ISO 6988:1985 with seven cycles
with a concentration of sulphur dioxide of 667 x
10℮-10 (in volume) ± 25 x 10℮-6, except for
Clauses 9 and 10.
24 h for each cyle duration, with a heating period P
of 8 h at a temperature of 40°C ± 3°C in humid
saturated atmosphere with a 16 h rest period
followed by replacement of the humid sulphurous
atmosphere.
Chamber maintained temperature conditions as P
specified in 6.5.2 of ISO 6988:1985
A.3 Ammonia atmosphere treatment P
A.3.1 Treatment in accordance with ISO 6957:1988 for P
a moderate atmosphere with pH value of 10 except
for 8.4 and Clause 9

B ANNEX B, REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSS SECTIONAL AREA, MECHANICAL N/A

AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS, TEST TO BE APPLIED (Table B.1 -
Summary of requirements)

C ANNEX C, REQUIREMENTS FOR DIMENSIONS, MECHANICAL AND N/A

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS, TEST TO BE APPLIED (Table C.1 -
Summary of requirements)

D ANNEX D, TYPICAL EXAMPLE CALCULATION OF CONDUCTOR RESISTIVITY P

E ANNEX E, TYPICAL EXAMPLE CALCULATION OF THE TENSILE STRENGTH P

OF COATED MATERIAL

F ANNEX F, FLOW CHART OF TESTS FOR AIR TERMINATION CONDUCTORS, P

AIR TERMINATION RODS, EARTH LEAD-IN RODS AND DOWN
CONDUCTORS

G ANNEX G, FLOW CHART OF TESTS FOR EARTH RODS N/A

H ANNEX H, FLOW CHART OF TESTS OF JOINTS FOR EARTH RODS N/A

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