304 Stainless Steel Trough Cable Tray

Material Characteristics

- Corrosion Resistance: 304 stainless steel offers excellent resistance to acids, alkalis, and corrosion, making it suitable for humid and highly corrosive environments such as chemical plants and coastal areas. It effectively prevents rust and corrosion of cable trays, extending their service life.

- Strength and Stiffness: High strength enables it to bear substantial weight and pressure without deformation, meeting the load-bearing requirements for cable installation in various settings, ensuring the stability and reliability of cable trays.

- Surface Properties: The smooth and aesthetically pleasing surface not only facilitates cable laying and organization but also enhances the overall appearance of the installation site. It is also dust-resistant and easy to clean.

Functional Features

- Multiple Protections: The fully enclosed design provides dustproof, waterproof, and anti-electromagnetic interference capabilities, with a protection rating of up to IP55. It offers comprehensive protection for cables, ensuring their normal operation.

- Heat Dissipation: Some cable tray sections feature an opening ratio, typically between 15% and 30%, which, combined with convective heat dissipation principles, effectively reduces the temperature rise during cable operation. This can generally lower the cable temperature rise by 10-15°C, contributing to an extended cable service life.

- Flexible Expansion: The modular component design allows for easy multi-directional extensions horizontally or vertically, adapting to diverse wiring needs. The minimum bending radius is generally 1.5D (where D is the cable outer diameter), facilitating cable turning and installation.

Application Areas

- Industrial Sector: Widely used in manufacturing, chemical plants, and metallurgical industries for cable routing between production lines and equipment. It protects cables from chemical substances, high temperatures, and other erosive factors, simplifying maintenance and cable replacement.

- Construction Sector: In commercial buildings such as office towers and shopping malls, as well as residential complexes, it provides aesthetically pleasing cable management solutions, making electrical wiring systems more organized and tidy.

- Power Facilities: Suitable for power distribution stations, substations, and similar settings, it supports power and control cables, ensuring secure connections and stable operation of the power system.

Installation and Maintenance

- Easy Installation: The relatively simple structure allows for straightforward installation using various methods, such as vertical wall mounting or horizontal corridor piping. It can also be installed using tray brackets welded or bolted in place, with relatively low requirements for installation precision and standardization.

- Convenient Maintenance: The modular design makes replacing or repairing specific sections easier, reducing maintenance costs and complexity. Routine maintenance primarily involves periodic checks for loose connections or surface damage on the tray, allowing for timely resolution of any issues.

Accessories and Attachments

- Connection Fittings: Include connecting plates, bolts, nuts, and washers for joining tray sections, ensuring overall stability and electrical continuity. The thickness of connecting plates is typically δ≥2mm for double-plate connections and δ≥3mm for single-plate connections.

- Fixing Attachments: Such as tray brackets and cross arms, used to support and secure the tray, enabling firm installation on buildings or support structures. Cross arms are typically installed at intervals of 1.5 to 2 meters.

- Other Attachments: May include tray jumpers, partitions, and cover locks. Tray jumpers facilitate electrical connections between trays, while partitions divide the internal space into different areas for categorized cable laying.