BS 5467 Single Core Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V

Conductor

Solid Aluminum or Copper conductor, round stranded or shaped, Class 2 to BS 6460, IEC 60228.

Insulation

XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Type GP 8 or ethylene propylene rubber (GP 6)

Colour Code

1 Core : Brown

2 Cores : Brown or Blue

3 Cores : Brown, Black, Grey

4 Cores : Blue, Brown, Black, Grey

5 Cores : Green/Yellow, Blue, Brown, Black, Grey

Above 5 Cores : White Cores with black numbers

Bedding

Single core

extruded layer of polymeric material

Multicore

a) extruded layer of polymeric materia

b) or a taped bedding consist of two or more layers of PVC tape or other synthetic tape, for the cable having conductor area of 16mm² and above

Armour

Single Core : AWA (Aluminum Wire Armour)

Multi Core : SWA (Steel Wire Armour)

Outer Sheath

Extruded PVC, type 9 specified in BS7655

Voltage rating

600/1000V

Temperature rating

0°C to +90°C

Bending radius

1.5mm² to 16mm² : 6 x overall diameter

25mm² and above : 8 x overall diameter

Flame retardant

IEC60332 part 1, BS4066 part 1

Nominal Cross-sectional Area

Strand Type

Nominal Insulation thickness

Nominal Bedding thickness

Nominal Alum Wire dia.

Nominal Sheath thickness

Approx. Overall Diameter

Aprrox Weight

mm²

No./mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

1x50

19/1.78

1

0.8

0.9

1.5

17.5

800

1x70

19/2.14

1.1

0.8

1.25

1.5

20.2

990

1x95

19/2.52

1.1

0.8

1.25

1.6

22.3

1280

1x120

37/2.03

1.2

0.8

1.25

1.6

24.2

1550

1x150

37/2.25

1.4

1

1.6

1.7

27.4

1900

1x185

37/2.52

1.6

1

1.6

1.8

30

2320

1x240

61/2.25

1.7

1

1.6

1.8

32.8

2930

1x300

61/2.52

1.8

1

1.6

1.9

35.6

3580

1x400

61/2.85

2

1.2

2

2

40.5

4600

1x500

61/3.20

2.2

1.2

2

2.1

44.2

5680

1x630

127/2.52

2.4

1.2

2

2.2

48.8

7160

1x800

127/2.85

2.6

1.4

2.5

2.4

55.4

9315

1x1000

127/3.20

2.8

1.4

2.5

2.5

60.6

11490