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BS 5467 Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V
Three-core 600/1000 V cables with stranded copper conductors

Application

These cables are used for power and control circuits, they can offer excellent protection through the use of a heavy galvanized steel wire armour. The GSWA makes them suitable for use inside and outside buildings or for direct burial in the ground.

Construction

Conductor Solid Aluminum or Copper conductor, round stranded or shaped, Class 2 to BS 6460, IEC 60228.
Insulation Colour Code XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Type GP 8 or ethylene propylene rubber (GP 6) 1 Core : Brown
  2 Cores: Brown, 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 Armour Outer Sheath PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Single Core: AWA (Aluminum Wire Armour)Multi Core: SWA (Steel Wire Armour) PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride)

Technical Information

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 Beddingthickness Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Approx. OverallDiameter AprroxWeight
Extruded bedding Taped bedding
mm² No./mm mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
3x1.5 7/0.53 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.3 12.6 - 340
3x2.5 7/0.67 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 14.1 - 408
3x4 7/0.85 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.3 - 498
3x6 7/1.04 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.6 - 600
3x10 7/1.35 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 19.5 - 915
3x16 7/1.70 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.6 21.6 21.6 1130
3x25 7/2.14 0.9 1 1.6 1.7 26.7 26.3 1710
3x25* 7/2.14 0.9 1 1.6 1.7 23.6 23.2 1710
3x35 7/2.52 0.9 1 1.6 1.8 29.4 29.0 2100
3x35* 7/2.52 0.9 1 1.6 1.8 25.7 25.3 2100
3x50* 19/1.78 1.0 1 1.6 1.8 28.5 28.1 2450
3x70* 19/2.14 1.1 1 1.6 1.9 32.2 31.8 3120
3x95* 19/2.52 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.1 37.0 36.2 4310
3x120* 37/2.03 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.2 40.4 39.6 5160
3x150* 37/2.25 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.3 45.5 44.3 7160
3x185* 37/2.52 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.4 49.8 48.6 8600
3x240* 61/2.25 1.7 1.4 2.5 2.6 55.1 53.9 10755
3x300* 61/2.52 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.7 60.2 58.6 13080
3x400* 61/2.85 2 1.6 2.5 2.9 66.6 65.0 15810