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BS 5467 Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V
Two-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 bedding thickness Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Approx. Overall Diameter Aprrox Weight
Extruded bedding Taped bedding
mm² No./mm mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
2x1.5 7/0.53 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.4 12.1 - 320
2x2.5 7/0.67 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 13.6 - 365
2x4 7/0.85 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 14.7 - 440
2x6 7/1.04 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.9 - 470
2x10 7/1.35 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.5 18.0 - 800
2x16 7/1.70 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 20.4 20.4 900
2x25 7/2.14 0.9 0.8 1.25 1.6 24.1 24.1 1240
2x25* 7/2.14 0.9 0.8 1.25 1.6 20.4 20.4 1240
2x35 7/2.52 0.9 1 1.6 1.7 27.7 27.3 1710
2x35* 7/2.52 0.9 1 1.6 1.7 23.3 22.9 1710

Nominal Cross-sectional Area Strand Type Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Approx. Overall Diameter Aprrox Weight
Extruded bedding Taped bedding
mm² No./mm mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
2x50* 19/1.78 1.0 1 1.6 1.8 25.8 25.4 1800
2x70* 19/2.14 1.1 1 1.6 1.9 29.0 28.6 2320
2x95* 19/2.52 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.0 33.1 32.3 3150
2x120* 37/2.03 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.1 36.1 35.3 3880
2x150* 37/2.25 1.4 1.2 2.0 2.2 39.3 38.5 4820
2x185* 37/2.52 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.4 44.7 43.5 5920
2x240* 61/2.25 1.7 1.4 2.5 2.5 49.0 47.8 7300
2x300* 61/2.52 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.6 53.5 51.9 8770
2x400* 61/2.85 2 1.6 2.5 2.8 59.0 57.4 10905