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BS 5467 Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V
Two-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminum 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 Nominal Insula-tion thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. Armour strip Nominal Approx. Overall Diameter Aprrox Weight
thickness width Sheath thickness wire armor Extruded bedding strip armor Tapedbedding
mm² mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
2x16 0.7 0.8 1.25 0.6 2.4 1.5 19.1 19.1 17.8 650
2x25 0.9 0.8 1.25 0.6 2.4 1.5 22.4 22.4 21.1 915
2x25* 0.9 0.8 1.25 0.6 2.4 1.6 18.7 18.7 17.4 1255
2x35 0.9 1 1.6 0.6 2.4 1.6 25.7 25.3 23.3 1255
2x35* 0.9 1 1.6 0.6 2.4 1.7 21.4 21.0 19 1430
2x50* 1.0 1 1.6 0.6 2.4 1.8 23.5 23.1 21.1 1430
2x70* 1.1 1 1.6 1 3.6 1.9 26.3 25.9 24.7 1780
2x95* 1.1 1.2 2.0 1 3.6 2 30 29.2 27.2 1950