Mining Cable
Type SHD-GC Three-Conductor Portable Power Cable, CPE Sheath 15kV

Applications

These heavy duty cables are designed for applications such as longwall shearers, continuous miners and mobile equipment such as shovels, dredges and drills.

Standards

• ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58
• ASTM B 172
• ASTM B 33
• CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.96
• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 96

Construction

• Conductors: Stranded annealed tinned copper conductor.
• Conductor Shield:Semi-conducting layer.
• Insulation:EPR.
• Insulation Shield:Non-conducting tape + Tinned copper/textile braid.
• Ground Check Conductor:Tinned copper with a yellow polypropylene insulation.
• Grounding Conductor:Tinned copper conductor.
• Sheath: Reinforced extra-heavy-duty Chlorinated Polyethylene(CPE), black. Other sheath materialscan be offered upon request.

Options:
Other jacket materials such as CSP/PCP/NBR/PVC are available upon request.
Two-layer jacket with reinforcing fibre between the two layers can be offered as an option.

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

• Minimum Bending Radius: 6×OD
• Maximum Operating Temperature: +90℃

Dimensions and Weight:

Construction	No. of Strands	Grounding Conductor Size	Ground Check Conductor Size	Nominal Insulation Thickness		Nominal Sheath Thickness		Nominal Sheath Thickness		Nominal Weight		Ampacity
No. of cores×AWG /kcmil	-	AWG/kcmil	AWG/kcmil	inch	mm	inch	mm	inch	mm	lbs/kft	kg/km	A
3×2	259	6	8	0.210	5.3	0.235	6.0	2.41	61.2	3572	5529	164
3×1	259	5	8	0.210	5.3	0.235	6.0	2.52	64.0	4060	6042	187
3×1/0	259	4	8	0.210	5.3	0.250	6.4	2.64	67.0	4495	6927	215
3×2/0	329	3	8	0.210	5.3	0.250	6.4	2.73	69.3	5010	7783	246
3×3/0	413	2	8	0.210	5.3	0.265	6.7	2.90	73.7	5995	8922	283
3×4/0	532	1	8	0.210	5.3	0.265	6.7	3.05	77.5	6860	10209	325

Ampacity-Based on a conductor temperature of 90℃ and an ambient air temperature of 40℃, per ICEA S-75-381.