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BS 5467 Cables

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 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 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
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 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

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