BS 6346 Cables  
BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables, 600/1000V BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables,1900/3300V

BS 6346 Cables

BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables,1900/3300V

    Single-core 1900/3300 V cables with solid aluminum conductor

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, so they are well adapted to underground use in industrial applications, in moist areas.

Construction

Conductor Solid Aluminum or Copper conductor, round stranded or shaped, Class 2 to BS 6460, IEC 60228. Insulation PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride) type TI1

Colour Code

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

Filler(optional) Binder Tape(optional) Inner Sheath/ Bedding Armour Outer Sheath

PVC or Polypropylene yarn Polyester (Mylar) tape PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Single Core: AWA (Aluminum WireArmour) Multi Core: SWA (Steel Wire or Tape Armour) PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride), type TM1

Technical Information

Voltage rating 1900/3300V
Temperature rating -20°C to +60°C
Bending radius
Single core: 10 x overall diameter     Multicores: 8 x overall diameter
Flame retardant IEC60332 part 1, BS4066 part 1

Single-core 1900/3300 V cables with solid aluminum conductor

Nominal cross-sectional area

Nominal insulation thickness

Nominal bedding
thickness

Nominal alum wire armor dia.

Nominal sheath thickness

Approx.overall diameter

Approx.cable weight

mm²

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/mm

1x50

2.2

0.8

1.25

1.6

19.8

625

1x70

2.2

0.8

1.25

1.6

21.3

735

1x95

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

24.3

965

1x120

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

25.6

1090

1x150

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

27.1

1250

1x185

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

28.8

1415

1x240

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

31.2

1680

1x300

2.4

1.0

1.6

1.9

33.7

1935