Industrial Cables

Industrial Cables-British Standard

6181Y to BS 6004

Application and Description

6181Y to BS 6004 cables are designed for surface wiring where there is little risk of mechanical damage and are suitable for use in electrical installations such as power and lighting.

Cable Construction

• Bare copper conductor

  Solid to BS 6360 CL-1 or IEC 60228 CL-1;

• stranding to BS 6360 CL-2 or IEC 60228 CL-2 1.0mm²- 2.5mm CL-1 – circular solid
  4mm² and above - CL-2 – stranded circular or circular compacted

  PVC insulation Type TI1 to BS7655

  PVC sheath Type 6 to BS7655

Core Identification

• Black, Blue, Brown

Technical Characteristics

• Working voltage: 300/500V

  Minimum bending radius: 3xoverall diameter

  Operating temperature: -15º C to +70º C

  Insulation resistance: 10 MΩxkm

• Flame retardant: IEC 60332.1

Cable Parameter

AWG (No of Strands/ Strand Diameter)	No. of Cores x Nominal Cross Sectional Area #xmm²	Nominal Thickness of Insulation mm	Nominal Thickness  of Sheath mm	Nominal Overall Diameter mm	Nominal Weight kg/km
18	1x1	0.6	0.8	4.5	27
16	1x1.5	0.7	0.8	4.9	36
14	1x2.5	0.8	0.8	5.8	52
12(7/20)	1x4	0.9	0.9	6.8	76
10(7/18)	1x6	0.8	0.9	7.4	100
8(7/16)	1x10	1	0.9	8.8	160
6(7/14)	1x16	1	1	10.5	230
4(7/12)	1x25	1.2	1.1	12.5	340
2(7/10)	1x35	1.2	1.1	13.5	440