BS 5308 Cables

BS 5467 Cables

BS 5467 Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V

Single-core 600/1000 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. 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 :extruded layer of polymeric material

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

BS 5467 Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V

Nominal Cross-sectional Area Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal beddingthickness Nominal Alum Wire Armor dia. Armour strip Nominal Sheath thickness Approx.Overall Diameter AprroxWeight
thickness width wire armor strip armor
mm² mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
1x50 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 2.4 1.5 16.3 15.7 460
1x70 1.1 0.8 1.25 0.6 2.4 1.5 18.7 17.4 560
1x95 1.1 0.8 1.25 0.6 2.4 1.6 20.6 19.3 690
1x120 1.2 0.8 1.25 0.6 2.4 1.6 22.1 20.8 800
1x150 1.4 1 1.6 0.6 2.4 1.7 25.2 23.2 970
1x185 1.6 1 1.6 0.6 2.4 1.8 27.4 25.4 1150
1x240 1.7 1 1.6 1 3.6 1.8 29.9 28.7 1380
1x300 1.8 1 1.6 1 3.6 1.9 32.4 31.2 1640