Power Cables
PVC Insulated & Sheathed Unarmoured XLPE Insulated PVC/LSOH Sheathed LSOH Insulated Conduit Wires Fire Resistant Medium Voltage

Power Cables

600/1000V THREE-CORE PVC INSULATED, PVC SHEATHED, ARMOURED CABLE TO BS 6346

Construction

Conductor : Plain annealed copper

Insulation : Flame retardant PVC compound

Filler: PVC or Polypropylene yarn

Binder Tape: Polyester (mylar) tape

Bedding: Flame retardant PVC compound

Armouring: Steel wire armored

Sheath: Flame retardant PVC compound

Size of Conductor Nominal Thickness of Insulation STEEL WIRE ARMOURED (SWA) CABLE
Nominal Thickness of Bedding Nominal Dia. of Armour Wire Nominal Thickness of Sheath Approx. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
mm2 mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
1.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.4 12.8 315
2.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 14.1 400
4 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.8 510
6 0.8 0.8 1.25 1.5 18.0 695
10 1.0 0.8 1.25 1.6 21.2 960
16 1.0 0.8 1.25 1.6 23.1 1235
25 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.7 25.0 1750
35 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.8 27.3 2140
50 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.9 30.5 2715
70 1.4 1.2 2.0 2.0 35.0 3800
95 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.1 39.3 4905
120 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.2 42.2 5815
150 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.4 47.5 7415
185 2.0 1.4 2.5 2.5 51.9 8915
240 2.2 1.6 2.5 2.6 65.0 11720
300 2.4 1.6 2.5 2.8 71.0 14070
400 2.6 1.6 3.15 3.0 79.0 18155