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600/1000V TWO-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 12.3 290
2.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 13.6 355
4 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.1 445
6 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.5 16.5 520
10 1.0 0.8 1.25 1.6 20.1 845
16 1.0 0.8 1.25 1.6 21.9 1050
25 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.7 23.0 1340
35 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.8 24.9 1615
50 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.9 27.8 2035
70 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.9 30.4 2570
95 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.1 35.5 3590
120 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.2 38.0 4230
150 1.8 1.2 2.0 2.3 41.3 4990
185 2.0 1.4 2.5 2.4 46.4 6460
240 2.2 1.4 2.5 2.5 55.0 8225
300 2.4 1.6 2.5 2.7 66.5 10745
400 2.6 1.6 2.5 2.9 73.0 12990