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Mining Cable
Type W Five-Conductor Portable Power Cable 2kV
Applications
Type W Five-Conductor Portable Power Cables are designed for guse with mobile miningequipment such as
continuous miners, drills,cutters, loading machines and AC shuttle cars.Type W cables are for applications where
bare groundingconductors are not required or desired.
Standards
ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58
ASTM B 172
ASTM B 33
CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 96
Construction

Conductors: Stranded annealed tinned copper conductor.
Insulation:EPR.
Sheath: Reinforced, extra-heavy-duty Chlorinated Polyethylene(CPE), black. Other sheath materials can be
offered as an option.
Options:
Other jacket materials such as CSP/PCP/NBR/PVC are available upon request.
Two-layer jacket with reinforcing fibre between the two layers can be offered as an option.
Mechanical and Thermal Properties
Minimum Bending Radius: 6×OD
Maximum Operating Temperature: +90℃
Dimensions and Weight:
| Construction | No. of Strands | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Overall Diameter | Nominal Weight | Ampacity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cores×AWG/kcmil | - | inch | mm | inch | mm | lbs/kft | kg/km | A |
| 5×8 | 133 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 1.07 | 27.2 | 776 | 1154 | 50 |
| 5×6 | 133 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 1.24 | 31.5 | 1024 | 1524 | 68 |
| 5×4 | 259 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 1.36 | 35.2 | 1432 | 2131 | 88 |
| 5×2 | 259 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 1.56 | 39.8 | 2051 | 3052 | 116 |
| 5×1 | 259 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 1.85 | 47.1 | 2665 | 3967 | 136 |
| 5×1/0 | 266 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 1.98 | 50.4 | 3406 | 5069 | 150 |
| 5×2/0 | 342 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 2.13 | 54.1 | 3596 | 5351 | 172 |
| 5×3/0 | 418 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 2.27 | 57.6 | 4728 | 7035 | 200 |
| 5×4/0 | 532 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 2.46 | 62.6 | 5512 | 8203 | 230 |
Ampacity-Based on a conductor temperature of 90℃ and an ambient air temperature of 40℃, per ICEA S-75-381.
Note: The parameters listed above are nominal values as per cable standards. Actual values may vary due to material and manufacturing process variations. For precise specifications or customized requirements, please contact us for further information







