BS 6346 Cables  
BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables, 600/1000V BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables,1900/3300V

BS 6346 Cables

BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables, 600/1000V

     Four-core 600/1000V cables with stranded copper conductors

Application

These power and control cables are used for electricity supply in low voltage installation system. They are well adapted to underground use in industrial applications where chemical and mechanical protections are needed (refinery areas, chemical plant...).

Construction

Conductor Solid Aluminum or Copper conductor, round stranded or shaped, Class 2 to BS 6460, IEC 60228.
Insulation PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride) type TI1
Colour Code 1 Core : Brown
2 Cores: Brown or 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
Filler(optional) PVC or Polypropylene yarn
Binder Tape(optional) Polyester (Mylar) tape
Inner Sheath/ Bedding PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
Armour Single Core: AWA (Aluminum WireArmour)           Multi Core: SWA (Steel Wire or Tape Armour)
Outer Sheath PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride), type TM1
Technical Information
Voltage rating 600/1000V
Temperature rating
-20°C to +60°C
Bending radius
Single core: 10 x overall diameter
                         Multicores: 8 x overall diameter
Flame retardant IEC60332 part 1, BS4066 part 1

Four-core 600/1000V cables with stranded copper conductors

Nominal cross-sectional area

Number/wire

Nominal insulation thickness

Nominal bedding
thickness

Nominal wire armor dia.

Nominal sheath thickness

Approx. overalldiameter

Approx.cable weight

extruded bedding

taped
bedding

mm²

No./mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/mm

4x1.5

7/0.53

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.4

13.5

-

330

4x2.5

7/0.67

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

15.0

-

430

4x4

7/0.85

0.8

0.8

1.25

1.5

17.8

-

640

4x6

7/1.04

0.8

0.8

1.25

1.5

19.2

-

770

4x10

7/1.35

1.0

0.8

1.25

1.6

22.8

-

1070

4x16

7/1.70

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.7

26.3

25.9

1550

4x25

7/2.14

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

30.7

30.3

2005

4x25*

7/2.14

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

27.8

27.4

2005

4x35

19/1.53

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

33.7

33.3

2490

4x35*

19/1.53

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

30.3

29.9

2490

4x50*

19/1.78

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.0

35.4

34.6

3475

4x70*

19/2.14

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.1

39.2

38.4

4480

4x95*

19/2.52

1.6

1.2

2.0

2.2

43.3

43.5

5710

4x120*

37/2.03

1.6

1.4

2.5

2.4

49.3

48.1

7350

4x150*

37/2.25

1.8

1.4

2.5

2.5

53.6

52.4

8720

4x185*

37/2.52

2.0

1.6

2.5

2.6

59.0

57.4

10540

4x240*

61/2.25

2.2

1.6

2.5

2.8

65.7

64.1

13290

4x300*

61/2.52

2.4

1.6

2.5

3.0

72.0

70.4

16050

4x400*

61/2.85

2.6

1.8

3.15

3.3

81.3

79.3

20950