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,1900/3300V

    Single-core 1900/3300 V cables with circular stranded copper 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, so they are well adapted to underground use in industrial applications, in moist areas.

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) Binder Tape(optional) Inner Sheath/ Bedding Armour Outer Sheath

PVC or Polypropylene yarn Polyester (Mylar) tape PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Single Core: AWA (Aluminum WireArmour) Multi Core: SWA (Steel Wire or Tape Armour) PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride), type TM1

Technical Information

Voltage rating 1900/3300V
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

Single-core 1900/3300 V cables with circular stranded copper conductor

Nominal cross-sectional area

Number/wire

Nominal insulation thickness

Nominal bedding
thickness

Nominal alum wire armor dia.

Nominal sheath thickness

Approx.overall diameter

Approx.cable weight

mm²

No./mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/mm

1x50

19/1.78

2.2

0.8

1.25

1.6

21.0

840

1x70

19/2.14

2.2

0.8

1.25

1.6

22.8

1070

1x95

19/2.52

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

26.0

1445

1x120

37/2.03

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

27.7

1715

1x150

37/2.25

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

29.4

2010

1x185

37/2.52

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

31.3

2380

1x240

61/2.25

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

34.1

2975

1x300

61/2.52

2.4

1.0

1.6

1.9

37.0

3615

1x400

61/2.85

2.6

1.2

2.0

2.1

42.0

4655

1x500

61/3.20

2.8

1.2

2.0

2.1

45.6

5725

1x630

61/3.65

2.8

1.2

2.0

2.2

49.7

7150

1x800

127/2.85

2.8

1.4

2.5

2.4

55.8

9160

1x1000

127/3.20

3.0

1.4

2.5

2.5

61.0

11400