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

    Three-core 1900/3300 V cables with solid aluminum conductors

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

Three-core 1900/3300 V cables with solid aluminum conductors

Nominal cross-sectional area

Nominal insulation thickness

Nominal bedding
thickness

Nominal Armor dia.

Nominal sheath thickness

Approx.overall diameter

Approx.cable weight

mm²

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/mm

3x16

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

28.9

1630

3x25

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

31.3

1880

3x35

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

33.7

2145

3x35*

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

30.6

2145

3x50*

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.0

33.9

2880

3x70*

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.1

36.9

3340

3x95*

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.2

40.0

3870

3x120*

2.2

1.4

2.5

2.3

44.0

4980

3x150*

2.2

1.4

2.5

2.4

46.5

5585

3x185*

2.2

1.4

2.5

2.5

49.6

6250

3x240*

2.2

1.6

2.5

2.6

54.2

7315

3x300*

2.4

1.6

2.5

2.8

59.2

8365