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 stranded copper 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 stranded copper conductors

Nominal cross-sectional area

Number/wire

Nominal insulation thickness

Nominal bedding
thickness

Nominal wire armor dia.

Nominal sheath thickness

Approx.overall diameter

Approx.cable weight

mm²

No./mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/mm

3x16

7/1.70

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

30.3

1700

3x25

7/2.14

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

33.1

2085

3x35

19/1.53

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

35.8

2405

3x35*

19/1.53

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.9

32.1

2405

3x50*

19/1.78

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.0

35.6

3160

3x70*

19/2.14

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.1

38.9

3925

3x95*

19/2.52

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.2

42.3

4860

3x120*

37/2.03

2.2

1.4

2.5

2.3

46.6

6205

3x150*

37/2.25

2.2

1.4

2.5

2.4

49.4

7175

3x185*

37/2.52

2.2

1.4

2.5

2.5

52.8

8320

3x240*

61/2.25

2.2

1.6

2.5

2.6

57.8

10395

3x300*

61/2.52

2.4

1.6

2.5

2.8

63.2

12575

3x400*

61/2.85

2.6

1.6

2.5

3.0

69.6

15325