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

BS 6346 Cables

BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables, 600/1000V

     Three-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

Three-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

tapedbedding

mm²

No./mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/mm

3x1.5

7/0.53

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.4

12.8

-

307

3x2.5

7/0.67

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

14.1

-

387

3x4

7/0.85

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.4

15.8

-

493

3x6

7/1.04

0.8

0.8

1.25

1.5

18.0

-

701

3x10

7/1.35

1.0

0.8

1.25

1.6

21.2

-

967

3x16

7/1.70

1.0

0.8

1.25

1.6

23.1

23.1

1219

3x25

7/2.14

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

28.2

27.8

1612

3x25*

7/2.14

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

25.0

24.6

1612

3x35

19/1.53

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

30.8

30.4

1992

3x35*

19/1.53

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

27.1

26.7

1992

3x50*

19/1.78

1.4

1.0

1.6

1.9

30.5

30.1

2534

3x70*

19/2.14

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.0

35.0

34.2

3518

3x95*

19/2.52

1.6

1.2

2.0

2.1

39.3

38.5

4510

3x120*

37/2.03

1.6

1.2

2.0

2.2

42.2

41.4

5375

3x150*

37/2.25

1.8

1.4

2.5

2.4

47.5

46.3

6810

3x185*

37/2.52

2.0

1.4

2.5

2.5

51.9

50.7

8190

3x240*

61/2.25

2.2

1.6

2.5

2.6

57.8

56.2

10280

3x300*

61/2.52

2.4

1.6

2.5

2.8

63.2

61.6

12430

3x400*

61/2.85

2.6

1.6

2.5

3.0

69.6

68.0

15400