6591TQ to BS 6883
Application and Description
These cables are designed for use in offshore applications where mechanical protection is not required. Examples of application include fixed wiring in ships and fixed offshore drilling rigs and oil platforms.
Cable Construction
- - Fine bare copper strands
- - Stranding to BS 6360 CL-5 or IEC 60228 CL-5
- - EPR(Ethylene Propylene Rubber) rubber insulation to BS 7655
- - TPBWB (Tinned phosphor bronze wire braid) non-magnetic armour
- - LSOH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen), type SW4 to BS 7655
Core Identification
1 core: Black or red
Technical Characteristics
- - Working voltage: 600/1000 volts
- - Test voltage: 3500 volts
- - Minimum bending radius: up to 10mm^2 - 3xOverall diameter
10mm^2-25mm^2 - 4xOverall diameter
Above 25mm^2 - 6xOverall diameter - - Temperature Range: -25o C to +85o C
- - Oxygen Index32%, HCL 5%
- - Flame retardant: IEC 60332.3
Cable Parameter
| AWG (No of Strands/ Strand Diameter) |
No. of Cores x Nominal Cross Sectional Area #xmm^2 |
Nominal Thickness of Insulation mm |
Nominal Thickness of Bedding mm |
Diameter of Braid Wire mm |
Nominal Thickness of Sheath mm |
Nominal Overall Diameter mm |
Nominal Weight kg/km |
| 17(7/26) | 1x1.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 8.8 | 135 |
| 16(7/24) | 1x1.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 145 |
| 14(7/22) | 1x2.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 165 |
| 12(7/20) | 1x4 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 190 |
| 10(7/18) | 1x6 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 11.4 | 225 |
| 8(7/16) | 1x10 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 13.1 | 315 |
| 6(7/14) | 1x16 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 14.2 | 395 |
| 4(7/12) | 1x25 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 565 |
| 2(7/10) | 1x35 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 17.8 | 670 |
| 1(19/13) | 1x50 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 865 |
| 2/0(19/11) | 1x70 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 22.1 | 1120 |
| 3/0(19/10) | 1x95 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 24.4 | 1440 |
| 4/0(37/12) | 1x120 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 26.6 | 1780 |
| 300MCM (37/11) |
1x150 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 28.9 | 2120 |
| 350MCM (37/10) |
1x185 | 2 | 2 | 0.45 | 1.9 | 32.5 | 2700 |
| 500MCM (61/11) |
1x240 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.45 | 2 | 36 | 3410 |
| -(61/10) | 1x300 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.45 | 2.2 | 39.4 | 4180 |
| -(61/9) | 1x400 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.45 | 2.3 | 43.9 | 5280 |
| -(61/8) | 1x500 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.45 | 2.5 | 48.1 | 6480 |
| -(127/10) | 1x630 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.45 | 2.6 | 52.3 | 7820 |
