BS 5467 Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V

Four-core 600/1000 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. The GSWA makes them suitable for use inside and outside buildings or for direct burial in the ground.

Construction

Conductor Solid Aluminum or Copper conductor, round stranded or shaped, Class 2 to BS 6460, IEC 60228.
Insulation XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Type GP 8 or ethylene propylene rubber (GP 6)
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
Bedding Single core extruded layer of polymeric material
Multicore a) extruded layer of polymeric materia
b) or a taped bedding consist of two or more layers of PVC tape or other synthetic tape, for the cable having conductor area of 16mm² and above
Armour Single Core : AWA (Aluminum Wire Armour)
Multi Core : SWA (Steel Wire Armour)
Outer Sheath Extruded PVC, type 9 specified in BS7655

Technical Information

  • Voltage rating: 600/1000V
  • Temperature rating: 0°C to +90°C
  • Bending radius: 1.5mm² to 16mm²: 6 x overall diameter
    25mm² and above: 8 x overall diameter
  • Flame retardant: IEC60332 part 1, BS4066 part 1

CABLE PARAMETER

Nominal Cross-sectional Area Strand Type Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding
thickness
Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Approx. OverallDiameter AprroxWeight
Extruded bedding Taped bedding
mm² No./mm mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
4x1.5 7/0.53 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 13.3 - 390
4x2.5 7/0.67 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.0 - 470
4x4 7/0.85 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.4 - 580
4x6 7/1.04 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 18.7 - 805
4x10 7/1.35 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 21.1 - 1090
4x16 7/1.70 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.6 23.4 23.4 1320
4x25 7/2.14 0.9 1 1.6 1.7 28.9 28.5 1840
4x25* 7/2.14 0.9 1 1.6 1.7 26.1 25.7 1840
4x35 7/2.52 0.9 1 1.6 1.8 31.9 31.5 2310
4x35* 7/2.52 0.9 1 1.6 1.8 28.6 28.2 2310
4x50* 19/1.78 1.0 1 1.6 1.9 32.0 31.6 2970
4x70* 19/2.14 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.1 37.7 36.9 4240
4x95* 19/2.52 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.2 41.7 40.9 5400
4x120* 37/2.03 1.2 1.4 2.5 2.3 47.1 45.9 7000
4x150* 37/2.25 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.4 51.4 50.2 8350
4x185* 37/2.52 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.6 56.6 55.4 10130
4x240* 61/2.25 1.7 1.6 2.5 2.7 63.0 61.4 12840
4x300* 61/2.52 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.9 68.8 67.2 15530
4x400* 61/2.85 2 1.8 3.15 3.2 78.1 76.1 19950