BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables, 600/1000V
Single-core 600/1000V cables with solid aluminum conductor
Application
| 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 Wire Armour) |
| 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 |
CABLE PARAMETER
| Nominal cross-sectional area | Nominal insulation thickness | Nominal beddingthickness | Nominal alum wire armor dia. | Armour strip | Nominal sheath thickness | Approx.overall diameter | Approx.cable weight | ||
| thickness | width | wire armor | wire armor | strip armor | |||||
| mm² | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km |
| 1x50 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 530 |
| 1x70 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 650 |
| 1x95 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 810 |
| 1x120 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 24.3 | 22.3 | 960 |
| 1x150 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 1115 |
| 1x185 | 2 | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 28.3 | 27.1 | 1315 |
| 1x240 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 31.2 | 30 | 1610 |
| 1x300 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 33.7 | 32.5 | 1890 |
