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BS 5467 Standards Armoured Power Cables, 600/1000V
Five-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 Colour Code XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Type GP 8 or ethylene propylene rubber (GP 6) 1 Core : Brown
  2 Cores: Brown, 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 Armour Outer Sheath PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Single Core: AWA (Aluminum Wire Armour)Multi Core: SWA (Steel Wire Armour) PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride)

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

Nominal Cross-sectional Area Strand Type Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Approx. Overall Diameter Aprrox Weight
Extruded bedding Taped bedding
mm² No./mm mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
5x1.5 7/0.53 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.4 14.3 - 430
5x2.5 7/0.67 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.1 - 545
5x4 7/0.85 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.5 17.8 - 680
5x6 7/1.04 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.5 20 - 840
5x10 7/1.35 0.7 0.8 1.25 1.6 22.9 - 1105
5x16 7/1.70 0.7 1 1.6 1.7 26.6 26.2 1450
5x25 7/2.14 0.9 1 1.6 1.8 31.5 31.1 2245
5x35 7/2.52 0.9 1 1.6 1.9 34.8 34.4 2840
5x50 19/1.78 1.0 1.2 2 2 40.4 39.6 3895
5x70 19/2.14 1.1 1.2 2 2.2 46.3 45.5 5145