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Flexible armoured power cables

Flexible armoured power cables

Flexible armoured power cables for ship/offshore installations where mechanical protection is required. Manufactured and stocked in a wide range of sizes for both control and power applications these cables are also used for onshore applications where people and equipment are at risk in the event of fire.

Colour Codes

a) Colour coded
1 Core Red or black
2 Core Red, black
3 Core Red, yellow, blue
4 Core Red, yellow, blue, black
5 Core and above Sequentially numbered

b) Number coded -most popular for stock items

Technical Information

Voltage rating 0.6/1kV
Conductors BS6360 class 2 or class 5 (Class 5 is generally manufactured to order)
Temperature rating +90°C maximum conductor temperature
Static temperature rating -30°C to +90°C
Bending radius (static) ≤ 25mm² 4 x cable O/D >  25mm² 6 x cable O/D
Flame retardant IEC60332 part 3A, BS4066 part 3A

Technical Data

Nominal area of conductor mm Diameter over inner sheath min-max mm Diameter over outer sheath min-max mm
 Single-core cables
 1   4.7 - 5.8   8.3 - 9.8 
 1.5   5.0 - 6.2   8.5 - 10.1 
 2.5   5.4 - 6.6   8.9 - 10.5 
 4   6.3 - 7.6   9.8 - 11.7 
 6   6.8 - 8.1   10.4 - 12.2 
 10   7.7 - 9.1   11.5 - 13.4 
 16   8.9 - 10.3   12.7 - 14.6 
 25   11.1 - 12.8   15.0 - 17.3 
 35   12.0 - 13.7   16.1 - 18.4 
 50   13.7 - 15.5   17.9 - 20.2 
 70   15.5 - 17.4   19.8 - 22.6 
 95   17.7 - 19.8   22.2 - 25.2 
 120   19.6 - 22.0   24.3 - 27.3 
 150   21.6 - 24.2   26.5- 29.7 
 185   24.0 - 26.6   29.8 - 33.5 
 240   27.1 - 29.9   33.1 - 36.9 
 300   30.0 - 33.2   36.2 - 40.1 
 400   33.8 - 37.1   40.3 - 44.8 
 500   37.6 - 41.1   44.5 - 49.2 
 630   41.2 - 45.2   48.4 - 53.6 
 Two-core cables
 1   7.5 - 8.8   11.3 - 13.1 
 1.5   8.2 - 9.6   12.0 - 13.9 
 2.5   9.0 - 10.4   12.8 - 14.7 
 4   11.0 - 12.7   15.0 - 17.2 
 6   12.1 - 13.8   16.3 - 18.5 
 10   14.1 - 15.9   18.2 - 20.6 
 16   16.3 - 18.3   20.6 - 23.5 
 25   20.4 - 22.9   25.2 - 28.2 
 35   22.4 - 24.9   27.3 - 30.4 
 50   25.7 - 28.4   31.7 - 35.5 
 70   29.6 - 32.7   35.8 - 39.7 
 95   34.1 - 37.4   40.7 - 45.2 
 120   37.7 - 41.1   44.6 - 49.3 
 150   41.8 - 45.7   48.9 - 54.2 
 185   46.3 - 50.5   53.9 - 59.3 
 250   52.7 - 57.4   60.8 - 67.0 
 300   58.5 - 63.5   67.0 - 73.4 
Diameter over inner sheath min-max mm Diameter over outer sheath min-max mm
 Three-core cables
 8.2 - 9.5   11.9 - 13.8 
 8.7 - 10.1   12.5 - 14.4 
 9.6 - 11.0   13.5 - 15.5 
 11.7 - 13.4   15.7 - 17.9 
 12.9 - 14.7   17.0 - 19.4 
 15.0 - 17.0   19.4 - 22.2 
 17.4 - 19.4   21.9 - 24.8 
 22.0 - 24.6   26.9 - 30.1 
 24.1 - 26.7   29.9 - 33.6 
 27.7 - 30.5   33.7 - 37.5 
 31.8 - 35.1   38.2 - 42.2 
 36.7 - 40.1   43.5 - 48.1 
 40.5 - 44.4   47.7 - 52.5 
 44.9 - 49.0   52.5 - 57.8 
 50.1 - 54.6   58.0 - 64.0 
 56.7 - 61.5   65.0 - 71.3 
 63.1 - 68.6   72.0 - 79.0 
 Four-core cables
 8.9 - 10.3   12.6 - 14.6 
 9.5 - 10.9   13.5 - 15.4 
 10.5 - 12.1   14.4 - 16.4 
 12.9 - 14.6   17.0 - 19.3 
 14.4 - 16.2   18.7 - 21.1 
 16.7 - 18.7   21.3 - 24.1 
 19.4 - 21.8   24.1 - 27.1 
 24.5 - 27.1   30.3- 34.0 
 26.8 - 29.5   32.8 - 36.6 
 30.8 - 34.0   37.2 - 41.2 
 35.4 - 38.8   42.2 - 46.7 
 40.8 - 44.7   47.9 - 52.7 
 45.2 - 49.3   52.8 - 58.2 
 50.1 - 54.7   58.1 - 64.1 
 55.8 - 60.7   64.1 - 70.4 
 63.4 - 68.9   72.3 - 79.3 
 70.6 - 76.6   80.0 - 87.8 
 Five-core cables and above
 10.4 - 12.0   14.3 - 16.3 
 11.5 - 13.2   15.4 - 17.7 
 15.2 - 17.2   19.6 - 22.4 
 18.0 - 20.1   22.5 - 25.5 
 21.9 - 24.5   26.8 - 30.0 
 24.7 - 27.3   30.5 - 34.2 
 11.7 - 13.3   15.6 - 17.8 
 12.7 - 14.4   16.8 - 19.1 
 17.1 - 19.1   21.6 - 24.5 
 20.2 - 22.7   24.9 - 28.0