Industrial Cables-British Standard
2491B to BS 7211(New BS EN 50525-3-41)
Application and Description
These flexible cable are used in panel, conduit and general fixed wiring applications where there is a
requirement for flexibility during installation and in the event of fire, a need to minimize the risk from
smoke and toxic fumes but where circuit integrity is not required. Not suitable for wet or immersed
applications. 2491B is equivalent to harmonized code H05Z-U/H05Z-K.
Cable Construction
- - Fine bare copper conductor
- Solid wire to BS 6360 CL-1 or IEC 60228 CL-1
- Stranding to BS 6360 CL-5 or IEC 60228 CL-5
- LSOH thermosetting core insulation type EI5
Core Identification
Green/Yellow, Black, Blue, Brown, Red, White, Yellow, Grey, Violet,Grey, Orange, Pink
Technical Characteristics
- - Working voltage: 300/500v
- Test voltage: 2000v
- Minimum bending radius: 5xOverall diameter
- Flexing temperature: -15º C to +90º C
- Static temperature: -40º C to +90º C
- Insulation resistance: 10 MΩxkm
- - Halogen free acc. to EN 50267-2-1 / IEC 60754-1
- Smoke density acc. to EN 50268-2 / IEC 61034-2
- Corrosivity of gases acc. to EN 50267-2-2, IEC 60754-2
- Flame retardancy acc. to EN 50265-2-1, IEC 60332-1
Cable Parameter
AWG
(No of Strands/
Strand Diameter) |
No. of Cores x
Nominal Cross
Sectional Area
#xmm2 |
Nominal
Thickness of
Insulation
mm |
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
mm |
Nominal
Copper
Weight
kg/km |
Nominal
Weight
kg/km |
20(solid) |
1 x 0.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
8 |
18(solid) |
1 x 0.75 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
12 |
17(solid) |
1 x 1 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
9.6 |
14 |
20(16/32) |
1 x 0.5 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
9 |
18(24/32) |
1 x 0.75 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
12.4 |
17(32/32) |
1 x 1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
9.6 |
15 |