Industrial Cables-British Standard
318Y to BS 6500(New BS EN 50525-2-11)

Application and Description

These cables are suited for medium mechanical stress in damp and wet environments such as refrigerators, washing machines, spin dryers and other appliances, as long as it meets applicable equipment specifications. These cables are also suited for cooking and heating apparatus, provided
that the cable does not come into direct contact with the hot parts of the apparatus or with any other heat source. Further applications of this cable include: Fixed installation in furniture, partition walls, decorative covering, and in the hollow spaces of prefabricated building parts. They are not suitable
for outdoor use, industrial (except clothing manufacture) or farming applications. 318Y is equivalent to harmonized code H05VV-F.

Cable Construction

• - Bare copper fine wire conductor
  - Stranding to BS 6360 CL-5 or IEC 60228 CL-5
  - PVC core insulation TI2 to BS 7655
  - Green/Yellow grounding (3 conductors and above)
  - PVC outer jacket TM2 to BS 7655

Core Identification

• 2 Cores: Blue, Brown
• 3 Cores: Green/Yellow, Blue, Brown
• 4 Cores: Green/Yellow, Brown, Black, Grey
• 5 Cores: Green/Yellow, Brown, Black, Grey, Blue

Technical Characteristics

• - Working voltage: 300/500 volts
  - Test voltage: 2000 volts
  - Flexing bending radius: 7.5xOverall diameter
  - Static bending radius: 4xOverall diameter
  - Flexing temperature: -5º C to +70º C
  - Static temperature: -40º C to +70º C
  - Short circuit temperature: +160º C
  - Flame retardant: IEC 60332.1
  - Insulation resistance: 20 MΩxkm

Cable Parameter

AWG (No of Strands/ Strand Diameter)	No. of Cores x Nominal Cross Sectional Area #xmm2	Nominal Thickness of Insulation mm	Nominal Thickness of Sheath mm	Nominal Overall Diameter mm	Nominal Copper Weight kg/km	Nominal Weight kg/km
3182Y
18(24/32)	2x0.75	0.6	0.8	6.4	14.4	57
17(32/32)	2x1.0	0.6	0.8	6.8	19	65
16(30/30)	2x1.5	0.7	0.8	7.6	29	87
14(50/30)	2x2.5	0.8	1.0	9.2	48	134
12(56/28)	2x4.0	0.8	1.1	10.5	77	174
3183Y
18(24/32)	3x0.75	0.6	0.8	6.8	21.6	68
17(32/32)	3x1.0	0.6	0.8	7.2	29	79
16(30/30)	3x1.5	0.7	0.9	8.2	43	111
14(50/30)	3x2.5	0.8	1.1	10.1	72	169
12(56/28)	3x4.0	0.8	1.2	11.3	115	233
3184Y
18(24/32)	4x0.75	0.6	0.8	7.4	29	84
17(32/32)	4x1.0	0.6	0.9	8.0	38	101
16(30/30)	4x1.5	0.7	1.0	9.2	58	142
14(50/30)	4x2.5	0.8	1.1	11.2	96	211
12(56/28)	4x4.0	0.8	1.2	12.5	154	292
3185Y
18(24/32)	5x0.75	0.6	0.9	8.5	36	106
17(32/32)	5x1.0	0.6	0.9	8.8	48	123
16(30/30)	5x1.5	0.7	1.1	10.5	72	176
14(50/30)	5x2.5	0.8	1.2	12.4	120	262
12(56/28)	5x4.0	0.8	1.4	13.7	192	369