British Standard Industrial Cables
6181B/6182B/6183B/6184B/6185B to BS 7211
Application and Description
These cables are designed for fixed wiring purposes in domestic and
industrial power/lighting applications. They can be installed in trunking
or conduit, or may be surface mounted when used for earthing. They are
suitable for use in areas (such as public and government buildings) where
smoke and toxic fumes may cause a threat to life and equipment. When
mechanical protection is required, they can be embedded in concrete.
Cable Construction
- - Bare copper made of strands conductor
- Stranding to IEC 60228 CL-1/2
- Thermosetting insulation, type EI 5 or type GP 8 insulation
- For 2 cores and above, the cores shall be laid up together. Centre filler may be used; the laid up cores
may be covered by an optional extruded inner covering or separating tape
- LSOH type LTS4 sheath
Core Identification
- 2-core: brown and blue;
3-core: brown, black and grey;
4-core: blue, brown, black and grey;
5-core: greenlyellow, blue, brown, black and grey
Technical Characteristics
- - Working voltage: 450/750 volts
- Operating temperature: -15º 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
Thickness
of inner
Covering
mm |
Nominal
Thickness
of Sheath
mm |
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
lower limit
mm |
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
upper limit
mm |
6181B |
18(solid) |
1x1.0 |
0.7 |
- |
0.8 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
18(7/26) |
1x1.0 |
0.7 |
- |
0.8 |
4 |
4.9 |
16(solid) |
1x1.5 |
0.7 |
- |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5 |
16(7/24) |
1x1.5 |
0.7 |
- |
0.8 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
14(solid) |
1x2.5 |
0.7 |
- |
0.8 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
14(7/22) |
1x2.5 |
0.7 |
- |
0.8 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
12(solid) |
1x4 |
0.7 |
- |
0.9 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
12(7/20) |
1x4 |
0.7 |
- |
0.9 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
10(solid) |
1x6 |
0.7 |
- |
0.9 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
10(7/18) |
1x6 |
0.7 |
- |
0.9 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
8(7/16) |
1x10 |
0.7 |
- |
0.9 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
6(7/14) |
1x16 |
0.7 |
- |
0.9 |
7.6 |
9.2 |
4(7/12) |
1x25 |
0.9 |
- |
1 |
9.7 |
11.4 |
2(7/10) |
1x35 |
0.9 |
- |
1.1 |
10.6 |
12.8 |
6182B |
18(solid) |
2x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
7.1 |
9.5 |
18(7/26) |
2x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
7.3 |
9.7 |
16(solid) |
2x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
16(7/24) |
2x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
14(solid) |
2x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
11 |
14(7/22) |
2x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.5 |
11.3 |
12(solid) |
2x4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
12.1 |
12(7/20) |
2x4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
10(solid) |
2x6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
10.2 |
13.2 |
10(7/18) |
2x6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
10.6 |
13.7 |
8(solid) |
2x10 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
12.1 |
16 |
8(7/16) |
2x10 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
12.7 |
16.7 |
6(7/14) |
2x16 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
14.4 |
18.8 |
4(7/12) |
2x25 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
17.7 |
23.2 |
2(7/10) |
2x35 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
20 |
26 |
6183B |
18(solid) |
3x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
7.5 |
10.0 |
18(7/26) |
3x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
16(solid) |
3x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.0 |
10.6 |
16(7/24) |
3x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.2 |
10.9 |
14(solid) |
3x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.8 |
11.6 |
14(7/22) |
3x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.0 |
11.9 |
12(solid) |
3x4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.8 |
12.7 |
12(7/20) |
3x4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
10.1 |
13.1 |
10(solid) |
3x6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
11.2 |
14.4 |
10(7/18) |
3x6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
11.6 |
15.0 |
8(solid) |
3x10 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
12.8 |
16.9 |
8(7/16) |
3x10 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
13.5 |
17.7 |
6(7/14) |
3x16 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
15.3 |
19.9 |
4(7/12) |
3x25 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
18.9 |
24.6 |
2(7/10) |
3x35 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2 1.3 |
27.6 |
6184B |
18(solid) |
4x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.1 |
10.7 |
18(7/26) |
4x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.3 |
11.0 |
16(solid) |
4x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.7 |
11.4 |
16(7/24) |
4x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.9 |
11.7 |
14(solid) |
4x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
12.6 |
14(7/22) |
4x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.9 |
12.8 |
12(solid) |
4x4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
10.7 |
13.8 |
12(7/20) |
4x4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
11.0 |
14.2 |
10(solid) |
4x6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
12.2 |
16.1 |
10(7/18) |
4x6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
12.7 |
16.7 |
8(solid) |
4x10 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
14.1 |
18.4 |
8(7/16) |
4x10 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
14.8 |
19.2 |
6(7/14) |
4x16 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
16.9 |
21.8 |
4(7/12) |
4x25 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
21.2 |
27.5 |
2(7/10) |
4x35 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
23.5 |
30.7 |
6185B |
18(solid) |
5x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
8.8 |
11.5 |
18(7/26) |
5x1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.0 |
11.9 |
16(solid) |
5x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.4 |
12.3 |
16(7/24) |
5x1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
12.6 |
14(solid) |
5x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
10.5 |
13.6 |
14(7/22) |
5x2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
10.7 |
13.9 |
12(solid) |
5x4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
12.0 |
15.9 |
12(7/20) |
5x4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
12.4 |
16.4 |
10(solid) |
5x6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
13.3 |
17.5 |
10(7/18) |
5x6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
13.8 |
18.1 |
8(solid) |
5x10 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
15.4 |
20.0 |
8(7/16) |
5x10 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
16.2 |
20.9 |
6(7/14) |
5x16 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
18.5 |
24.2 |
4(7/12) |
5x25 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
23.3 |
30.5 |
2(7/10) |
5x35 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
25.9 |
33.6 |