600/1000V THREE-CORE PVC INSULATED, PVC SHEATHED, ARMOURED CABLE TO BS 6346

Construction
Conductor :
Plain annealed copper
Insulation :
Flame retardant PVC compound
Filler: PVC or Polypropylene yarn
Binder Tape: Polyester (mylar) tape
Bedding: Flame retardant PVC compound
Armouring: Steel wire armored
Sheath: Flame retardant PVC compound

Size of Conductor

Nominal Thickness of Insulation

STEEL WIRE ARMOURED (SWA) CABLE

Nominal Thickness of Bedding

Nominal Dia. of Armour Wire

Nominal Thickness of Sheath

Approx. Overall Diameter

Approx. Weight

mm2

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

1.5

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.4

12.8

315

2.5

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

14.1

400

4

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.4

15.8

510

6

0.8

0.8

1.25

1.5

18.0

695

10

1.0

0.8

1.25

1.6

21.2

960

16

1.0

0.8

1.25

1.6

23.1

1235

25

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

25.0

1750

35

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

27.3

2140

50

1.4

1.0

1.6

1.9

30.5

2715

70

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.0

35.0

3800

95

1.6

1.2

2.0

2.1

39.3

4905

120

1.6

1.2

2.0

2.2

42.2

5815

150

1.8

1.4

2.5

2.4

47.5

7415

185

2.0

1.4

2.5

2.5

51.9

8915

240

2.2

1.6

2.5

2.6

65.0

11720

300

2.4

1.6

2.5

2.8

71.0

14070

400

2.6

1.6

3.15

3.0

79.0

18155