These cables are used for power and control circuits, they can offer excellent protection through the use of a heavy galvanized steel wire armour. The GSWA makes them suitable for use inside and outside buildings or for direct burial in the ground.
| Conductor | Solid Aluminum or Copper conductor, round stranded or shaped, Class 2 to BS 6460, IEC 60228. | |
| Insulation | XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Type GP 8 or ethylene propylene rubber (GP 6) | |
| Colour Code | 1 Core : Brown | |
| 2 Cores : Brown or Blue | ||
| 3 Cores : Brown, Black, Grey | ||
| 4 Cores : Blue, Brown, Black, Grey | ||
| 5 Cores : Green/Yellow, Blue, Brown, Black, Grey | ||
| Above 5 Cores : White Cores with black numbers | ||
| Bedding | Single core | extruded layer of polymeric material |
| Multicore | a) extruded layer of polymeric materia | |
| b) or a taped bedding consist of two or more layers of PVC tape or other synthetic tape, for the cable having conductor area of 16mm² and above | ||
| Armour | Single Core : AWA (Aluminum Wire Armour) | |
| Multi Core : SWA (Steel Wire Armour) | ||
| Outer Sheath | Extruded PVC, type 9 specified in BS7655 | |
| Voltage rating | 600/1000V |
| Temperature rating | 0°C to +90°C |
| Bending radius | 1.5mm² to 16mm² : 6 x overall diameter |
| 25mm² and above : 8 x overall diameter | |
| Flame retardant | IEC60332 part 1, BS4066 part 1 |
| Nominal Cross-sectional Area | Strand Type | Nominal Insulation thickness | Nominal Bedding thickness | Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. | Nominal Sheath thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Aprrox. Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extruded bedding | Taped bedding | |||||||
| mm² | No./mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km |
| 3x1.5 | 7/0.53 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 12.6 | - | 340 |
| 3x2.5 | 7/0.67 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 14.1 | - | 408 |
| 3x4 | 7/0.85 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 15.3 | - | 498 |
| 3x6 | 7/1.04 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 16.6 | - | 600 |
| 3x10 | 7/1.35 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 19.5 | - | 915 |
| 3x16 | 7/1.70 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 1.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 1130 |
| 3x25 | 7/2.14 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 1710 |
| 3x25* | 7/2.14 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 1710 |
| 3x35 | 7/2.52 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 2100 |
| 3x35* | 7/2.52 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 2100 |
| 3x50* | 19/1.78 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 2450 |
| 3x70* | 19/2.14 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 3120 |
| 3x95* | 19/2.52 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 37.0 | 36.2 | 4310 |
| 3x120* | 37/2.03 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 40.4 | 39.6 | 5160 |
| 3x150* | 37/2.25 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 45.5 | 44.3 | 7160 |
| 3x185* | 37/2.52 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 49.8 | 48.6 | 8600 |
| 3x240* | 61/2.25 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 55.1 | 53.9 | 10755 |
| 3x300* | 61/2.52 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 60.2 | 58.6 | 13080 |
| 3x400* | 61/2.85 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 66.6 | 65.0 | 15810 |
*Shaped stranded conductor (class 2)