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 | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Bedding Thickness | Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. | Armour Strip | Nominal Sheath Thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Aprrox. Weight | |||
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Thickness | Width | Wire armor | Strip armor | |||||||
Extruded bedding | Taped bedding | |||||||||
mm² | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km |
4x16 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 980 |
4x25 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 24.5 | 1220 |
4x25* | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 22.2 | 1220 |
4x35 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 1420 |
4x35* | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 27 | 26.6 | 24.6 | 1420 |
4x50* | 1.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 30 | 29.6 | 28.4 | 1770 |
4x70* | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 32.5 | 2500 |
4x95* | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 39 | 38.2 | 37 | 2980 |
4x120* | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 44 | 42.8 | 40.6 | 3950 |
4x150* | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 47.9 | 46.7 | 44.5 | 4600 |
4x185* | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 52.7 | 51.5 | 49.3 | 5430 |
4x240* | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 58.5 | 56.9 | 55.5 | 6660 |
4x300* | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 63.8 | 62.2 | 60.8 | 7770 |
*Solid shaped conductor (class 1)