600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1

Applications

These cables are used for electricity supply in low voltage installation system, They are suitable for installation in indoors and outdoors, in cable ducts, under ground, in power and switching stations, local energy distributions, industrial plants, where there is no risk of mechanical damage.

Construction

Conductors

Copper or Aluminium conductor, round standed or Shaped, Class 2 to IEC 60228, BS EN 60228. For smaller sizes, a solid round conductor, Class 1 as per IEC 60228, BS EN 60228 can also be supplied upon request.

Insulation

PVC Insulation material and thickness shall be as per IEC 60502-1 and BS 6346. PVC material shall be Type A as per IEC 60502-1 or TI1 as per BS EN 50363. PVC Insulation material as per SASO 1694 rated for 85°C continuous operation is also available upon special request.

Colour Code

Colour Code (1)

1 Core Red or Black
2 Cores Red, Black
3 Cores Red, Yellow, Blue
4 Cores Red, Yellow, Blue, Black
5 Cores Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, Green
Above 5 Cores Black Cores with White numerals

Colour Code (2)

1 Core Brown or Blue
2 Cores Brown, Blue
3 Cores Brown, Black, Grey
4 Cores Blue, Brown, Black, Grey
5 Cores Green/Yellow, Blue, Brown, Black, Grey
Above 5 Cores Black Cores with White numerals
Assembly /Inner Sheath

Two, Three or Four insulated conductors are laid-up together with non-hygroscopic fillers and the assembly is bedded with an extruded layer of PVC. In case of nonarmoured cables, this layer may be omitted.

Armour

Aluminum/Galvanized Steel Wires applied helically over the bedding as per IEC 60502 or as per BS 5467, BS 6346. Single core cables shall be Aluminium wire armour, Aluminum/Steel Tapes applied helically over the bedding of multi-core cables as per IEC 60502.

Outer Sheath

Outer sheath shall be of Extruded PVC Type ST2 as per IEC 60502-1 or Type 9 as BS 6346/5467. Special type of PVC sheathing material such as Fire Retardant PVC, Anti-Termite PVC, Anti-Rodent PVC, Sunlight resistant PVC, Oil Resistant PVC are available on special request. Also, special sheathing materials such as LLDPE, MDPE, HDPE, LSF, CPE are available on request.

Fire Performance of Cable Sheaths

Cables can be supplied with special flame retardant PVC outer sheath to comply with the flame test requirements of IEC 60332-3-22, IEC 60332-3-23 and IEC 60332-3-24, can also supply cables with Low Smoke Halogen Free (LSHF) material according to IEC 60502-1, BS 7211, BS 6724 or other equivalent standards.

Parameters

Single core(unarmoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm
1x4  2.3 1 1.4 7.1
1x6  2.8 1 1.4 7.6
1x10  3.6 1 1.4 8.4
1x16  4.5 1 1.4 9.3
1x25  5.6 1.2 1.4 10.8
1x35  6.7 1.2 1.4 11.9
1x50  8 1.4 1.4 13.6
1x70  9.4 1.4 1.4 15.1
1x95  11 1.6 1.5 17.2
1x120  12.4 1.6 1.5 18.7
1x150  13.8 1.8 1.6 20.6
1x185  15.3 2 1.7 22.7
1x240  17.5 2.2 1.8 25.4
1x300  19.5 2.4 1.9 28
1x400  22.6 2.6 2 31.7
1x500  25.2 2.8 2.1 35
1x630  28.3 2.8 2.2 38.3

 

Two cores(unarmoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm
2x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 9.6
2x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 10.4
2x4  2.3 1 1.8 12.2
2x6  2.8 1 1.8 13.2
2x10  3.6 1 1.8 14.8
2x16  4.5 1 1.8 16.6
2x25  5.6 1.2 1.8 19.6
2x35  6.7 1.2 1.8 21.8
2x50  8 1.4 1.8 25.2
2x70  9.4 1.4 1.9 28.1
2x95  11 1.6 2 32.4
2x120  12.4 1.6 2.1 35.4
2x150  13.8 1.8 2.2 39.2
2x185  15.3 2 2.4 43.3
2x240  17.5 2.2 2.5 48.9
2x300  19.5 2.4 2.7 54
2x400  22.6 2.6 2.9 61.5

Three cores(unarmoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm
3x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 10.1
3x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 10.9
3x4  2.3 1 1.8 12.9
3x6  2.8 1 1.8 13.9
3x10  3.6 1 1.8 15.7
3x16  4.5 1 1.8 17.6
3x25  5.6 1.2 1.8 20.8
3x35  6.7 1.2 1.8 23.2
3x50  8 1.4 1.8 26.9
3x70  9.4 1.4 1.9 30.1
3x95  11 1.6 2.1 34.7
3x120  12.4 1.6 2.2 38
3x150  13.8 1.8 2.3 42.1
3x185  15.3 2 2.5 46.5
3x240  17.5 2.2 2.7 52.5
3x300  19.5 2.4 2.8 58
3x400  22.6 2.6 3.1 66.1

 

Three cores+1(unarmoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Overall
Diameter
(Approx.)
mm^2 (3)mm (1)mm (3)mm (1)mm mm mm
3x 16/10  4.5 3.6 1 1 1.8 19
3x 25/16  5.6 4.5 1.2 1 1.8 22.6
3x 35/16  6.7 4.5 1.2 1 1.8 25.3
3x 50/25  8 5.6 1.4 1.2 1.9 29.6
3x 70/35  9.4 6.7 1.4 1.2 2 33.2
3x 95/50  11 8 1.6 1.4 2.2 38.4
3x120/70  12.4 9.4 1.6 1.4 2.3 42
3x150/70  13.8 9.4 1.8 1.4 2.5 46.6
3x185/95  15.3 11 2 1.6 2.6 51.6
3x240/120  17.5 12.4 2.2 1.6 2.9 58.3
3x300/150  19.5 13.8 2.4 1.8 3.1 64.5
3x400/185  22.6 15.3 2.6 2 3.3 73.5

 

Four cores(unarmoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm
4x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 10.8
4x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 11.8
4x4  2.3 1 1.8 14
4x6  2.8 1 1.8 15.2
4x10  3.6 1 1.8 17.1
4x16  4.5 1 1.8 19.3
4x25  5.6 1.2 1.8 22.9
4x35  6.7 1.2 1.8 25.6
4x50  8 1.4 1.9 29.9
4x70  9.4 1.4 2 33.5
4x95  11 1.6 2.2 38.7
4x120  12.4 1.6 2.3 42.3
4x150  13.8 1.8 2.5 46.9
4x185  15.3 2 2.6 51.9
4x240  17.5 2.2 2.9 58.6
4x300  19.5 2.4 3.1 64.8
4x400  22.6 2.6 3.3 73.8

 

Multi-cores(unarmoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm
5x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 11.7
7x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 12.6
10x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 15.6
12x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 16.1
14x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 16.8
19x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 18.6
21x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 19.5
24x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 21.6
30x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 22.8
40x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.8 27.7
48x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.9 28.2
61x1.5  1.4 0.8 1.9 30.9
5x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 12.8
7x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 13.8
10x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 17.2
12x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 17.7
14x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 18.6
19x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 20.6
21x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 21.6
24x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 24
30x2.5  1.8 0.8 1.8 25.4
40x2.5  1.8 0.8 2 31.1
48x2.5  1.8 0.8 2 31.7
61x2.5  1.8 0.8 2.1 34.7

 

Single core( aluminum wire armoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Alum Wire dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm mm mm
1x4  2.3 1 1 0.8 1.8 11.5
1x6  2.8 1 1 0.8 1.8 12
1x10  3.6 1 1 0.8 1.8 12.8
1x16  4.5 1 1 0.8 1.8 13.7
1x25  5.6 1.2 1 0.8 1.8 15.2
1x35  6.7 1.2 1 1.25 1.8 17.2
1x50  8 1.4 1 1.25 1.8 18.9
1x70  9.4 1.4 1 1.25 1.8 20.3
1x95  11 1.6 1 1.6 1.8 23
1x120  12.4 1.6 1 1.6 1.8 24.4
1x150  13.8 1.8 1 1.6 1.8 26.2
1x185  15.3 2 1 1.6 1.9 28.2
1x240  17.5 2.2 1 1.6 1.9 31
1x300  19.5 2.4 1 2 2.1 34.4
1x400  22.6 2.6 1.2 2 2.2 38.6
1x500  25.2 2.8 1.2 2 2.3 41.8
1x630  28.3 2.8 1.2 2.5 2.4 46.2

Two cores(Galvanized steel wire armoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Alum Wire dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm mm mm
2x2.5  1.8 0.8 1 0.8 1.8 14
2x4  2.3 1 1 1.25 1.8 16.7
2x6  2.8 1 1 1.25 1.8 17.7
2x10  3.6 1 1 1.25 1.8 19.3
2x16  4.5 1 1 1.25 1.8 21.1
2x25  5.6 1.2 1 1.6 1.8 24.8
2x35  6.7 1.2 1 1.6 1.8 27
2x50  8 1.4 1 1.6 1.9 30.7
2x70  9.4 1.4 1 2 2.1 34.5
2x95  11 1.6 1.2 2 2.2 39.2
2x120  12.4 1.6 1.2 2 2.3 42.2
2x150  13.8 1.8 1.2 2.5 2.5 47.2
2x185  15.3 2 1.4 2.5 2.6 51.6
2x240  17.5 2.2 1.4 2.5 2.8 57.2
2x300  19.5 2.4 1.6 2.5 3 62.8
2x400  22.6 2.6 1.6 2.5 3.2 70.3

Three cores(Galvanized steel wire armoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Alum Wire dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm mm mm
3x2.5  1.8 0.8 1 0.8 1.8 14.5
3x4  2.3 1 1 1.25 1.8 17.4
3x6  2.8 1 1 1.25 1.8 18.4
3x10  3.6 1 1 1.25 1.8 20.2
3x16  4.5 1 1 1.6 1.8 22.8
3x25  5.6 1.2 1 1.6 1.8 26
3x35  6.7 1.2 1 1.6 1.9 28.5
3x50  8 1.4 1 2 2 33.3
3x70  9.4 1.4 1.2 2 2.1 37
3x95  11 1.6 1.2 2 2.3 41.6
3x120  12.4 1.6 1.2 2.5 2.4 45.9
3x150  13.8 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.6 50.4
3x185  15.3 2 1.4 2.5 2.7 54.8
3x240  17.5 2.2 1.5 2.5 2.9 61.2
3x300  19.5 2.4 1.6 2.5 3.1 66.8
3x400  22.6 2.8 1.6 3.15 3.4 76.7
3x500  25.2 2.8 1.8 3.15 3.7 83.6

 

Three cores+1(Galvanized steel wire armoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Alum Wire dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
3x10/6  3.6 2.8 1 1 1 1.25 1.8 21.9
3x16/10  4.5 3.6 1 1 1 1.6 1.8 24.2
3x25/16  5.6 4.5 1.2 1 1 1.6 1.8 27.9
3x35/16  6.7 4.5 1.2 1 1 1.6 1.9 30.8
3x50/25  8 5.6 1.4 1.2 1 2 2 36.4
3x70/35  9.4 6.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 2 2.1 40.1
3x95/50  11 8 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.5 2.3 46.3
3x120/70  12.4 9.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.4 50.3
3x150/70  13.8 9.4 1.8 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.6 55
3x185/95  15.3 11 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.7 60.3
3x240/120  17.5 12.4 2.2 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.9 67
3x300/150  19.5 13.8 2.4 1.8 1.6 3.15 3.1 74.6
3x400/185  22.6 15.3 2.6 2 1.8 3.15 3.4 84.1
3x500/240  25.2 17.5 2.8 2.2 2 3.15 3.7 91.8

 

Four cores(Galvanized steel wire armoured)

600/1000V, PVC Insulated Cables according to IEC 60502-1
Nominal Cross Section Diameter of Conductor (Approx.) Nominal Insulation thickness Nominal bedding thickness Nominal Alum Wire dia. Nominal Sheath thickness Overall Diameter (Approx.)
mm^2 mm mm mm mm mm mm
 4x4  2.3 1 1 1.25 1.8 18.5
4x6  2.8 1 1 1.25 1.8 19.7
4x10  3.6 1 1 1.25 1.8 22.3
4x16  4.5 1 1 1.6 1.8 24.5
4x25  5.6 1.2 1 1.6 1.9 28.2
4x35  6.7 1.2 1 1.6 2 31.1
4x50  8 1.4 1 2 2.1 36.7
4x70  9.4 1.4 1.2 2 2.3 40.4
4x95  11 1.6 1.2 2.5 2.5 46.6
4x120  12.4 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.6 50.6
4x150  13.8 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.7 55.3
4x185  15.3 2 1.4 2.5 2.9 60.6
4x240  17.5 2.2 1.6 2.5 3.1 67.3
4x300  19.5 2.4 1.6 3.15 3.4 74.9
4x400  22.6 2.6 1.8 3.15 3.7 84.4
4x500  25.2 2.8 2 3.15 3.9 92.1