PVC Insulated Copper Wire & Cable - XLPE INSULATED AND PVC SHEATHED SINGLE CORE CABLES
    300/500 VOLTS
Specification

BS6004 U K Reference: 6181 E

Conductor

Plain annealed copper conductor 2
1.0 mm2 to 35 mm2 stranded complying with BS6360 Class

Insulation

XLPE Insulation complying to BS 7655 requirements for TYPE GP8
PVC Sheath complying with BS 7655 requirements for TYPE 9

Application BIC XLPE Insulated and PVC Sheathed Single Core Cables. 300/500 Volts are suitable for all fixed installation in dry or damp premises in walls, on boards, in channels or embedded in plaster and in situations where higher maximum temperatures and higher current rating are required.
Core Identification (Colour)

Red or Black

Outer Sheath White or Grey
Temperature Limits

The cables are suitable for operation in the range of -15 to 70oC, but should not be installed in temperatures below +5oC

Packing

Up to 4 mm2 supplied on Cardboard drums of 100 yards.
Other sizes on 50/100 yard drums where applicable

 
Conductor Area Number and Diameter of Wires Max. overall Diameter Cable weight per kilometer (Kg) Max. Resistance at 20oC
Range

mm2

No/mm

mm

Kg

Ohm/Km

1.0 7/0.44 4.9 26 18.1
1.5 7/0.53 5.2 32 12.1
2.5 7/0.67 5.6 42 7.41
4.0 7/0.85 6.4 60 4.61
6.0 7/1.04 7.1 82 3.08
10.0 7/1.35 8.1 120 1.83
16.0 7/1.70 9.2 180 1.15
25.0 7/2.14 11.4 275 0.727
  35.0 19/1.53 12.8 370 0.524
 

Ambient Temperatures

25oC

30oC 35oC 40oC 45oC 50oC
Correction Factors 1.03 1.0 0.94 0.87 0.79 0.71

Correction Factor for Group of more than one Circuit of Single Core Cables No. of circuits 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 20
Correction Factor 0.8 0.7 0.65 0.6 0.57 0.54 0.52 0.50 0.48 0.45 0.43 0.41 0.39 0.38
 
 
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