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450 / 700V Single-Core
PVC Insulated, Non-Sheathed Cable

APPLICATION	This cable is used in light fitting, and in switching and control equipment. It can be installed in conduit, in cable trunking and on cable trays.
VOLTAGE RATING	450/750V
CONSTRUCTION	Plain annealed copper, PVC insulated cable
INSULATION COLOUR	Brown, Black, Grey, Blue, Green/Yellow or as per order
SPECIFICATION	SS358-3, BS6004, IEC60227-3

Detailed Specification

Conductor			Insulation	Approx. Diameter of Cable	Approx. Cable Weight
Nominal Area	No./Dia of Strand	Approx. Diameter	Thickness	Approx. Diameter of Cable	Approx. Cable Weight
mm²	No./mm	mm	mm	mm	kg/km
1.5	1/1.38	1.38	0.7	2.9	20
1.5	7/0.53	1.59	0.7	3.1	22
2.5	1/1.78	1.78	0.8	3.4	32
2.5	7/0.67	2.01	0.8	3.7	34
4	7/0.85	2.55	0.8	4.3	50
6	7/1.04	3.12	0.8	4.8	70
10	7/1.35	4.05	1.0	6.0	120
16	7/1.70	5.10	1.0	7.0	180
25	7/2.14	6.42	1.2	9.0	280
35	19/1.53	7.65	1.2	10.0	380
50	19/1.78	8.90	1.4	12.0	500
70	19/2.14	10.70	1.4	13.7	715
95	19/2.52	12.60	1.6	16.0	990
120	37/2.03	14.21	1.6	17.5	1220
150	37/2.25	15.75	1.8	19.5	1500
185	37/2.52	17.64	2.0	22.0	1890
240	61/2.25	20.25	2.2	25.0	2460
300	61/2.52	22.68	2.4	28.0	3080
400	61/2.85	25.65	2.6	31.5	3920
500	61/3.20	28.80	2.8	35.0	4920
630	127/2.52	32.76	2.8	39.0	6260

Current Rating and Voltage Drop

Single-Core Cables with PVC Insulation, Unarmoured, with or without Sheath 450/750V or 600/1000V
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) [ CU/PVC & CU/PVC/PVC Cables]

	BS6004
	BS6346
Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C	SS358
Ambient Temperature : 30°C	IEC60502-1

Conductor cross-sectional area	Reference Method 4 (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.)		Reference Method 3 (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.)		Reference Method 1 (clipped direct)		Reference Method 11 (on a perforated cable tray horizontal or vertical)		Reference Method 12 (free air)
	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c.	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c.flat and touching	3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil	2 cables, single-phase a.c.or d.c. or flat and touching	3 or 4 cable three -phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three-phase a.c.	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three phase a.c.	3 cables, trefoil three phase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
mm²	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
BS 6004
1	11	10.5	13.5	12	15.5	14	-	-	-	-	-
1.5	14.5	13.5	17.5	15.5	20	18	-	-	-	-	-
2.5	19.5	18	24	21	27	25	-	-	-	-	-
4	26	24	32	28	37	33	-	-	-	-	-
6	34	31	41	36	47	43	-	-	-	-	-
10	46	42	57	50	65	59	-	-	-	-	-
16	61	56	76	68	87	79
25	80	73	101	89	114	104	126	112	146	130	110
35	99	89	125	110	141	129	156	141	181	162	137
BS 6346
50	119	108	151	134	182	167	191	172	219	197	167
70	151	136	192	171	234	214	246	223	281	254	216
95	182	164	232	207	284	261	300	273	341	311	264
120	210	188	269	239	330	303	349	318	396	362	308
150	240	216	300	262	381	349	404	369	456	419	356
185	273	245	341	296	436	400	463	424	521	480	409
240	320	286	400	346	515	472	549	504	615	569	485
300	367	328	458	394	594	545	635	584	709	659	561
400	-	-	546	467	694	634	732	679	852	795	656
500	-	-	626	533	792	723	835	778	982	920	749
630	-	-	720	611	904	826	953	892	1138	1070	855
800	-	-	-	-	1030	943	1086	1020	1265	1188	971
1000	-	-	-	-	1154	1058	1216	1149	1420	1337	1079

Voltage Drop (Per Amp, Per Meter) [CU/PVC & CU/PVC/PVC Cables]

	BS6004
	BS6346
Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C	SS358
Ambient Temperature : 30°C	IEC60502-1

Conductor cross-sectional area	2 cables d.c.	2 cables single-phase a.c.									3 or 4 cables three-phase a.c.
Conductor cross-sectional area	2 cables d.c.	Ref. Methods 3 & 4 (enclosed in conduit etc, in or on a wall)			Ref. Methods 1 & 11 (clipped direct or on trays, touching)			Ref. Method 12 (space*)			Ref. Methods 3 & 4 (enclosed in conduit etc, in or on a wall)			Ref. Methods 1, 11 & 12 (in trefoil)			Ref. Methods 1 & 11 (Flat touching)			Ref. Method 12 (Flat spaced*)
1	2	3			4			5			6			7			8			9
mm²	mV/A/m
1	44		44			44			44			38			38			38			38
1.5	29		29			29			29			25			25			25			25
2.5	18		18			18			18			15			15			15			15
4	11		11			11			11			9.5			9.5			9.5			9.5
6	7.3		7.3			7.3			7.3			6.4			6.4			6.4			6.4
10	4.4		4.4			4.4			4.4			3.8			3.8			3.8			3.8
16	2.8		2.8			2.8			2.8			2.4			2.4			2.4			2.4
		r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z
25	1.75	1.80	0.33	1.80	1.75	0.20	1.75	1.75	0.29	1.80	1.50	0.29	1.55	1.50	0.175	1.50	1.50	0.25	1.55	1.50	0.32	1.55
35	1.25	1.30	0.31	1.30	1.25	0.195	1.25	1.25	0.28	1.30	1.10	0.27	1.10	1.10	0.170	1.10	1.10	0.24	1.10	1.10	0.32	1.15
50	0.93	0.95	0.30	1.00	0.93	0.190	0.95	0.93	0.28	0.97	0.81	0.26	0.85	0.80	0.165	0.82	0.80	0.24	0.84	0.80	0.32	0.86
70	0.63	0.65	0.29	0.72	0.63	0.185	0.66	0.63	0.27	0.69	0.56	0.25	0.61	0.55	0.160	0.57	0.55	0.24	0.60	0.55	0.31	0.63
95	0.46	0.49	0.28	0.56	0.47	0.180	0.50	0.47	0.27	0.54	0.42	0.24	0.48	0.41	0.155	0.43	0.41	0.23	0.47	0.40	0.31	0.51
120	0.36	0.39	0.27	0.47	0.37	0.175	0.41	0.37	0.26	0.45	0.33	0.23	0.41	0.32	0.150	0.36	0.32	0.23	0.40	0.32	0.30	0.44
150	0.29	0.31	0.27	0.41	0.30	0.175	0.34	0.29	0.26	0.39	0.27	0.23	0.36	0.26	0.150	0.30	0.26	0.23	0.34	0.26	0.30	0.40
185	0.23	0.25	0.27	0.37	0.24	0.170	0.29	0.24	0.26	0.35	0.22	0.23	0.32	0.21	0.145	0.26	0.21	0.22	0.31	0.21	0.30	0.36
240	0.180	0.195	0.26	0.33	0.185	0.165	0.25	0.185	0.25	0.31	0.17	0.23	0.29	0.160	0.145	0.22	0.160	0.22	0.27	0.160	0.29	0.34
300	0.145	0.160	0.26	0.31	0.150	0.165	0.22	0.150	0.25	0.29	0.14	0.23	0.27	0.130	0.140	0.190	0.130	0.22	0.25	0.130	0.29	0.32
400	0.105	0.130	0.26	0.29	0.120	0.160	0.20	0.115	0.25	0.27	0.12	0.22	0.25	0.105	0.140	0.175	0.105	0.21	0.24	0.100	0.29	0.31
500	0.086	0.110	0.26	0.28	0.098	0.155	0.185	0.093	0.24	0.26	0.10	0.22	0.25	0.086	0.135	0.160	0.086	0.21	0.23	0.081	0.29	0.30
630	0.068	0.094	0.25	0.27	0.081	0.155	0.175	0.076	0.24	0.25	0.08	0.22	0.24	0.072	0.135	0.150	0.072	0.21	0.22	0.066	0.28	0.29
800	0.053	-	-	-	0.068	0.150	0.165	0.061	0.24	0.25	-	-	-	0.060	0.130	0.145	0.060	0.21	0.22	0.053	0.28	0.29
1000	0.042	-	-	-	0.059	0.150	0.160	0.050	0.24	0.24	-	-	-	0.052	0.130	0.140	0.052	0.20	0.21	0.044	0.28	0.28

Note :
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance

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