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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thickness | width | Wire armor | strip armor | |||||||
| Extruded bedding | Taped bedding | |||||||||
| mm² | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km |
| 3x16 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 19 | 760 |
| 3x25 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 20.1 | 1020 |
| 3x25* | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 1020 |
| 3x35 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 22 | 1200 |
| 3x35* | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 24.9 | 1200 |
| 3x50* | 1.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 26.8 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 1380 |
| 3x70* | 1.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 1750 |
| 3x95* | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 34.8 | 34.0 | 32 | 2420 |
| 3x120* | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 37.8 | 37.0 | 35.8 | 2820 |
| 3x150* | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 42.7 | 41.5 | 39.3 | 3660 |
| 3x185* | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 46.7 | 45.5 | 43.3 | 4350 |
| 3x240* | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 51.5 | 50.3 | 48.1 | 5220 |
| 3x300* | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 56.2 | 54.6 | 53.2 | 6200 |
*Solid shaped conductor (class 1)