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Industrial Cables Single Core Fixed Wiring Cable

6181Y/6181X to BS 6004 and 6346

Application and Description
6181Y/6181X to BS 6004 and 6346 cables are designed for surface wiring where there is little risk of mechanical damage and are suitable for use in electrical installations such as power and lighting.

Cable Construction

Bare copper conductor
Solid to BS 6360 class 1 or IEC 60228 class 1; stranding to BS 6360 class 2 or IEC 60228 class 2
1.0mm²2.5mm Class 1 – circular solid
4mm² and above Class 2 – stranded circular or circular compacted
PVC insulation Type TI1 to BS7655 or XLPE(6181X)
PVC sheath Type TM1 or Type 6 to BS7655

6181Y/6181X to BS 6004 and 6346

Core Identification

Black, Blue, Brown

Technical Characteristics

Working voltage: 1.0mm² to 35mm² 300/500V to BS 6004
50mm² and above 600/1000V to BS 6346
Minimum bending radius: up to 35 mm² : 3xoverall diameter,
50mm² to 185mm²above: 4xoverall diameter
240mm² and above: 6xoverall diameter
Operating temperature: -15º C to +70º C
Insulation resistance: 10 MΩxkm
Flame retardant: IEC 60332.1

Cable Parameter

AWG
(No of Strands/
Strand
Diameter)
No. of Cores  x Nominal Cross Sectional Area
#xmm²
Nominal
Thickness
of Insulation
mm
Nominal Thickness of Sheath
mm
Nominal Overall Diameter
mm
Nominal Weight kg/km
18 1x1 0.6 0.8 4.5 27
16 1x1.5 0.7 0.8 4.9 36
14 1x2.5 0.8 0.8 5.8 52
12(7/20) 1x4 0.9 0.9 6.8 76
10(7/18) 1x6 0.8 0.9 7.4 100
8(7/16) 1x10 1 0.9 8.8 160
6(7/14) 1x16 1 1 10.5 230
4(7/12) 1x25 1.2 1.1 12.5 340
2(7/10) 1x35 1.2 1.1 13.5 440
1(19/13) 1x50 1 1.4 13.7 541
2/0(19/11) 1x70 1.1 1.4 15.8 749
3/0(19/10) 1x95 1.1 1.5 17.5 1000
4/0(37/12) 1x120 1.2 1.5 19.3 1241
300MCM(37/11) 1x150 1.4 1.6 21.5 1523
350MCM(37/10) 1x185 1.6 1.6 24.7 1942
500MCM(61/11) 1x240 1.7 1.7 27.7 2514
(61/10) 1x300 1.8 1.8 30.6 3125
(61/9) 1x400 2 1.9 34.2 3967
(61/8) 1x500 2.2 2 38 5063
(127/10) 1x630 2.4 2.2 42.9 6491