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 | Strand Type | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Bedding Thickness | Nominal Steel Wire Armor dia. | Nominal Sheath Thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Aprrox. Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extruded bedding | Taped bedding | |||||||
| mm² | No./mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km |
| 2x1.5 | 7/0.53 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 12.1 | - | 320 |
| 2x2.5 | 7/0.67 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 13.6 | - | 365 |
| 2x4 | 7/0.85 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 14.7 | - | 440 |
| 2x6 | 7/1.04 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 15.9 | - | 470 |
| 2x10 | 7/1.35 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 18.0 | - | 800 |
| 2x16 | 7/1.70 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 900 |
| 2x25 | 7/2.14 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 1.6 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 1240 |
| 2x25* | 7/2.14 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.25 | 1.6 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 1240 |
| 2x35 | 7/2.52 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 27.7 | 27.3 | 1710 |
| 2x35* | 7/2.52 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 1710 |
| 2x50* | 19/1.78 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 1800 |
| 2x70* | 19/2.14 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 2320 |
| 2x95* | 19/2.52 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 33.1 | 32.3 | 3150 |
| 2x120* | 37/2.03 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 36.1 | 35.3 | 3880 |
| 2x150* | 37/2.25 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 39.3 | 38.5 | 4820 |
| 2x185* | 37/2.52 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 44.7 | 43.5 | 5920 |
| 2x240* | 61/2.25 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 49.0 | 47.8 | 7300 |
| 2x300* | 61/2.52 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 53.5 | 51.9 | 8770 |
| 2x400* | 61/2.85 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 59.0 | 57.4 | 10905 |
* D-Shaped stranded conductor (class 2)