Industrial Cables

Industrial Cables-British Standard

6181X/6182X/6183X/6184X/6185X to BS 7889

Application and Description

6181X/6182X/6183X/6184X/6185X to BS 7889 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

  Stranding to BS 6360 CL-2 or IEC 60228 CL-2

  XLPE GP8 insulation

  Inner covering (optional)

  PVC sheath Type 9 to BS7655-4.2

Core Identification

• 1-core: brown or blue;

• 2-core: brown and blue;
  core: brown, black and grey;or green/yellow,brown and blue

  core: blue, brown, black and grey; or green/yellow, brown, black and grey

• 5-core: greenlyellow, blue, brown, black and grey

Technical Characteristics

• Working voltage:  600/1000V

  Minimum bending radius: OD<25 mm : 4xoverall diameter,

• Operating temperature: -15º C to +90º C

  Insulation resistance: 10 MΩxkm

  Flame retardant: IEC 60332.1

Cable Parameter

Nominal Cross Sectional Area mm²	Nominal Thickness of Insulation mm	Nominal Thickness of Inner Covering mm	Nominal Thickness of Sheath mm	Nominal Cross Sectional Area mm²	Nominal Thickness of Insulation mm	Nominal Thickness of Inner Covering mm	Nominal Thickness of Sheath mm
6181X				6182X
1.5	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.5	0.7	0.4	1.8
2.5	0.7	0.4	1.4	2.5	0.7	0.4	1.8
4	0.7	0.4	1.4	4	0.7	0.4	1.8
6	0.7	0.4	1.4	6	0.7	0.4	1.8
10	0.7	0.4	1.4	10	0.7	0.6	1.8
16	0.7	0.4	1.4	16	0.7	0.6	1.8
25	0.9	0.4	1.4	25	0.9	0.8	1.8
35	0.9	0.4	1.4	35	0.9	0.8	1.8
50	1.0	0.6	1.4	50	1.0	1.0	1.8
70	1.1	0.6	1.4	70	1.1	1.0	1.8
95	1.1	0.6	1.5	95	1.1	1.2	1.9
120	1.2	0.8	1.5	120	1.2	1.2	2.0
150	1.4	0.8	1.6	25 *	0.9	0.6	1.8
185	1.6	0.8	1.6	35 *	0.9	0.6	1.8
240	1.7	1.0	1.7	50 *	1.0	0.8	1.8
300	1.8	1.0	1.8	70 *	1.1	0.8	1.8
400	2.0	1.2	1.9	95 *	1.1	1.0	1.9
500	2.2	1.2	2.0	120 *	1.2	1.0	2.0
630	2.4	1.4	2.2	*Shaped stranded conductor
800	2.6	1.6	2.3
1000	2.8	1.6	2.4

Nominal Cross Sectional Area mm²	Nominal Thickness of Insulation mm	Nominal Thickness of Inner Covering mm	Nominal Thickness of Sheath mm	Nominal Cross Sectional Area mm²	Nominal Thickness of Insulation mm	Nominal Thickness of Inner Covering mm	Nominal Thickness of Sheath mm
6183X				6184X
1.5	0.7	0.4	1.8	1.5	0.7	0.4	1.8
2.5	0.7	0.4	1.8	2.5	0.7	0.4	1.8
4	0.7	0.4	1.8	4	0.7	0.4	1.8
6	0.7	0.4	1.8	6	0.7	0.6	1.8
10	0.7	0.6	1.8	10	0.7	0.6	1.8
16	0.7	0.6	1.8	16	0.7	0.6	1.8
25	0.9	0.8	1.8	25	0.9	0.8	1.8
35	0.9	0.8	1.8	35	0.9	1.0	1.8
50	1.0	1.0	1.8	50	1.0	1.0	1.8
70	1.1	1.2	1.9	70	1.1	1.2	2.0
95	1.1	1.2	2.0	95	1.1	1.2	2.1
120	1.2	1.2	2.1	120	1.2	1.2	2.3
25 *	0.9	0.6	1.8	25 *	0.9	0.8	1.8
35 *	0.9	0.8	1.8	35 *	0.9	0.8	1.8
50 *	1.0	0.8	1.8	50 *	1.0	1.0	1.8
70 *	1.1	1.0	1.9	70 *	1.1	1.2	2.0
95 *	1.1	1.2	2.0	95 *	1.1	1.2	2.1
120 *	1.2	1.2	2.1	120 *	1.2	1.2	2.3
6185X
1.5	0.7	0.4	1.8	25	0.9	1.0	1.8
2.5	0.7	0.4	1.8	35	0.9	1.0	1.8
4	0.7	0.6	1.8	50	1.0	1.2	1.9
6	0.7	0.6	1.8	70	1.1	1.2	2.1
10	0.7	0.6	1.8	95	1.1	1.4	2.2
16	0.7	0.8	1.8	120	1.2	1.4	2.4

*Shaped stranded conductor