2 CORE – Aluminium PVC Armoured & Unarmoured Power Cables

No. of
cores &
cross
sectional area		 Min No. of Wires Thicknessof PVC insulation (Nom.) Min. Thickness of PVC inner sheath mm
ARMOURED
Nominal
Dimensions of Armour
Strip
mm		 Wire
mm
Min. Thickness of
PVC Outer Sheath
Strip
mm		 Wire
mm
Overall Diameter
(Approx.)
Strip
mm		 Wire
mm
Approx. Net Wt.
of Cable
Strip
(Kg/Km)		 Wire
(Kg/Km)
UNARMOURED
Nom. Thickness of Outer Sheath mm Overall Diameter (Approx) mm Net Wt. of Cable (Approx) Kg/Km
Max. D.C.
Resistance
at 20
Ohms/Km		 Max. A.C.
Resistance
at 70
Ohms/Km		 Approx.
Resistance
at 50 Hz
Ohms/Km		 Approx.
Capacitance
mFd/Km
CURRENT RATINGS
Direct in Ground Amps Amps Duct Amps In Air Amps
2Cx1.5 1 0.80 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 13.5 — 390 1.80 10.40 170 18.10 21.72 0.126 0.140 18 16 16
2Cx2.5 1 0.90 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 15.0 — 450 1.80 11.90 210 12.10 14.52 0.119 0.150 25 21 21
2Cx4 1 1.00 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 16.5 — 550 1.80 13.40 265 7.41 8.89 0.116 0.160 32 27 27
2Cx6 1 1.00 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 17.5 — 640 1.80 14.40 320 4.61 5.53 0.110 0.190 40 34 35
2Cx10 1 1.00 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 19.0 — 745 1.80 15.90 390 3.08 3.70 0.100 0.220 55 45 47
2Cx16 6 1.00 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 18.8 20.4 528 725 1.80 18.00 338 1.91 2.29 0.097 0.290 70 58 59
2Cx25 6 1.20 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 20.8 22.4 658 887 2.00 20.40 461.0 1.20 1.44 0.097 0.320 90 76 78
2Cx35 6 1.20 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 21.8 23.4 747 974 2.00 21.40 537.0 0.868 1.04 0.097 0.370 110 92 99
2Cx50 6 1.20 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.56 24.3 26.2 923 1198 2.00 23.90 683.0 0.641 0.77 0.094 0.370 135 115 125
2Cx70 12 1.40 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.56 1.56 26.7 28.3 1124 1411 2.00 26.00 838.0 0.443 0.53 0.090 0.440 160 140 150
2Cx95 15 1.60 0.40 4×0.8 2.00 1.56 1.56 30.2 32.6 1411 1915 2.20 29.90 1107.0 0.320 0.38 0.090 0.440 190 170 185
2Cx120 15 1.60 0.40 4×0.8 2.00 1.56 1.72 31.7 34.4 1613 2170 2.20 31.40 1291.0 0.253 0.30 0.087 0.490 210 190 210
2Cx150 15 1.80 0.40 4×0.8 2.00 1.72 1.72 35.4 37.8 1948 2553 2.40 35.20 1592.0 0.206 0.25 0.087 0.490 240 210 240
2Cx185 30 2.00 0.50 4×0.8 2.00 1.88 1.88 39.4 41.5 2357 3013 2.40 38.50 1933.0 0.164 0.20 0.087 0.490 275 240 275
2Cx240 30 2.20 0.50 4×0.8 2.50 2.04 2.04 2.04 42.5 45.9 2880 3908 2.60 42.00 2424.0 0.125 0.15 0.087 0.500 320 325
2Cx300 30 2.40 0.60 4×0.8 2.50 2.20 2.20 48.5 51.9 3500 4675 2.80 48.10 2981.0 0.100 0.12 0.086 0.520 355 305 365
2Cx400 53 2.60 0.70 4X0.8 3.15 2.36 2.52 55.5 60.5 4560 6560 3.20 52.50 3755.0 0.0778 0.09 0.086 0.530 385 345 420