2 CORE – Copper 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 — 407 1.80 10.40 194 12.1 14.5 0.126 0.14 23 20 20
2Cx2.5 1 0.90 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 15.0 — 482 1.80 11.90 248 7.4 8.87 0.119 0.15 32 27 27
2Cx4 1 1.00 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 16.5 — 596 1.80 13.40 316 4.6 5.52 0.116 0.16 41 35 35
2Cx6 1 1.00 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 17.5 — 711 1.80 14.40 397 3.08 3.69 0.110 0.19 50 44 45
2Cx10 6 1.00 0.30 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 19.0 — 863 1.80 15.90 515 1.83 2.19 0.100 0.22 70 58 60
2Cx16 6 1.00 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 18.8 20.4 721 917 1.80 18.00 531 1.115 1.38 0.097 0.29 90 75 78
2Cx25 6 1.20 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 20.8 22.4 965 1193 2.00 20.40 767 0.722 0.87 0.097 0.32 115 97 105
2Cx35 6 1.20 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 21.8 23.4 1176 1405 2.00 21.40 966 0.524 0.627 0.097 0.37 140 120 125
2Cx50 6 1.40 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.56 24.3 26.2 1494 1768 2.00 23.90 1254 0.387 0.463 0.094 0.37 165 145 155
2Cx70 12 1.40 0.30 4×0.8 1.60 1.56 1.56 26.7 28.3 1963 2250 2.00 26.00 1677 0.268 0.321 0.090 0.44 205 180 195
2Cx95 15 1.60 0.40 4×0.8 2.00 1.56 1.56 30.2 32.6 2577 3081 2.20 29.90 2274 0.193 0.231 0.090 0.44 240 215 230
2Cx120 18 1.60 0.40 4×0.8 2.00 1.56 1.72 31.7 34.4 3082 3639 2.20 31.40 2760 0.153 0.184 0.087 0.49 275 235 265
2Cx150 18 1.80 0.40 4×0.8 2.00 1.72 1.72 35.4 37.8 3765 4369 2.40 35.20 3409 0.124 0.149 0.087 0.49 310 270 305
2Cx185 30 2.00 0.50 4×0.8 2.00 1.88 1.88 39.4 41.5 4626 5281 2.40 38.50 4201 0.0991 0.120 0.087 0.49 350 300 350
2Cx240 34 2.20 0.50 4×0.8 2.50 2.04 2.04 42.5 45.9 5865 6893 2.60 42.00 5409 0.0754 0.091 0.087 0.50 405 345 410
2Cx300 34 2.40 0.60 4×0.8 2.50 2.20 2.20 48.0 51.9 7250 8424 2.80 45.10 6732 0.0601 0.073 0.086 0.52 450 385 465
2Cx400 53 2.60 0.70 4X0.8 3.15 2.36 2.52 55.5 60.5 9188 11171 3.20 52.50 8466 0.0470 0.059 0.086 0.53 490 425 530