4 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
4CX1.5 1 0.8 0.3 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 14.5 — 470 1.80 11.70 210 18.10 21.72 0.126 0.140 16 14 13
4Cx2.5 1 0.9 0.3 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 16.0 — 560 1.80 13.20 270 12.10 14.52 0.119 0.150 21 18 18
4Cx4 1 1.0 0.3 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 17.5 — 675 1.80 15.00 340 7.41 8.89 0.116 0.410 28 23 23
4Cx6 1 1.0 0.3 — 1.40 — 1.24 — 19.0 — 800 1.80 16.00 420 4.61 5.53 0.110 0.470 35 30 30
4Cx10 1 1.0 0.3 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 21.5 23.0 800 1030 1.80 19.00 510 3.08 3.70 0.100 0.560 46 39 40
4Cx16 6 1.0 0.3 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 22.2 23.8 727 966 2.00 22.40 553 1.91 2.29 0.097 0.760 60 50 51
4Cx25 6 1.2 0.3 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.40 23.6 25.2 915 1165 2.00 23.80 728 1.20 1.44 0.097 0.860 76 63 70
4Cx35 6 1.2 0.3 4×0.8 1.60 1.40 1.56 25.9 27.8 1097 1396 2.00 26.10 886 0.868 1.04 0.097 0.980 92 77 86
4Cx50 6 1.4 0.4 4×0.8 2.00 1.56 1.56 30.3 32.7 1432 1935 2.20 30.60 1187 0.641 0.77 0.094 1.020 110 95 105
4Cx70 12 1.4 0.4 4×0.8 2.00 1.56 1.56 33.4 35.8 1781 2336 2.20 33.70 1505 0.443 0.53 0.090 1.180 135 115 130
4Cx95 15 1.6 0.4 4×0.8 2.00 1.72 1.72 38.2 40.6 2311 2948 2.40 38.60 1997 0.320 0.38 0.090 1.200 165 140 155
4Cx120 15 1.6 0.5 4×0.8 2.00 1.88 1.88 41.7 44.1 2762 3453 2.40 41.70 2390 0.253 0.30 0.087 1.310 185 155 180
4Cx150 15 1.8 0.5 4×0.8 2.50 1.88 2.04 44.7 48.4 3246 4387 2.60 45.10 2885 0.206 0.25 0.087 1.310 210 175 205
4Cx185 30 2.0 0.6 4×0.8 2.50 2.04 2.20 50.1 53.8 3982 5245 2.80 50.80 3615 0.164 0.20 0.087 1.310 235 200 240
4Cx240 30 2.2 0.6 4×0.8 2.50 2.36 2.36 56.7 60.1 5038 6445 3.00 57.20 4587 0.125 0.15 0.087 1.340 275 235 280
4Cx300 30 2.4 0.7 4×0.8 3.15 2.52 2.68 62.9 68.0 6109 8376 3.40 64.10 5716 0.100 0.12 0.086 1.410 305 260 315
4Cx400 53 2.6 0.7 4×0.8 3.15 2.84 2.84 70.6 75.3 7640 10124 3.60 71.50 7157 0.0778 0.09 0.086 1.450 335 290 375