No. of Core |
Nominal Area of Conductor |
No. and Diameter of Wires |
Thickness of Insulation |
Mean Overall Diameter Upper Limit |
Approx. Weight |
Minimum Insulation Resistance at 70°C |
Thickness of Insulation |
Mean Overall Diameter Upper Limit |
Approx. Weight |
Minimum Insulation Resistance at 70°C /90°C |
Maximum Conductor Resistance at 20°C |
No. | mm² | No./mm | mm | mm | Kg/Km | Mohm-Km | mm | mm | Kg/Km | Mohm-Km | ohm-Km |
1 | MS 140 | BS 6231 | |||||||||
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0.5 | 16/0.20 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.013 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.0161 | 39.0 | |
0.75 | 24/0.20 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 13 | 0.011 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 15 | 0.0141 | 26.0 | |
1.0 | 32/0.20 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 15 | 0.01 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 18 | 0.0128 | 19.5 | |
MS 136 | BS 6231 | ||||||||||
1.5 | 30/0.25 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 23 | 0.010 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 24 | 0.0111 | 13.3 | |
2.5 | 50/0.25 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 35 | 0.0095 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 35 | 0.0094 | 7.98 | |
4 | 56/0.30 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 51 | 0.0078 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 51 | 0.0077 | 4.95 | |
6 | 84/0.30 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 71 | 0.0068 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 71 | 0.0059 | 3.30 | |
10 | 80/0.40 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 120 | 0.0065 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 120 | 0.0058 | 1.91 | |
16 | 126/0.40 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 180 | 0.0053 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 180 | 0.0048 | 1.21 | |
25 | 196/0.40 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 280 | 0.0050 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 280 | 0.0047 | 0.780 | |
35 | 276/0.40 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 380 | 0.0043 | 1.2 | 13.0 | 380 | 0.0040 | 0.554 | |
50 | 396/0.40 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 540 | 0.0042 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 540 | 0.0039 | 0.386 | |
70 | 360/0.50 | 1.4 | 16.0 | 760 | 0.0036 | 1.4 | 17.5 | 760 | 0.0033 | 0.272 | |
95 | 475/0.50 | 1.6 | 18.2 | 1030 | 0.0036 | 1.6 | 19.5 | 1030 | 0.0032 | 0.206 | |
120 | 608/0.50 | 1.6 | 20.2 | 1280 | 0.0032 | 1.6 | 21.5 | 1280 | 0.0029 | 0.161 | |
150 | 756/0.50 | 1.8 | 22.5 | 1550 | 0.0032 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 1550 | 0.0029 | 0.129 | |
185 | 925/0.50 | 2.0 | 24.9 | 2000 | 0.0032 | 2.0 | 26.5 | 2000 | 0.0029 | 0.106 | |
240 | 1221/0.50 | 2.2 | 28.4 | 2500 | 0.0031 | 2.2 | 30.0 | 2500 | 0.0028 | 0.0801 |