PVC Covered Conductor (BS 6485)
The conductors are stranded, circular compressed or uncompressed aluminum, copper, aluminum-alloy, ACSR etc., concentrically stranded and covered for PVC in black (type 8) and green(type 16).
Code Word | Nominal cross-sectional area | Stranding and Wire Diameter | Approximate Overall Diameter of Bare Conductor | Maximum Resistance per kilometre at 20 °C | Approximate Breaking Load | Approximate Overall Diameter of Covered Conductor | Approximate Mass per kilometre of Covered Conductor |
Type 8 | Type 8 | ||||||
mm² | mm | mm | Ω | kN | mm | kg/km | |
AAC/PVC | |||||||
Midge | 22 | 7/2.06 | 6.18 | 1.227 | 3.99 | 8.2 | 100 |
Aphis | 25 | 3/3.35 | 7.2 | 1.081 | 4.11 | 9.2 | 133 |
Gnat | 25 | 7/2.21 | 6.63 | 1.066 | 4.59 | 8.8 | 118 |
Weevil | 30 | 3/3.66 | 7.9 | 0.9082 | 4.86 | 10.1 | 158 |
Mosquito | 35 | 7/2.59 | 7.77 | 0.7762 | 6.03 | 10.0 | 156 |
Ladybird | 40 | 7/2.79 | 8.37 | 0.6689 | 6.87 | 10.6 | 177 |
Ant | 50 | 7/3.10 | 9.30 | 0.5419 | 8.28 | 11.7 | 200 |
Fly | 60 | 7/3.40 | 10.2 | 0.4505 | 9.90 | 12.4 | 249 |
Bluebottle | 70 | 7/3.66 | 11.0 | 0.3881 | 11.34 | 13.2 | 285 |
Earwing | 75 | 7/3.78 | 11.3 | 0.3644 | 11.94 | 13.6 | 302 |
Grasshopper | 80 | 7/3.91 | 11.7 | 0.3406 | 12.78 | 13.9 | 319 |
Clegg | 90 | 7/4.17 | 12.5 | 0.2994 | 14.53 | 14.7 | 359 |
Wasp | 100 | 7/4.39 | 13.17 | 0.2702 | 16.00 | 16.0 | 360 |
Beetle | 100 | 19/2.67 | 13.4 | 0.2704 | 17.42 | 15.6 | 387 |
Bee | 125 | 7/4.90 | 14.7 | 0.2169 | 19.94 | 16.9 | 482 |
Cricket | 150 | 7/5.36 | 16.1 | 0.1813 | 23.85 | 18.3 | 567 |
Hornet | 150 | 19/3.25 | 16.3 | 0.1825 | 27.70 | 18.5 | 538 |
Caterpillar | 175 | 19/3.53 | 17.7 | 0.1547 | 28.63 | 19.9 | 646 |
Chafer | 200 | 19/3.78 | 18.9 | 0.1349 | 32.40 | 21.7 | 690 |
Spider | 225 | 19/3.99 | 20.0 | 0.1211 | 36.01 | 22.2 | 809 |
Cockroach | 250 | 19/4.22 | 21.1 | 0.1083 | 40.40 | 23.3 | 900 |
Butterfly | 300 | 19/4.65 | 23.3 | 0.08916 | 48.70 | 25.5 | 1082 |
Moth | 350 | 19/5.00 | 25.0 | 0.07711 | 56.37 | 27.2 | 1241 |
Drone | 350 | 37/3.58 | 25.1 | 0.07741 | 57.45 | 27.3 | 1222 |
Locust | 400 | 19/5.36 | 26.8 | 0.0671 | 64.73 | 29.0 | 1416 |
Centipede | 400 | 37/3.78 | 26.5 | 0.06944 | 63.10 | 28.7 | 1353 |
Maybug | 450 | 37/4.09 | 28.6 | 0.05931 | 74.01 | 30.8 | 1573 |
Scorpion | 500 | 37/4.27 | 29.9 | 0.05441 | 79.98 | 32.1 | 1706 |
Cicada | 600 | 37/4.65 | 32.6 | 0.04588 | 94.95 | 34.8 | 2010 |
Tarantula | 750 | 37/5.23 | 36.6 | 0.03627 | 120.10 | 38.8 | 2519 |
Nominal cross-sectional area | Stranding and Wire Diameter | Approximate Overall Diameter of Bare Conductor | Maximum Resistance per kilometre at 20 °C | Approximate Breaking Load | Approximate Overall Diameter of Covered Conductor | Approximate Mass per kilometre of Covered Conductor | ||
Type 8 | Type 16 | Type 8 | Type 16 | |||||
mm² | mm | mm | Ω | kN | mm | mm | kg | kg |
CU/PVC | ||||||||
14 | 7/1.60 | 4.80 | 1.303 | 5.744 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 160 | 190 |
16 | 3/2.65 | 5.70 | 1.106 | 6.590 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 180 | 220 |
32 | 3/3.75 | 8.06 | 0.5520 | 12.71 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 350 | 390 |
35 | 7/2.50 | 7.50 | 0.5337 | 14.097 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 360 | 400 |
70 | 7/3.55 | 10.65 | 0.2646 | 26.88 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 690 | 750 |
100 | 7/4.30 | 12.90 | 0.1810 | 37.64 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 990 | 1060 |
Nominal cross-sectional area | Stranding and Wire Diameter | Approximate Overall Diameter of Bare Conductor | Maximum Resistance per kilometre at 20 °C | Approximate Breaking Load | Approximate Overall Diameter of Covered Conductor | Approximate Mass per kilometre of Covered Conductor |
Type 16 | Type 16 | |||||
mm² | mm | mm | Ω | kN | mm | kg |
COPPER-ALLOY / PVC | ||||||
12 | 3/2.30 | 4.95 | 1.780 | 7.20 | 8.2 | 170 |
22 | 7/2.00 | 6.00 | 1.011 | 12.94 | 9.6 | 270 |
38 | 7/2.60 | 7.80 | 0.5983 | 21.69 | 11.8 | 430 |
75 | 7/3.70 | 11.10 | 0.2954 | 40.23 | 15.1 | 810 |
125 | 19/2.90 | 14.50 | 0.1784 | 68.75 | 18.5 | 1310 |
150 | 19/3.20 | 16.00 | 0.1465 | 82.16 | 20.0 | 1570 |
Nominal cross-sectional area | Stranding and Wire Diameter | Approximate Overall Diameter of Bare Conductor | Maximum Resistance per kilometre at 20 °C | Approximate Breaking Load | Approximate Overall Diameter of Covered Conductor | Approximate Mass per kilometre of Covered Conductor | |
Aluminum | Steel | ||||||
Type 8 | Type 16 | ||||||
mm² | No./mm | No./mm | mm | Ω | kN | mm | kg |
ACSR / PVC | |||||||
25 | 6/2.36 | 1/2.36 | 7.08 | 1.093 | 9.61 | 10.7 | 190 |
50 | 6/3.35 | 1/3.35 | 10.05 | 0.5426 | 18.35 | 14.1 | 330 |
100 | 6/4.72 | 7/1.57 | 14.15 | 0.2733 | 32.70 | 18.2 | 550 |
150 | 30/2.59 | 7/2.59 | 18.13 | 0.1828 | 69.20 | 22.2 | 920 |
150 | 18/3.35 | 1/3.35 | 16.75 | 0.1815 | 35.70 | 20.8 | 680 |
175 | 30/2.79 | 7/2.79 | 19.53 | 0.1576 | 79.80 | 23.6 | 1050 |
175 | 18/3.61 | 1/3.61 | 18.05 | 0.1563 | 41.10 | 22.1 | 780 |
200 | 30/3.00 | 7/3.00 | 21.00 | 0.1363 | 92.25 | 25.0 | 1190 |
200 | 18/3.86 | 1/3.86 | 19.30 | 0.1367 | 46.55 | 23.3 | 870 |
Nominal cross-sectional area | Stranding and Wire Diameter | Approximate Overall Diameter of Bare Conductor | Maximum Resistance per kilometre at 20 °C | Approximate Breaking Load | Approximate Overall Diameter of Covered Conductor | Approximate Mass per kilometre of Covered Conductor |
Type 16 | Type 16 | |||||
mm² | mm | mm | Ω | kN | mm | kg |
AAAC / PVC | ||||||
25 | 7/2.34 | 7.02 | 1.094 | 8.44 | 10.6 | 170 |
50 | 7/3.30 | 9.90 | 0.5498 | 16.80 | 13.9 | 280 |
100 | 7/4.65 | 13.95 | 0.2769 | 33.30 | 18.0 | 470 |
150 | 19/3.48 | 17.40 | 0.1830 | 50.65 | 21.4 | 680 |
200 | 19/3.76 | 18.80 | 0.1568 | 59.10 | 22.8 | 780 |