Steel Wire Armoured Cable Specifications

Non armored double steel tape armored and steel wire armored cables.

Steel wire armoured cable specifications.

Multicore galvanised steel wire braid. Cu al conductor pvc insulated pvc sheathed power cable. The construction of a steel wire armoured cable depends on the intended use. The stainless steel wire ropes have either a strand core or a wire rope core.

For example when the power cable needs to be installed in a highly populated and or enclosed public area a low smoke zero halogen lszh equivalent called swa bs 6724 cable must be used swa cable bs 6724 has lszh bedding and a black lszh sheath all london underground cables are required to use lszh sheathing. Sheathed armoured cables are designed to specifications that ensure the insulation and other components are suitable for sustained operations at a maximum. Multi core steel wire armoured cable can also be used for. British standard bs5467 cable specification covers the requirements for low voltage armoured cables both galvanised steel wire armoured multi core and non magnetic aluminium.

Hard wearing power cables armoured cable or as it is better known swa steel wired armoured or awa aluminium wired armoured is a hard wearing power cable specifically designed for the supply of the mains cable the armour provides mechanical protection allowing the cable to withstand higher stresses be buried directly and can be used in internal external and underground projects. Category 6 steel wire armoured network cable category 6 utp steel wire armoured swa external cable offers a low cost alternative to installing ducts and is perfect for applications where a tough high quality cable is required. In electrical power distribution armoured cable usually means steel wire armoured cable swa which is a hard wearing power cable designed for the supply of mains electricity. Steel wire armour cable bs5467 swa is a hard wearing power cable with mechanical protection de signed for the supply of mains electricity.

Swa is suitable for indoors and outdoors in cable ducts or directly buried in the ground. Minimum order quantity is 10 metres key features. Ultra tough steel wire armour protection. All are of an elastomeric nature based generally on the requirements of bs7655 for ordinary duty hofr.

Wire rope specifications e 9 0 09 0 03 9 0 0 9 0 04 e 15 g 250 15 0 05 25 0 2 6 0 11. Eland cables is a leading aluminium wire and steel wire armoured cable supplier offering a comprehensive range of robust and hard wearing low voltage armoured and medium voltage armoured cables manufactured in accordance with british european and international standards and specifications. British standard specification for elastomeric insulated cables for fixed wiring in ships and on. Swa cable steel wire armoured bs5467 application.

It is one of a number of armoured electrical cables which include 11 kv cable and 33 kv cable and is found in underground systems power networks and cable ducting.