50 MM² 4 CORE ARMOURED CU/ XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC CABLE
STARDARDS
IEC 60228
IEC 60502-1
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Size: 50 sq. mm 4 core Type : Armoured cable
Standard: IEC 60502-1 , IEC 60228
METSEC CABLES LTD
Thickness Overal Diameter
Sr. Description
mm mm
1. Conductor construction Size /No 2.62/10 8.0 X 11.0
2. Insulation Thickness 1.0 10 x 13.0
3. Bedding 1.0 24.5
4. Steel Armour wire 1.6 27.7
5. Outer sheathing 1.9 31.5
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Prepared by:
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Daniel
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
NO DESCRIPTION UNITS STANDARD PARTICULARS OFFERED
1.1 Conductor
Type of conductor IEC 60228 Annealed Copper
Class of conductor - 2
Conductor diameter mm 8.0 X 11.0
Shape of conductor - Sector shaped
Construction mm/no 2.62/10
Cross section area mm² 50
Max. Resistance at 20°C Ω/km IEC 60228 ≤ 0.387
1.2 Insulation -
Insulation material - XLPE
XLPE material withstands hot set
Hot set test for the XLPE material IEC 60502-1 test for 15 mins without breaking
at 200⁰C
1.0
Minimum Insulation thickness mm
Core diameter mm 10.0 x 13.0
1.3 Twisting -
Colour codes Red, Yellow, Blue & Black
No. of cores No. 4
1.4 Bedding IEC 60502-1
Bedding material - PVC
Bedding thickness mm 1.0
Approximate diameter over bedding mm 24.50
1.5 Armour IEC 60502-1
Type of armour wire - Round galvanized steel wire
Size of armour wire mm 1.60
Approximate diameter over armour mm 27.70
1.6 Overall Outer Sheathing IEC 60502-1
Sheathing material - PVC
Sheath thickness mm 1.90
Approximate Overall Diameter mm 31.50
Outer sheath colour Black
1.7 Tests on the cable
Withstands 3.5 for 5 minutes
High voltage test KV IEC 60502-1 between phase to phase and
phase to armour
Conductor resistance Ω/km IEC 60228 Shall comply to the specification
Cable cores shall have no open
Continuity test
circuit
Current carrying capacity in Ground
A 135
three phase
Current carrying capacity in Air A 197
1.8 Approximate Cable weight Kg/km 2456
Minimum Installation Bending
1.9 mm 252
radius
2.0 Standard cable length M 1000 +- 3%
Metsec cables Ltd. 50. sq.mm 4
2.1 Marking Embossed
core 600/1000 V IEC 60502-1
Rewound in a wooden drum and
2.2 Packaging lagged to protect the cable from
mechanical damage
Prepared by: Daniel Checked by: Justus Date: 10.12.2024