Single-core 70°C Thermoplastic Insulated Cables, Non-Armoured, with or without Sheath
Ambient Temperature: 30°C
Conductor Operating Temperature: 70°C
Current-carrying Capacity (amperes):
Conductor cross-sectional area |
Reference Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.) | Reference Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.) | Reference Method C (clipped direct) | Reference Method F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray horizontal or vertical etc.) | |||||||
Touching | Spaced by one diameter | ||||||||||
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching | 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat | 3 cables, three-phase a.c. flat | 3 cables, three-phase a.c. trefoil | 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three-phase a.c. flat | ||
Horizontal | Vertical | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
(mm2) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (A) |
1 | 11 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 12 | 15.5 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
1.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 20 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – |
2.5 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
4 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – |
6 | 34 | 31 | 41 | 36 | 47 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – |
10 | 46 | 42 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – |
16 | 61 | 59 | 76 | 68 | 87 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – |
25 | 80 | 73 | 101 | 89 | 114 | 104 | 131 | 114 | 110 | 146 | 130 |
35 | 99 | 89 | 125 | 110 | 141 | 129 | 162 | 143 | 137 | 181 | 162 |
50 | 119 | 108 | 151 | 134 | 182 | 167 | 196 | 174 | 167 | 219 | 197 |
70 | 151 | 136 | 192 | 171 | 234 | 214 | 251 | 225 | 216 | 281 | 254 |
95 | 182 | 164 | 232 | 207 | 284 | 261 | 304 | 275 | 264 | 341 | 311 |
120 | 210 | 188 | 269 | 239 | 330 | 303 | 352 | 321 | 308 | 396 | 362 |
150 | 240 | 216 | 300 | 262 | 381 | 349 | 406 | 372 | 356 | 456 | 419 |
185 | 273 | 245 | 341 | 296 | 436 | 400 | 463 | 427 | 409 | 521 | 480 |
240 | 321 | 286 | 400 | 346 | 515 | 472 | 546 | 507 | 485 | 615 | 569 |
300 | 367 | 328 | 458 | 394 | 594 | 545 | 629 | 587 | 561 | 709 | 659 |
400 | – | – | 546 | 467 | 694 | 634 | 754 | 689 | 656 | 852 | 795 |
500 | – | – | 626 | 533 | 792 | 723 | 868 | 789 | 749 | 982 | 920 |
630 | – | – | 720 | 611 | 904 | 826 | 1,005 | 905 | 855 | 1,138 | 1,070 |
800 | – | – | – | – | 1,030 | 943 | 1,086 | 1,020 | 971 | 1,265 | 1,188 |
1000 | – | – | – | – | 1,154 | 1,058 | 1,216 | 1,149 | 1,079 | 1,420 | 1,337 |
Note:
For cables having flexible conductors, see adjustment factors for current-carrying capacity and voltage drop.
List of Other Technical Tables & Useful Links
- Table 4D1A | Single-core 70°C Thermoplastic Insulated Cables, Non-Armoured, with or without Sheath
- Table 4D2A | Multicore 70°C Thermoplastic Insulated and Thermoplastic Sheathed Cables, Non-Armoured
- Table 4D2B | Voltage Drop (per ampere per metre): Conductor Operating Temperature: 70°C
- Table 4E1A | Current-carrying Capacity Single-Core 90°C Thermosetting Insulated Cables, Non-Armoured, with or without Sheath
- Table 4E1B | Voltage Drop Single-Core 90°C Thermosetting Insulated Cables, Non-Armoured, with or without Sheath
- Table 4E2A | Multi-Core 90°C Thermosetting Insulated Cables and thermoplastic Sheathed Cables, Non-Armoured
- Table 4E2B | Voltage Drop (per ampere per metre): Conductor Operating Temperature: 90°C
- Table 4E3A | Single-Core Armoured 90°C Thermosetting Insulated Cables, Non-Magnetic Armour
- Table 4E3B | Voltage Drop (per ampere per metre):Conductor Operating Temperature: 90°C
- Table 4E4A | Multicore 90°C Thermosetting Insulated Cables
- Table 4E4B | Voltage Drop (per ampere per metre):Conductor Operating Temperature: 90°C
- Table 4F1A | 60°C Thermosetting Insulated Flexible Cables with Sheath, Non-Armoured
- Table 4F1B | 60°C Thermosetting Insulated Flexible Cables
- Table 4F2A | 90°C and 180°C Thermosetting Insulated Flexible Cables with Sheath, Non-Armoured (Copper Conductors)
- Table 4F2B | Voltage Drop (per ampere per metre): Conductor Operating Temperature: 90°C
- Table 4F3A | Flexible Cords, Non-Armoured
- Table 4F3B | Voltage Drop (per ampere per meter): Conductor Operating Temperature: 60°C
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