BARE SOFT D R AW N STRANDED COPPER CONDUCTORS

L O W V O LTA G E
1. Bare Copper Conductor

DESCRIPTION

Plain bare soft drawn, stranded copper conductors, per IEC:228, class 2. Sizes: 2.5 to 500 mm2.

F E AT U R E S

1. Highest conductivity per unit area of all metals to conduct electricity.

2. Excellent corrosion resistance.

3. Flexible, easily worked and framed into place.

4. Totally recyclable with high scrap value.

A P P L I C AT I O N

Soft drawn copper conductors are used for grounding electrical systems, where high conductivity and flexibility is required.

TO ORDER
Order by catalogue number, quantity and packaging required.

Example
CXX1-28X 1km (2x500m) on wooden reels.

Note: In the interests of product improvement, SCC reserves the right to alter cable specifications.

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BARE SOFT D R AW N STRANDED COPPER CONDUCTORS

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Conductor Packaging

Cross sectional Number and Overall Max. DC Net Standard

Catalogue area nominal dia. of diameter resistance at weight package
number Nominal wires Approx 20C Approx
mm2 mm mm ohm/km kg/km m+/-5%

CXX1-05X 2.5 7x0.66 1.9 7.4100 21 9000

CXX1-06X 4 7x0.84 2.4 4.6100 34 5000
CXX1-07X 6 7x1.02 3.0 3.0800 51 8000
CXX1-08X 10 7x1.33 4.0 1.8300 86 9000
CXX1-09X 16 7x1.68 5.0 1.1500 137 5000
CXX1-10X 25 7x2.11 6.3 0.7270 217 3600
CXX1-11X 35 7x2.48 7.4 0.5240 301 2500
CXX1-14X 50 19x1.75 8.8 0.3870 408 2500
CXX1-16X 70 19x2.11 10.6 0.2680 589 2400
CXX1-17X 95 19x2.48 12.4 0.1930 818 2500
CXX1-19X 120 37x2.00 14.0 0.1530 1032 2000
CXX1-21X 150 37x2.22 15.5 0.1240 1273 1000
CXX1-22X 185 37x2.48 17.4 0.0991 1593 1000
CXX1-24X 240 61x2.22 20.0 0.0754 2094 1000
CXX1-26X 300 61x2.48 22.3 0.0601 2627 1000
CXX1-27X 400 61x2.81 25.3 0.0470 3359 500
CXX1-28X 500 61x3.18 28.6 0.0366 4314 500

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 UNARMOURED CABLES XLPE INSULATED 0.6/1 KV

L O W V O LTA G E
SINGLE CORE
1. Stranded Conductor

2. XLPE Insulation

3. PVC Sheath

3 2 1

M U LT I C O R E C I R C U L A R S T R A N D E D C O N D U C T O R
1. Stranded Copper Conductor

2. XLPE Insulation

3. Extruded Bedding
SECTION 4

4. PVC Sheath

4 3 2 1

M U LT I C O R E S E C T O R A L S T R A N D E D C O N D U C T O R
1. Sectoral Aluminium Conductor 4. Extruded bedding

2. XLPE Insulation 5. PVC Sheath

3. Centre Filler

5 4 2 1 3

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 UNARMOURED CABLES - COPPER CONDUCTORS
XLPE INSULATED 0.6/1 KV

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Conductor Insulation Outer sheath Packaging

Cross sectional Minimum Thickness Thickness Overall Net Standard

Catalogue area number of diameter weight package
number Nominal wires Nominal Nominal Approx Approx
mm2 mm mm mm kg/km m5%

Single Core
ANB1-04A 1.5 1 0.7 1.4 5.8 44 1000
CNB1-04A 1.5 7 0.7 1.4 6.4 45 1000
ANB1-05A 2.5 1 0.7 1.4 6.6 57 1000
CNB1-05A 2.5 7 0.7 1.4 6.8 60 1000
ANB1-06A 4 1 0.7 1.4 7.1 74 1000
CNB1-06A 4 7 0.7 1.4 7.3 78 1000
ANB1-07A 6 1 0.7 1.4 7.6 96 1000
CNB1-07A 6 7 0.7 1.4 7.9 100 1000
SECTION 4

CNB1-08A 10 7 0.7 1.4 8.8 146 1000

ENB1-09A 16 6 0.7 1.4 9.8 210 1000
ENB1-10A 25 6 0.9 1.4 11.5 310 1000
ENB1-11A 35 6 0.9 1.4 12.6 405 1000
ENB1-14A 50 19 1.0 1.4 14.3 525 1000
ENB1-16A 70 19 1.1 1.4 16.3 740 1000
ENB1-17A 95 19 1.1 1.5 18.3 1000 1000
ENB1-19A 120 37 1.2 1.5 20.1 1240 1000
ENB1-21A 150 37 1.4 1.6 22.3 1520 1000
ENB1-22A 185 37 1.6 1.6 24.6 1885 1000
ENB1-24A 240 34 1.7 1.7 26.5 2510 500
ENB1-26A 300 34 1.8 1.8 29.2 3120 500
ENB1-27A 400 53 2 1.9 32.5 3960 500
ENB1-28A 500 53 2.2 2.0 36.2 5030 500
ENB1-30A 630 53 2.4 2.2 41.8 6355 500

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 UNARMOURED CABLES - COPPER CONDUCTORS
XLPE INSULATED 0.6/1 KV

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Conductor Insulation Outer sheath Packaging

Cross sectional Minimum Thickness Thickness Overall Net Standard

Catalogue area number of diameter weight package
number Nominal wires Nominal Nominal Approx Approx
mm2 mm mm mm kg/km m5%

Two Core
ANH4-04A 1.5re 1 0.7 1.8 12.9 250 1000
CNH4-04A 1.5rm 7 0.7 1.8 13.3 255 1000
ANH4-05A 2.5re 1 0.7 1.8 13.9 305 1000
CNH4-05A 2.5rm 7 0.7 1.8 14.4 315 1000
ANH4-06A 4re 1 0.7 1.8 15.0 385 1000
CNH4-06A 4rm 7 0.7 1.8 15.7 400 1000
ANH4-07A 6re 1 0.7 1.8 16.2 495 1000
CNH4-07A 6rm 7 0.7 1.8 17.1 510 1000
SECTION 4

CNH4-08A 10rm 7 0.7 1.8 19.2 715 1000

ENH4-09A 16rm 6 0.7 1.8 21.6 995 1000
ENH4-10A 25rm 6 0.9 1.8 25.8 1465 1000
FNH4-11A 35sm 6 0.9 1.8 25.2 1590 500
FNH4-14A 50sm 6 1.0 1.9 29.3 2125 500
FNH4-16A 70sm 12 1.1 2.0 33.4 2995 500
FNH4-17A 95sm 15 1.1 2.1 37.4 4040 500
FNH4-19A 120sm 18 1.2 2.3 40.2 5130 500
FNH4-21A 150sm 18 1.4 2.4 44.7 6335 500
FNH4-22A 185sm 30 1.6 2.6 50.8 7735 250
FNH4-23A 240sm 34 1.7 2.8 56.8 10150 250
FNH4-26A 300sm 34 1.8 3.0 63.1 12642 250
FNH4-27A 400sm 53 2.0 3.3 70.0 16155 250
FNH4-28A 500sm 53 2.2 3.5 79.0 20570 250

re - circular solid conductor rm - circular stranded conductor sm - sectoral stranded conductor

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 ARMOURED CABLES - XLPE INSULATED 0.6/1 KV

L O W V O LTA G E
SINGLE CORE
1. Stranded Copper Conductor 4. Armour (AW)

2. XLPE Insulation 5. Non-hygroscopic separation tape

3. Bedding tape 6. PVC Sheath

6 5 4 3 2 1

M U LT I C O R E C I R C U L A R S T R A N D E D
1. Stranded Copper Conductor 4. Double Steel Tape Armour

2. XLPE Insulation 5. PVC Sheath

3. Extruded Bedding

5 4 3 2 1

SECTION 5
M U LT I C O R E S E C T O R A L S T R A N D E D
1. Sectoral Aluminium Conductor 4. Extruded Bedding

2. XLPE Insulation 5. Round Steel Wire Armour

3. Centre Filling 6. PVC Sheath

6 5 4 2 1 3

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 RSW ARMOURED CABLES - COPPER CONDUCTORS
XLPE INSULATED 0.6/1 KV

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Conductor Insulation Armouring Outer sheath Packaging

Cross Minimum Thickness Diameter of Thickness Overall Net Standard

Catalogue sectional area number of steel wire diameter weight package
number Nominal wires Nominal Nominal Nominal Approx Approx
mm2 mm mm mm mm kg/km m5%

Four Core
CNL4-04A-A02 1.5rm 7 0.7 1.25 1.8 16.2 550 1000
CNL4-05A-A01 2.5rm 7 0.7 1.25 1.8 16.9 625 1000
CNL4-06A-A01 4rm 7 0.7 1.25 1.8 18.2 740 1000
CNL4-07A-A01 6rm 7 0.7 1.25 1.8 19.6 885 1000
ENL4-08A-A01 10rm 6 0.7 1.25 1.8 21.8 1150 1000
ENL4-09A 16rm 6 0.7 1.6 1.8 25.9 1655 1000
ENL4-10A 25rm 6 0.9 1.6 1.8 30.0 2245 500
FNL4-11A 35sm 6 0.9 1.6 1.9 30.6 2595 500
FNL4-14A 50sm 6 1.0 1.6 2.0 34.7 3260 500
FNL4-16A 70sm 12 1.1 2.0 2.2 39.8 4585 500
FNL4-17A 95sm 15 1.1 2.0 2.3 44.2 5800 500
FNL4-19A 120sm 18 1.2 2.5 2.5 48.4 7475 500
FNL4-21A 150sm 18 1.4 2.5 2.6 53.1 8900 500
FNL4-22A 185sm 30 1.6 2.5 2.8 59.0 10560 250
FNL4-23A 240sm 34 1.7 2.5 3.0 65.4 13425 250
FNL4-26A 300sm 34 1.8 2.5 3.2 71.7 16220 250
SECTION 5

FNL4-27A 400sm 53 2.0 3.15 3.5 82.4 21190 250

FNL4-28A 500sm 53 2.2 3.15 3.8 90.8 26150 250

rm - circular stranded conductor sm - sectoral stranded conductor

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 SINGLE CORE CABLES WITH COPPER CONDUCTORS,
OF XLPE INSULATED AND PVC SHEATHED, 0.6/1KV

C U R R E N T C A R RY I N G C A PA C I T Y

Conductor Conductor resistance Current carrying capacity

In ground In air
Cross DC at 20C AC at 90C AC at 90C
sectional in flat in trefoil
Direct Direct In Free Free In
area formation formation
laid laid duct pipes

Maximum Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx

mm2 ohm/km ohm/km ohm/km amps amps amps
amps amps amps

1.5 12.1 15.4 15.4 31 30 22 27 22 19

2.5 7.41 9.45 9.45 40 39 29 36 29 24
4 4.61 5.88 5.88 52 50 38 47 38 32
6 3.08 3.93 3.93 65 63 47 60 49 40
10 1.83 2.33 2.33 87 83 63 82 66 54
16 1.15 1.47 1.47 112 107 82 109 88 70
25 0.727 0.927 0.927 144 137 105 145 116 92
35 0.524 0.668 0.669 172 165 127 178 143 112
50 0.387 0.494 0.494 204 195 151 218 175 134
70 0.268 0.342 0.343 251 238 187 277 222 168
95 0.193 0.247 0.248 301 286 225 344 274 205
120 0.153 0.196 0.197 345 327 258 409 326 237
150 0.124 0.159 0.160 385 363 290 461 367 269
185 0.0991 0.128 0.129 436 410 330 534 425 308
240 0.0754 0.098 0.100 507 474 382 638 505 361
300 0.0601 0.079 0.0815 573 532 431 740 583 411
400 0.0470 0.0629 0.0661 654 600 489 865 676 469
500 0.0366 0.0504 0.0543 744 673 550 1009 779 533
630 0.0283 0.0407 0.0453 847 752 615 1184 900 603
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P A G E F I F T Y O N E
 THREE AND FOUR CORE CABLES WITH COPPER CONDUCTORS,
XLPE INSULATED AND PVC SHEATHED, 0.6/1KV

C U R R E N T C A R RY I N G C A PA C I T Y

Conductor Conductor resistance In ground In air

Cross Unarmoured Armoured Unarmoured Armoured

DC at 20C AC at 90C
sectional
area Direct Laid in Direct Free In pipes Free
laid ducts laid

Maximum Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx

mm2 ohm/km ohm/km ohm/km amps amps amps amps amps

1.5 12.1 15.4 27 22 - 22 18 -

2.5 7.41 9.45 35 29 - 29 24 -
4 4.61 5.88 45 37 46 38 31 39
6 3.08 3.93 56 46 57 48 39 50
10 1.83 2.33 76 62 76 67 52 67
16 1.15 1.47 98 80 98 88 68 89
25 0.727 0.927 128 104 128 118 90 120
35 0.524 0.669 157 125 158 142 107 149
50 0.387 0.494 187 149 188 175 129 182
70 0.268 0.343 229 183 229 220 161 229
95 0.193 0.248 276 220 274 272 196 280
120 0.153 0.197 313 251 310 316 226 322
150 0.124 0.160 350 283 346 363 258 368
185 0.0991 0.129 395 321 387 418 295 420
240 0.0754 0.0998 458 372 444 496 346 491
300 0.0601 0.0812 516 420 494 571 394 557
400 0.0470 0.0656 584 478 549 665 454 635
500 0.0366 0.0536 655 538 597 760 515 705

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 CABLES WITH COPPER CONDUCTORS,
XLPE INSULATED AND PVC SHEATHED, 0.6/1KV

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Conductor Reactance Capacitance

Size Single core Three core Four core

mm2 ohm/km ohm/km ohm/km F/km

1.5 0.1847 0.1338 0.1399 0.191

2.5 0.1715 0.1250 0.1312 0.227
4 0.1593 0.1173 0.1237 0.272
6 0.1485 0.1109 0.1174 0.325
10 0.1370 0.1044 0.1111 0.404
16 0.1287 0.1000 0.1068 0.483
25 0.1241 0.1004 0.1072 0.476
35 0.1184 0.0973 0.1041 0.553
50 0.1115 0.0934 0.1003 0.568
70 0.1074 0.0919 0.0988 0.617
95 0.1037 0.0894 0.0963 0.723
120 0.1006 0.0878 0.0948 0.751
150 0.1008 0.0888 0.0957 0.705
185 0.0996 0.0889 0.0958 0.700
240 0.0975 0.0874 0.0943 0.747
300 0.0961 0.0865 0.0935 0.793
400 0.0959 0.0868 0.0938 0.777
500 0.0948 0.0863 0.0933 0.809
630 0.0938 - - 0.852

SECTION 6

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 RATING FACTORS FOR LOW V O LTA G E CABLES

CABLES LAID DIRECT IN GROUND

Rating factors for variation in thermal resistivity of soil (average values)

Soil thermal resistivity in C.m/W

Size of conductor
mm2
0.8 0.9 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5

Single core cables

up to 150 1.16 1.12 1.07 0.91 0.81 0.73
from 185-300 1.17 1.12 1.07 0.91 0.80 0.73
from 400-630 1.17 1.12 1.07 0.91 0.80 0.73

Multicore cables
up to 16 1.12 1.08 1.05 0.93 0.84 0.77
from 25-150 1.14 1.10 1.06 0.92 0.82 0.75
from 185-500 1.15 1.10 1.07 0.92 0.81 0.74

C A B L E S I N S TA L L E D I N A I R

Rating factors for variation in air temperature

Insulation Air temperature (C)

25 30 35 40 45 50 55

XLPE 1.14 1.10 1.05 1 0.95 0.89 0.84

PVC (rated 85C) 1.15 1.11 1.05 1 0.94 0.88 0.82

Group rating factors for multicore cables in flat formation

SECTION 6
Number of
Touching Spacing
cables in
group 0.15m 0.3m 0.45m

2 0.81 0.87 0.91 0.93

3 0.70 0.78 0.84 0.88
4 0.63 0.74 0.81 0.86
5 0.59 0.70 0.78 0.84
6 0.55 0.68 0.77 0.83

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 RATING FACTORS FOR LOW V O LTA G E CABLES

C A B L E S I N S TA L L E D I N A I R

Group rating factors for circuits of three single core cables, in trefoil or laid touching in flat horizontal formation

Touching Spacing
Number of circuits

Trefoil Laid flat 0.15m 0.3m 0.45m

2 0.78 0.81 0.83 0.88 0.91

3 0.66 0.70 0.73 0.79 0.84
4 0.61 0.64 0.68 0.73 0.81
5 0.56 0.60 0.64 0.73 0.79
6 0.53 0.57 0.61 0.71 0.78

C A B L E S I N S TA L L E D I N D U C T S

Rating factors for variation in thermal resistivity of soil (average values)

Size of conductors Soil thermal resistivity in C.m/W

mm2
0.8 0.9 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5

Single core cables

up to 150 1.10 1.07 1.04 0.94 0.86 0.80
from 185-300 1.11 1.08 1.05 0.93 0.85 0.79
from 400-630 1.12 1.08 1.05 0.93 0.84 0.78

Multicore cables
up to 16 1.04 1.03 1.02 0.97 0.92 0.88
from 25-150 1.06 1.04 1.03 0.95 0.90 0.85
from 185-500 1.07 1.05 1.03 0.95 0.88 0.83
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P A G E S I X T Y O N E
 A P P R O X I M AT E V O LTA G E D R O P AT 6 0 H Z F O R S I N G L E C O R E
STRANDED PLAIN COPPER/ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS,
XLPE INSULATION, PVC SHEATH

Nominal area of Copper conductor mV/amp/m Aluminium conductor mV/amp/m

conductor

mm2 Flat Trefoil Flat Trefoil

1.5 22.9 22.8 - -

2.5 14.1 14.1 - -
4 8.8 8.8 - -
6 5.9 5.9 - -
10 3.6 3.6 - -
16 2.3 2.3 3.7 3.7
25 1.5 1.5 2.4 2.4
35 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.7
50 0.84 0.83 1.3 1.3
70 0.61 0.60 0.95 0.93
95 0.47 0.46 0.71 0.70
120 0.39 0.38 0.58 0.57
150 0.34 0.33 0.50 0.48
185 0.29 0.28 0.42 0.40
240 0.25 0.24 0.34 0.33
300 0.22 0.21 0.29 0.28
400 0.19 0.18 0.25 0.24
500 0.17 0.16 0.22 0.21
630 0.16 0.15 0.19 0.18
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 APPROXIMATE V O LTA G E D R O P AT 6 0 H Z F O R T H R E E A N D F O U R C O R E
STRANDED PLAIN COPPER/ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS,
XLPE INSULATION, PVC SHEATH

Nominal area of Copper Aluminium

conductor conductor conductor

mm2 mV/amp/m mV/amp/m

1.5 22.8 -
2.5 14.0 -
4 8.7 -
6 5.9 -
10 3.5 -
16 2.2 3.7
25 1.5 2.4
35 1.1 1.7
50 0.81 1.3
70 0.58 0.92
95 0.44 0.68
120 0.37 0.56
150 0.31 0.47
185 0.27 0.39
240 0.23 0.32
300 0.20 0.27
400 0.18 0.23
500 0.15 0.20

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