Specifications

Conductor:
Plain annealed solid or circular stranded copper conductor

Insulation:
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

Colour of insulation:
Red, yellow, blue, black or green unless specified otherwise

Rated voltage:
450/750 Volts

Specification:
Refer to MS 136 and BS 6004

Industry approvals:
SIRIM MS 136:1995

Applications:
Building construction, power and lighting

Nominal Cross-sectional Area Of Conductor	No./Diameter of Wires	Radial Thickness of Insulation	Mean Overall Diameter (upper limit)	Maximum Conductor Resistance at 20°C	Minimum Insulation Resistance at 70°C	Approx. Weight
mm²	No./mm	mm	mm	Ω/km	MΩ.km	kg/km
1.5	1/1.38	0.70	3.30	12.100	0.0110	22
1.5	7/0.53	0.70	3.50	12.100	0.0100	22
2.5	1/1.78	0.80	3.90	7.410	0.0100	34
2.5	7/0.67	0.80	4.20	7.410	0.0090	35
4.0	1/2.25	0.80	4.40	4.610	0.0085	51
4.0	7/0.85	0.80	4.80	4.610	0.0077	51
6.0	1/2.76	0.80	4.90	3.080	0.0070	72
6.0	7/1.04	0.80	5.40	3.080	0.0065	72
10.0	1/3.57	1.00	6.40	1.830	0.0070	120
10.0	7/1.35	1.00	6.80	1.830	0.0065	120
16.0	7/1.70	1.00	8.00	1.150	0.0050	180
25.0	7/2.14	1.20	9.80	0.727	0.0050	284
35.0	19/1.53	1.20	11.00	0.524	0.0040	380
50.0	19/1.78	1.40	13.00	0.387	0.0045	510
70.0	19/2.14	1.40	15.00	0.268	0.0035	720
95.0	19/2.52	1.60	17.00	0.193	0.0035	995
120.0	37/2.03	1.60	19.00	0.153	0.0032	1235
150.0	37/2.25	1.80	21.00	0.124	0.0032	1520
185.0	37/2.52	2.00	23.50	0.0991	0.0032	1900
240.0	61/2.25	2.20	26.50	0.0754	0.0032	2500
300.0	61/2.52	2.40	29.50	0.0601	0.0030	3130
400.0	61/2.85	2.60	33.50	0.0470	0.0028	3980
500.0	61/3.20	2.80	37.00	0.0366	0.0028	5000
630.0	127/2.52	2.80	41.00	0.0283	0.0025	6350