HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE INSULATED CABLES
300/500V PE/PSLA/AL/HDPE/PA/SWA/HDPE
Cross-section drawing

Cable Data Table
| Cable type |
|
B52B03BK |
B52B05BK |
B52D03BK |
B52D05BK |
| No. of pair |
- |
3P |
5P |
3P |
5P |
| Conductor |
Nom. area |
mm2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| No./dia. of wire |
No/mm |
1/0.8 |
1/0.8 |
1/1.13 |
1/1.13 |
| Approx. dia. |
mm |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.13 |
1.13 |
| Min. insulation thickness |
mm |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Nom. bedding thickness |
mm |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Under armoured diameter |
mm |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16.5 |
| Nom. steel wire diameter |
mm |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
| Nom. sheat thickness |
mm |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| Approx. overall diameter |
mm |
18 |
19.5 |
20 |
22.5 |
| Approx. net weight |
kg/km |
500 |
590 |
600 |
730 |
| Maximum pulling tension |
kN |
0.15 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
0.51 |
| Minimum pulling temperature |
°C |
Not less than 0 °C |
| Minimum bending radius |
mm |
180 |
195 |
200 |
225 |
| Max. Conductor dc Resistance |
Ω/km |
36.8 |
18.4 |
| Maximum mutual capacitance |
pF/m |
115 |
| L/R ratio |
μH/Ω |
25 |
Construction
Conductor : Plain annealed copper, solid, class 1 as per BS 6360.
Insulation : Type 3 polyethylene compound.
Twinning : Two insulated cores twisted to form a pair
Filler (optional) : Suitable filler with binding tape applied at the manufacturer's discretion
Individual pair screen : Laminated aluminium polyester tape (min. thickness of aluminium 0.008mm and min. thickness of polyester tape of 0.010mm) with tinned copper drain wire of 0.5mm² (20/0.18mm)
Bedding : AL/HDPE/PA composed of laminated aluminium (nom. aluminium thickness 0.20mm),
Black polyethylene moisture barrier and polyamide
Armour : Galvanised steel wire with binding tape if necessary.
Outer sheath : (Non IS: Black; IS: Light blue) HDPE Compound |