ae BRITISH STANDARD, . BS 6360: 1991 Specification for Conductors in insulated cables and cords a “cords Cable 1? Wd. yes, Moban COOP |e * uthure Bed New Delis 49— Amp 6769 e | AMD 6 w= | Amendment No. 1 Wa | published and effective from 31 July 1991 | | to BS 6360: 1991 | | Specification for conductors in insulated | cables and cords | AMD 6769 Inside back cover Suty 1951, Under ‘BASEC's Certification Trade Marks and Approval Threads’, delete items 1 to 3 and substitute the following. Centiteation ‘ade Man Symes. 204 Math 2. Identification marking: BASEC thread riein yellow and material soluble in acetone . A ! ee enzoContents Page Foreword 1 Committees responsible Inside (cont cover Specitication 1. Scope 1 2. Relerences 1 3. Definitions 1 44 Classification 1 5. Materials 1 6. Conductors for fixed installations 1 7. Flexible conductors (classes § and 6) 2 8 Check of compliance with clauses 6 and 7 2 9, Tests for particular types of conductors 2 Appendices . A, Measurement of resistance 7 8. Tanning test ? C. Tests of mechanical properties 8 1D. Exact formulae tor the temperature correction factors a E Gunde to the dimensional mits af circular conductors af otter subsichary information 19 Foreword ‘Ths edition of BS 6360 N12 heen prepared under the rection of the Cables and Insulation Standacds Policy Committee and ot supersedes BS 6360 "1981, whch 1s Ths edhtion includes alterations introduced by Amendment Nos 1 and 2 to BS 6360 . 1981 (published in September 1983 and March 1985 respectively) together with some further techaucal changes to bring the standard up to date but st does not reflect a full review of the standard which wll be undertaken in due course The 1981 eat revised the requitements for copper Conttuetors an insulated cables and cords included in the first edition of thes standard and it also included and reed the requirements for aluminum conductors in insulated ‘cables and copper clad aluminium conductors in insulated ‘cables previously given in BS 6791 : 1969 and BS 4990 1973 resnectively Ts edition does not include the specification for copper clad aluminwum conductors This standard is intended for use in the preparation of standards for electric cables so that the cable specitication ‘can erther cross reler to this standard or include the appropriate information, For conductors of the typrs used i cables and cords covered by CENELEC™ Harmonration Documents HO 21 fant MD 22 ane these sutntemen CENELEC Harmonization Document HO 383 for which the reterence documents ECT Pubication 228. 1978 Coneuetor of insulates cables "intesnanomal Eectrotnehnical Commision Tables Page 1. Class 1 solid conductors tor single-core and sulticore cables 3 2. Class 2 stranded conductors for single-core snd multicore cables 4 3. Class 5 flexible copper conductors for single core and multicore cables 5 4. Class 6 flexible copper conductors for single core and multicore cables 5 5, Temperature correction factors 6 6, Permissible mass of copper dissolved in tinning 6 7. Elongation of annealed copper wires 6 8. Test specimen for tinning test 8 9, Mandtel diameter for tinning test a 10, Maximum diameters of circular copper conductors n 11. Minumum and maximum diameters of cw'cular lurminn conductors u 12, Auditianal data for annealed copper conductors fof cables for toned instatlawors wv 13, Aditstiona! data for play aluem “um conductors fof cables for foxed mnstallations 1s 14, Additional data for llewsble copper conductors 1a 15. Values of factor Ky 15 ‘The content of this standard differs from that of IEC Publication 228 as follows {2) The requirements for metal-coated aluminium and. plain of metal-costed aluminium alloy have not been included as there types of material are not in general tse in the United Kingdom, (0) Additional requirements have been included ‘covering the following items as these are necessary for other British Standard (1) materits for aluminium conductors: (2) hard-drawn copper conductors: {3) tests for tinning and mechanical properties of wires when these are specifically required for cable specifications; (4) sectoral solid aluminium conductors previously ‘covered in BS 6791; 15) three nominal cross-sectional areas of flexible ‘copper conductors, 0.22 mm?, 1.25 mm? and 1.35 mm? The most notable differences in requirements in this standard from thee in the British Standards it eeplaces ave a8 follows, {a} For conductors in cables for fixed installations 1 maximum resistance specified for each crosssectional area ol the same metal [ie cooper or aluminium the same for single and multicare cables and for soint aha stranged conductors, whatever the number OF wtBS 6360 : 1991 ee British Standard Speeitication for Conductors in insulated cables and cords 1. Scope Thy ith Stonetaed spec stig Yhe-somunal eros sort sivas ara requirements, sschuaha manors an! zeta fos anal toustanee values, for conductors wt wlectie Fates anal Cone vt wee tates types The Cnabaetors acu Sl an stated pier tat Surinam eemhuetors 1 gablow > faxed i ales hao ths cates test 2. Reteren: tn 3 Defi Honor pagsnges oo thay Aesth Stan detusstions apply 31 metateoated, Cost | eh 34 tions ctr a tha ayer of ta tin alloy 0 teat alloy 4. Classification The conductors have biorn sisal! 1.2, S and 6, Those ip classe 1s +2 ase untended tow Use ia cables for fixed inst lays eg sid conductors and class 2 stanare: co wuctors, Classes 5 and 6 are intended for use sn Hoa. b'r: cables and cords, late 6 being more Hexible thon ease 8 5. Materials 5.1 Introduction, The conti the fottowany 5.2 Sotit alumunuas canctuctors st wea 60) sa abnese ane Ws * material 1360) sowevbon 6 3088 (seul are anand gael aluminium conductors of ‘nomial erase sectional area 35 mm? and below shall tie mace irom aluminium of matersat 1350 as specified + 8S 3988 wr, at the option of the manulacturer, thom material 1350 as specified in BS 2627, the tensile stienatt of whieh shall not exceed the maximum roses for materia i the conditions 2s follows: 0 ant ynehuding 16 men? 6 sh 35 en? ory 41 Stranded aluminum conductors, Stranded ota tors oh emia from aluminum of matenat 99 cto n BS 2627. For nominal erossseetionat ul above the materal shall be inthe Ret tae ‘105s sectional areas 10 mm? sagt shall Hot exceed the tar material in the H6B condition, 6. Conductors for fixed installations 16.1 Solid conductors {class 1) 6.1.1 >. eunductors (clas 1) shall consist of one of no! matal-coated annealed copper o: metal-coated hart-crawe copper 6.1.2 Sot covner conductors shall be of circular cross NOTE. Tho wnt mapper eomtuetors having nominal eroussections! ‘rem ol 25 mm? and abowe are example ol conductors for 6.1.3 Solid atwninium conductors of sizes up to and including 16 mm? shall be of circular cross section, Sizes from 25 mm? up to 300 mm? shall be of circular ‘eres section for single core eubles and shall be of either circular or shaped erase section for multicore cables ‘Sizos above 300 mm? for single-core cables shall be ‘reular sectoral comprising four solid sectors, each of ape anoronriate for a four-eore ete, aid-up shor ant eatably bound fiat nine af wach canttactar at 20°C wae fs tate 1BS 6360 : 1991 Table 1. Class 1 solid conductors for single-core and multicore cables , 2 3 a oy Circular, annnaled copper | Pluin | Phan ‘Mata conted mom Qk ikem ike os to 36.7 - 075 245 248 - 1 181 192 5 15. 124 122 1.1 ' 25 Tay 756 | 12a a 4 461 4.70 7ant 6 3.08 aun agit ad 10 1.83 184 3.081 6 115 116 1911 6 727 | 1.20 8 oszar | 01868 * so ose | - | oar a 70 0268s | — | 0443 95 o1s3: | - | 0.320 120 oss | - 0.253 150 ora | 0.206 1 ) 185 - - 0164 240 I = 0.125 ‘ 300 - - 0.100 380 14x 95) | ~ - * o.0800 480 (4x 120) | ~ - | 0.0633 {600 (4 x 150) | — - 0.0515 740 (4 x 188) | — - 0.0410 960 (4 x 240) | — - 0.0313, 1200 (4 x 300) | - - 0.0250 obtain the maximum serinance of hard draw conductert thevaluesin columns 2 and 3 snoula be died by 097, 1 Aluminium conductors 1.5 mm" to 16 mm cireulat only weeta See 6.12Table 3. Class 5 flexible copper conductors for single core and multicore cables BS 6360: 1991 Table 4, Class 6 flexible copper conductors for single-core and multicore cables mm? mm | 20m Qk mm Oke Diken 0.22 0.21 | 920 924 os 0.16 39.0 40.1 os Jo2r 39.0 40.1 075, 016 26.0 26.7 ee ' \°? e aa 1S 0.16 13.3 137 a a a oat ed ae 120 031 | 0.161 | 0.164 mz (ey fan | ore | ae wo asi java ange | 2m Om no [ost | oso | ggg) we fest | ome; ome we igs | omit | ooAppendix A Measurement of resistance Keep the cable im the test atea, which should be at 2 Feasonably constant temperature, for sutficent time 10 tnsure that the cable temperature is equal to the ambient temperature, Measure the d.c. resistance of the conductor's either on a complete length of cable or flexible cord or on a sample fof cable oF flexible cord of atleast 1/m in length at room temperature and record the temperature at which the meauurement is made, Caleulate the resistance per kilometre lenath of cable zor the lenath of the complete cable and not from the length of the individual cores or wites Appendix B Tinning test 8.1 Selection of test samples and preparation of text swecimens, Cut cest sample of the length given in column 4 of tate 8 ftom each core of the finished cable and remove the insulation by any method that does not ‘cause injury to the tin coating €9. the insulation may bbe loosened from the conductor by drawing a solvent snd/or oil up the interstitial spaces of the conductor Take two groups of specimens each comprising the rhuinber of single wires given in column 5 of table 8 from the test samples and mark thete 40 mm from each erst bby means of a grease pencil or in some other manne? that ‘does not eause damage to the tin coating. Select the wires for these groups at random from the various eotes of multicore cables, Inthe event of insulation ‘adhering to the test specimen, clean the wire if necessary, belore winding the helix, by rubbing with a pad of clean ‘cotton wool soaked in a suitable solvent, eg, 1,1,1-t: ‘chloroethane or toluene, In refractory eases carry Out 2 Dreliminary treatment with hot solvent to facilitate the ‘removal of the adherent insulation, Wind each group of test specimens into one helix upon a smooth mandrel in Such a manner 25 to ensure that no twisting moment is ienparted to the wires. The diameter of the mandrel shall ‘be as given in table 9. The 40 mm end portions shall not be wrapped round the mandrel but so arranged 25 0 Droject above the surtace of the testing solution in which the immersed. The radius of any necessary bends shall not be less than half the diameter of the mandrel Used to produce the helix. The helix shal not be wrapped 50 tightly as to inhibit the entry of the solution, BS 6360 : 1991 Remove the helix from the mandrel by slipping it off lendwvse without further distortion of the wite Immerse the test helix for a period of 10 sin a suitable solvent, e.g, 1,1,1-trichloroethane or toluene, contained in one vessel, followed by a similar period of immersion in solvent contained in a second vessel, the helix being agitated during each immersion and allowed to dry before immersion in the test solution, Should colouration of the solvent due to dissolved material become discernible, renew the solution taking care to ensure that ‘the vessel containing the cleaner liquid is used for the second (and final) wash, 8.2 Preparation of testing solution. Prepare the testing solutions as follows: (2) Persulphate solution, Dissolve 10.9 of fresh crystalline ammonium persulphate in distilled water, 244 20 ml of ammonia solution (p = 0.880 g/mi at 20°C) and make up to 1 litre with distilled water, (©) Standard colour reagent. Dissolve 3.927 9 of pure ‘copper sulphate |CuSO, 5H 0) in distilled water with '50 mi of ammonia solution (p 0.880 g/ml at 20°C) apa make up 10 1 lite with distilled water. 1 ml of ths solution 1s equivalent to 0.001 9 of copper. 18.3 immersion for test. Carry out the test at normal room temperature but immediately before the immersion of the helix bring the test solution to a temperature of 20 12°C. ‘Alter cleaning, immerse the helix for) min in a vessel ‘containing the persulphate solution specified in 8.2 in uch a manner that the surtace of the wire between the marks (see column 6 of table 8) is exposed to the testing solution and the 40 mm ends project above the surface. The volume of the solution shall be: for wires up to and including 1.78 mm diameter for wires above 1,78 mm diameter 200 mt 8.4 Determination of mass of copper dissolved. Determine the mass of copper dissolved from the wire by the ppersulphate solution colorimetrically by comparison with the standard colour reagent specified in 8.2. Express the mass as grams of copper per square metre surface area of wite immersed, 75 mt BS Amessment of results. Ifthe result of one group of specimens exceeds the specified maximum value, repeat the ‘est on a fresh group of specimens cut from the wires from which the defective group was taken to ensure that the falluce was not due purely to ‘end effect’. If this additional group fails to pass the test the conductor represented by this sample shall be deemed not to comply with the equirementsving oe on in connseres cians 2 conta farther ntounaten eegarded as useful ase ihe conductors 8 c#bE8 COMMPIYS wath British see ands. Ts type ab sormation Me been included in Sear divine of standards 10F ‘Rese conductors. tur ps 6360 : 1991 “Table 10, Maximum diameters of circular copper conductors Sonauctorm abt tor Sie nea Finuibi conduetort (comet ota ea ent me Coenen wines on co Ouest, Me eens vi ctaemntctiorctaecmacinnnermt 3 \ 4 ° 3 cinrnacrteeeencraimata sens % | 13 Woes Pronayetor nce in i Standard fa a \ Scans dn 00000 4 [8 2 en campuses veae enits 28 38 ine rn aT r 33 oH [c} Hlexible conductors. class 5, of COPPET: 6 4s \ 63 1 ecb conden, i 6, oF PPT: % 57 \ 18 eee Duis are on om = o 2 £12 Dien i operons Ho ; seed the values given ia {able 10. 70 94 rt . % [ne Bh ree Fania Samet “are given and for the: ‘stranded (class 2) ‘conductors these a A yo wegen nea Teen, ae 190 re teaimoremmecserecaamacene no | - no Cintiocer Seeoe meer oe | - ne wee nem trtioreenmea™ |S 270 Cort ret oe anes wae, ; io ‘ereular ster) ted COPPET ‘conductors are More frequently. 500 | 36.0 Crea om on es eae 0 centr cvenrconrcenca, 0H | A ig clan 2 are needed, reference Can Pe imade 10 he ce ary diameters for sold and stranded ‘compacted gemma coreuors ented in 38 M seen ear tana a NOTE ooun cle 5 and class 6 onauetort ros eau conductors only. tha aera SO es el geneity Be inimurn and maximum diameters of jum conductors tonowa gon conductor a5 men! ©2300 ton tom 29 1.3 Dimensional limits for circular alumi one Ee Oimerte Sameters of cua slid Sem 5 conaucor. he Sve Cases um, YG om ie on conductors ei no exceed the maximum value 6 a 48 52 conduc en than te mim wats given 2B 52 56 5 table 11 Ey a) se | 75 ae ae captional case. cacompacted ctoulat Ant 50 1 86 tn he excep ctor the maximum diameter 0 Tot 0 a3 | 192 stamina coreenpondina values for Copper Condes 98 Jiro | 20 Geen in column 3 of table 10 120 ns ly6 38 rei erponat mats of atmnium cOnguctor 150 128 3318.0 is aces ere wv non gO tes | AS iiss) 168 coe etn a panne that est deveMINS 280 \ 167 a 02 se ane orraias an -omnbsnations ot ey yoo: 288 rat wo | yo 88 1 meron liso aura condos wih eee a2 | 278 rersiont poe 630 mom? are noravenas Me 630 L jos | 328 co ee technology #6 not generally estabianed | \8S 6360 : 1991 Table 13. Additional data for plain aluminium conductors of cables for fixed installations ee Morin mae ra oe pork eductr Set | sean " ea wae tous | fvonans = Sim me Ys 6 11.70 a2 | ao 35 7a 662 | 695 4s masa sie | 964 so 19/178 ye | rat 70 19/214 | 180 189 3 197282 | ns | 252 120 w7203 as | an "50 mA35 ger | 405 1a grase | isiz | ine | a5 | 500 240 svags [va | 2025 | 6x8 | 669 4e0 sia |isar | 2268 © | 800 | 839 200 sizes |} aes | 1079 00 61320 | - a0 1359 630 nas) (Re | v6 too | ares | 3105 m3 vooo | s27020 | - igacon 9 || = | 216 ' ' rere) | Neleom caoret 1 xen i 1 =I? | mm ! 380 4195 | 22:16 - j ore! 80 azo | age | | 1205 600 anso | arse | = 1579, 0 anes | 3098 | - wo | - 960 a0 | 3538 | a0 | | 1200 a0 | ase | — nea | =