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Current
rating chart
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for copper and aluminium

Estimated current ratings for copper and aluminium conductors, vulcanised rubber, PVC, or polythene
insulated cables (single, twin, three and four core)
Standard
copper conductor

Item

Area
(Sq. inches)

Strand
(Inches)

Continuous current rating*

(Subject to voltage drop)
In conduit
troughing
or casing
- 2 single core
cables (A)

Bunched in free air or

open trench
2
3 or 4
single core
single core
cables (A)
cables (A)

Standard
aluminium conductor
One twin
core
DC or AC
(A)

1, 3 or
4 core
cable
balanced
3 phase (A)

Area

Strand

(Sq. mm)

(mm)

10

1
2

.0015
.002

1/.044
3/.029

5
10

5
10

55
10.9

5
10

5
8/7

1.5

1/1.40

.003

3/.036

15

15

13/12

15

10/11

2.5

1/1.80

4
5

.0045

7/.029

20
20

20
20

15
17

20
20

15
14

1/2.24

6
7

27
28

24
25

27
28

19
20

1/2.80

7/.036

27
28

.007

8
9

34
36

31
32

34
36

25
25

1/3.55

7/.044

34
36

10

.01

10

.0145

7/.052

43

43

39/38

43

30

16

7/1.70

11
12

.0225

7/.064

53
59

53
59

48
54

53
59

37
42

25

7/2.24

13
14
15

.03

19/.044

56
62
67

62
69
74

43
48
52

7/2.50

19/.052

62
69
74

35

.04

62
69
74
19

19/.064

19
97

82
88

91
97

62
68

50

.06

7/3.00
19/1.80

.075

19/.072

123
134

107
118

115
118

78
82

70

19/2.24

153
160

138
140

135
140

94
98

95

19/2.50

177
184

158
170

158
162

109
114

120

37/2.06

205
210

185
185

180
181

126
124

150

37/2.24

16
17
18
19
20
21

.1

19/.083

22
23

.12

37/.064

24
25

.15

37/.072

26
27

216
220

209
218

146
153

37/2.50

37/.083

246
250

185

.2

28
29

248
260

240
252

169
178

37/2.80

37/.093

290
293

225

.25

30
31

.3

37/.103

335
354

295
302

284
289

199
202

300

61/2.50

32
33

.4

425
435

360
372

342

240
400

61/3.00

34
35

.5

480
480

410
411

500

91/2.65

625

91/3.00

61/.093
61/.103

36
37

.75

91/.103

565
610

484
520

38

1.0

127/.103

740

630

*Ratings at ambient temperature 300C

For ambient temperature other than 300C, the current ratings should be multiplied by the following rating factors
250C

350C

400C

450C

Rating factor 1.13

0.86

0.69

0.47

In the above table, current ratings (subject to voltage drop) have been given for copper conductor cables (in conventional British standard sizes) and also for cables
with aluminium conductors (in the new metric sizes as per IS 1753 - 1961). From this chart, the required size of aluminium conductor can be established if either the
current rating or the size of the copper conductor is known.
To establish the size of the aluminium conductor against your requirement, read off the current rating for the conventional copper conductor cable (say, 7/.064) and
select the conductor size from the last two columns (25 sq. mm.) which has a current rating equal to, or nearest to, that of the copper conductor cable.

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Current
carring
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capacity chart
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for copper and aluminium busbars

Copper busbars : Constructional details and current carrying capacity at 350C

ambient temperature and 300C temp. rise
Continuous current carrying capacity in Amps.
Size in
mm

Cross
sectional
area in mm2

weight
(approx)
kg./metre

12x2
15x2
15x3
20x2
20x3
20x5
25x3
25x5
30x3
30x5
40x3
40x5
40x10
50x5
50x10
60x5
60x10
80x5
80x10
100x5
100x10
120x10
160x10
200x10

23.5
29.5
44.5
39.5
59.5
99.1
74.5
124.0
89.5
149.0
119.0
199.0
399.0
249.0
499.0
299.0
599.0
399.0
799.0
499.0
999.0
1200.0
1600.0
2000.0

0.209
0.262
0.396
0.351
0.529
0.882
0.663
1.11
0.796
1.33
1.06
1.77
3.55
2.22
4.44
2.66
5.33
3.55
7.11
4.44
8.89
10.7
14.2
17.8

AC no. of buses
1
l

2
ll

110
140
170
185
220
295
270
350
315
400
420
520
760
630
920
760
1060
970
1380
1200
1700
2000
2500
3000

200
200
300
315
380
500
460
600
540
700
710
900
1350
1100
1600
1250
1900
1700
2300
2050
2800
3100
3900
4750

DC no. of buses

3
lll

1850
1650
2250
1760
2600
2300
3100
2850
3650
4100
5300
6350

4
ll 50 ll

1
l

2
ll

3
lll

4
llll

2500
2100
3000
2400
3500
3000
4200
3500
5000
5700
7300
8800

115
145
175
190
225
300
275
355
320
410
430
530
770
650
960
780
1100
1000
1450
1250
1800
2150
2800
3400

205
245
305
325
390
510
470
610
560
720
740
930
1400
1150
1700
1300
2000
1800
2600
2250
3200
3700
4800
6000

2000
1750
2500
1900
2800
2500
3700
3150
4500
5200
6900
8500

2500
3600
3200
4800
4050
5800
6700
9000
10000

Aluminium busbars : Constructional details and current carrying capacity at 350C

ambient temperature and 300C temp. rise
Continuous current carrying capacity in Amps.
Size in
mm

Cross
sectional
area in mm2

weight
(approx)
kg./metre

12x2
15x2
15x3
20x2
20x3
20x5
25x3
25x5
30x3
30x5
40x3
40x5
40x10
50x5
50x10
60x5
60x10
80x5
80x10
100x5
100x10
100x15
120x10
120x15
160x10
160x15
200x10
200x15

23.5
29.5
44.5
39.5
59.5
99.1
74.5
124.0
89.5
149.0
119.0
199.0
399.0
249.0
499.0
299.0
599.0
399.0
799.0
499.0
999.0
1500.0
1200.0
1800.0
1600.0
2400.0
2000.0
3000.0

0.0633
0.0795
0.120
0.107
0.161
0.268
0.201
0.335
0.242
0.403
0.323
0.538
1.08
0.673
1.35
0.808
1.62
1.08
2.16
1.35
2.70
4.04
3.24
4.86
4.32
6.47
5.40
8.09

AC no. of buses
1
l

2
ll

80
95
115
120
145
195
180
230
205
270
280
350
515
425
625
500
730
680
940
820
1150
1450
1350
1650
1750
2100
2150
2550

140
170
210
220
270
350
330
430
385
500
500
650
975
780
1150
900
1330
1170
1700
1440
2050
2500
2400
2900
3000
3600
3650
4200

3
lll

1350
1120
1600
1300
1900
1650
2360
2000
2800
3350
3250
3900
4150
4850
4950
5600

DC no. of buses
4
ll 50 ll

1
l

2
ll

3
lll

4
llll

1800
1500
2160
1730
2500
2230
3150
2600
3700
4400
4300
5000
5300
6250
6400
7300

80
95
115
125
150
200
185
235
220
275
285
360
540
445
655
530
770
700
985
855
1200
1500
1420
1750
1850
2300
2300
2850

145
175
220
225
280
370
340
440
400
520
525
660
1000
815
1220
960
1430
1260
1840
1550
2240
2750
2700
3250
3450
4300
4300
5250

1420
1220
1730
1420
2030
1850
2640
2220
3200
4000
3900
4800
5000
6200
6200
7650

1850
2600
2400
3400
2900
4200
5200
5100
6300
6500
8100
8100
10100

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