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Specifications: IS 1554-1/1988 & IS:7098-1/1988

Conductor material: 100% Electrolytic Annealed Bare Copper As per IS:8130/1984


Shape of conductor: Flexible / Stranded / Solid
Size of conductor in mm2: 1.5 & 2.5 mm2 and upto 10 mm2
No of strands / conductor: As per IS 8130
Maximum resistance of conductor
at 20°C in Ώ / km: As per table 1, 2 & 3 of IS 8130
Number of Core: Up to 61 core for 1.5 & 2.5 sqmm and 4,6,10 up to 4 core
70° C for General purpose insulation & 85° for HR insulation /
Max. rated conductor Temperature: XLPE 90°C
Currents Rating : As per IS: 3961 part 5, Table No -1, 2 & 6
Max. temperature of conductor
during short circuit: 160° C for PVC insulated & 250° for XLPE insulated .
Voltages grade: Up to 1100 Volts
Extruded, Type A & C of IS:5831/1984 & XLPE compound as per
PVC insulation compound: IS:7098-1/88
PVC insulation thickness: As per table 2 of IS 1554-1/1988 & table no 3 of IS:7098-1/1988
Color of PVC insulation: As per Clause No. 10 0f IS:1554-1/88 / IS :7098-1/1988
Standard length of Cables : 500/1000
Ambient Temperature: 40°C
Approx reactance of cables
ohm/km : 50Hz
As per table No. 3 of IS:1554-1/1988 & table no. 4 of IS:7098-
Laying Up of core : 1/1988
Inner Sheath Material : Extruded, PVC Type ST1 & ST2 of IS:5831/1984
PVC inner sheath thickness : As per table 4 of IS 1554-1/1988 & table 5 of IS:7098-1/1988
Color of Inner sheath : Black & As per purchaser required .
Galvanized Steel roung wire/strip used for as per Table no. 5 of
IS:1554-1/1988 & Table no. 6 of IS:7098-1/1988 only armoured
Armouring : cables
PVC Sheathed compound for
multicore cables: Extruded, PVC Type ST1,ST2 FR, FR-LSH
PVC Sheath thickness &
tolerance: As per table 7 of IS:1554-1/1988 & table 8 of of IS 7098-1/1988
Color of Sheath: Black & As per purchase required .
max. Safe pulling force copper
conductor : 5.0 kg per Sqmm

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