KEY:
To BS6360, IEC 60228 and VDE 0295.
Class 1 & 2: Shows the required number of strands.
Class 5 & 6: Shows the maximum strand diameter, may be fewer strands as long as the maximum ohms/km is not exceeded.
Ohms Ω/km: Shows the maximum resistance permissible for untinned copper conductors in the stranding classes indicated.
Area (mm²) | Stranding Class 1 | Stranding Class 2 | Ohms Ω/km | Stranding Class 5 | Stranding Class 6 | Stranding Class 6 |
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0.14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 x 0.10 | 18 x 0.10 | 138.0 |
0.25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14 x 0.16 | 32 x 0.10 | 79.0 |
0.34 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 x 0.16 | 42 x 0.10 | 57.0 |
0.5 | 1 x 0.80 | 7 x 0.30 | 36.0 | 16 x 0.21 | 28 x 0.10 | 39.0 |
0.75 | 1 x 0.97 | 7 x 0.37 | 24.5 | 24 x 0.21 | 42 x 0.16 | 26.0 |
1.0 | 1 x 1.13 | 7 x 0.43 | 18.1 | 32 x 0.21 | 56 x 0.16 | 19.5 |
1.5 | 1 x 1.38 | 7 x 0.53 | 12.1 | 30 x 0.26 | 84 x 0.16 | 13.3 |
2.5 | 1 x 1.78 | 7 x 0.67 | 7.41 | 50 x 0.26 | 140 x 0.16 | 7.98 |
4.0 | 1 x 2.26 | 7 x 0.85 | 4.61 | 56 x 0.31 | 224 x 0.16 | 4.95 |
6.0 | 1 x 2.76 | 7 x 1.04 | 3.08 | 84 x 0.31 | 192 x 0.21 | 3.30 |
10.0 | 1 x 3.57 | 7 x 1.35 | 1.83 | 80 x 0.41 | 320 x 0.21 | 1.91 |
16.0 | 1 x 4.51 | 7 x 1.70 | 1.15 | 128 x 0.41 | 512 x 0.21 | 1.21 |
25.0 | N/A | 7 x 2.14 | 0.72 | 200 x 0.41 | 800 x 0.21 | 0.78 |
35.0 | N/A | 7 x 2.52 | 0.524 | 280 x 0.41 | 1120 x 0.21 | 0.554 |
50.0 | N/A | 19 x 1.78 | 0.387 | 400 x 0.41 | 705 x 0.31 | 0.386 |
70.0 | N/A | 19 x 2.14 | 0.268 | 356 x 0.51 | 990 x 0.31 | 0.272 |
95.0 | N/A | 19 x 2.52 | 0.193 | 485 x 0.51 | 1340 x 0.31 | 0.206 |
120 | N/A | 37 x 2.03 | 0.153 | 614 x 0.51 | 1690 x 0.31 | 0.161 |
150 | N/A | 37 x 2.25 | 0.124 | 765 x 0.51 | 2123 x 0.31 | 0.129 |
185 | N/A | 37 x 2.52 | 0.099 | 944 x 0.51 | 1470 x 0.41 | 0.106 |
240 | N/A | 61 x 2.25 | 0.074 | 1225 x 0.5 | 1905 x 0.41 | 0.081 |