1100 Volts Four Core Armoured Cables
(Aluminium Conductor) Type 'AYWY' & 'AYFY'  to IS:1554(I) - 1988
Sl.			Normal Cross-Sectional Area of Conductor in mm2
No.	Description	Unit	1.5	2.5	4	6	10	16	25	35	50	70	95	120	150	185	240	300	400	500	630
	Constructional Details
	Conductor (Solid)
1	Minimum number of wires	nos.	1	1	1	1	1	6	6	6	6	12	15	15	15	30	30	30	53	53	53
2	Shape				Circular  solid			compaced							Shaped
	Conductor (Stranded)
	Minimum number of wires	nos.	3	3	3	3	7	6	6	6	6	12	15	15	15	30	30	30	53	53	53
	Shape				Circular  stranded			compaced							Shaped
	Insulation
3	Type												PVC Compound Type A to IS:5831
4	Nominal thickness	mm	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.6	3.0	3.4
5	Dia over laidup core	mm			11.48	13.20	14.14	15.10	17.91	20.87	24.70	27.99	32.39	35.46	39.64	43.98	49.68	55.22	62.92
6	Colour Scheme for identification												Red, Yellow, Blue, Black
7	Dia over inner sheath	mm			12.48	14.20	15.14	16.10	18.91	21.87	25.90	29.19	33.59	36.86	41.04	45.58	51.28	57.22	64.92
8	Dia over armoured (Strip)	mm					16.74	17.70	20.51	23.47	27.50	30.79	35.19	38.46	42.64	47.18	52.88	58.82	66.52
	Dia over armoured (Wire)	mm			15.28	17.00	18.34	19.30	22.11	25.07	29.90	33.19	37.59	40.86	46.04	50.58	56.28	63.52	71.22
	Inner Sheath
9	Type				Extruded										Extruded
10	Material				PVC										PVC Taps
11	Minimum Thickness		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
	Armouring
12	Type & Material			Steel Round Wire											Single Layer of Flat
															Galvanised Steel Strips
13	Dia over armoured (Strip)						16.74	17.70	20.51	23.47	27.50	30.79	35.19	38.46	42.64	47.18	52.88	58.82	66.52
	Dia over armoured (Wire)				15.28	17.0	18.3	19.30	22.11	25.07	29.90	33.19	37.59	40.86	46.04	50.58	56.28	63.52	71.22
14	Nominal diameter of wires/thickness of strip	mm	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
	Outer Sheath
15	Type												PVC Compound Type ST 1 to IS:5831
16	Colour												Black
17	Minimum Thickness	mm	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.56	1.56	1.72	1.88	1.88	2.04	2.36	2.52	2.84	3.00	3.00
18	Approximate overall diameter of cable (Strip)	mm					19.74	20.70	23.51	26.47	30.82	34.11	38.89	42.46	46.64	51.78	57.88	64.06	72.52
	Approximate overall diameter of cable (Wire)	mm			17.96	19.68	21.34	22.40	25.11	28.39	33.22	36.51	41.33	44.96	50.44	55.28	61.28	69.22	77.22
	ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
19	Resistance of conductor per
	1000m length of completed cable
	a) Maximum d.c. resistance at 20 Deg C	ohm	18.1	12.1	7.41	4.61	3.08	1.91	1.20	0.868	0.641	0.443	0.320	0.253	0.206	0.164	0.125	0.1	0.0778	0.0605	0.0469
	b) a.c. resistance at 70 Deg. C	ohm	21.72	14.52	8.89	5.53	3.70	2.29	1.44	1.042	0.77	0.532	0.385	0.304	0.248	0.198	0.152	0.122	0.0962	0.0762	0.0608
20	Continuous current rating (a.c.) of
	cables under standard conditions
	i) When laid direct in ground	amps	16	21	28	35	46	60	76	92	110	135	165	185	210	235	275	305	335	360	400
	ii) When laid in ducts	amps	14	18	23	30	39	50	63	77	95	115	140	155	175	200	235	260	290	305	340
	iii)When laid in air	amps	13	18	23	30	40	51	70	86	105	130	155	180	205	240	280	315	375	410	470
21	Reactance per 1000m length of cable
	at 50 Hz	ohm	0.092	0.087	0.081	0.073	0.064	0.055	0.054	0.05	0.05	0.046	0.043	0.042	0.042	0.042	0.041	0.040	0.040	0.040	0.040
22	Capacitance between conductors per	Micro
	1000m length of cable	farad	0.372	0.408	0.45	0.51	0.62	0.76	0.80	0.90	0.90	1.03	1.050	1.16	1.16	1.16	1.22	1.24	1.30	1.30	1.30
23	Minimum volume resistivity of PVC Insu	Ohmcm											1 X 10 13 AT 27 Deg C and 1 x 10 10 at 70 Deg C
24	Maximum permissible shortcircuit	kilo
	current for duration of one second	amps	0.114	0.190	0.304	0.456	0.760	1.216	1.900	2.660	3.800	5.320	7.220	9.120	11.400	14.060	18.240	22.800	30.400	38.000	47.880
25	Voltage drop per 1000m length of cable
	(assuming cables used on single phase a.c.
	systems)
	a) When laid direct in ground	volts	602	528	431	335	295	238	190	166	147	125	112	99	91	81	76	69	60	54	51
	b) When laid in ducts	volts	527	453	354	287	250	198	157	139	127	106	95	83	76	69	65	59	52	45	43
	c) When laid in air	volts	489	453	354	287	256	202	175	155	140	120	105	97	89	81	78	71	68	61	59
	GENERAL :
26	Approximate net weight per
	1000m length of finished cable (Strip)	kg					672	756	993	1206	1565	1927	2476	2930	3477	4216	5237	6361	7926
	Approximate net weight per
	1000m length of finished cable (Wire)	kg			614	728	890	981	1244	1512	2104	2528	3168	3264	4248	5025	6090	7996	9648
27	Standard length of cable (Subject to a
	manufacturing tolerance +/-5%)	m									500									250
28	Drum Dimensions-
	a) Approximate overall height	mm	940	940	1040	1140	1140	1250	1250	1250	1450	1650	1650	1850	2050	2265	2365	2050	2050	2265	2465
	b) Approximate outer width	mm	690	690	715	715	715	855	855	855	855	1130	1130	1180	1180	1420	1550	1240	1240	1350	1450
29	Approximate gross weight of drum	kg	310	355	430	470	495	560	675	775	990	1325	1600	2000	2390	3050	3715	2285	2720	3420	4195
30	Minimum bending radius for laying of CBL												12  x  Overall Diameter of Cable
31	Recommended pulling force:
	a) When conductor pulled by pulling eye	N											30 x Total Conductor Area in mm2
	b) When cable pulled with stocking	N											9 x D2 where D is the Overall Diameter of cable in mm
													STRANDED CONDUCTOR IS ALSO PERMISSIBLE IN THESE SIZES