SWA Cable (Steel Wire Armoured) BS5467
Application: Steel Wire Armour cable BS5467 (SWA) is a hard-wearing power cable, with mechanical protection, designed for the supply of mains electricity. SWA is suitable for indoors and outdoors, in cable ducts or directly buried in
the ground. Multi-core steel wire armoured cable can also be used for auxiliary control.
Technical Data:
1
Conductor
Class 2 pain stranded copper conductor to BS EN 60228:2005
2
Insulation
XPLE (Cross Linked Polyethylene)
3
Bedding
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
4
Armouring
Multi-core: SWA (Steel Wire Armour)
5
Sheath
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
Voltage Rating
600/1000V
Conductor Operating Temperature
00C to +900C
Core Identification
1 Core: Brown
2 Cores: Brown, Blue
3 Cores: Brown, Black, Grey or Brown, Blue, Green/Yellow
4 Cores: Brown, Black, Grey, Blue
5 Cores: Brown, Black, Grey, Blue, Green/Yellow
Alternative Core Identification:
White cores with black numbers
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Sizes and Dimensions - 2 core
Part No.
No.
Cores
Conduct
or Cross
Section Area
(mm²)
Cable Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
6942X 1.5
6942X 2.5
6942X 4
6942X 6
6942X 10
6942X 16
6942X 25
6942X 35
6942X 50
6942X 70
6942X 95
6942X 120
6942X 150
6942X 185
6942X 240
6942X 300
6942X 400
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
400
114.93
145.19
169.63
198.46
254.34
326.69
455.94
426.17
522.53
660.19
860.05
1023.02
1212.42
1568.50
1884.79
2246.87
2732.59
Actual
Armour
Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
15
17
19
22
26
42
42
60
68
80
113
125
138
191
215
235
265
Overall Gland
Diameter Size
(mm)
12.1
13.6
14.7
15.9
18.0
20.4
24.1
23.3
25.8
29.0
33.1
36.1
39.3
44.7
49.0
53.5
59.0
20S
20S
20S
20
20
25
25
25
32
32
40
40
40
50
50
63
63
Cleat
Size
Nominal
Weight
(kg/km)
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
10
11
12
14
16
18
20
T9
T9
T10
302
346
410
499
648
978
1290
1500
1890
2450
330
4020
4750
5800
7280
8750
10700
Resistance
of
Copper
Conductor
(Ω/Km) at
200C
12.1
7.41
4.61
3.08
1.83
1.15
0.727
0.524
0.387
0.268
0.193
0.153
0.124
0.0991
0.0754
0.0601
0.0470
NB: Actual Armour Cross Section Area (mm²)
Red shows SWA too small to be used as protective conductor. Taken from table 54G in 17th Edition of the IET Wiring
Regulations (but may comply by calculation).
Black shows SWA adequate to use as protective conductor. Taken from table 54G in 17th Edition of the IET Wiring
Regulations.
The information contained within this datasheet is for guidance only. Please note the actual cable dimensions may
very due to manufacturing tolerence.
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Sizes and Dimensions - 3 core
Part No.
No.
Cores
Conduct or
Cross Section Area
(mm²)
Cable Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
6943X 1.5
6943X 2.5
6943X 4
6943X 6
6943X 10
6943X 16
6943X 25
6943X 35
6943X 50
6943X 70
6943X 95
6943X 120
6943X 150
6943X 185
6943X 240
6943X 300
6943X 400
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
400
124.63
156.07
183.76
216.31
298.50
366.25
510.45
615.44
637.62
813.92
1074.67
1281.25
1625.15
1946.83
2383.27
2844.87
3481.91
Actual
Armour
Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
16
19
20
23
39
45
62
68
78
90
128
141
201
220
250
269
304
Overall
Diameter
(mm)
Gland
Size
Cleat
Size
Nominal
Weight
(kg/km)
Resistance of
Copper
Conductor
(Ω/Km) at
200C
12.6
14.1
15.3
16.6
19.5
21.6
25.5
28.0
28.5
32.2
37.0
40.4
45.5
49.8
55.1
60.2
66.6
20s
20s
20s
20
20
25
32
32
32
40
40
50
50
50
63
63
75
6
6
6
7
8
10
11
11
12
14
16
16
18
20
T9
T10
T11
330
390
464
568
866
1152
1800
2230
2490
3290
4440
5470
6930
8350
10400
12600
14600
12.1
7.41
4.61
3.08
1.83
1.15
0.727
0.524
0.387
0.268
0.193
0.153
0.124
0.0991
0.0754
0.0601
0.0470
NB: Actual Armour Cross Section Area (mm²)
Red shows SWA too small to be used as protective conductor. Taken from table 54G in 17th Edition of the IET Wiring
Regulations (but may comply by calculation).
Black shows SWA adequate to use as protective conductor. Taken from table 54G in 17th Edition of the IET Wiring
Regulations.
The information contained within this datasheet is for guidance only. Please note the actual cable dimensions may
very due to manufacturing tolerence.
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Sizes and Dimensions - 4 core
Part No.
No.
Cores
Conduct
or Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
Cable Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
6944X 1.5
6944X 2.5
6944X 4
6944X 6
6944X 10
6944X 16
6944X 25
6944X 35
6944X 50
6944X 70
6944X 95
6944X 120
6944X 150
6944X 185
6944X 240
6944X 300
6944X 400
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
400
143.07
176.63
211.13
274.51
349.49
411.66
597.98
725.47
803.84
1115.71
1365.03
1741.45
2073.94
2514.79
3115.75
3715.75
4788.19
Actual
Armour
Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
17
20
23
36
43
49
70
78
90
131
147
206
230
255
289
319
452
Overall
Diameter
(mm)
Gland
Size
Cleat
Size
Nominal
Weight
(kg/km)
Resistance of
Copper
Conductor
(Ω/Km) at 200C
13.5
15.0
16.4
18.7
21.1
22.9
27.6
30.4
32.0
37.7
41.7
47.1
51.4
56.6
63.0
68.8
78.1
20s
20s
20
20
25
25
32
32
32
40
50
50
50
63
63
75
75
6
6
7
8
9
11
12
12
14
16
18
20
TC9
TC10
TC11
TC12
TC14
365
438
532
764
1013
1360
2160
2690
3130
4500
5600
7400
8780
10630
13390
16290
19800
12.1
7.41
4.61
3.08
1.83
1.15
0.727
0.524
0.387
0.268
0.193
0.153
0.124
0.0991
0.0754
0.0601
0.0470
NB: Actual Armour Cross Section Area (mm²)
Red shows SWA too small to be used as protective conductor. Taken from table 54G in 17th Edition of the IET Wiring
Regulations (but may comply by calculation).
Black shows SWA adequate to use as protective conductor. Taken from table 54G in 17th Edition of the IET Wiring
Regulations.
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Sizes and Dimensions - 5 core
Part No.
No.
Cores
Conduct
or Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
Cable Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
6945X 1.5
6945X 2.5
6945X 4
6945X 6
6945X 10
6945X 16
6945X 25
6945X 35
6945X 50
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
143.07
176.63
211.13
274.51
349.49
411.66
655.64
808.87
1133.54
Actual
Armour
Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
19
22
25
40
46
72
88
100
144
Overall
Diameter
(mm)
Gland
Size
13.5
15.0
16.4
18.7
21.1
22.9
28.9
32.1
38.0
Cleat
Size
Nominal
Weight
(kg/km)
Resistance of
Copper
Conductor
(Ω/Km) at 200C
6
7
7
8
9
10
12
14
16
390
465
579
820
1090
1400
2100
2580
3850
12.1
7.41
4.61
3.08
1.83
1.15
0.727
0.524
0.387
Sizes and Dimensions - Multi core
Part No.
No.
Cores
Conduct
or Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
Cable Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
6945X 1.5
6947X 1.5
694/12X 1.5
694/19X 1.5
694/27X 1.5
694/37X 1.5
6945X 2.5
6947X 2.5
694/12X 2.5
694/19X 2.5
694/27X 2.5
694/37X 2.5
5
7
12
19
27
37
5
7
12
19
27
37
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
143.07
181.37
295.44
386.88
559.62
660.19
176.63
229.54
393.88
555.43
739.85
896.82
Actual
Armour
Cross
Section
Area
(mm²)
19
20
39
45
70
78
22
24
45
70
84
94
Overall
Diameter
(mm)
Gland
Size
Cleat
Size
Nominal
Weight
(kg/km)
Resistance of
Copper
Conductor
(Ω/Km) at 200C
13.5
15.2
19.4
22.2
26.7
29.0
15.0
17.1
22.4
26.6
30.7
33.8
20S
20S
20
25
25
32
20S
20
25
25
25
32
6
6
8
9
10
12
7
7
9
10
12
14
390
470
780
1000
1500
1800
465
600
1000
1540
1950
2350
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
7.41
7.41
7.41
7.41
7.41
7.41
The information contained within this datasheet is for guidance only. Please note the actual cable dimensions may
very due to manufacturing tolerence.
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Conductor
Cross
Sectional
area
(mm²)
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
400
Reference Method C
(Clipped Direct)
1 Two core
cable, singlephase a.c. or
d.c.
(A)
27
36
49
62
85
110
146
180
219
279
338
392
451
515
607
698
787
1 three- or
1 four-core
cable, three
phase a.c.
(A)
23
31
42
53
73
94
124
154
187
238
289
335
386
441
520
599
673
Reference Method E
(In free air on a perforated
cable tray etc, horizontal or
vertical)
1 two core
1 three or
cable, single1 four-core
phase a.c. or
cable, three
d.c.
phase a.c.
(A)
(A)
29
25
39
33
52
44
66
56
90
78
115
99
152
131
188
162
228
193
291
251
354
304
410
353
472
406
539
463
636
546
732
628
847
728
Reference Method D
(Direct in ground or in ducting in
ground, in or around buildings)
1 two core
cable, singlephase a.c. or
d.c.
(A)
25
33
43
53
71
91
116
139
164
203
239
271
306
343
395
446
-
1 three or 1
four core cable,
three-phase a.c.
(A)
21
2
36
44
58
75
96
115
135
167
197
223
251
281
324
365
-
This table above is in accordance with Table 4E4A of the 17th Edition of IET Wiring Regulations
Notes:
1. Where is it intended to connect the cables in this table to the equipment or accessories designed to operate
at a temperature lower than the maximum operating temperature of the cable, the cable should be rated at the
maximum operating temperature of the equipment or accessory (see Regulation 512.1.5).
2. Where it is intended to group a cable in the table with other cables, the cables should be rated at the lowest of the
maximum operating temperature of any of the cables in the group (see Regulation 512.1.5).
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Conductor Cross Sectional
Area
(mm²)
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
400
Two Core Cable, d.c
(mV/A/m)
31
19
12
7.9
4.7
2.9
1.85
1.35
0.98
0.67
0.49
0.39
0.31
0.25
0.195
0.155
0.120
Two Core. Single Phase
a.c.
(mV/A/m)
31
19
12
7.9
4.7
2.9
r
x
z
1.85
0.160
1.90
1.35
0.155
1.35
0.99
0.155
1.00
0.67
0.150
0.69
0.50
0.150
0.52
0.40
0.145
0.42
0.32
0.145
0.35
0.26
0.145
0.29
0.20
0.140
0.24
0.16
0.140
0.21
0.13
0.140 0.190
Three- or Four-core
cable, three-phase a.c.
(mV/A/m)
27
16
10
6.8
4.0
2.5
r
x
z
1.60
0.140
1.65
1.15
0.135
1.15
0.86
0.135
0.87
0.59
0.130
0.60
0.43
0.130
0.45
0.34
0.130
0.37
0.28
0.125
0.30
0.22
0.125
0.26
0.175 0.125
0.21
0.140 0.120 0.185
0.115 0.120 0.165
This table above is in accordance with Table 4E4B of the 17th Edition of IET Wiring Regulations
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