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318B Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cable

318B Cable318B Cable Applications

The 318B is used for panel, conduit and general wiring applications where there is a requirement for flexibility and in the event of fire there is a need to minimise the risk from smoke and toxic fumes but circuit integrity is not required.

318B Features

The 318B cable emits less than 0.5% Hydrogen Chloride (HCI) in accordance with BS 6425 Part 1 and IEC 60754 Part 1

Cables Types

  • 3182B : 2 core round profile
  • 3183B : 3 core round profile
  • 3184B : 4 core round profile
  • 3185B : 5 core round profile

318B Cable Make Up

  • Conductors : Flexible Class 5 plain annealed stranded copper to BS6360
  • Insulation : Low Smoke halogen Free (LSHF)
  • Sheath : Low smoke  Halogen Free (LSHF) Compound Type LTS1 to BS 7655
  • Sheath Colours : Available in white, grey or black

318B Core Identification

  • 2-Core : Brown and Blue
  • 3 Core : Brown, Blue and Green / Yellow
  • 4 Core : Brown, blue, black and green / yellow
  • 5 Core : Brown, Blue, Black, Green / Yellow and Black

318B Technical Data

Working voltage : 300 / 500V

Operating Temperature Range : + 5oC + 90oC flexing
                                                     -20oC to 90oC fixed

Minimum Bending Radius : 15 x overall diameter for flexing applications
                                              7.5 x overall diameter for fixed application

Nominal Cross Sectional Area of Conductor (mm2) Nominal No. & Diameter of Strands (mm) Nominal Overall Diameter (mm) Conductor Resistance @ 20oc (ohms / km) Approx Weight
3182B 2 Core        
0.75 24 / 0.20 6.50 26.00 53
1.00 32 / 0.20 6.80 19.50 61
1.50 30 / 0.25 7.80 13.30 73
3183B 3 Core        
0.75 24 / 0.20 6.70 26.00 63
1.00 32 / 0.20 7.05 19.50 72
1.50 30 / 0.25 8.25 13.30 101
2.50 50 / 0.25 10.20 7.98 153
4.00 56 / 0.30 11.25 4.653 220
3184B - 4 Core        
0.75 24 / 0.20 7.60 26.00 80
1.00 32 / 0.20 8.15 19.50 84
1.50 30 / 0.25 9.60 13.30 131
2.50 50 / 0.25 11.30 7.98 183
3185B - 5 Core        
0.75 24 / 0.20 8.60 26.00 104
1.00 32 / 0.20 9.40 19.50 109
1.50 30 / 0.25 10.60 13.30 181
2.50 50 / 0.25 12.50 7.725 250
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