CURRENT-CARRYING CAPACITY FOR MULTICORE, ARMOURED TO BS 6346

Current-carrying capacity
Conductor
cross
sectional
area

Method of installation
On a perforated cable tray horizontal or vertical
Or in free air

Clipped direct
1 two-core cable,
single-phase
a.c. or d.c.

1 three- or four-core
cable,
three-phase a.c.

1 two-core cable,
single-phase
a.c. or d.c.

1 three- or four-core
cable,
three-phase a.c.

mm2

1.5
2.5
4

21
28
38

18
25
33

22
31
41

19
26
35

6
10
16

49
67
89

42
58
77

53
72
97

45
62
83

25
35
50

118
145
175

102
125
151

128
157
190

110
135
163

70
95
120

222
269
310

192
231
267

241
291
336

207
251
290

150
185
240

356
405
476

306
348
409

386
439
516

332
378
445

300
400

547
621

469
540

592
683

410
590

VOLTAGE DROP FOR MULTICORE, ARMOURED TO BS 6346

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Conductor cross-sectional area

Two-core cable,d.c.

Two-core cable, single-phase

a.c.

Three-or four-core cable

three-phase a.c.

(mm2)

(mV / A/m)

(mV / A/m)

(mV / A/m)

1.5
2.5
4

29
18
11

29
18
11

25
15
9.5

6
10
16

7.3
4.4
2.8

7.3
4.4
2.8

6.4
3.8
2.4

25
35
50

1.75
1.25
0.93

1.75
1.25
0.94

1.50
1.10
0.81

70
95
120

0.63
0.46
0.36

0.65
0.50
0.41

0.57
0.43
0.35

150
185
240

0.29
0.23
0.180

0.34
0.29
0.24

0.29
0.25
0.21

300
400

0.145
0.105

0.21
0.185

0.185
0.160