General Info
Cable armoring wires are used in armouring of cables, which find application in the power segment. TATA STEEL LIMITED (Wire Division) manufacturers two different types of cable amour wires with round and flat cross section.
Tata Steel Limited (Wire Division) is the leading supplier of Flat and Round Cable Armour wires in India. These wires are manufactured in modern galvanised furnace and flattening machines equipped with latest technology for superior quality.
Round Cable Armour
Size range
1.4 to 4.0 mm
Specification
IS 3975 (1999)
BS EN 10257 - 1998 |
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Manufacturing Process
Standards
| Round Cable Armour Wire - IS 3975 -1999 |
Indian Standard |
| SIZE mm |
TOLERANCE mm |
UTS Kg/mm2 |
%ELONG. (GL=mm) |
TORSION (GL=150mm) |
Zn Coating g/m2 min |
Cu DIPS
(1minute)
min |
RESISTIVITY Ohm cm |
| 1.40 |
+/- 0.040 |
30.6 to 51 |
10 min (125) |
43 |
90 |
1 min |
14.5 x 10-6 max. |
| 1.60 |
+/- 0.045 |
37 |
95 |
1 min |
| 2.00 |
+/- 0.05 |
10 min
(250) |
30 |
105 |
1-½ |
| 2.50 |
+/- 0.065 |
24 |
110 |
1-½ |
| 3.15 |
+/- 0.080 |
19 |
120 |
1-½ |
| 4.00 |
+/- 0.10 |
15 |
135 |
1-½ |
| Round Cable Armour Wire - BS EN 10257 - 1998 |
British Standard |
| SIZE mm |
TOLERANCE MM |
UTS
Kg/mm2 |
%ELONG. |
TORSION (GL=150mm) |
Zn
Coating g/m2 |
Cu DIPS (1minute)
min |
RESISTIVITY Ohm.cm |
| Min. |
GL=mm |
| 1.60 |
+/- 0.045 |
30.6 to 51 |
10% |
160mm |
37 |
230 |
2-½ |
13.8x10-6 |
| 2.00 |
+/- 0.05 |
200mm |
30 |
240 |
3 |
| 2.50 |
+/- 0.065 |
250mm |
24 |
260 |
3 |
| 3.15 |
+/- 0.08 |
19 |
275 |
3-½ |
| 4.00 |
+/- 0.10 |
15 |
290 |
3-½ |
| Coil Specifications |
| Sizes(mm) |
Coil weight
(Kg) |
Packing |
Coil ID
(mm Min) |
Coil OD
(mm Max) |
Coil Height mm
(Max) |
| 1.4 to 2.0 |
50 to 150 |
HDPE Bag |
450 |
800 |
1000 |
| 2.5 to 4.0 |
100 to 200 |
HDPE Bag |
500 |
800 |
200 |
| |
500 to 1000 |
HDPE Bag |
500 |
800 |
1000 |
- IS standard wire can be supplied in pattern laid coils of 400 to 1000 kg
- BS standard wire will be supplied in conventionally wound coils.
Flat Cable Armour Wire
Size Range
4X 0.80 mm
6 x 1.40 mm
Standards
IS 3975 -1999 |
|
Flat Cable Armour Wire-IS 3975-1999
| |
|
4.0 x 0.8 |
6.1 x 1.4 |
| Size mm |
A |
4 |
6.1 |
| |
B |
3.4 |
5.3 |
| |
C |
0.8 |
1.4 |
| |
R |
10 |
27.5 |
| TOLERANCE mm |
|
+/- 10% |
+/- 10% |
| UTS
Kg/mm2 |
|
30.6 to 51 |
30.6
to 51 |
| %
ELONGATION. (GL= 250 mm) |
|
10 min |
10 min |
| Zn
Coating g/m2 |
|
110 min |
180 min |
| Cu DIPS - (1 Minute) |
FACE |
1½ |
1½ |
| |
EDGE |
½ |
½ |
| RESISTIVITY
ohm.cm |
|
14.5 x 10-6 max |
14.5 x 10-6
max |
Coil Specifications
| Coil ID |
450 mm Min |
| Coil OD |
650 mm Max |
| Coil Height |
150 mm Max |
| Coil Weight |
60 to 100 Kgs |
| Packing |
Bare or Strapped and Packed with Jute |
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