BS 5467:2016 specifies requirements for the construction andperformance of thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltagesof 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V.This British Standard is applicable to cables for use in fixed installations inindustrial areas, buildings or similar applications.This British Standard specifies requirements for the following types of cables:
- 600/1 000 V cables, wire armoured and oversheathed, having single-core,two-, three-, four- and five-core stranded copper conductor;
- 600/1 000 V multicore auxiliary cables, wire armoured and oversheathed,stranded copper conductor; and
- 1 900/3 300 V cables, wire armoured and oversheathed, having single-coreor three-core stranded copper conductor.
This British Standard is applicable to cables that are designed for a maximumsustained conductor temperature of 90 °C and for a maximum short-circuitconductor temperature of 250 °C (for a maximum of 5 s).
NOTE 1 Limitation on the temperature of the cables may be imposed in situationswhere they might be touched or where they could touch other materials.NOTE 2 Annex A gives a guide to the use and installation of cables, Annex B givesarmour wire tests, Annex C gives a compatibility test, Annex D gives an abrasionresistance test, Annex E gives an insulation resistance constant test on oversheath,Annex F gives the resistance of conductor and armour, Annex G gives the grosscross-sectional area of armour, Annex H gives a test for shrinkage of oversheath oncable, Annex I gives guidance on type tests and Annex J gives the standard UnitedKingdom reference codes.Cross References:BS 7655-1.2BS 7655-1.3BS 7655-4.2BS EN 10244-2:2009BS EN 50395BS EN 50396BS EN 60228BS EN 60229BS EN 60332-1-2:2004+A1:2015BS EN 60811-401BS EN 60811-501BS EN 60811-502BS EN 62230BS EN ISO 6892-1IEC 60050-461BS 6724 BS 7671:2008+A3:2015BS 8512BS 8573:2012BS EN 50262BS EN 50393BS EN 60079-14BS EN 61914BS EN 62275BS EN 62444IEC 60183The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002Replaces BS 5467:1997+A3:2008 which remains current.
