Silicone Panel Wire

Construction

High conductivity bunched/stranded tinned copper, insulated and colour coded with a silicone rubber dielectric.

Applications

Silicone cable is used for wiring of high temperature and high performance control panels. This product is used where above normal performance is required for fire prevention and where safety and reliability are of major concern.

Specification (SANS 1574)

Voltage Rating: 300/500 Volts
Test Voltage: 2250 Volts
Current Capacity AC: As per table below
Temperature Range: -50° to +180°C
Flexibility Class: 5
Conductor Type: Tinned annealed copper
Sheath Material: Silicone rubber
Colour Options: Blue, Green/Yellow, Red, Black and White
Current Rating based on – Ambient temperature, :80°C
Maximum Conductor temperature, :180°C

Derating factors for ambient temperature

Ambient temperature, °C	40	60	80	100	120	140	160
Rating factor, X	1.22	1.12	1	0.87	0.73	0.53	0.37

Packaging

Available in 100 metre shrink-wrapped coils.

Technical Data

Size mm²	Stranding No x Dia	Nominal Dia	Nominal Amps 180°C	Mass Kg/100m
0.5	16×0.21	2.2	18	0.94
0.75	24×0.21	2.4	25	1.26
1.0	32×0.21	2.5	27	1.56
1.5	30×0.26	3.2	35	2.24
2.5	50×0.26	3.9	48	3.47
4.0	56×0.31	4.7	66	5.44
6.0	81×0.31	5.2	84	7.52
10.0	77×0.41	6.6	118	11.85
16.0	125×0.41	7.6	155	18.07

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