European Cable Stranding Chart
Guidelines have been established for measuring conductor sizes within the European Cable industry. In the past, conductors were normally measured by either their cross sectional area, number and diameter of individual strands, or both. The new system for flexible conductors (column 3 & 4 below) centers around the maximum strand diameter and the conductor resistance. In view of this, some cables may have less strands and a smaller diameter than listed below but still conform to BS 6360: VDE 0295, and Leo 228 by having the correct conductor resistance.
European Cable Stranding Chart PDF
| Cross Section mm2 | Strands VDE-0295 BS-6360 Class-2 | Multi-wire Strands | Fine wire strands VDE-0295 BS- 6360 Class-5 | Extra fine wire strands VDE-0295 BS-6360 Class-6 | Super fine Wire Strands | Super fine Wire Strands | Super fine Wire Strands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 25 x 0.05 | ||||||
| 0 .08 | 41 x 0.05 | ||||||
| 0.14 | 18 x 0.10 | 18 x 0.1 | 36 x 0.07 | 72 x 0.05 | |||
| 0.25 | 14 x 0.16 | 32 x 0.10 | 32 x 0.1 | 65 x 0.07 | 128 x 0.05 | ||
| 0.34 | 7 x 0.25 | 19 x 0.16 | 42 x 0.10 | 42 x 0.1 | 88 x 0.07 | 174 x 0.05 | |
| 0.38 | 7 x 0.27 | 12 x 0.21 | 21 x 0.16 | 48 x 0.1 | 100 x 0.07 | 194 x 0.05 | |
| 0.5 | 7 x 0.30 | 7 x 0.30 | 16 x 0.21 | 28 x 0.16 | 64 x 0.1 | 131 x 0.07 | 256 x 0.05 |
| 0.75 | 7 x 0.37 | 7 x 0.37 | 24 x 0.21 | 42 x 0.16 | 96 x 0.1 | 195 x 0.07 | 384 x 0.05 |
| 1.0 | 7 x 0.43 | 7 x 0.43 | 32 x 0.21 | 56 x 0.16 | 128 x 0.1 | 260 x 0.07 | 512 x 0.05 |
| 1.5 | 7 x 0.52 | 7 x 0.52 | 30 x 0.26 | 84 x 0.16 | 192 x 0.1 | 392 x 0.07 | 768 x 0.05 |
| 2.5 | 7 x 0.67 | 19 x 0.41 | 50 x 0.26 | 140 x 0.16 | 320 x 0.1 | 651 x 0.07 | 1280 x 0.05 |
| 4 | 7 x 0.85 | 19 x 0.52 | 56 x 0.31 | 224 x 0.16 | 512 x 0.1 | 1040 x 0.07 | |
| 6 | 7 x 1.05 | 19 x 0.64 | 84 x 0.31 | 192 x 0.21 | 768 x 0.1 | 1560 x 0.07 | |
| 10 | 7 x 1.35 | 49 x 0.51 | 80 x 0.41 | 320 x 0.21 | 1280 x 0.1 | 2600 x 0.07 | |
| 16 | 7 x 1.70 | 49 x 0.65 | 128 x 0.41 | 512 x 0.21 | 2048 x 0.1 | ||
| 25 | 7 x 2.13 | 84 x 0.62 | 200 x 0.41 | 800 x 0.21 | 3200 x 0.1 | ||
| 35 | 7 x 2.52 | 133 x 0.58 | 280 x 0.41 | 1120 x 0.21 | |||
| 50 | 19 x 1.83 | 133 x 0.69 | 400 x 0.41 | 705 x 0.31 | |||
| 70 | 19 x 2.17 | 189 x 0.69 | 356 x 0.51 | 990 x 0.31 | |||
| 95 | 19 x 2.52 | 259 x 0.69 | 485 x 0.51 | 1340 x 0.31 | |||
| 120 | 37 x 2.03 | 336 x 0.67 | 614 x 0.51 | 1690 x 0.31 | |||
| 150 | 37 x 2.27 | 392 x 0.69 | 765 x 0.51 | 2123 x 0.31 | |||
| 185 | 37 x 2.52 | 494 x 0.69 | 944 x 0.51 | 1470 x 0.41 | |||
| 240 | 61 x 2.24 | 627 x 0.70 | 1225 x 0.51 | 1905 x 0.41 | |||
| 300 | 61 x 2.50 | 790 x 0.70 | 1530 x 0.51 | 2385 x 0.41 | |||
| 400 | 61 x 2.89 | 2035 x 0.51 | |||||
| 500 | 61 x 3.23 | 1768 x 0.61 |