2XWY
2XWY is a BIS type names (India) cable designation: 2X = Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation; W = Round steel wire armour; Y = PVC outer sheath; 2XWY = 2XWY: copper conductors, XLPE insulation, inner sheath, unarmoured, PVC outer sheath (IS 7098-1, up to 1100 V). Up to and including 1100 V a.c.; d.c. up to and including 1500 V; 90 C normal, 250 C short circuit. IS 7098 (Part 1):2025, cable code cl. 18.3.
2 coding systems recognise this code
BIS type names (India)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
2X | Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation |
W | Round steel wire armour |
Y | PVC outer sheath |
2XWY | 2XWY: copper conductors, XLPE insulation, inner sheath, unarmoured, PVC outer sheath (IS 7098-1, up to 1100 V). Up to and including 1100 V a.c.; d.c. up to and including 1500 V; 90 C normal, 250 C short circuit. IS 7098 (Part 1):2025, cable code cl. 18.3 |
India (IS 1554 / IS 7098 cable code)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
2X | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
W | Round Steel Wire |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
How to read a India (IS 1554 / IS 7098 cable code) cable code
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (Y).
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
EcaN1XV-R, Ahlsell (seller)Cca-s3,d1,a3FG16OR16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaU1000 R2V, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaN2XSY, Waskönig+Walter (10 kV datasheet)
Listed as sources, alphabetically by maker. No maker pays to appear here.
A CPR class is declared by the maker in its Declaration of Performance and printed on the sheath (EN 50575 cl 7). This decoder does not assign one. What the CPR classes mean →
Sources: EN 13501-6 draft and FprEN 50575:2014 final draft (drafts, not the published texts); IEC 60332-3-24:2000+A1:2008; EN 13501-3 draft A2.
2XWY as the cable designer builds it, 3x16 1100 V
Overall diameter 20.2 mm, about 1,110 kg/km. Nominal values from the standard's tables for this size, computed, not a maker's data.
| Layer | Material | Thickness, mm | Over the layer, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation | XLPE | 0.70 | 6.3 |
| Filler | PP | 13.6 | |
| Inner covering / bedding | PVC | 0.30 | 14.2 |
| Wire armour | Steel | 29 × 1.60 | 17.4 |
| Sheath | PVC | 1.4 | 20.2 |
2XWY on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 20.2 mm and about 1,110 kg/km as the cable designer builds it. Drums as their makers print them; lengths are estimates within a few per cent of the cable makers' own tables: whole layers, wound diameter 1.05 × OD, 50 mm freeboard under the flange rim.
| Length | Drum size (its makers) | Layers | Gross weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | KTG 10 (1000 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 9 of 9 | 626–633 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 12 (1250 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 12 of 12 | 1,254–1,275 kg |
Barrel at least 15 × OD = 303 mm for a cable of this kind (Low voltage, multi-core): KTG table, the cable's datasheet wins. A load rating is the drum maker's own.
Other lengths, drums and weights: the cable drum calculator
Load it on a truck: 1000 m on its drum in the loading planner
Laying, sizes and datasheet: 2XWY
Terms on this page: oversheath (outer sheath) · steel wire armour
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