2XY 0,6 (1kV) (3G120+70) mm2
2XY 0,6 (1kV) (3G120+70) mm2 is a BIS type names (India) cable designation: 2X = Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation; Y = PVC outer sheath; 3G120+70 = 120 mm², 4 conductors; 1 kV = Rated voltage 1 kV; 2XY = 2XY: 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.
1 coding system recognises this code
BIS type names (India)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
2X | Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation |
Y | PVC outer sheath |
3G120+70 | 120 mm², 4 conductors |
1 kV | Rated voltage 1 kV |
2XY | 2XY: 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 |
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.
Laying, sizes and datasheet: 2XY 0,6 (1kV) (3G120+70) mm2
Terms on this page: oversheath (outer sheath)