VCm
VCm is a TCVN type names (Vietnam) cable designation: VCm = VCm: Cadivi name of a single-core flexible (class 5) copper wire with PVC insulation and no sheath; the m reads mềm (flexible); VCm = VCm: single-core flexible (class 5) copper wire, PVC insulation, no sheath. 300/500 V (0.5 to 1 mm2), 450/750 V (1.5 to 240 mm2); 0.6/1 kV with V-75 PVC to AS/NZS 5000.1 (Cadivi). TCVN 6610-3:2000 (IEC 60227-3: 60227 IEC 02 at 450/750 V, 60227 IEC 06 at 300/500 V); also made to AS/NZS 5000.1 at 0.6/1 kV.
6 coding systems recognise this code
TCVN type names (Vietnam)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
VCm | VCm: Cadivi name of a single-core flexible (class 5) copper wire with PVC insulation and no sheath; the m reads mềm (flexible) |
VCm | VCm: single-core flexible (class 5) copper wire, PVC insulation, no sheath. 300/500 V (0.5 to 1 mm2), 450/750 V (1.5 to 240 mm2); 0.6/1 kV with V-75 PVC to AS/NZS 5000.1 (Cadivi). TCVN 6610-3:2000 (IEC 60227-3: 60227 IEC 02 at 450/750 V, 60227 IEC 06 at 300/500 V); also made to AS/NZS 5000.1 at 0.6/1 kV |
UTE (France, NF C 30-202 traditional system)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Vulcanised Rubber (Natural Or Equivalent) |
M | Flat Type |
How to read a UTE (France, NF C 30-202 traditional system) cable code
China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Heavy Duty (Characteristic Letter, As In YC) |
M | Watertight |
How to read a China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes) cable code
NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Concentric Copper Conductor |
m | Flat Cord, Cores Side By Side (Méplate) |
How to read a NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types) cable code
UNE (Spain: UNE 21123 / UNE 20434)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Concentric Copper Conductor |
M | Round Steel Wire |
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Chloroprene Rubber |
m | Solid Conductor (Massief, Class 1) |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (VCm).
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.
VCm as the cable designer builds it, 1x1.5 450/750 V
Overall diameter 2.9 mm, about 20 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 | PVC | 0.70 | 2.9 |
VCm on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 2.9 mm and about 20 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 3 (390 mm flange), plastic KTG drums (Europe), KTG | 8 of 26 | 12 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 3 (390 mm flange), plastic KTG drums (Europe), KTG | 15 of 26 | 22 kg |
Barrel at least 12 × OD = 35 mm for a cable of this kind (Flexible cable (class 5 or 6 conductor)): 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: VCm
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