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NA2XRY Cable

Aluminium Conductor IEC 60502-1 XLPE SWA PVC 0.6/1kV Cable

Conductor: Aluminum, hard drawn, Class 1 or 2 to EN 60228
Insulation: XLPE, rated 90°C
Armour: Steel wire armour (SWA), single layer galvanized
Sheath: PVC, black, halogen Cl<15%
Voltage: 600/1000V (0.6/1kV) + 1.9/3.3kV option
Number of cores: 2-5 cores, 3+1, 4+1, 3+2
Package: Heavy-duty wooden drum

Product Overview

NA2XRY Cable is a 0.6/1kV XLPE-insulated steel wire armoured PVC-sheathed power cable with aluminium conductor, manufactured to BS 5467, BS 6346, and IEC 60502-1. VDE naming: N = standard type, A = aluminium conductor, 2X = XLPE insulation, R = round steel wires (Runddrahtbewehrung), Y = PVC sheath. NA2XRY is the aluminium-conductor counterpart of the widely specified N2XRY (copper) — sharing identical insulation, armour, and sheath construction. The aluminum conductor reduces cable weight by approximately 50% and material cost by 40-60% versus the equivalent copper cable. For the same ampacity, aluminum requires approximately one AWG/wire-size larger cross-section due to its 61% IACS conductivity. The steel wire armour consists of individual galvanized wires helically wound, providing superior tensile strength and flexibility versus steel tape armour — making NA2XRY ideal for duct pulling, vertical risers, and installations subject to longitudinal mechanical stress.

NA2XRY (Al) vs N2XRY (Cu): Same Cable, Different Economics

Property	NA2XRY (Aluminium)	N2XRY (Copper)
Insulation	XLPE, 90°C — identical	XLPE, 90°C — identical
Armour	Steel wire (SWA) — identical	Steel wire (SWA) — identical
Sheath	PVC — identical	PVC — identical
Conductor Weight	~50% lighter	Reference
Conductor Cost	~40-60% lower	Higher
Conductivity (IACS)	~61%	100%
Ampacity (same cross-section)	Lower — ~20-25% lower than Cu equivalent	Reference
Termination	Requires Al-Cu bi-metallic lugs	Standard copper lugs

Cable Construction

Aluminum Conductor

Hard drawn aluminum, stranded circular or shaped. Class 1 or 2 to EN 60228. Half the weight of copper.

XLPE Insulation

Cross-linked polyethylene, 90°C continuous, 250°C short-circuit. Higher ampacity per cross-section than PVC.

PVC Bedding

Extruded PVC inner sheath. Separates insulated cores from wire armour. Protects insulation from wire abrasion.

Steel Wire Armour (SWA)

Single layer of galvanized steel wires, helically wound. 0.8-3.15mm wire diameter per cross-section. High tensile strength.

PVC Outer Sheath

Extruded PVC, black (standard). Good chemical and oil resistance. Halogen content <15%.

Cost-Optimized Power

Aluminum XLPE SWA delivers XLPE performance at PVC cable cost. Ideal for cost-driven infrastructure projects.

Technical Characteristics

Rated Voltage	600/1000V (0.6/1kV), plus 1.9/3.3kV option per BS 6346
Max. Conductor Temperature	90°C (continuous), 250°C (short-circuit, max 5s)
Min. Service Temperature	-40°C
Min. Bending Radius	10 × D (unarmoured), 20 × D (armoured)
Chemical & Oil Resistance	Good
Flame Performance	Flame non-propagation IEC 60332-1; halogen content Cl <15%

Reference source correction: The manufacturer's specification page lists short-circuit temperature as 160°C — this is incorrect for XLPE insulation. Per IEC 60502-1 and BS 5467, XLPE-insulated cables have a short-circuit rating of 250°C (max 5s). The value of 160°C applies to PVC-insulated cables only. For projects requiring confirmed short-circuit ratings, we provide test certificates to IEC 60502-1 upon request.

Applicable Standards

Standard	Scope
BS 5467	British standard for XLPE insulated, wire armoured cables for fixed installations 600/1000V. Covers both copper and aluminium conductors.
BS 6346	British standard for PVC insulated cables for 600/1000V and 1.9/3.3kV. Applicable to the armoured cable construction.
IEC 60502-1	International standard for power cables 1kV-30kV. NA2XRY meets all IEC 60502-1 requirements for XLPE armoured cables.
IEC 60332-1	Flame non-propagation — single cable vertical flame test.
EN 60228	Conductor specification — Class 1 (solid) and Class 2 (stranded) aluminium conductors.

Single-core note: For single-core AC circuits, specify aluminium wire armour (AWA designation) to prevent eddy current heating from the alternating magnetic field. NA2XRY employs steel wire armour (SWA), which is safe for multi-core configurations (2-core and above) because opposing magnetic fields from balanced phases cancel. For single-core aluminium cables, NA2XRAWA or a similar AWA designation should be specified.

Technical Specifications

All data per BS 5467 / IEC 60502-1. Wire diameter ranges: 0.8mm (2.5mm²), 1.25mm (4-10mm²), 1.6mm (16-35mm²), 2.0mm (50-120mm²), 2.5mm (150-300mm²), 3.15mm (300mm² 5-core). Resistance values are aluminum conductor DC resistance at 20°C.

Cross Section (mm²)	Insul. (mm)	Wire (mm)	Sheath (mm)	O.D. (mm)	Weight (kg/km)	20°C Res. (Ω/km)	Air (A)	Ground (A)
2-Core
2 × 2.5	0.7	0.8	1.8	14.8	333	12.1	18	25
2 × 4	0.7	0.8	1.8	15.7	375	7.41	24	33
2 × 6	0.7	1.25	1.8	17.6	570	4.61	32	43
2 × 10	0.7	1.25	1.8	20.1	677	3.08	41	55
2 × 16	0.7	1.25	1.8	22.3	808	1.91	53	70
2 × 25	0.9	1.6	1.8	26.3	1,170	1.20	70	91
2 × 35	0.9	1.6	1.8	27.6	1,287	0.868	84	109
2 × 50	1.0	1.6	1.9	30.8	1,548	0.641	105	130
2 × 70	1.1	2.0	2.0	35.4	2,150	0.443	133	158
2 × 95	1.1	2.0	2.1	39.5	2,600	0.320	165	193
2 × 120	1.2	2.0	2.3	42.9	3,003	0.253	193	221
2 × 150	1.4	2.5	2.4	48.0	3,919	0.206	221	245
2 × 185	1.6	2.5	2.6	52.7	4,562	0.164	256	277
3-Core
3 × 2.5	0.7	0.8	1.8	15.3	358	12.1	15	22
3 × 4	0.7	0.8	1.8	16.2	406	7.41	20	28
3 × 6	0.7	1.25	1.8	18.3	584	4.61	27	36
3 × 10	0.7	1.25	1.8	20.9	741	3.08	35	46
3 × 16	0.7	1.25	1.8	23.3	891	1.91	46	60
3 × 25	0.9	1.6	1.8	27.6	1,295	1.20	61	77
3 × 35	0.9	1.6	1.8	29.0	1,465	0.868	74	91
3 × 50	1.0	1.6	1.9	32.5	1,765	0.641	91	112
3 × 70	1.1	2.0	2.1	37.9	2,488	0.443	116	137
3 × 95	1.1	2.0	2.2	41.8	2,982	0.320	144	165
3 × 120	1.2	2.0	2.3	45.5	3,465	0.253	168	186
3 × 150	1.4	2.5	2.5	51.3	4,606	0.206	189	210
3 × 185	1.6	2.5	2.7	55.9	5,317	0.164	221	238
3 × 240	1.7	2.5	2.9	62.1	6,403	0.125	263	277
3 × 300	1.8	2.5	3.0	67.4	7,430	0.100	305	312
4-Core
4 × 2.5	0.7	0.8	1.8	16.1	409	12.1	15	22
4 × 4	0.7	1.25	1.8	18.1	577	7.41	20	28
4 × 6	0.7	1.25	1.8	19.3	655	4.61	27	36
4 × 10	0.7	1.25	1.8	22.3	838	3.08	35	46
4 × 16	0.7	1.6	1.8	25.7	1,171	1.91	46	60
4 × 25	0.9	1.6	1.8	29.7	1,482	1.20	61	77
4 × 35	0.9	1.6	1.9	31.4	1,692	0.868	74	91
4 × 50	1.0	1.6	2.0	35.3	2,062	0.641	91	112
4 × 70	1.1	2.0	2.2	41.2	2,918	0.443	116	137
4 × 95	1.1	2.0	2.3	45.6	3,505	0.320	144	165
4 × 120	1.2	2.5	2.5	51.2	4,652	0.253	168	186
4 × 150	1.4	2.5	2.7	56.1	5,425	0.206	189	210
4 × 185	1.6	2.5	2.8	61.3	6,313	0.164	221	238
4 × 240	1.7	2.5	3.1	68.1	7,655	0.125	263	277
4 × 300	1.8	2.5	3.2	74.1	8,945	0.100	305	312
5-Core
5 × 2.5	0.7	1.25	1.8	17.9	567	12.1	15	22
5 × 4	0.7	1.25	1.8	19.1	645	7.41	20	28
5 × 6	0.7	1.25	1.8	20.5	736	4.61	27	36
5 × 10	0.7	1.6	1.8	24.6	1,098	3.08	35	46
5 × 16	0.7	1.6	1.8	27.6	1,311	1.91	46	60
5 × 25	0.9	1.6	1.9	32.2	1,708	1.20	61	77
5 × 35	0.9	1.6	2.0	34.1	1,955	0.868	74	91
5 × 50	1.0	2.0	2.2	39.7	2,726	0.641	91	112
5 × 70	1.1	2.0	2.3	44.9	3,376	0.443	116	137
5 × 95	1.1	2.5	2.5	51.3	4,633	0.320	144	165
5 × 120	1.2	2.5	2.7	55.9	5,394	0.253	168	186
5 × 150	1.4	2.5	2.8	61.4	6,340	0.206	189	210
5 × 185	1.6	2.5	3.0	67.6	7,488	0.164	221	238
5 × 240	1.7	2.5	3.3	74.8	9,038	0.125	263	277
5 × 300	1.8	3.15	3.5	83.2	11,646	0.100	305	312
3+1 Core
3 × 4 + 1 × 2.5	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	17.8	589	7.41/12.1	20	28
3 × 6 + 1 × 4	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	19.1	627	4.61/7.41	27	36
3 × 10 + 1 × 6	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	21.6	777	3.08/4.61	35	46
3 × 16 + 1 × 10	0.7/0.7	1.6	1.8	25.1	1,111	1.91/3.08	46	60
3 × 25 + 1 × 16	0.9/0.7	1.6	1.8	28.7	1,541	1.20/1.91	61	77
3 × 35 + 1 × 16	0.9/0.7	1.6	1.8	30.0	1,561	0.868/1.91	74	91
3 × 50 + 1 × 25	1.0/0.9	1.6	2.0	34.1	1,925	0.641/1.20	91	112
3 × 70 + 1 × 35	1.1/0.9	2.0	2.1	39.2	2,669	0.443/0.868	116	137
3 × 95 + 1 × 50	1.1/1.0	2.0	2.3	43.2	3,203	0.320/0.641	144	165
3 × 120 + 1 × 70	1.2/1.1	2.5	2.4	48.8	4,225	0.253/0.443	168	186
3 × 150 + 1 × 70	1.4/1.1	2.5	2.6	52.9	4,815	0.206/0.443	189	210
3 × 185 + 1 × 95	1.6/1.1	2.5	2.7	57.8	5,696	0.164/0.320	221	238
3 × 240 + 1 × 120	1.7/1.2	2.5	2.9	64.1	6,827	0.125/0.253	263	277
3 × 300 + 1 × 150	1.8/1.4	2.5	3.1	69.8	8,005	0.100/0.206	305	312
4+1 Core
4 × 4 + 1 × 2.5	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	18.9	615	7.41/12.1	20	28
4 × 6 + 1 × 4	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	20.3	699	4.61/7.41	27	36
4 × 10 + 1 × 6	0.7/0.7	1.6	1.8	23.9	1,007	3.08/4.61	35	46
4 × 16 + 1 × 10	0.7/0.7	1.6	1.8	27.0	1,250	1.91/3.08	46	60
4 × 25 + 1 × 16	0.9/0.7	1.6	1.9	31.2	1,609	1.20/1.91	61	77
4 × 35 + 1 × 16	0.9/0.7	1.6	1.9	32.8	1,808	0.868/1.91	74	91
4 × 50 + 1 × 25	1.0/0.9	2.0	2.1	38.5	2,555	0.641/1.20	91	112
4 × 70 + 1 × 35	1.1/0.9	2.0	2.3	43.0	3,135	0.443/0.868	116	137
4 × 95 + 1 × 50	1.1/1.0	2.5	2.4	48.9	4,247	0.320/0.641	144	165
4 × 120 + 1 × 70	1.2/1.1	2.5	2.6	54.0	5,065	0.253/0.443	168	186
4 × 150 + 1 × 70	1.4/1.1	2.5	2.7	58.4	5,750	0.206/0.443	189	210
4 × 185 + 1 × 95	1.6/1.1	2.5	2.9	64.4	6,865	0.164/0.320	221	238
4 × 240 + 1 × 120	1.7/1.2	2.5	3.1	71.1	8,196	0.125/0.253	263	277
4 × 300 + 1 × 150	1.8/1.4	3.15	3.4	78.9	10,523	0.100/0.206	305	312
3+2 Core
3 × 4 + 2 × 2.5	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	18.6	597	7.41/12.1	20	28
3 × 6 + 2 × 4	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	20.0	680	4.61/7.41	27	36
3 × 10 + 2 × 6	0.7/0.7	1.25	1.8	22.5	846	3.08/4.61	35	46
3 × 16 + 2 × 10	0.7/0.7	1.6	1.8	26.5	1,205	1.91/3.08	46	60
3 × 25 + 2 × 16	0.9/0.7	1.6	1.8	30.2	1,523	1.20/1.91	61	77
3 × 35 + 2 × 16	0.9/0.7	1.6	1.9	31.3	1,666	0.868/1.91	74	91
3 × 50 + 2 × 25	1.0/0.9	2.0	2.1	37.0	2,415	0.641/1.20	91	112
3 × 70 + 2 × 35	1.1/0.9	2.0	2.2	41.1	2,897	0.443/0.868	116	137
3 × 95 + 2 × 50	1.1/1.0	2.0	2.4	45.8	3,527	0.320/0.641	144	165
3 × 120 + 2 × 70	1.2/1.1	2.5	2.6	52.1	4,745	0.253/0.443	168	186
3 × 150 + 2 × 70	1.4/1.1	2.5	2.7	55.4	5,238	0.206/0.443	189	210
3 × 185 + 2 × 95	1.6/1.1	2.5	2.8	60.8	6,238	0.164/0.320	221	238
3 × 240 + 2 × 120	1.7/1.2	2.5	3.0	67.4	7,495	0.125/0.253	263	277
3 × 300 + 2 × 150	1.8/1.4	2.5	3.2	73.6	8,767	0.100/0.206	305	312

Packaging & Delivery

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Heavy-Duty Wooden Drum

Iron-reinforced drums for SWA cables. Aluminum conductor reduces weight vs copper — smaller drums possible for same cross-section.

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Export Wooden Drum

Fumigated solid wood. BS 5467 compliant drum marking. Steel-reinforced flanges for 95mm²+.

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Custom Packaging

BS-compliant labeling, sequential meter marking. Customer-specified drum types on request.

Typical Applications

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Power Distribution Networks

AC 50Hz power and distribution lines. Aluminum XLPE SWA delivers XLPE performance at a cost point competitive with PVC cables.

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Industrial Power Applications

Fixed industrial installations. Steel wire armour provides high mechanical protection for factory environments.

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Underground Tunnels

SWA prevents mechanical damage during installation and service life in tunnels and underground passages.

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Duct Pulling & Vertical Risers

Wire armour's tensile strength enables long-distance duct pulling. Supports cable weight in vertical installations.

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Cost-Driven Infrastructure

Aluminum conductor reduces project material cost by 40-60% vs copper. XLPE insulation maximizes ampacity for a given aluminum cross-section.

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Cold Climate

-40°C minimum service temperature. XLPE remains pliable at low temperatures unlike PVC insulation.

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1. What is your minimum order quantity (MOQ)?

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2. Do your cables meet international certification standards?

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