IS 8130 : 2013

What this standard covers

This standard specifies the properties and construction of copper and aluminium conductors for insulated electric cables and flexible cords. 1.2 This standard does not apply to, a) conductors for use in coils of machines or apparatus; b) conductors without insulation, for use in aerial lines; c) conductors for telecommunication purposes; and d) conductors of special design, for example,...

Scope, quoted from IS 8130 : 2013. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

• 7.1 Tests for Copper Conductors
• 7.1.2 Annealing Test
• 7.2 Tests for Aluminium Conductors
• 7.2.1 Tensile Test
• 7.2.2 Wrapping Test

Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “TESTS” in IS 8130 : 2013. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

• 4 MATERIAL
• 5 CLASSIFICATION
• 6 CONSTRUCTION
• 7 TESTS
• 8 PACKING AND MARKING

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

• IS 8130 : 2013 — current edition

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

Listed by product makers

27 products in the NirmanDost catalogue name this standard on their spec sheets — FINVUL-X 1100 V Grade Single Core, Aluminium Conductor, XLPE Insulated, Unarmoured/Armoured, PVC Type ST-2 Jacketed Cables, FINVUL-X 1100 V Grade Two Core, Aluminium Conductor, XLPE Insulated, Unarmoured/Armoured, PVC Type ST-2 Jacketed Cables, FINVUL-X 1100 V Grade Three Core, Aluminium Conductor, XLPE Insulated, Unarmoured/Armoured, PVC Type ST-2 Jacketed Cables. That is the maker’s own claim, copied as printed; we have not tested these products against the standard, and a spec sheet can cite the wrong code.