IEC 60228 Cable

Standard IEC60228 covers solid and stranded copper, and aluminium and aluminium alloy conductors in cables for fixed installations and flexible copper conductors. It also sets out the conductors’ requirements in terms of resistance values.

This international standard was adopted by Cenelec as a European standard (and subsequently ratified by all member countries) so is also referenced as EN 60228 (European) and under national references for example BS EN 60228 in the UK.

IEC 60228 conductor sizes (BS EN 60228)

IEC 60228 covers the following international standard conductor sizes:

The applicability of IEC60228 to a particular type of cable is as specified in the standard for the type of cable. This standard does not apply to conductors in telecommunication cables.

It is worth noting that these sizes are in metric values - the US continues to use imperial measurements and so uses the American Wire Gauge system (AWG) instead. A chart to convert sizes from AWG to IEC 60228 is provided for comparison.

IEC 60228 Cable supplier

Eland Cables' portfolio predominantly uses IEC60288 standard for its Copper and Aluminium conductors - exclusions apply where either not applicable or specific to another national standard. The Cable Lab^®, our specialist cable testing laboratory, also carries out resistivity testing to ensure cables’ compliance with this standard. Please contact our technical team to discuss your specific requirements.

For further information on specific cables and their compliance with IEC 60228, please reference the cable datasheets or speak to a member of the team who will be happy to advise.