3 core cables

What the cores are

Three conductors: either phase, neutral and earth (single-phase), or R, Y and B phases (three-phase motors that do not need a neutral).

Polycab 3 core cable types

Type	Conductor	Armour	Voltage	Use
Flexible cable, 3 core (02YY-K)	Flexible copper	No	1100 V	Appliances and machines with earth
Submersible flat cable	Copper	No	1100 V	Submersible pumps, single- and three-phase
LV power cable (XLPE)	Copper or aluminium	Armoured or unarmoured	1.1 kV	Three-phase motor feeders
MV cable, 3 core	Aluminium	GI armoured	6.6–22 kV	HT feeders and transformers

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3 core industrial flexible cable

Polycab 02YY-K 3 core flexible cable, every size with its own specification and current rating:

• 3 core 1 sq mm
• 3 core 1.5 sq mm
• 3 core 2.5 sq mm
• 3 core 4 sq mm
• 3 core 6 sq mm
• 3 core 10 sq mm
• 3 core 16 sq mm
• 3 core 25 sq mm

All sizes and cores: Industrial flexible cable size × core table

Standard sizes

Power cables are made in 1.5, 2.5, 4, 6, 10, 16, 25, 35, 50, 70, 95, 120, 150, 185, 240, 300, 400 sq mm and above. Choose the size for the load current, the length and how the cable is laid.

Armoured or unarmoured?

Armoured cable is for buried, outdoor and industrial routes; unarmoured for trays and conduits. Armoured vs unarmoured cable explains the choice.

Other cores and sizes

• Single core cable
• 2 core cable
• 3 core cable
• 3.5 core cable
• 4 core cable
• Multicore control cable

• 0.75 sq mm wire
• 1 sq mm wire
• 1.5 sq mm wire
• 2.5 sq mm wire
• 4 sq mm wire
• 6 sq mm wire

How to order

Send us the size, number of cores, conductor (copper or aluminium), armoured or not, and the length on WhatsApp, and we will confirm the exact Polycab code, availability and rate. We deliver across India.