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Nec Cable Bending Radius

This document provides minimum bending radius requirements for various types of insulated cables during permanent installation. It lists the minimum bending radii for both single and multiple conductor cables without metallic shielding or armor, which depends on the thickness of the conductor insulation and overall cable diameter. Minimum bending radii requirements are also provided for twisted pair instrumentation cable, power and control cables with metallic shielding or armor, and rubber jacketed flexible portable cables. The radii requirements aim to limit sidewall pressure on the cables during bending.

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Nec Cable Bending Radius

This document provides minimum bending radius requirements for various types of insulated cables during permanent installation. It lists the minimum bending radii for both single and multiple conductor cables without metallic shielding or armor, which depends on the thickness of the conductor insulation and overall cable diameter. Minimum bending radii requirements are also provided for twisted pair instrumentation cable, power and control cables with metallic shielding or armor, and rubber jacketed flexible portable cables. The radii requirements aim to limit sidewall pressure on the cables during bending.

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The following are the minimum values for the radii to which insulated cables may be bent for
permanent training during installation. These limits do not apply to conduit bends, sheaves or
other curved surfaces around which the cable may be pulled under tension while being installed.
Larger radii bends may be required for such conditions to limit sidewall pressure. In all cases the
minimum radii specified refers to the inner surface of the cable and not to the axis of the cable.
The minimum bending radii for both single and multiple-conductor cable with or without lead
sheath and without metallic shielding or armor are as follows:
Power and control cables without
metallic shielding or armor
Thickness of
Conductor
Insulation
Inches
Overall Diameter of Cable, Inches
1.000 and
Less
1.001 to
2.000
2.001 and
over
Minimum Bending Radius as
a Multiple of Cable Diameter
.156 and less 4 5 6
.157 to .315 5 6 7
.316 and over 7 8




Twisted pair instrumentation cable


Type of Cable
Minimum Bending
Radius as a
Multiple of
Cable Diameter
Armored, wire type or corrugated sheath or interlocked type 7*
Non-armored, without shielded conductors 6
Non-armored, metallized-polyester or braid shielded 8
Non-armored, flat or corrugated tape shielded 12**
*With shielded Conductors 8
**For longitudinally applied corrugated shield with PVC jacket 15

Power and control cables with
metallic shielding or armor
Minimum Bending
Radius as a Multiple
of Cable Diameter
Type of Cable
Armored, flat tape or wire type
Armored, smooth aluminum sheath, up to;
...0.75 inches cable diameter
...0.76 to 1.5 inches cable diameter
...over 1.5 inches cable diameter

Armored, corrugated sheath or
...interlocked type
...with shielded single conductor
...with shielded multi-conductor

Non-armored, flat or corrugated
...tape shielded single conductor
...tape shielded multi-conductor
...multi-conductor overall tape shield
...LCS with PVC jacket
Non-armored, concentric neutral

Non-armored, flat strap shielded

Non-armored, wire shielded
Power
12...
.
10*.
12...
15...

.
7...
12...
**...

.
12...
**...
12...
15...

8...
8...

***..
Control
12...
.
10*.
12...
15...

.
7...
12...
**...

.
12...
**...
12...
15...

...
...

...
* with shielded conductors 12
** 12 times single conductor diameter
or 7 times overall cable diameter whichever is greater
*** See Power and control cables without metallic shielding above
LCS = longitudinally applied corrugated shield

Rubber jacketed flexible portable
power and control cables used on
take-up reels and sheaves


Type of Cable
Minimum Bending
Radius as a Multiple
of Cable Diameter
0 - 5 kV
Over 5 kV
6


8

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