M.I.POWER CABLE

MICO®: Mineral Insulated Conductors / Mineral Insulated Cable

Mico® is Europa Metalli's mineral insulated cable manufac­tured according to BS 6207 (or A53013) and comprises:


  • an outer sheath, consisting of a continuous seamless copper tube with a melting point of 1083°C,
  • a magnesium oxide insulant, with a melting point of 2800°C,
  • 99.9% electrolytic copper conductors, with a melting point of 1083 °C.

Mico® consists of absolutely inert materials with a mineral base with main properties as follows:

  • an extremely high melting point, much higher than tem­peratures recorded in the presence of fire,
  • an extremely high durability due to the fact that the elec­trical and mechanical properties of the materials used remain perfectly stable in the course of time.

Mico® may also be supplied with an additional outer L.S.F. (low smoke and fume material) self-extinguishing sheath (available in orange, red, white and black colour) following the requirements of IEC 332, halogen free, useful for areas where chemical agents may damage the copper sheath.

Mico® is manufactured in two ranges:

Light duty: L (classified rated 500 V or 0.6kV according to different national standards) ideal for low power lighting and motive power systems, waterproof and fire resistant.

Heavy duty: H (classified rated 750 V or l.OkV according to different national standards) ideal for electrical power plants, waterproof and fire resistant.

Europa Metalli is one of the few manufacturers all over the world able to supply the full range of mineral insulated cables: either Ligth Duty or Heavy Duty up to 19 cores or up 400 mm2 one core.

The commercial coil lengths are designed to the maximum possible, often avoiding the necessity of many joints: saving material, time and money.

Please enquire for the actual lengths in the centre pages of this publication.

Mico® follows relevant standards, the certification for the manufacturing process and for final product has been issued by many certification bodies, furthermore many tests have been carried out on cable behaviour under fire, water and critical conditions: for a list of certification refer to last page.