1. First of all, the material is different
Cable: It is usually composed of one or more mutually insulated conductors and an outer insulating layer. Each group of wires is insulated from each other and is often twisted around the center. .
Wire: It is usually composed of one or several soft wires, the exterior is protected by a light and soft sheath, and it is composed of copper, aluminum flat wire, overhead stranded wire and various types.
It can be seen from the above that the cable conductors are protected by insulation, the exterior is protected by high-density insulation, and the cables are only lightly protected. Each cable is a conductor, and each conductor can be used as a wire.
2. Structural difference
Cables and wires have the greatest structural difference in size and inside the structure. The cables are complex and the wires are simple and small. The cable occupies a small space, the insulation distance is small, it is not polluted by the environment, and the interference to the environment is small.
3. Differences in use
Bare wires are wires without any insulation or protective layer. In addition to transmitting electrical energy and information to the wires, they are also used in manufacturing machines, electrical components and connecting wires, as well as insulated wires with various special requirements. Cables, on the other hand, are protected by an insulating layer and are used to transmit, distribute electrical energy or transmit electrical signals.
4. Differences in the physical form of conductors
Wires are divided into solid conductors, stranded conductors, braided conductors and other types. According to whether the wire and cable has an insulating layer, it is divided into two types: bare wire and insulated wire. Bare wire refers to a wire without an outer insulation layer or protective sheath outside the wire conductor. The cable is a large wire with a conductor core composed of one or more independent mutually insulated insulated wires and a protective layer. The number of wire conductor cores is small, and at the same time, the smaller diameter of the wire conductor is simpler in structure. The number of conductor cores in the cable is larger, the diameter is larger, and the structure is more complicated.
