FLAT CABLE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flat cable having light weight and also excellent mechanical characteristics.SOLUTION: The flat cable is provided, comprising: a plurality of insulated wires each of which comprises a conductor and an insulating coating covering the conductor; and a sheath part integrally covering the plurality of insulated wires while the insulated wires are arranged side by side. In the flat cable, a conductor of at least one insulated wire of the plurality of insulated wires is a metal-coated wire that comprises a center element wire composed of an aluminum alloy and a metal layer composed of copper or copper alloy that covers the center element wire, and the tensile strength of the metal-coated wire is 130 MPa or larger and 250 MPa or smaller, and the elongation at break of the metal-coated wire is 6% or larger.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】軽量で、機械的特性にも優れる平形ケーブルを提供する。【解決手段】導体と前記導体を覆う絶縁被覆とを備える複数の絶縁電線と、前記複数の絶縁電線を横並びされた状態で一体に覆うシース部とを備え、前記複数の絶縁電線のうち、少なくとも一つの絶縁電線の導体は、アルミニウム合金から構成される中心素線と、前記中心素線を覆う銅又は銅合金から構成される金属層とを備える金属被覆線であり、前記金属被覆線の引張強さが１３０ＭＰａ以上２５０ＭＰａ以下であり、金属被覆線の破断伸びが６％以上である平形ケーブル。【選択図】図１