The invention discloses a cable with excellent mechanical properties. The cable comprises a conductor and a sheath layer covering the outer side of the conductor, wherein the sheath layer is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 15-28 parts of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 22-28 parts of nitrile rubber, 5-15 parts of neoprene, 0.2-0.9 part of dioctyl adipate, 1-2 parts of dicyclohexyl phthalate, 1-2 parts of chlorinated paraffin, 0.5-1.2 parts of N,N'-m-phenylene bismaleimide, 1-2 parts of sulphur, 0.15-0.25 part of phenol-formaldehyde resin, 0.1-0.6 part of poly-p-nitrosobenzene, 5-10 parts of modified mulberry leaf powder, 40-60 parts of bentonite, 5-10 parts of active kaolin, 2-6 parts of kieselguhr, 5-12 parts of peanut protein, 1-2 parts of paraffin oil, 1-2 parts of epoxidized soybean oil, 1-2 parts of disproportionated rosin, 0.5-1.5 parts of an antioxidant 264, 0.5-1.5 parts of an anti-aging agent RD and 1-3 parts of zinc stearate.