COPPER/COPPER-CLAD STEEL COMPOSITE CABLE
Product Description:
- Concentric-lay-stranded hard drawn copper wires in combination with copper-clad steel wires.
- Other sizes available upon request.
Application:
- Used as catenary messenger in the electrification of railways.
- Can be used as a feeder circuit or return neutral while simultaneously supporting the contact wire.
Specification Data:
| ASTM B-1 | Hard-drawn bare copper |
| ASTM B-227 | Hard-drawn copper-clad steel wire |
| ASTM B-229 | Concentric-lay stranded copper and copper-clad steel |
Product Data:
| Type of Conductor | Diameter of Conductor | Conductor Composition | Breaking Load | Weight | Cross-Section | |||||
| (inch) | (mm) | Copper-clad Wires EHS-30% Conductivity No.-Diameter | Copper Wires Hard Drawn No.-Diameter | lbs. | kn | Lbs. Per 1,000 Ft. | Kg /Km | (sq. in.) | (sq. mm) | |
| 350 MCM Copper Equivalent-.03143 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| E | 0.788 | 20.02 | 7-.1576 | 12-.1576 | 32,420 | 144.27 | 1,403 | 2,098 | 0.3704 | 238.97 |
| EK | 0.735 | 18.67 | 4-.1470 | 15-.1470 | 23,850 | 106.13 | 1,238 | 1,851 | 0.3224 | 208.00 |
| 300 MCM Copper Equivalent-.03667 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| E | 0.729 | 18.52 | 7-.1459 | 12-.1459 | 27,770 | 123.58 | 1,203 | 0.3175 | 204.84 | |
| EK | 0.68 | 17.27 | 4-.1361 | 15-.1361 | 20,960 | 93.27 | 1,061 | 1,587 | 0.2763 | 178.26 |
| 250 MCM Copper Equivalent-.0440 Oms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| E | 0.666 | 16.92 | 7-.1332 | 12-.1332 | 23,920 | 106.44 | 1,002 | 1,498 | 0.2646 | 170.71 |
| EK | 0.621 | 15.77 | 4-.1242 | 15-.1242 | 17,840 | 79.39 | 884.2 | 1,322 | 0.2303 | 148.58 |
| 4/0 Awg Copper Equivalent-211,600 Cir. Mils-.05199 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| E | 0.613 | 15.57 | 7-.1225 | 12-.1225 | 20,730 | 92.25 | 848.3 | 1,269 | 0.2239 | 144.45 |
| G | 0.583 | 14.81 | 2-.1944 | 5-.1944 | 15,640 | 69.60 | 789.4 | 1,181 | 0.2077 | 134.00 |
| EK | 0.571 | 14.50 | 4-.1143 | 15-.1143 | 15,370 | 68.40 | 748.4 | 1,119 | 0.1949 | 125.74 |
| F | 0.55 | 13.97 | 1-.1833 | 6-.1833 | 12,290 | 54.69 | 710.2 | 1,062 | 0.1847 | 119.16 |
| 2/0 Awg Copper Equivalent-133,100 Cir. Mils-.08265 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| K | 0.534 | 13.56 | 4-.1780 | 3-.1780 | 17,600 | 78.32 | 645.9 | 966 | 0.1742 | 112.39 |
| J | 0.494 | 12.55 | 3-.1648 | 4-.1648 | 13,430 | 59.76 | 560.6 | 838 | 0.1493 | 96.32 |
| G | 0.463 | 11.76 | 2-.1542 | 5-.1542 | 10,510 | 46.77 | 496.6 | 743 | 0.1307 | 84.32 |
| F | 0.436 | 11.07 | 1-.1454 | 6-.154 | 8,094 | 36.02 | 446.8 | 668 | 0.1162 | 74.97 |
| 1/0 Awg Copper Equivalent-105,500 Cir. Mils-.1043 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| K | 0.475 | 12.07 | 4-.1585 | 3-.1585 | 14,490 | 64.48 | 512 | 766 | 0.1381 | 89.10 |
| J | 0.44 | 11.18 | 3-.1467 | 4-.1467 | 10,970 | 48.82 | 444.3 | 664 | 0.1184 | 76.39 |
| G | 0.412 | 10.46 | 2-.1373 | 5-.1373 | 8,563 | 38.11 | 393.6 | 589 | 0.1036 | 66.84 |
| F | 0.388 | 9.86 | 1-.1294 | 6-.1294 | 6,536 | 29.09 | 354.1 | 530 | 0.09207 | 59.40 |
| No. 1 Awg Copper Equivalent-83,690 Cir. Mils-.1315 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| N | 0.464 | 11.79 | 5-.1546 | 2-.1546 | 15,410 | 68.57 | 481.3 | 720 | 0.1315 | 84.84 |
| K | 0.423 | 10.74 | 4-.1412 | 3-.1412 | 11,900 | 52.96 | 406.2 | 607 | 0.1096 | 70.71 |
| J | 0.392 | 9.96 | 3-.1307 | 4-.1307 | 9,000 | 40.05 | 352.5 | 527 | 0.0939 | 60.58 |
| G | 0.367 | 9.32 | 2-.1222 | 5-.1222 | 6,956 | 30.95 | 312.2 | 467 | 0.08216 | 53.01 |
| F | 0.346 | 8.79 | 1-.1153 | 6-.1153 | 5,266 | 23.43 | 280.9 | 420 | 0.07303 | 47.12 |
| No. 2 Awg Copper Equivalent-66,370 Cir. Mils.-1658 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| P | 0.462 | 11.73 | 6-.1540 | 1-.1540 | 16,870 | 75.07 | 471.1 | 705 | 0.1303 | 84.06 |
| N | 0.413 | 10.49 | 5-.1377 | 2-.1377 | 12,680 | 56.43 | 381.7 | 571 | 0.1043 | 67.29 |
| K | 0.377 | 9.58 | 4-.1257 | 3-.1257 | 9,730 | 43.30 | 322.1 | 482 | 0.08688 | 56.05 |
| J | 0.349 | 8.86 | 3-.1164 | 4-.1164 | 7,322 | 32.58 | 279.5 | 418 | 0.07447 | 48.05 |
| A | 0.366 | 9.30 | 1-.1699 | 2-.1699 | 5,876 | 26.15 | 256.8 | 384 | 0.06799 | 43.86 |
| G | 0.327 | 8.31 | 2-.1089 | 5-.1089 | 5,626 | 25.04 | 247.6 | 370 | 0.06516 | 42.04 |
| F | 0.308 | 7.82 | 1-.1026 | 6-.1026 | 4,233 | 18.84 | 222.8 | 333 | 0.05792 | 37.37 |
| No. 4 Awg Copper Equivalent-41,740 Cir. Mils-.2636 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| P | 0.366 | 9.30 | 6-.1221 | 1-.1221 | 11,420 | 50.82 | 296.3 | 443 | 0.08196 | 52.88 |
| N | 0.328 | 8.33 | 5-.1092 | 2-.1092 | 8,460 | 37.65 | 240 | 359 | 0.06556 | 42.30 |
| D | 0.348 | 8.84 | 2-.1615 | 1-.1615 | 7,340 | 32.66 | 225.5 | 337 | 0.06147 | 39.66 |
| A | 0.29 | 7.37 | 1-.1347 | 2-.1347 | 3,938 | 17.52 | 161.5 | 242 | 0.04276 | 27.59 |
| No. 6 Awg Copper Equivalent-26,250 Cir. Mils-.4150 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| D | 0.276 | 7.01 | 2-.1281 | 1-.1281 | 4,942 | 21.99 | 141.8 | 212 | 0.03866 | 24.94 |
| A | 0.23 | 5.84 | 1-.1068 | 2-.1068 | 2,585 | 11.50 | 101.6 | 152 | 0.02689 | 17.35 |
| C | 0.225 | 5.72 | 1-.1046* | 2-.1046 | 2,143 | 9.54 | 97.34 | 146 | 0.02577 | 16.63 |
| No. 8 Awg Copper Equivalent-16,510 Cir. Mils-.6598 Ohms/M Ft. at 68° F. | ||||||||||
| D | 0.219 | 5.56 | 2-.1016 | 1-.1016 | 3,256 | 14.49 | 89.21 | 133 | 0.02431 | 15.68 |
| A | 0.199 | 5.05 | 1-.1127 | 2-.07969 | 2,233 | 9.94 | 74.27 | 111 | 0.01995 | 12.87 |
| C | 0.179 | 4.55 | 1-.08081* | 2-.08336 | 1,362 | 6.06 | 60.67 | 91 | 0.01604 | 10.35 |