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COPPER/COPPER-CLAD STEEL COMPOSITE CABLE

Category: Bare Copper
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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

STRANDED BARE & TINNED COPPER

Category: Bare Copper
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STRANDED BARE & TINNED COPPER

Product Description

Solid or concentric-lay stranded bare copper conductors available  in soft, medium-hard, or hard temper. Solid or stranded tin coated copper conductors available in soft temper only.

Application

Used in overhead electrical transmission and distribution for grounding electrical systems where high conductivity and  flexibility is required. Suitable for numerous other applications.

Specification Data

ASTM B-1 Hard-drawn copper wire
ASTM B-2 Medium-hard-drawn copper wire
ASTM B-3 Soft or annealed copper wire
ASTM B-8 Concentric-lay stranded copper conductors:hard, medium-hard, or soft
ASTM B-33 Tinned soft or annealed copper wire

Product Data:

Size (AWG) Stranding Weight Diameter  Hard-Drawn Medium-Hard Drawn Soft-Drawn Allowable Ampacity+
Individual Wires Complete Cable Rated Strength  DC Resistance Ohms/1000 ft. @ 20˚C DC Resistance Ohms/ Km. @ 20˚C Rated Strength  DC Resistance Ohms/1000 ft. @ 20˚C DC Resistance Ohms/ Km. @ 20˚C Rated Strength  DC Resistance Ohms/1000 ft. @ 20˚C DC Resistance Ohms/ Km. @ 20˚C
lbs/ 1000ft kg /km Inches mm Inches mm lbs. kn lbs. kn lbs. kn
10 7 32.06 47.7 0.043 1.09 0.13 3.30 492 2.19 1.06 3.47680 389 1.73 1.054 3.45712 314 1.40 1.019 3.34232 50
8 7 51 75.9 0.049 1.24 0.146 3.71 777 3.46 0.6663 2.18546 610 2.71 0.6629 2.17431 499 2.22 0.6408 2.101824 95
6 7 81.1 120.7 0.061 1.55 0.184 4.67 1228 5.46 0.4191 1.37465 959 4.27 0.4169 1.36743 794 3.53 0.403 1.32184 130
4 7 128.9 191.8 0.077 1.96 0.232 5.89 1938 8.62 0.2636 0.86461 1505 6.70 2622 8600.16000 1320 5.87 0.2534 0.831152 170
3 7 162.5 241.8 0.087 2.21 0.26 6.60 2433 10.83 0.209 0.68552 1885 8.39 0.2079 0.68191 1670 7.43 0.201 0.65928 200
2 7 204.9 304.9 0.097 2.46 0.292 7.42 3050 13.57 0.166 0.54448 2360 10.50 0.165 0.54120 2110 9.39 0.1578 0.517584 230
1 7 258.4 384.5 0.109 2.77 0.328 8.33 3801 16.91 0.1316 0.43165 2955 13.15 0.1309 0.42935 2552 11.36 0.1252 0.410656 265
1 //0 7 325.8 484.8 0.123 3.12 0.368 9.35 4752 21.15 0.1042 0.34178 3705 16.49 0.1037 0.34014 3221 14.33 0.1002 0.328656 310
1 //0 19 325.8 484.8 0.075 1.91 0.373 9.47 4752 21.15 0.1042 0.34178 3705 16.49 0.1037 0.34014 3221 14.33 0.1002 0.328656 310
2 //0 7 410.9 611.4 0.138 3.51 0.414 10.52 5926 26.37 0.08267 0.27116 4640 20.65 0.08224 0.26975 4062 18.08 0.07949 0.2607272 355
2 //0 19 410.9 611.4 0.084 2.13 0.418 10.62 6690 29.77 0.08267 0.27116 4765 21.20 0.08224 0.26975 4024 17.91 0.07949 0.2607272 355
3 //0 7 518.1 770.9 0.155 3.94 0.464 11.79 7366 32.78 0.06556 0.21504 5812 25.86 0.06522 0.21392 5118 22.78 0.06304 0.2067712 410
3 //0  19 518.1 770.9 0.094 2.39 0.47 11.94 7698 34.26 0.06556 0.21504 5970 26.57 0.06522 0.21392 5074 22.58 0.06304 0.2067712 410
4 //0 7 653.3 972.1 0.174 4.42 0.522 13.26 9154 40.74 0.05199 0.17053 7278 32.39 0.05172 0.16964 6459 28.74 0.04999 0.1639672 480
4 //0 19 653.3 972.1 0.106 2.69 0.528 13.41 9617 42.80 0.05199 0.17053 7479 33.28 0.05172 0.16964 6453 28.72 0.04999 0.1639672 480
250 19 771.9 1148.6 0.115 2.92 0.574 14.58 11360 50.55 0.044 0.14432 8836 39.32 0.04378 0.14360 7627 33.94 0.04231 0.1387768 530
250 37 771.9 1148.6 0.082 2.08 0.575 14.61 11600 51.62 0.044 0.14432 8952 39.84 0.04378 0.14360 7940 35.33 0.04231 0.1387768 530
300 19 926.3 1378.3 0.126 3.20 0.628 15.95 13510 60.12 0.03667 0.12028 10530 46.86 0.03648 0.11965 9160 40.76 0.03526 0.1156528 590
300 37 926.3 1378.3 0.09 2.29 0.63 16.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
350 19 1081 1608.5 0.136 3.45 0.679 17.25 15590 69.38 0.03143 0.10309 12200 54.29 0.03127 0.10257 10680 47.53 0.03022 0.0991216 650
350 37 1081 1608.5 0.097 2.46 0.681 17.30 16060 71.47 0.03143 0.10309 12450 55.40 0.03127 0.10257 10580 47.08 0.03022 0.0991216 650
400 19 1235 1837.7 0.145 3.69 0.725 18.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
400 37 1235 1837.7 0.104 2.64 0.728 18.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
500 37 1544 2297.5 0.116 2.95 0.814 20.68 22510 100.17 0.022 0.07216 17550 78.10 0.02189 0.07180 15240 67.82 0.02116 0.0694048 810
600 37 1853 2757.3 0.127 3.23 0.891 22.63 27020 120.24 0.01834 0.06016 21060 93.72 0.01825 0.05986 18300 81.44 0.01763 0.0578264 910
750 61 2316 3446.2 0.111 2.82 0.998 25.35 34090 151.70 0.01467 0.04812 26510 117.97 0.01459 0.04786 22890 101.86 0.0141 0.046248 1040
1000 61 3088 4594.9 0.128 3.25 1.152 29.26 45030 200.38 0.011 0.03608 35100 156.20 0.01094 0.03588 30500 135.73 0.01058 0.0347024 1240
1250 61 3859 5742.2 0.143 3.63 1.293 32.84 55670 247.73 0.008801 0.02887 43590 193.98 0.008755 0.02872 36320 161.62 0.008463 0.02775864 1075
1250 91 3859 5742.2 0.116 2.95 1.289 32.74 56280 250.45 0.008801 0.02887 43880 195.27 0.008755 0.02872 36320 161.62 0.008463 0.02775864 1075
1500 61 4631 6890.9 0.157 3.98 1.411 35.84 65840 292.99 0.007334 0.02406 51950 231.18 0.007296 0.02393 43590 193.98 0.007052 0.02313056 1180
1500 91 4631 6890.9 0.128 3.25 1.412 35.86 67540 300.55 0.007334 0.02406 52650 234.29 0.007296 0.02393 43590 193.98 0.007052 0.02313056 1180

 

*Manufactured with pride in DeKalb, IL USA.

 

 

Soft Bare Copper

Category: Bare Copper
Hits: 385

 

Bare Copper Conductors STANDARDS


National : Factory standard


DESCRIPTION


ASTM B-3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire. ASTM B-3 Specification details the requirements for solid wires and the individual wires in stranded conductors.

ASTM B-8 Concentric - Lay - Stranded Copper Conductors

Solid or stranded 100% conductivity copper conductors.

 

APPLICATION

Used for bonding and grounding electrical circuits and systems.

 

SOFT DRAWN BARE COPPER
Size  AWG or   kcmil Nominal Diameter Approximate  Conductor Weight Nominal D.C.  Resistance  @ 25°C
mm in kg/km lbs/kft Ω/km Ω/kft
14 (1) 1.63 0.064 18.5 12.4 8.44 2.57
12 (1) 2.05 0.081 29.4 19.8 5.31 1.62
10 (1) 2.59 0.102 46.8 31.4 3.34 1.02
8 (7) 3.61 0.142 75.9 51 2.14 0.653
6 (7) 4.55 0.179 121 81.1 1.35 0.411
4 (7) 5.72 0.225 192 129 0.848 0.258
2 (7) 7.19 0.283 305 205 0.533 0.163
1 (19) 7.95 0.313 385 258 0.423 0.129
1/0 (19) 8.94 0.352 485 325 0.335 0.102
2/0 (19) 10.03 0.395 611 410 0.266 0.081
3/0 (19) 11.25 0.443 771 518 0.211 0.064
4/0 (19) 12.65 0.498 972 653 0.167 0.051
250 (37) 13.77 0.542 1149 772 0.142 0.043
300 (37) 15.09 0.594 1378 926 0.118 0.036
350 (37) 16.28 0.641 1609 1081 0.101 0.031
400 (37) 17.4 0.685 1838 1235 0.088 0.027
500 (37) 19.46 0.766 2298 1544 0.071 0.021
600 (61) 21.34 0.84 2758 1853 0.059 0.018
750 (61) 23.85 0.939 3447 2316 0.047 0.014
1000 (61) 28.37 1.117 4595 3088 0.035 0.011
* ASTM B-3  Specification details the requirements for solid wires and the individual wires in stranded conductors.

Copper lightning Protection Cable

Category: Bare Copper
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Product Description

Annealed rope lay stranded copper conductors. Class I and class II. Copper can be bare or tinned.

Application

Used in lightning protection and grounding systems. Rope lay construction allows for greater flexibility.

 

Product Data
Number of Strands Strand Size Cross-Sectional Area in Circular Mils Nominal Diameter Weight 
 (Inches) (mm) lbs. /1000ft Kg / Km
24 14 98,500 7/16″ 11.11 320 476
28 14 115,000 1/2″ 12.70 375 558
28 0.0689 131,500 1/2″ 12.70 420 625
28 0.0865 211,500 5/8″ 15.88 660 982

25- LB Handi - PAK Spools

Category: Bare Copper
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Product Description

We offers a DSA “Utility Grade” Bare Copper that has 15% greater elongation than standard soft drawn bare copper. We require a minimum of 35% elongation over the 30% required by ASTM. Our “Utility Grade” copper offers greater flexibility making it easier for linemen to tie down insulators on a hot line.

Soft Drawn Bare Copper 25 Pound Handi-Pak
Catalog
Number		 Size (AWG) Stranding Spool Length(feet per 25 lbs.)
  18 Solid 5,081
  16 Solid 3,200
  14 Solid 2,015
  12 Solid 1,265
  10 Solid 795
  8 Solid 500
  6 Solid 315
  4 Solid 198
  2 Solid 125
  8 7/w 490
  6 7/w 308
  4 7/w 194
  2 7/w 122

 

Utility Grade – Dead-Soft Annealed Bare Copper
Catalog
Number		 Size (AWG) Diameter (inches) Spool Length (feet per 25 lbs.) Minimum Elongation
  6 0.162 315 35%
  4 0.2043 198 35%
  1. Cathodic Protection Cable (CPC)
  2. Stranded
  3. SOLID
  4. Solid Bare & Tinned Copper