Product Description
Solid or stranded copper conductors covered with HMW or cross-linked (XLP) polyethylene. Available in soft, medium hard, or hard tempers.
Application
Primary and secondary distribution on pole lines, service from pole to weatherhead, distribution indoors and out. Mining, industrial, railroad, and 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: soft, medium hard, or hard temper |
| ASTM D-1248 | Polyethylene plastics, molding and extrusion materials |
| ANSI C-8.35 | Specifications for weather-resistant polyethylene covered wire and cable |
| Solid | ||||||||||||
| Catalog Number |
Size (AWG) | Stranding | Insulation Thickness (mils.) |
Copper Content | Weight | DC Resistance @ 20° C | Allowable Ampacity+ | |||||
| Polyethylene | XLP | |||||||||||
| lbs. / 1000ft | Kg / Km | lbs. / 1000ft | Kg / Km | lbs. / 1000ft | Kg / Km | OHMS/1000 ft. | OHMS / Km | |||||
| 14 | Solid | 30 | 12.43 | 18.59 | 16 | 24 | 16.5 | 25 | 2.67 | 8.758 | 32 | |
| 12 | Solid | 30 | 19.77 | 29.57 | 24 | 36 | 24.6 | 37 | 1.68 | 5.510 | 41 | |
| 10 | Solid | 30 | 31.43 | 47.00 | 36.5 | 54 | 37.1 | 55 | 1.06 | 3.477 | 68 | |
| 8 | Solid | 30 | 49.98 | 74.74 | 56 | 83 | 56.8 | 85 | 0.659 | 2.162 | 92 | |
| 6 | Solid | 30 | 79.46 | 118.83 | 87 | 129 | 87.8 | 131 | 0.411 | 1.348 | 130 | |
| 4 | Solid | 30 | 126.4 | 189.03 | 136 | 202 | 137 | 204 | 0.258 | 0.846 | 170 | |
| 3 | Solid | 45 | 159.3 | 238.23 | 176 | 262 | 177.4 | 264 | 0.205 | 0.672 | 195 | |
| 2 | Solid | 45 | 200.9 | 300.44 | 219 | 326 | 222 | 330 | 0.163 | 0.535 | 225 | |
| 1 | Solid | 45 | 253.3 | 378.80 | 273 | 406 | 277 | 412 | 0.13 | 0.426 | 260 | |
| 1/0 | Solid | 60 | 319.4 | 477.65 | 350 | 521 | 355 | 528 | 0.102 | 0.335 | 300 | |
| 2/0 | Solid | 60 | 402.8 | 602.37 | 437 | 650 | 443 | 659 | 0.0813 | 0.267 | 350 | |
| 3/0 | Solid | 60 | 507.8 | 759.39 | 0.0645 | 0.212 | 405 | |||||
| 4/0 | Solid | 60 | 640.5 | 957.84 | 685 | 1019 | 682 | 1015 | 0.0511 | 0.168 | 470 | |
| Stranded | ||||||||||||
| Catalog Number |
Size (AWG) | Stranding | Insulation Thickness (mils.) |
Copper Content | Weight | DC Resistance @ 20° C | Allowable Ampacity+ | |||||
| Polyethylene | XLP | |||||||||||
| lbs. / 1000ft | Kg / Km | lbs. / 1000ft | Kg / Km | lbs. / 1000ft | Kg / Km | OHMS/1000 ft. | OHMS / Km | |||||
| 6 | 7 | 30 | 81.1 | 121.28 | 91.5 | 136 | 92 | 137 | 0.503 | 1.650 | 130 | |
| 4 | 7 | 30 | 128.9 | 192.76 | 143 | 213 | 144 | 214 | 0.316 | 1.036 | 175 | |
| 3 | 7 | 45 | 162.5 | 243.01 | 179 | 266 | 182 | 271 | 0.213 | 0.699 | 200 | |
| 2 | 7 | 45 | 204.9 | 306.42 | 230 | 342 | 233 | 347 | 0.199 | 0.653 | 230 | |
| 1 | 7 | 45 | 258.4 | 386.43 | 287 | 427 | 291 | 433 | 0.134 | 0.440 | 265 | |
| 1/0 | 7 | 60 | 325.8 | 487.22 | 367 | 546 | 372 | 554 | 0.125 | 0.410 | 305 | |
| 1/0 | 19 | 60 | 325.8 | 487.22 | 367 | 546 | 372 | 554 | 0.106 | 0.348 | 310 | |
| 2/0 | 7 | 60 | 410.9 | 614.48 | 458 | 682 | 464 | 690 | 0.992 | 3.254 | 350 | |
| 2/0 | 19 | 60 | 410.9 | 614.48 | 458 | 682 | 464 | 690 | 0.0842 | 0.276 | 360 | |
| 3/0 | 7 | 60 | 518.1 | 774.80 | 572 | 851 | 578 | 860 | 0.0788 | 0.258 | 405 | |
| 3/0 | 19 | 60 | 518.1 | 774.80 | 572 | 851 | 578 | 860 | 0.0667 | 0.219 | 415 | |
| 4/0 | 7 | 60 | 653.3 | 976.98 | 715 | 1064 | 722 | 1074 | 0.0625 | 0.205 | 465 | |
| 4/0 | 19 | 60 | 653.3 | 976.98 | 715 | 1064 | 722 | 1074 | 0.0524 | 0.172 | 485 | |
| 250 | 19 | 60 | 771.9 | 1154.34 | 834 | 1241 | 842 | 1253 | 0.053 | 0.174 | 520 | |
| 300 | 19 | 60 | 926.3 | 1385.24 | 996 | 1482 | 1005 | 1495 | 0.0442 | 0.145 | 580 | |
| 350 | 19 | 60 | 1081 | 1616.59 | 1157 | 1722 | 1166 | 1735 | 0.038 | 0.125 | 640 | |
| 500 | 37 | 75 | 1544 | 2308.98 | 1648 | 2452 | 1659 | 2469 | 0.0278 | 0.091 | 785 | |
| 750 | 61 | 90 | 2316 | 3463.47 | 2481 | 3692 | 2494 | 3711 | 0.0182 | 0.060 | 995 | |
| 1000 | 61 | 90 | 3088 | 4617.96 | 3280 | 4881 | 3234 | 4812 | 0.014 | 0.046 | 1180 | |