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    ‘Accessed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 AS 1531—1991 Australian Standard® Conductors—Bare overhead— Aluminium and aluminium alloy ie alocateg by Defence Cateloguing Aur ily: Gow Bere overhead—Aluminium and eluminium alloy (nse 6145) ‘Accessed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee BL/10, Overhead Lines. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 10 April 1991 and published on 10 June 1991 The following interests are represented on Committee EL/10: ‘Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association Australian Porcelain Insulators Association Confederation of Australian Industry lectrical and Radio Federation of Vietoria Electricity Supply Association of Australia Railways of Australia Com: Review of Ausraian Stands. To keep abreast of progress i indy, Avsmaian Sandard ae sujet so ‘eric rekon andere hep up to date bythe se amends o7 mew can at neces ie mpartant Iherfore tht Standards users rset He orn pssesln ofthe ltt eon ad ny enced here Fal dei fall utralion Standards an related publication wil be found in the Stondands dnl Catalogve ‘af Pabletns i norton‘ suppemerted book month by the acne The fasten Sandan wh hdseibing members recede. and which ghee ctl of new pula new editons ad emenens. dof ‘who Sado Suggestion or meoremet Acro Sans aiid to th aad feof Sd ual, re ‘med. Notation of wy tmacenrars ar amity found on susan Stas sh be mae nthe thay tn ondor tha he mater may be lvestgatad ad epproprate ton ften This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 90037. ‘Accessed by OLEX on 08 Aug 2011 AS 1531—1991 Australian Standard® Conductors—Bare overhead— Aluminium and aluminium alloy AS 153 fit published as pur of AS C75—1836 endorsement of BS 215-1932 withowt amendnen. AS C5 1936 revised and odesignated pa 3s Ase7s? Revie nd redesignated AS 153.1 1974, AS C78. fst blued 1965, Revise and redesigned AS [5312-1974 AAS 15313 fist pied 1984 ASISILI-“I97, AS 183121978 and AS 153131984 ‘evo amalgamated al redesignated AS 1331—1991, PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA (STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA) 1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140 ISBN 0 7252 6881 X Acoaseed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 PREFACE ‘This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Overhead Lines and supersedes the three parts of AS 1531, Aluminium conductors for overhead power transmission purposes: Part 11974 Alf aluminium (440). Part2—1974 Alf aluminium alley (AAAC). Part3-1984 Ail aluminium alloy (AAC 1120), In determining conductor sizes, a range of wire sizes has been provided similar to those ified in the 1974/1984 edition. The facility is also provided for conductors with other dimensions to be supplied by reference to this Standard, ‘To assist users in selecting the most suitable conductor for a particular application, the calculated equivalent aluminium area calculated conductor breaking load, and de, resistance for the standard conductors are given. ‘This edition of the Standard differs from the previous suite of Standards as follows: (a) Seotion 2: Wire sizes have been rationalized, () Scotion 3: The number of standard sizes, especially in the alloy range, has been reduced, (©) Section 4: For test purposes, requirements have been added to sequentially identify wire and conduetor during production, (2) Appendix B: Now includes the coefficient of linear expansion and the theoretical basis for the calculation of modulus of elasticity. (©) Appendix D: This new appendix has been included which highlights items which should be specified by the purchaser or agreed between purchaser and ‘manufacturer at the time of order. In the preparation ofthis Standard reference was made tothe following Standards: TEC 207 Aluminiu stranded conductors TEC 208 Aluminium alloy stranded conductors (aluminiuam-magnesium-siticon ‘ype. TEC 468 Method of measurement of resistivity of metallic maverials. $8424.08 13 Aluminium alloy wire for stranded conductors for overhead lines. $842408 14 Aluminium alloy stranded conductors for overhead lines. Acknowledgement is made of the assistance received from those sources, © Copytight ~ STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Users of Stands ate reminded that copyright subsists in al SupdardsAusalapubliation an satvare Exent where the Copyright Ac loss and exept what proved fo below ne publicatons or sotvare pedicel by Sania Ausalia may e repoaed orl a ena system in ‘ny form or transmitted by any means wiioit por pension ing fam Standards Aaa, Perio may be constonal on a appropriate toyaly payment Requests for pernssion an iferaton on commercial software royals should be ueto to te head office of Santas ‘nut Standards Avsala wil permit up 010 percent of he technics content pages of Standard ta he coped for se exclusively in-house by Putchasss ofthe Siandafdwihoutpaymenc oft yal’ or ave to Sears Atal Standards Australia wil lo pert the nchsion os copyright materi in computer software programs or no royalty payment provided Sch progns ave us exelsiel it Anuse bythe retro The program. ‘Cae shoud be aken to ensure that aril wedi nthe ue ein ofthe Standard and that ii updated whenever the Sanda is amended revised. The amber and dete ofthe Stand should therefore be ell ele ‘The use of maria in plat fon o a computer software programs to be wed omer, wth or without pssmen, on commercial contact it ‘ajc tthe payment of a oyally This paiey may be vabed by Sanda Australia ata me ‘Acvessed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 CONTENTS. SECTION — SCOPE AND GENERAL. 1 12 13 14 SCOPE ...... REFERENCED DOCUMENTS, DEFINITIONS ‘NOMENCLATURE SECTION2 — MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS AND WIRE PROPERTIES 24 22 23 GENERAL, MATERIALS WIRE PROPERTIES SECTION3 — CONDUCTOR REQUIREMENTS. 3 3.2 33 34 35 CONSTRUCTION . IDENTIFICATION OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY CONDUCTORS JOINTS IN WIRES OF CONDUCTORS LAY STANDARD SIZES AND CALCULATED PROPERTIES OF CONDUCTORS: SECTION4 TESTS 4 4d 43 4 45 ‘TEST SPECIMENS MECHANICAL TESTS ..... RESISTIVITY TEST LAY RATIO TEST PLACE OF TESTING . SECTIONS PACKING AND MARKING 5.1 PACKING 52 MARKING 53. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE APPENDICES A B c D CALCULATION OF CONDUCTOR PROPERTIES COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR EXPANSION AND CALCULATION OF MODULUS OF ELASTICITY CODE NAMES FOR CONDUCTORS PURCHASING GUIDELINES Page 10 lo n n n 2 2 2 4 1s 1s Acoasead by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 4 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Australian Standard Conductors—Bare overhead—Aluminium and aluminium alloy SECTION | SCOPE AND GENERAL 11 SCOPE This Standard specifies requirements and tests for homogencous bare electrical conductors for overhead power transmission, and constructed of all aluminium or all aluminium alloy wires. NOTES Appendic A gives methods 1 calculate eondictor propetics Apnendi« B pives the coefticien of linear expansion and the theoretical basis fo the calculation of modula of elasticity AAppendis C lists code names which may be usd to refer to specific type end constrution of conductor, ‘Appendi« D lists information which should be supplied with enquires and orders fr conductor, 1.2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS ‘The following documents are referred to in this Standard: AS 1391 Method for tensile testing of metals 2505 Methods for bend and related testing of metals, 2505.5 Part 5: Torsion and wrapping tests on wire 2848 Aluminium and aluminium alloys—Compositions and designations 2848.1 Part I: Wrought products 2887 Timber drums for insulated electric eables and bare conductors C365__Drums for bare stranded conductors (365.2 Part 2: Metal drums. rc 468 Nethod of measurement of resistivity of metallic materials ASTM D566 Test method for dropping point of lubricating grease 1.3. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply. 1.3.1 Wire—a filament of drawn metal having a constant circular cross-section, 1.3.2 Conductor—a finished circular stranded assembly consisting of seven or more wires laid up together 1.3.3 Diameter —the mean of two measurements at right angles taken at any one cross-section 1.3.4 Direction of lay —the direction of lay is defined as right-hand or leftchand, as follows: (a) Right-band lay—when the slope of the wires isin the direction of the central part of the letter Z when. the conductor is held vertically. (b) Left-hand lay—when the slope of the wires is in the direction of the central part of the letter S when the conductor is held vertically. 1.3.5_Lay length—the axial length of one complete turn of the helix formed by an individual wite in a siranded conductor, 1.3.6 Lay ratio the ratio of the lay length to the nominal external diameter of the corresponding layer cof wires in the stranded conductor. 13.7 Breaking load of a wire— the maximum load obtained in a tensile test of that wire, 1.3.8. Ultimate tensile stress —the breaking load divided by the original cross-sectional area of the test 1.3.9 Non-greased conductor —a conductor which is dry and free from grease, other than a residue of wire drawirg lubricant that may be on the wires 1.3.10 Fully greased conductor —a conductor in which grease is applied to all wines with the exception of the outermost layer 1.3.11 Surface fracture —a crack on the surface of a wire visible to an observer with normal or corrected 1.3.12. Spool a container of wire which is to be installed on a stranding machine to manufacture the conductor. COPYRIGHT ‘Acceaeed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 s 1.3.13 Informative appendix an appendix giving additional information, recommendations, guidelines cor other non-mandatory statements 1.4 NOMENCLATURE Aluminium and aluminium alloy conductors covered by this Standard include the following types, with the code for each in parentheses: All aluminium 1350 (AAC/1350), All aluminium alloy 1120 (AAAC/1120), All aluminium alloy 6201A (AAACI/6201). NOTE: The suix‘A” has been omited from the conductor code forthe aluminium alloy 62018. copyRIGHT ‘Accessed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 AS 15311991 ‘ SECTION 2 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS AND WIRE PROPERTIES 2.1 GENERAL The conductor shall be constructed of aluminium or aluminium alloy wires having the properties specified in this Standard. If specified, the conductor may contain grease for additional protection against corrosion, It is not intended that wires from a conductor purporting to comply with this Standard should be subjected to chemical analysis. 22 MATERIALS 22.1 Aluminium and aluminium alloys The aluminium and aluminium alloys shall comply with the alloy designations 1350, 1120 and 6201A, the compositions of which are specified in AS 2848.1 22.2 Gresse Grease, used for additional corrosion protection, shall have a dropping point of not less than 120°C determined in accordance with ASTM D566. 23 WIRE PROPERTIES 23.1 General Before stranding, all wires shall have a round cross-section within the limits spe Table 2.1. Standard wire sizes and properties are listed in Tables 2.2 to 2.4 inclusive. For non-standard sizes, the wires shall mect the dimensional tolerances of Table 2.1 and have a minimum ultimate tensile stress corresponding to that of the next larger standard wire size. Joints in wires shall comply with Clause 3.3. Joints may be made in the base rod or wire before final Grawing, TABLE 2.1 TOLERANCE ON DIAMETER OF WIRES ‘ameter Materiat (Gitference am Mean diameter | between ma. and min: Tame crosecetian) ‘Aheaaian and isin alloy All sametore 21% 7% 23.2 Aluminium and aluminium alloy wires 23.2.1 General The required properties of standard sizes of aluminium and aluminium alloy wires are piven in Tables 2.2 to 2.4 Values adopted for the basic properties of aluminium and aluminium alloy wires for the purposes of this Standard, are set out in Clauses 2.3.2.2 to 2.3.26. 2.3.2.2 Density. The density at20°C of aluminium and aluminium alloy wire is taken as 2.70. 10° kg/m’ 23.2.3 Resistivity The maximum values of resistivity at 20°C of aluminium and aluminium alloys wires fare taken 2s (a) aluminium 1350 0.0283 .0.m; (b) aluminium alloy 1120 0,0293 wO.m; and (©) aluminium alloy 6201A 0.0328 1.m. 23.2.4 Cousiant-mass temperature coefficient of resistance (Cx) The constant-mass temperature coefficients of resistance of aluminium and aluminium alloy wires at 20°C, measured between two potential points rigidly fixed to the wire, are taken as — (a) aluminium 1350 0.004 03 per °C; (b) aluminium alloy 1120 0.003 90 per °C; and (©) aluminium alloy 6201A 0.003 60 per °C. 23.2.5 Madulus of elasticity The modulus of elasticity of aluminium and aluminium alloy wires is ken as 68 GPa 23.2.6 Covficient of linear expansion The coefficient of lineat expansion of aluminium and aluminium alloy wires is taken as 23.0 x 10 * per°C. COPYRIGHT ‘Accessed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 7 AS 1531 TABLE 22 PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM 1350 WIRES 7 z z z E @ 7 7 Tlandard damier | Crosrseetonal | Mass per | Minimum — [Minimem oltimate) Maximum de area Tem! | breaking tond*| tense stress | resistance per han Nom Min at 20°C on on sm ig ky Mpa a 250 zat 3.909 BI 87 173 316 275 ans 5080 eo ror 170 76 300 2910 68 en 120 170 400 32s 3218 8.296 ns ua 165 341 30 Ss seat 260 139 165 234 378 373 | ibs 28 in 160 236 450 sass | sg 29 2st 160 ue 435 ams | a8 2s 160 160 TTTabulatd values ore based on the nominal diameters given in Column ¥ and ate provided for information only TABLE 23 PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM 1120 WIRES 7.2 2 + = z 7 5 Tmnaad aoncee | Grmsaeciomr | Mass per | Minimum] Minimo oie] anime te nt oeatng tou | "ete et | sesame por hm Toninat) Mes | Me . 7 sae om_|_mm | om | om? Ms x rs a 20 zee | 4907 na ia 0 337 is 3p | ie eo ib 3 Fa 30 Bro | Som m8 ih 2 mh bas jae | fase 2a a 29 38 xa ss | 3a 2a a x 3s an 33 fant Bs its 3 38 uo tas | 190 ‘a0 he Bo a is ti |e a iss Bn is T"Tubulnted values ave bused onthe omniaal Gaeters given ip Column I and are provided for information oo. TABLE 24 PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY 6201 WIRES T 2 Ts a = 7 7 ‘Standard diameters | Crosssectional [Mass per Mivimamywltimate| Maximum ds a wer ee feme sires | restate por hm om | mm | om om ke aN pa 2 250 | asa | 247s 4.909 13 15 2s 308 33s | aan | 273 S40 160 1s 2s S32 300 | 3030 | 2570 7069 ba 2.09 ds aoa sas | 323 | sas 206 ns 24s 295 395 aso | X35 | 346s 9421 260 2 bos hal 37s | ars | 373 ros) Ds 326 5 27 aso | sss | sass | iso 29 40 2s 2.06 7s_| son] aru i772 8 525 235 iiss TTTabuloted values are based on the nominal dameters given im Colum 1 and are given for information only coPyRiGHT ‘Accessed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 AS 15311991 8 SECTION 3 CONDUCTOR REQUIREMENTS 3.1 CONSTRUCTION 34.1 General The wire used in the construction of conductor shall, before stranding, comply with Section 2 of this Standard All wires ia a conductor shall lie naturally in their correct positions. They shall remain in position when the conduc-or is cut at any point, and shall permit restranding, by hand after being foreibly unravelled. 3.1.2 Grease Any grease used in the conductor shall comply with Section 2 of this Standard 3.2 IDENTIFICATION OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY CONDUCTORS Conductors manufactured in accordance with this Standard from either 1120 or 6201, alloys may be identified by means of a coloured thread, incorporated within the conductor, to signify the aluminium alloy employed. The thread, where specified, shall be of durable non-hygroscopic material and coloured as follows (@) 1120 blue. (b) 6201A—red. 3.3 JOINTS IN WIRES OF CONDUCTORS 3.1 General All joints made during the stranding operation shall be in accordance with Clauses 3.3.2 and 3.3.3 , They shall be free from visible defects. Test specimens containing @ joint are not required to fulfil the rrechanical requirements of a wire without a joint 3.3.2. Conductors containing seven wires For conductors containing seven wires, jointsin the wires shall bbe made only by cold-pressure butt-welding, The minimum distance between any two joints in the conductor shall be 15 m, 33.3 Conductors containing more than seven wires For conductors containing more than seven wites, joints in the wires shall be made by cold-pressure butt-welding or resistance butt-welding. Joints made by resistance butt-welding shall be annealed after welding over a distance of at least 200 mm on each side of the joint. The minimum distance between any two joints in the conductor shall be 15 m. }o. The lay ratio of the different layers shall be within the limits given in Table 3.1 4. mn of lay. In all constructions, the successive layers shall have opposite directions of lay, the outermost layer being right-handed. The wires in each layer shall be evenly and closely stranded. TABLE 3.1 LAY RATIOS FOR ALL ALUMINIUM AND ALL ALUMINIUM ALLOY CONDUCTORS 7 z z 3 =. a Numer of | — Lay ra wires wire layer ovive yer Teovire ler Biowire layer conductor [Min [Max | Min Max Min Ma Mia Max 7 10 4 : = = @ 10 16 wo iW = 2 10 4 10 16 0 « = 6 10 ” wo 6 1 Is 0 3.5. STANDARD SIZES AND CALCULATED PROPERTIES OF CONDUCTORS The standard sizes and calculaied properties of conductors are given in Table 3.2. NOTE; Code names forte individual conductors are hated in Appendix C COPYRIGHT ‘Accessed by OLEX on 08 Aug 2017 ° AS 15811991 TABLE 32 STANDARD SIZES AND CALCULATED PROPERTIES OF CONDUCTORS OT 1 Ti atoinan 1 “A aun aly TaD | Alum aay UA xelet Ac "ANC Sirandng Appror.| Crow. | Appr. Gaal) nyu, |BS._ [ease De. |eamnd De Sed me steal sina] mls pe ati. ae] oer etna wan ong etance| reaing rettsce| tang ES tne ag amin oes | od Serko’ [Stine cay are | ce Sire | ea Mare wm | mm | ow | ne | Saw | mm [a | un” | om | "a | a | ow |" a Ta[as ose] esp sn] ase [oan | ei | sae [ome | om | 29s [aoe el ae | RY P| S| ORY | ome | St] Ss [om | set] ase | oe Waa | $a | Sa] us | fs | ks | osm [oars | a2 fos | ns | 22 | ben jas |ng | ras]an | ue | 3 lose | ms | a7 foe | az | ge | ogo FASB L WS | ATS] Got | ted | ald? | Oak | BS | ate” | ode | a2 | sts | ose HB [ RS [ime | 3s fs | ie fom | ma | im [0am | aes | we! | odes voags} ies [iste fas | aur fase fea [are | oso foe | aa | oe | oan BARTS [WBE] SB | RF | is faas ] as | Ae fake | SS | is | ots Bass ia [die | se | a3 | ae fon | ata | me foie | Se ] ie | ais weaco| ao lass | a | a2 | 26 [ono | a2 | 28 fore | ms] a | ane FAR BS [oes | Bs | SS | dr [ote | sas | Br | ots | sel | deo | am man] RE [IS | SR | tS | 3h | gots | Be | Hae | cows | Sek | Bs | om yrats| aa [anes frim | a2 | ao | ome | a1 | a7 | ooms | us | sas | cons BRL BS PE [Uw | SF] BS | cows |e |e | cows | ts | Br | enw: SIS] RS |S lowe | 3 | a | anks | uF | Se | ons | | Ss | need cisrs[asa_[oma [isa | o2 | eo Looms lus | ae | ous | ire | sos_| oor NOTES: 1 The eroesctnalarc is the sn of the erosion areas ofthe individual wires 2 Properties shown ae calulted in seoordance withthe methods of Appeniix A and ae given for information purposes only. 3 Mats of condictor doesnot nlude grease 44 Tabulted vas given afe based on standard diameters of wites and mean ly ratios ‘COPYRIGHT ‘Accessed by OLEX on 09 Aug 2011 0 SECTION 4 TESTS 4.1 TEST SPECIMENS 4.1.1 General This Standard requires the testing of individual wires only. The wires shall be tested, before stranding, under a routine test procedure (See Clause 4.1.2) Special tesis, where specified, may be performed (sce Clause 4.1.3) on specimens of wire taken from a sample of conductor. 4.1.2 Routine tests Routine tests shall be performed on specimens taken from the first and every tenth spool prepared for loading on a stranding machine, as specified in Table 4.1 Ifa specimen fails a test, that test shall be repeated on two further specimens taken from the same spool If either of these fails, the spool shall be rejected and five spools, produced sequentially before and after the rejectee spool, shall be individually tested, 4.1.3 Special tests Special tests shall be performed on wire specimens taken from a sample length of conductor

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