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Contents

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................... 4

2 Normative references............................................................................................................ 4

3 Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 4

4 Designation system............................................................................................................... 5

5 Requirements for stranded conductor.................................................................................... 6

6 Tests .................................................................................................................................. 10

7 Packaging and marking....................................................................................................... 15

8 Information to be clarified by the purchaser and manufacturer ............................................. 16

Annex A (normative) Special national conditions.................................................................... 17

Annex B (normative) Calculation of nominal mass of grease for stranded conductors............. 18

Annex C (normative) Stress - strain test method .................................................................... 21

Annex D (informative) Lay ratios used for calculation of increments due to stranding
in Table 4 ............................................................................................. 24

Annex E (normative) Test for ability of a conductor to be erected using tension stringing ....... 25

Annex F (informative) Conductors in frequent use in some member countries.......................... 27

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1 Scope

This European Standard specifies the electrical and mechanical characteristics of round wire
concentric lay bare overhead electrical conductors stranded in alternate directions, with or without
grease as per EN 50326, made of one or a combination of any of the following:

a) Hard drawn Aluminium as per EN 60889 designated AL1

b) Aluminium alloy as per EN 50183 designated AL2 to AL7
c) Zinc coated steel wire as per EN 50189 with grade and class designated ST1A, ST2B,
ST3D, ST4A, ST5E, and ST6C.
d) Aluminium-clad steel wire as per EN 61232 with class designation 20SA (grades A and B),
27SA, 30SA and 40SA.

Conductors made of zinc coated steel wires only are not included.

2 Normative references

This European standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this European standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the latest issue of the publication referred to
applies.

EN 50183 Conductors for overhead lines — Aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloy wires

EN 50189 Conductors for overhead lines — Zinc coated steel wires

1)
EN 50326 Conductors for overhead lines — Characteristics of greases

EN 60889 Hard-drawn aluminium wire for overhead line conductors.

EN 61232 Aluminium-clad steel wires for electrical purposes.

IEC 60050-466 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Chapter 466: Overhead Lines.

3 Definitions

In addition to the definitions given in IEC 60050-466, the following definitions apply:

3.1
aluminium
for the purposes of this standard, aluminium is used as a generic term to mean hard drawn aluminium and
aluminium alloy

3.2
direction of lay
the direction of lay is defined as right hand or left hand. With right hand lay, the wires conform to the
direction of the central part of the letter Z when the conductor is held vertically. With left hand lay the wires
conform to the central part of the letter S when the conductor is held vertically

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1)
At draft stage
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3.3
lay ratio
the ratio of the lay length to the external diameter of the corresponding layer of wires in the stranded
conductor

3.4
lot
a group of conductors manufactured by the same manufacturer under similar conditions of production

NOTE 1 A lot may consist of part of or all the purchased quantity.

NOTE 2 The constitution of a lot may be agreed between the purchaser and the manufacturer

3.5
nominal
the target value of a measurable property by which a conductor or component of a conductor is identified
and to which tolerances are applied

3.6
wire
a filament of drawn metal having a constant circular cross-section

3.7
rated tensile strength
an estimate of the conductor breaking load calculated using the specified tensile properties of the
component wires

4 Designation system

4.1 A designation system is used to identify stranded conductors made of aluminium with or
without steel wires.

4.2 Homogeneous aluminium conductors are designated ALx, where x identifies the type of
aluminium. Homogeneous aluminium clad steel conductors are designated yzSA where y
represents the type of steel (Grade A or B, applicable to class 20SA only), and z represents the
class of aluminium cladding (20, 27, 30 or 40).

4.3 Composite aluminium/zinc coated steel conductors are designated ALx/STyz, where ALx
identifies the external aluminium wires (envelope), and STyz identifies the steel core. In the
designation of zinc coated steel wires, y represents the type of steel (Grades 1 to 6) and z
represents the class of zinc coating (A to E).

4.4 Composite aluminium/aluminium-clad steel conductors are designated ALx/yzSA, where

ALx identifies the external aluminium wires (envelope), and yzSA identifies the steel core as in
4.2.

4.5 Conductors are identified as follows:

(a) a code number giving the nominal area, rounded to an integer, of the aluminium or steel as
appropriate;
(b) a designation identifying the type of wires constituting the conductor. For composite
conductors the first description applies to the envelope and the second to the core.
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EXAMPLES:

2
16-AL1: Conductor of AL1 aluminium with an area of 15,9 mm ,
2
rounded to 16 mm .

2
587-AL2: Conductor of AL2 aluminium with an area of 586,9 mm ,
2.
rounded to 587 mm

401-AL1/28-ST1A: Conductor made of AL1 aluminium wires around a core of

ST1A zinc coated steel wires with a Class A zinc coating. The
2
integer area of AL1 wires is 401 mm and that of the ST1A
2
wires 28 mm .

401-AL1/28-A20SA: Conductor made of AL1 aluminium wires around a core of

grade A, class 20 aluminium-clad steel wires. The integer
2
area of AL1 wires is 401 mm and that of the A20SA wires
2
28 mm .

65-A20SA: Conductor made of grade A, class 20 aluminium clad steel

2
wires with an area of 65 mm .

5 Requirements for stranded conductor

5.1 Material

The stranded conductor shall be made from wires and with grease, whenever greased conductor
is specified, as defined in clause 1.

5.2 Conductor sizes

Lists of conductor sizes in frequent use in some of the member countries are given as guidance in
annex F. Conductors for existing or established designs of overhead lines as well as sizes and
strandings not included in this standard may be designed and supplied as agreed upon by the
manufacturer and purchaser, and the relevant requirements of this standard shall apply.

5.3 Surface condition

The surface of the conductor shall be free from all imperfections visible to the unaided eye
(normal corrective lenses accepted), such as nicks, indentations, etc., not consistent with good
commercial practice.

5.4 Conductor diameter

The conductor diameter shall not vary from the nominal value, specified by the purchaser, by
more than:

± 1 % for diameters larger or equal to 10 mm.

± 0,1 mm for diameters smaller than 10 mm.

5.5 Stranding

5.5.1 All wires of the conductor shall be concentrically stranded.

5.5.2 Adjacent wire layers shall be stranded with reverse lay directions. The direction of lay of
the external layer shall be right hand except when otherwise specified by the purchaser.