SPEC No.

: ZTT 12-26454
REVISION: 1.1

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
for
Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced
(ACSR)

Designer Ron Li
Senior Technical Manager
ZTT International Department

Approver

Chief Technical Engineer

ZTT International Department
1. SCOPE
This specification covers the general requirements and performance of conductor which ZTT offered
including electrical characteristics, mechanical characteristics, packing information etc.

2. REFERENCES
The conductor which ZTT offered shall be designed, manufactured and tested according to
international standards as follows:

Quality Control Standard

ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems

Component Wire Standard

IEC 60888 Zinc-coated steel wires for stranded conductors

IEC 61232 Aluminum-clad steel wires for electrical purposes

IEC 60104 Aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy wire for overhead line conductors

IEC 60889 Hard-drawn aluminum wire for overhead line conductors

Standard specification for aluminum-clad steel core wire for aluminum conductors,
ASTM B502 aluminum-clad steel reinforced
Standard specification for aluminum 1350 round wire, annealed and intermediate
ASTM B609 tempers, for electrical purposes
Standard specification for zinc-coated (galvanized) steel core wire for aluminum
ASTM B498 conductors, steel reinforced (ACSR)

ASTM B230 Standard specification for aluminum 1350-H19 wire for electrical purposes

ASTM B398 Standard specification for aluminum-alloy 6201-T81 wire for electrical purposes

ASTM B415 Standard specification for hard-drawn aluminum-clad steel wire

Conductor Standard

IEC 61089 Round wire concentric lay overhead electrical stranded conductors
Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum-alloy 6201-T81
ASTM B399
conductors

ASTM B231 Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum 1350 conductors

Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum conductors, coated
ASTM B232
steel reinforced (ACSR)

ASTM B416 Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum-clad steel conductors

Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum conductors,
ASTM B549
aluminum clad steel reinforced (ACSR/AW)
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3 CONSTRUCTURE AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR ACSR
3.1. Conductor Structure-Rail
St Wire

Al Wire

3.2. Conductor Technical Structure

Parameter Unit Value

Center: Steel wire 1/2.47

Layer 1: Steel wire 6/2.47

Structure Layer 2: Aluminum wire Nos./mm 9/3.70

Layer 3: Aluminum wire 15/3.70

Layer 4: Aluminum wire 21/3.70

Standard / ASTM B232

Stranding direction of outer layer Direction Right

Conductor diameter mm 29.61

Cross section mm2 517

Conductor weight kg/km 1598

Rated tensile strength kN 115.14

Modulus of Elasticity kN/mm2 64.7

Thermal Elongation Coefficient 10-6/℃ 20.8

DC Resistance at 20℃ Ω/km 0.0597

21-wire layer 10-13
Aluminum layer 15-wire layer 10-16
Lay ratio / 9-wire layer 10-17
Steel layer 6-wire layer 18-30

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3.3. Properties of Aluminum wire
Parameter Unit Value
Standard / ASTM B230
Nominal Diameter mm 3.70
Permission variation in specified
mm ±0.04
diameter
Min. tensile strength
N/mm2 170/162
(before stranding/after stranding)
Min elongation at fracture in 250mm % 1.9
DC Resistivity at 20℃ Ω·mm2/m 0.028172

3.4. Properties of Steel wire

Parameter Unit Value
Standard / ASTM B498
Class of zinc coating / Class A
Nominal Diameter mm 2.47
Permission variation in specified
mm ±0.05
diameter
Min. tensile strength
N/mm2 1410/1340
(before stranding/after stranding)
Tension at 1% elongation MPa 1280
Min elongation at fracture in 250mm % 3.5
Min. mass of zinc Coating g/m2 230
Note: All Sizes and Values are Nominal Values

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4. TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR ACSR

ACSR shall be accordance with applicable standard of ACSR and requirements of customer. The
following test items shall be carried out according to corresponding reference.

No Item Reference

Tests for Steel wire

1 Dimensions ASTM B498

2 Tensile strength ASTM B498

3 Elongation ASTM B498

4 Wrapping ASTM B498

5 Mass of zinc ASTM B498

Tests for Aluminum wire

1 Dimensions ASTM B230

2 Tensile strength ASTM B230

3 Elongation ASTM B230

4 Wrapping ASTM B230

5 Resistivity test ASTM B230

Tests for Conductor

1 Dimensions ASTM B232

2 Lay ratio and direction of lay ASTM B232

3 Number and type of wires ASTM B232

4 Mass per unit length ASTM B232

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5. PACKING AND DRUM FOR CONDUCTOR
Conductors shall be wound on a non-returnable wooden drum or metal drum. Both ends of
conductors shall be securely fastened to drum and sealed with a shrinkable cap. The required
marking shall be printed with a weather-proof material on the outsides of drum according to
customer’s requirement.

Drum Drum Dimensions & Weights

Cable Type Length D d B b A weight material
(m) mm mm mm mm mm kg
Iron-
Rail 3200 2220 1066 1340 1150 125 5640
wooden
Note: The value “D” don’t contain the dimension of seal.

6. HARDWARE AND ACCESSORIES

ZTT can also manufacture and supply corresponding tension clamp, suspension clamp, down-lead
clamp, and vibration damper for conductors etc.

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