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E l e c t r i c a l C h a r a c t e r i s T i c s o f C o p p e r w e l d ®/ C o p p e r C o n d u c t o r s
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
COPPERWELD ®/COPPER COMPOSITE
STRANDED CONDUCTORS

Solid 3-Wire Type “A” Type “D” 7-Wire Type “F” Type “G”
Copperweld Copperweld 1 CW Wire 2 CW Wires Copperweld 1 CW Wire 2 CW Wires 19-Wire Type “E” Type “EK”
Wire Strand 2 Cu Wires 1 Cu Wire Strand 6 Cu Wires 5 Cu Wires Copperweld 7 CW Wires 4 CW Wires
Strand 12 Cu Wires 15 Cu Wires

The electrical properties of Copperweld ®/Cu and Copperweld ® conductors for determining the electrical performance of transmission
and distribution lines are listed in the accompanying tables. These tables include values of resistance, inductive and shunt capacitive
reactances, and the geometric mean radius, together with the approximate ampacity for 60 hertz frequency.

Resistance
The resistance of Copperweld ®/Cu conductors is shown for temperatures of 25 oC. and 50 o and those of Copperweld ® conductors
for 25°C. and 75°C. The 25°C. values are for small currents, approximately equivalent to 1000 amperes per square inch of copper
conductance. The higher temperature values are for heavy currents, or approximately 75% of the ampacities shown in the table.
Resistance figures are based on 97.5% conductivity copper.

Inductive and Capacitive Reactance

The inductive reactances are given for the conductors at one foot spacing with supplementary tables of adders for spacings greater
than one foot. The basic values are tabulated in Table 1 and 4 as x a (Inductive). The adders x d are the same for all conductors and are
tabulated in Table 2. As the inductive reactances are substantially independent of the current these values are applicable for either
small or large current. The relation between the inductive reactance for one foot spacing and geometric mean radius is shown in the
following formulas:
1
x a = .2794 log10
G.M.R.

G.M.R. = Conductor radius in feet

Antilog10 .1083 μ

x int = .03026

where: x­a = Inductive reactance (60 hertz) for 1 ft. spacing — ohms per conductor per mile.

G.M.R. = Geometric mean radius in feet.

μ = Effective permeability ratio of conductor.

x int = Internal reactance (60 hertz).

The capacitive reactances are also given for conductors at one foot spacing with supplementary tables for spacings greater than one
foot. Basic values for each conductor are tabulated in Tables 1 and 4 as x'a (Capacitive) and the capacitive reactance adders x'd are
tabulated in Table 3.

Ampacity
The ampacities are in accordance with the Schurig and Frick formula, assuming a two foot per second cross wind and an emissivity
factor of 0.5 (average tarnished surface). The data for Copperweld ®/COPPER conductors are based on a 50°C. rise over a 25°C.
ambient or a maximum temperature of 75°C. For Copperweld conductors, the temperature rise is 100°C. over a 25°C. ambient or a
maximum temperature of 125°C. These maximum temperatures represent permissible values to which the conductor can be subjected,
without annealing or loss of strength.

NOTE: Properties noted in these data sheets are typical values for standard applications. If your application
requires performance values beyond those noted, please contact Copperweld’s Engineering Support Center at
engineering@[Link] or +1.931.433.7177. Material selection, varying composition and processing conditions all
provide flexibility in how Copperweld can deliver exactly the product you need. Bimetallic conductors from Copperweld offer many
distinct advantages, and our engineering team works in concert with our clients to determine the proper components for the stringent
requirements of their products.
 Table 1
Electrical CharacterisTics of Copperweld/COPPER Conductors

Resistance-Ohms per Conductor per Mile Reactance per

Conductor
ra at 50oC (122oF) per Mile
ra at 25oC (77oF) Current-Approx. One Foot Spacing
Geometric Approx.
Small Currents 75% of Ampacity Mean Radius Ampacity†
xa x'a
at 60 Hz at 60 Hz
Inductive Capacitive
CONDUCTOR D.C. 60 Hertz D.C. 60 Hertz Ω at 60 Hz MΩ at 60 Hz (feet) (amps)
350 E 0.1658 0.1812 0.1812 0.204 0.463 0.1014 0.02200 660
350 EK 0.1658 0.1705 0.1812 0.1882 0.450 0.1034 0.02450 680
300 E 0.1934 0.209 0.211 0.235 0.473 0.1037 0.02040 600
300 EK 0.1934 0.1981 0.211 0.219 0.460 0.1057 0.02270 610
250 E 0.232 0.248 0.254 0.279 0.484 0.1064 0.01859 540
250 EK 0.232 0.237 0.254 0.261 0.471 0.1084 0.02070 540
4/0 E 0.274 0.290 0.300 0.326 0.493 0.1088 0.01711 480
4/0 G 0.273 0.298 0.299 0.342 0.517 0.1103 0.01409 460
4/0 EK 0.274 0.279 0.300 0.308 0.481 0.1109 0.01903 490
4/0 F 0.273 0.287 0.299 0.322 0.505 0.1120 0.01558 470
3/0 E 0.346 0.361 0.378 0.407 0.508 0.1123 0.01521 420
3/0 J 0.344 0.372 0.377 0.428 0.541 0.1118 0.01156 410
E l e c t r i c a l C h a r a c t e r i s T i c s o f C o p p e r w e l d ®/ C o p p e r C o n d u c t o r s

3/0 G 0.344 0.369 0.377 0.423 0.531 0.1137 0.01254 400

3/0 EK 0.346 0.351 0.378 0.386 0.495 0.1143 0.01697 420
3/0 F 0.344 0.358 0.377 0.401 0.519 0.1155 0.01388 410
2/0 K 0.434 0.466 0.475 0.535 0.570 0.1129 0.00912 360
2/0 J 0.434 0.462 0.475 0.530 0.555 0.1152 0.01029 350
2/0 G 0.434 0.459 0.475 0.525 0.545 0.1171 0.01119 350
2/0 F 0.434 0.448 0.475 0.501 0.533 0.1189 0.01235 350
1/0 K 0.548 0.579 0.599 0.664 0.584 0.1164 0.00812 310
1/0 J 0.548 0.576 0.599 0.659 0.569 0.1186 0.00917 310
1/0 G 0.548 0.573 0.599 0.654 0.559 0.1206 0.00996 310
1/0 F 0.548 0.562 0.599 0.627 0.547 0.1224 0.01099 310
1N 0.691 0.726 0.755 0.832 0.614 0.1171 0.00638 280
1K 0.691 0.722 0.755 0.825 0.598 0.1198 0.00723 270
1J 0.691 0.719 0.755 0.820 0.583 0.1221 0.00817 270
1G 0.691 0.716 0.755 0.815 0.573 0.1240 0.00887 260
1F 0.691 0.705 0.755 0.786 0.561 0.1258 0.00980 270
o o o o o
* Resistance at 50 C. total temperature, based on ambient of 25 C plus 25 C rise due to heating † Based on a conductor temperature of 75 C and an ambient of 25 C.
effect of current. The approximate magnitude of current necessary to produce the 25oC rise is
75% of the “Approximate Ampacity at 60 Hertz”

Table 2
Inductive Reactance Adders For Separations Greater Than One Foot
Xd-Equivalent Separation in feet

feet 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 - 0 0.084 0.133 0.168 0.195 0.217 0.236 0.252 0.267
10 0.279 0.291 0.302 0.311 0.320 0.329 0.336 0.344 0.351 0.357
20 0.364 0.369 0.375 0.380 0.386 0.391 0.395 0.400 0.404 0.409
30 0.413 0.417 0.421 0.424 0.428 0.431 0.435 0.438 0.441 0.445

Note: Total inductive reactance equals inductive reactance for one foot plus adder for conductor separation

Impedance (line to neutral) in Ω/conductor for line N miles long Z = N (ra + j (xa + xd))

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Table 1 (continued)
Electrical CharacterisTics of Copperweld/COPPER Conductors

E l e c t r i c a l C h a r a c t e r i s T i c s o f C o p p e r w e l d ®/ C o p p e r C o n d u c t o r s
Reactance per
Resistance-Ohms per Conductor per mile Conductor
per mile
ra at 50oC (122oF) One Foot Spacing Geometric Approx.
ra at 25oC (77oF)
Conductor Current-Approx. Mean Radius Ampacity†
Small Currents
75% of Ampacity xa x'a at 60 Hz at 60 Hz
Inductive Capacitive
D.C. 60 Hertz D.C. 60 Hertz Ω at 60 Hz MΩ at 60 Hz
(feet) (amps)
2P 0.871 0.909 0.952 1.040 0.643 0.1172 0.00501 250
2N 0.871 0.906 0.952 1.035 0.627 0.1205 0.00568 240
2K 0.871 0.902 0.952 1.028 0.612 0.1232 0.00644 240
2J 0.871 0.899 0.952 1.022 0.598 0.1255 0.00727 230
2A 0.869 0.882 0.950 0.979 0.592 0.1241 0.00763 240
2G 0.871 0.896 0.952 1.016 0.587 0.1275 0.00790 230
2F 0.871 0.885 0.952 0.985 0.575 0.1292 0.00873 230
3P 1.098 1.136 1.200 1.296 0.657 0.1207 0.00445 220
3N 1.098 1.133 1.200 1.289 0.641 0.1239 0.00506 210
3K 1.098 1.129 1.200 1.281 0.626 0.1266 0.00574 210
3J 1.098 1.126 1.200 1.275 0.611 0.1289 0.00648 200
3A 1.096 1.109 1.198 1.229 0.606 0.1275 0.00679 210
4P 1.385 1.423 1.514 1.616 0.671 0.1241 0.00397 190
4N 1.385 1.420 1.514 1.610 0.655 0.1274 0.00451 180
4D 1.382 1.399 1.511 1.542 0.628 0.1256 0.00566 190
4A 1.382 1.395 1.511 1.545 0.620 0.1310 0.00604 180
5P 1.747 1.785 1.909 2.02 0.685 0.1275 0.00353 160
5D 1.742 1.759 1.905 1.939 0.642 0.1290 0.00504 160
5A 1.742 1.755 1.905 1.941 0.634 0.1345 0.00538 160
6D 2.20 2.22 2.40 2.44 0.656 0.1325 0.00449 140
6A 2.20 2.21 2.40 2.44 0.648 0.1379 0.00479 140
6C 2.20 2.21 2.40 2.44 0.651 0.1386 0.00469 130
7D 2.77 2.79 3.03 3.07 0.670 0.1359 0.00400 120
7A 2.77 2.78 3.03 3.07 0.658 0.1388 0.00441 120
8D 3.49 3.51 3.82 3.86 0.684 0.1393 0.00356 110
8A 3.49 3.51 3.82 3.87 0.672 0.1422 0.00394 100
8C 3.49 3.51 3.82 3.86 0.679 0.1453 0.00373 100

9½D 4.91 4.93 5.37 5.42 0.712 0.1462 0.00283 85

o o o
* Resistance at 50 C total temperature, based on ambient of 25 C plus 25 C rise due to heating effect
of current. The approximate magnitude of current necessary to produce the 25oC rise is 75% of the
“Approximate Ampacity at 60 Hertz”

† Based on a conductor temperature of [Link] an ambient of 25oC.

Table 3
Shunt capacitive reactance adders for separation greater than one foot
X'd-Equivalent Separation in feet
Feet 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 - 0 0.021 0.033 0.041 0.048 0.053 0.058 0.062 0.065
10 0.068 0.071 0.074 0.076 0.078 0.080 0.082 0.084 0.086 0.087
20 0.089 0.090 0.092 0.093 0.094 0.096 0.097 0.098 0.099 0.100
30 0.101 0.102 0.103 0.104 0.105 0.106 0.106 0.107 0.108 0.109

Note: Total Shunt capacitive reactance equals shunt capacitive reactance for one foot plus adder for
conductor separation
x' a+ x'd
Shunt Capacity Reactance (line to neutral) in MΩ/conductor for line N miles long X' = -j
N

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 Table 4
Electrical CharacterisTics of Copperweld/COPPER Conductors
Resistance-Ohms per Conductor per Mile Reactance per Conductor
per Mile
One Foot Spacing

o o
ra at 75 C (167 F) Geometric Approx.
ra at 25oC (77oF) Current-Approx. Mean Radius Ampacity†
xa x'a
Small Currents 75% of Ampacity at 60 Hz at 60 Hz
Inductive Capacitive
Conductor D.C. 60 Hertz D.C. 60 Hertz Ω at 60 Hz MΩ at 60 Hz (feet) (amps)

40% Conductivity
7
/8” 19 No. 5 0.229 0.254 0.272 0.391 0.539 0.0971 0.01175 690
13
/16” 19 No. 6 0.289 0.314 0.343 0.472 0.553 0.1005 0.01046 610
23
/32” 19 No. 7 0.365 0.390 0.433 0.573 0.567 0.1040 0.00931 530
21
/32” 19 No. 8 0.460 0.485 0.546 0.698 0.582 0.1074 0.00829 470
9
/16” 19 No.9 0.580 0.605 0.688 0.853 0.595 0.1109 0.00739 410
5
/8” 7 No. 4 0.492 0.512 0.584 0.680 0.587 0.1088 0.00792 470
9
/16” 7 No. 5 0.620 0.640 0.736 0.840 0.601 0.1122 0.00705 410
1
/2” 7 No. 6 0.782 0.802 0.928 1.040 0.615 0.1157 0.00628 350
7
/16” 7 No. 7 0.986 1.006 1.170 1.291 0.629 0.1191 0.00559 310
3
/8” 7 No. 8 1.244 1.264 1.476 1.606 0.644 0.1226 0.00497 270
11
/32” 7 No. 9 1.568 1.588 1.861 2.00 0.658 0.1260 0.00443 230
E l e c t r i c a l C h a r a c t e r i s T i c s o f C o p p e r w e l d ®/ C o p p e r C o n d u c t o r s

5
/16” 7 No. 10 1.978 1.998 2.35 2.50 0.671 0.1294 0.00395 200

3 No. 5 1.445 1.457 1.714 1.772 0.617 0.1221 0.00621 250

3 No. 6 1.821 1.833 2.16 2.22 0.631 0.1255 0.00553 220

3 No. 7 2.30 2.31 2.73 2.79 0.645 0.1289 0.00492 190

3 No. 8 2.90 2.91 3.44 3.51 0.659 0.1324 0.00439 160

3 No. 9 3.65 3.66 4.33 4.41 0.673 0.1358 0.00391 140

3 No. 10 4.61 4.62 5.46 5.55 0.687 0.1392 0.00348 120

3 No. 12 7.32 7.34 8.69 8.78 0.715 0.1462 0.00276 90

No. 2 Solid 2.14 2.14 2.54 2.54 0.612 0.1345 0.00645 190

No. 4 Solid 3.41 3.41 4.05 4.05 0.640 0.1415 0.00506 140

No. 6 Solid 5.42 5.42 6.44 6.44 0.669 0.1483 0.00403 100

30% Conductivity
7
/8” 19 No. 5 0.306 0.331 0.363 0.499 0.592 0.0971 0.00758 620
13
/16” 19 No. 6 0.386 0.411 0.458 0.605 0.606 0.1005 0.00675 540
23
/32” 19 No. 7 0.486 0.511 0.577 0.737 0.621 0.1040 0.00601 470
21
/32” 19 No. 8 0.613 0.638 0.728 0.902 0.635 0.1074 0.00535 410
9
/16” 19 No.9 0.773 0.798 0.917 1.106 0.649 0.1109 0.00477 360
5
/8” 7 No. 4 0.656 0.676 0.778 0.887 0.640 0.1088 0.00511 410
9
/16” 7 No. 5 0.827 0.847 0.981 1.099 0.654 0.1122 0.00455 360
1
/2” 7 No. 6 1.042 1.062 1.237 1.364 0.668 0.1157 0.00405 310
7
/16” 7 No. 7 1.315 1.335 1.560 1.697 0.683 0.1191 0.00361 270
3
/8” 7 No. 8 1.658 1.678 1.967 2.12 0.697 0.1226 0.00321 230
11
/32” 7 No. 9 2.09 2.11 2.48 2.64 0.711 0.1260 0.00286 200
5
/16” 7 No. 10 2.64 2.66 3.13 3.30 0.725 0.1294 0.00255 170

3 No. 5 1.926 1.938 2.29 2.35 0.654 0.1221 0.00457 220

3 No. 6 2.43 2.44 2.88 2.95 0.668 0.1255 0.00407 190

3 No. 7 3.06 3.07 3.63 3.71 0.682 0.1289 0.00363 160

3 No. 8 3.86 3.87 4.58 4.66 0.696 0.1324 0.00323 140

3 No. 9 4.87 4.88 5.78 5.86 0.710 0.1358 0.00288 120

3 No. 10 6.14 6.15 7.28 7.38 0.724 0.1392 0.00257 110

No. 2 Solid 2.86 2.86 3.40 3.40 0.662 0.1345 0.00427 160

No. 4 Solid 4.54 4.54 5.40 5.40 0.690 0.1415 0.00339 120

No. 6 Solid 7.22 7.22 8.58 8.58 0.718 0.1483 0.00269 90

* Resistance at 75oC total temperature, based on ambient of 25oC plus 50oC rise due to † Based on a conductor temperature of 125oC and an ambient of 25oC.
heating effect of current. The approximate magnitude of current necessary to produce the A 2 ft/s wind speed and Emissivity = 0.5
50oC rise is 75% of the “Approximate Ampacity at 60 Hertz”

ED1790 REV 08/14

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C OPPERWELD ® WIRE AND STRAND H ARD DRAWN

Copperweld
®

Wire and strand HARD DRAWN

Wire
3-Wire Strand
7-Wire Strand

19-Wire Strand

Consisting of a copper cladding metallurgically bonded to a steel core, Copperweld ® CCS wire effectively combines
the strength of steel with the conductivity and corrosion resistance of copper. Standard copper cladding thicknesses result in a composite
conductivity of 30% or 40% IACS. Copperweld wire is available with two types of steel: a strong, high carbon, steel for the high-strength (HS)
and extra-high-strength (EHS) grades and a low carbon (LC) steel for special applications.

Copperweld strand is concentrically stranded cable of one or more layers with left-hand lay in the outer layer unless otherwise specified. In
any strand, the individual wires are of the same size.

Copperweld hard-drawn wire and strand offers tensile strengths from 80000 - 270000 psi [5625 - 18983 kgf/cm 2]. For applications requiring
greater flexibility, Copperweld wire and strand are also available in an annealed state.

NOTE: Properties noted in these data sheets are typical values for standard applications. If your application
requires performance values beyond those noted, please contact Copperweld’s Engineering Support Center at
engineering@[Link] or +1.615.377.4200. Material selection, varying composition and processing conditions all provide
flexibility in how Copperweld can deliver exactly the product you need. Bimetallic conductors from Copperweld offer many distinct advantages,
and our engineering team works in concert with our clients to determine the proper components for the stringent requirements of their products.

Specifications:

ASTM B-227 Hard Drawn Copper-Clad Steel Wire ASTM B-228 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper-Clad Steel Conductors

Bare solid Copperweld ® wires, high strength and

extra high strength physical and electrical characteristics
(METRIC UNITS)

Min Breaking Loads (kgf) Weight (kg/km)

Nominal DC
Cross Section
Conductor Diameter Extra High Resistance
High Strength Area
Size Strength at 20oC (Ω/km)
40% 30%
AWG COND COND
40% 30% 30% 40% 30%
(inch) (mm) (cmil) (mm2)
COND COND COND COND COND
0 0.3249 8.25 3065 3174 4561 440.5 435.9 0.8058 1.0744 105560 53.49
1 0.2893 7.35 2633 2835 4021 349.2 345.6 1.0164 1.3551 83694 42.41
2 0.2576 6.54 2225 2408 3326 276.9 274.0 1.2819 1.7092 66358 33.62
3 0.2294 5.83 1855 2001 2747 219.6 217.3 1.6164 2.1552 52624 26.67
4 0.2043 5.19 1558 1731 2056 174.2 172.3 2.0380 2.7174 41738 21.15
5 0.1819 4.62 1292 1430 1721 138.1 136.6 2.5709 3.4278 33088 16.77
6 0.1620 4.11 1070 1179 1429 109.5 108.4 3.2413 4.3217 26244 13.30
7 0.1443 3.67 885 972 1180 86.89 85.98 4.0852 5.4469 20822 10.55
8 0.1285 3.26 731 799 970 68.90 68.18 5.1516 6.8687 16512 8.37
9 0.1144 2.91 601 656 787 54.61 54.04 6.4997 8.6663 13087 6.63
10 0.1019 2.59 498 542 642 43.33 42.88 8.1921 10.923 10384 5.26
12 0.0808 2.05 273 274 408 27.24 26.96 13.029 17.373 6529 3.31

NOTE:
Coefficient of Linear Expansion: 1.3 x 10-5/oC
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance: 4.05 x 10-3/oC
Modulus of Elasticity: Wire, 165.5 GPa
Bare solid Copperweld ® wires, high strength and
extra high strength physical and electrical characteristics
(METRIC UNITS)

Min Breaking Loads (kgf) Weight (kg/km)

Nominal DC
Cross
Conductor Diameter Extra High Resistance
High Strength Section Area
Size Strength at 20oC (Ω/km)
40% 30%
AWG COND COND
40% 30% 30% 40% 30%
(inch) (mm) (cmil) (mm2)
COND COND COND COND COND
13 0.0720 1.83 225 230 324 21.63 21.41 16.41 21.88 5184 2.63
14 0.0641 1.63 186 182 257 17.15 16.97 20.70 27.60 4109 2.08
15 0.0571 1.45 136 145 204 13.60 13.46 26.09 34.79 3260 1.65
16 0.0508 1.29 112 114 161 10.77 10.66 32.96 43.95 2581 1.31
17 0.0453 1.15 93 91 128 8.563 8.473 41.45 55.27 2052 1.04
18 0.0403 1.02 77 74 102 6.777 6.706 52.38 69.84 1624 0.82
19 0.0359 0.91 60 59 81 5.378 5.322 66.00 88.00 1289 0.65
20 0.0320 0.81 50 48 64 4.273 4.228 83.09 110.8 1024 0.52
21 0.0285 0.72 40 36 70 3.389 3.354 104.7 139.6 812 0.41
22 0.0253 0.64 31 29 55 2.671 2.643 132.9 177.2 640 0.32
23 0.0226 0.57 25 23 45 2.131 2.109 166.5 222.1 511 0.26

Bare Copperweld ® stranded cable, high strength and extra high strength
physical and electrical characteristics
(METRIC UNITS)
Min Breaking Loads (kgf) Weight (kg/km)
NOMINAL
Cross
Conductor Diameter DC Resistance
Extra High Section Area
Size High Strength at 20oC (Ω/km)
Strength 40% 30%
AWG
COND COND
40% 30% 30% 40% 30%
(inch) (mm) (cmil) (mm2)
COND COND COND COND COND
19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5 0.910 23.10 22098 24448 29436 2660 2632 0.1372 0.1829 628665 318.55
19 No. 6 0.810 20.57 18305 20167 24433 2110 2088 0.1730 0.2306 498636 252.66
19 No. 7 0.722 18.33 15141 16614 20182 1674 1656 0.2180 0.2907 395627 200.47
19 No. 8 0.643 16.32 12496 13667 16591 1327 1314 0.2749 0.3666 313733 158.97
19 No. 9 0.572 14.53 10285 11216 13465 1052 1041 0.3469 0.4625 248660 126.00
19 No. 10 0.510 12.94 8509 9269 10983 834.8 826.0 0.4372 0.5829 197289 99.97
7-Wire Strand
7 No. 4 0.613 15.57 9816 10908 12951 1231 1218 0.2941 0.3921 292169 148.04
7 No. 5 0.546 13.86 8141 9007 10845 976.1 965.9 0.3709 0.4946 231613 117.36
7 No. 6 0.486 12.34 6744 7430 9002 774.2 766.1 0.4677 0.6236 183708 93.09
7 No. 7 0.433 11.00 5578 6121 7436 614.3 607.9 0.5894 0.7859 145757 73.86
7 No. 8 0.386 9.79 4604 5035 6112 487.1 482.0 0.7433 0.9911 115586 58.57
7 No. 9 0.343 8.72 3789 4132 4961 386.1 382.1 0.9378 1.2504 91612 46.42
7 No. 10 0.306 7.76 3135 3415 4046 306.3 303.1 1.1820 1.5760 72685 36.83
7 No. 12 0.242 6.16 1717 1723 2572 192.6 190.6 1.8799 2.5066 45700 23.16
3-Wire Strand
3 No. 4 0.440 11.18 4441 4934 5859 526.7 521.2 0.6848 0.9130 125215 63.45
3 No. 5 0.392 9.96 3683 4075 4906 417.5 413.2 0.8638 1.1517 99263 50.30
3 No. 6 0.349 8.87 3051 3361 4072 331.2 327.7 1.0891 1.4521 78732 39.89
3 No. 7 0.311 7.90 2523 2769 3364 262.7 260.0 1.3726 1.8302 62467 31.65
3 No. 8 0.277 7.03 2083 2278 2765 208.4 206.2 1.7309 2.3079 49537 25.10
3 No. 9 0.247 6.26 1714 1869 2244 165.1 163.4 2.1839 2.9119 39262 19.89
3 No. 10 0.220 5.58 1418 1545 1831 131.0 129.7 2.7526 3.6701 31151 15.78
3 No. 12 0.174 4.42 777 780 1163 82.38 81.52 4.3779 5.8371 19586 9.92
Breaking load of 7-wire and 19-wire Copperweld strands are taken as 90% of the sum of the breaking NOTE:
loads of the individual wires; breaking load of 3-wire Copperweld strand is taken as 95% of the sum of Modulus of Elasticity: Strand, 158.6 GPa
the breaking loads of the individual wires used in the manufacturing of the strand. Coefficient of Linear Expansion: 1.3 x 10-5/oC
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance: 4.05 x 10-3/oC
Bare solid Copperweld ® wires, high strength and
extra high strength physical and electrical characteristics
(US/IMPERIAL UNITS)

Min Breaking Loads (lbf) Weight (lbs/kft)

Nominal DC
Cross
Conductor Diameter Extra High Resistance
High Strength Section Area
Size Strength at 68oF (Ω/kft)
40% 30%
AWG COND COND
40% 30% 30% 40% 30%
(inch) (cmil) (in2)
COND COND COND COND COND
0 0.3249 6757 6998 10055 296.0 292.9 0.2456 0.3275 105560 0.08291
1 0.2893 5804 6250 8865 234.7 232.2 0.3098 0.4130 83694 0.06573
2 0.2576 4905 5309 7332 186.1 184.1 0.3907 0.5210 66358 0.05212
3 0.2294 4090 4411 6055 147.6 146.0 0.4927 0.6569 52624 0.04133
4 0.2043 3435 3817 4532 117.0 115.8 0.6212 0.8283 41738 0.03278
5 0.1819 2849 3152 3795 92.77 91.81 0.7836 1.0448 33088 0.02599
6 0.1620 2360 2600 3150 73.58 72.82 0.9879 1.3173 26244 0.02061
7 0.1443 1952 2142 2602 58.38 57.78 1.2452 1.6602 20822 0.01635
8 0.1285 1611 1762 2139 46.30 45.82 1.5702 2.0936 16512 0.01297
9 0.1144 1326 1446 1736 36.70 36.31 1.9811 2.6415 13087 0.01028
10 0.1019 1097 1195 1416 29.11 28.81 2.4970 3.3293 10384 0.00816
12 0.0808 601 603 900 18.31 18.11 3.9713 5.2951 6529 0.00513
13 0.0720 497 507 714 14.54 14.38 5.0014 6.6686 5184 0.00407
14 0.0641 410 402 566 11.52 11.40 6.3102 8.4136 4109 0.00323
15 0.0571 300 319 449 9.142 9.047 7.9522 10.603 3260 0.00256
16 0.0508 247 252 356 7.236 7.160 10.047 13.396 2581 0.00203
17 0.0453 205 201 283 5.754 5.694 12.635 16.846 2052 0.00161
18 0.0403 169 163 224 4.554 4.506 15.964 21.286 1624 0.00128
19 0.0359 133 129 178 3.614 3.576 20.117 26.823 1289 0.00101
20 0.0320 110 106 141 2.871 2.841 25.320 33.760 1024 0.00080
21 0.0285 88 79 154 2.277 2.254 31.921 42.561 812 0.00064
22 0.0253 69 63 121 1.795 1.776 40.506 54.008 640 0.00050
23 0.0226 55 50 99 1.432 1.417 50.763 67.684 511 0.00040
24 0.0201 46 40 79 1.133 1.121 64.175 85.567 404 0.00032

NOTE:
Coefficient of Linear Expansion: 7.2 x 10-6/oF
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance: 2.1 x 10-3/oF
Modulus of Elasticity: Wire, 24 x 106 psi
 Bare Copperweld ® stranded cable, high strength and extra high strength
C OPPERWELD ® WIRE AND STRAND H ARD DRAWN

physical and electrical characteristics

(US/IMPERIAL UNITS)

Min Breaking Loads (lbf) Weight (lbs/kft)

NOMINAL
Cross
Conductor Diameter Extra High DC Resistance
High Strength Section Area
Size Strength at 68oF (Ω/kft)
40% 30%
AWG COND COND
40% 30% 30% 40% 30%
(inch) (cmil) (in2)
COND COND COND COND COND
19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5 0.910 48718 53899 64895 1787 1769 0.0418 0.0558 628665 0.4938
19 No. 6 0.810 40356 44460 53865 1418 1403 0.0527 0.0703 498636 0.3916
19 No. 7 0.722 33379 36628 44494 1125 1113 0.0665 0.0886 395627 0.3107
19 No. 8 0.643 27548 30130 36577 892.0 882.7 0.0838 0.1117 313733 0.2464
19 No. 9 0.572 22675 24727 29686 707.0 699.6 0.1057 0.1410 248660 0.1953
19 No. 10 0.510 18759 20435 24214 560.9 555.1 0.1333 0.1777 197289 0.1550
7-Wire Strand
7 No. 4 0.613 21641 24047 28552 827.4 818.8 0.0896 0.1195 292169 0.2295
7 No. 5 0.546 17949 19858 23909 655.9 649.1 0.1131 0.1507 231613 0.1819
7 No. 6 0.486 14868 16380 19845 520.2 514.8 0.1425 0.1901 183708 0.1443
7 No. 7 0.433 12298 13495 16393 412.8 408.5 0.1797 0.2395 145757 0.1145
7 No. 8 0.386 10149 11101 13476 327.3 323.9 0.2266 0.3021 115586 0.0908
7 No. 9 0.343 8354 9110 10937 259.4 256.7 0.2858 0.3811 91612 0.0720
7 No. 10 0.306 6911 7529 8921 205.8 203.7 0.3603 0.4804 72685 0.0571
7 No. 12 0.242 3786 3799 5670 129.4 128.1 0.5730 0.7640 45700 0.0359
3-Wire Strand
3 No. 4 0.440 9790 10878 12916 353.9 350.2 0.2087 0.2783 125215 0.0983
3 No. 5 0.392 8120 8983 10816 280.5 277.6 0.2633 0.3511 99263 0.0780
3 No. 6 0.349 6726 7410 8978 222.5 220.2 0.3319 0.4426 78732 0.0618
3 No. 7 0.311 5563 6105 7416 176.6 174.7 0.4184 0.5578 62467 0.0491
3 No. 8 0.277 4591 5022 6096 140.0 138.5 0.5276 0.7034 49537 0.0389
3 No. 9 0.247 3779 4121 4948 111.0 109.8 0.6657 0.8875 39262 0.0308
3 No. 10 0.220 3126 3406 4036 88.04 87.12 0.8390 1.1186 31151 0.0245
3 No. 12 0.174 1713 1719 2565 55.36 54.78 1.3344 1.7792 19586 0.0154

Breaking load of 7-wire and 19-wire Copperweld strands are taken as 90% of the sum of NOTE:
the breaking loads of the individual wires; breaking load of 3-wire Copperweld strand is Modulus of Elasticity: Strand, 23 x 106 psi
taken as 95% of the sum of the breaking loads of the individual wires used in the manufac- Coefficient of Linear Expansion: 7.2 X 10-6/oF.
turing of the strand. Temperature Coefficient of Resistance: 2.1 x 10-3/oF.

AMERICAS
Copperweld Bimetallics LLC — Nashville, Tennessee — +1.615.377.4200

EUROPE/NORTH AFRICA
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SOUTHERN AFRICA
ARB Electrical Wholesalers — Durban, South Africa — +27.82.827.0110

NORTHEAST ASIA/PACIFIC
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
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MIDDLE EAST
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Copperweld ® and copperweld ® /copper conductors,
wire tables and n.e.s.c. loading tables

Comprised of a copper cladding metallurgically bonded to a steel core, Copperweld ® wire from Copperweld
effectively combines the strength of steel with the conductivity and corrosion resistance of copper. Standard copper
cladding thicknesses result in 21%, 30%, or 40% IACS composite conductivity. The core steel employed in the
composite depends specifically upon the application requirement for mechanical properties and typically ranges
from AISI 1006 to AISI 1060.

Copperweld ® CCS wire and strand provide efficient and economical overhead line construction and are typically
used for power conductors, overhead communication lines (including telephone, telegraph and signal lines),
overhead ground wires, guy wires, aerial cable messenger, and catenary cables for railroad electrification. When
combined with copper wires in Copperweld ® -copper conductors, a wide range of strengths and conductive options
is available, permitting the selection of conductors which will meet the requirements for practically all types of
overhead line designs.

NOTE: Properties noted in these data sheets are typical values for standard applications. If your application
requires performance values beyond those noted, please contact Copperweld’s Engineering Support Center
at engineering@[Link] or +1.615.377.4200. Material selection, varying composition and
processing conditions all provide flexibility in how Copperweld can deliver exactly the product you need.
Bimetallic conductors from Copperweld offer many distinct advantages, and our engineering team works in
concert with our clients to determine the proper components for the stringent requirements of their products.

TYPE “E” TYPE “EK” 19 Wire

7 CW Wires 4 CW Wires Copperweld
12 Cu Wires 15 Cu Wires Strand

TYPE “F” TYPE “G” TYPE “J” TYPE “K” TYPE “N” TYPE “P” 7 Wire
1 CW Wire 2 CW Wires 3 CW Wires 4 CW Wires 5 CW Wires 6 CW Wires Copperweld
6 Cu Wires 5 Cu Wires 4 Cu Wires 3 Cu Wires 2 Cu Wires 1 Cu Wire Strand

TYPE “A” TYPE “D” 3 Wire Solid

1 CW Wire 2 CW Wires Copperweld Copperweld
2 Cu Wires 1 Cu Wire Strand Wire
Wire Tables – US/Imperial
Bare Stranded Copperweld ® -Copper Conductors
Sizes 350000 Circular Mils to No. 8 AWG Equivalend Conductance
Design of Conductor MINIMUM Cross
Type Diameter
Number and Diameter Number and Diameter Breaking Weight Section
of (inch)
EHS 30% Hard-Drawn Load (lbs/kft) area
Conductor
Copperweld Wires Copper Wires (lbs) (in2)

350000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent-.0302 Ohms/kft at 68oF.

E 0.788 7 x .1576 12 x .1576 31474 1403 0.3706
EK 0.735 4 x .1470 15 x .1470 23141 1238 0.3225

300000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent-.0353 Ohms/kft at 68oF.

E 0.729 7 x .1459 12 x .1459 26974 1203 0.3177
EK 0.680 4 x .1361 15 x .1361 20338 1061 0.2764

250000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent-.0423 Ohms/kft at 68oF.

E 0.666 7 x .1332 12 x .1332 23226 1002 0.2648
EK 0.621 4 x .1242 15 x .1242 17302 884.2 0.2302
o
4/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (211600 Circular Mils) .0500 Ohms/kft at 68 F.
E 0.613 7 x .1225 12 x .1225 20114 848.3 0.2239
EK 0.571 4 x .1143 15 x .1143 14881 748.4 0.1950
F 0.550 1 x .1833 6 x .1833 11593 710.2 0.1847

2/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (133100 Circular Mils) .0795 Ohms/kft at 68oF.
K 0.534 4 x .1780 3 x .1780 17071 645.9 0.1742
J 0.494 3 x .1648 4 x .1648 13420 560.6 0.1493
F 0.436 1 x .1454 6 x .1454 7686 446.8 0.1162
1/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (105600 Circular Mils) .100 Ohms/kft at 68oF.
K 0.475 4 x .1585 3 x .1585 14064 512.0 0.1381
J 0.440 3 x .1467 4 x .1467 10640 444.3 0.1183
F 0.388 1 x .1294 6 x .1294 6252 354.1 0.0921
o
No. 1 AWG Copper Equivalent (83690 Circular Mils) .127 Ohms/kft at 68 F.
K 0.423 4 x .1412 3 x .1412 11554 406.2 0.1096
J 0.392 3 x .1307 4 x .1307 8735 352.5 0.0939
F 0.346 1 x .1153 6 x .1153 5067 280.9 0.0731

No. 2 AWG Copper Equivalent (66370 Circular Mils) .159 Ohms/kft at 68oF.
K 0.377 4 x .1257 3 x .1257 9439 322.1 0.0869
J 0.349 3 x .1164 4 x .1164 7107 279.5 0.0745
A 0.366 1 x .1699 2 x .1699 5703 256.8 0.0680
F 0.308 1 x .1026 6 x .1026 4070 222.8 0.0579

No. 4 AWG Copper Equivalent (41740 Circular Mils) .253 Ohms/kft at 68oF.
D 0.348 2 x .1615 1 x .1615 7120 225.5 0.0615
A 0.290 1 x .1347 2 x .1347 3809 161.5 0.0428

No. 6 AWG Copper Equivalent (26250 Circular Mils) .403 Ohms/kft at 68oF.
D 0.276 2 x .1281 1 x .1281 4796 141.8 0.0387
A 0.230 1 x .1068 2 x .1068 2499 101.6 0.0269
C 0.225 1 x .1046* 2 x .1046 2072 97.34 0.0258
o
No. 8 AWG Copper Equivalent (16510 Circular Mils) .640 Ohms/kft at 68 F.
D 0.219 2 x .1016 1 x .1016 3160 89.24 0.0243
A 0.199 1 x .1127 2 x .07969 2211 74.28 0.0200
C 0.179 1 x .08081* 2 x .08336 1214 60.67 0.0160
*High strength Copperweld, 40% conductivity.

Modulus Coefficient of Modulus Coefficient Modulus Coefficient of

Type of of Linear Type of of of Linear Type of of Linear
Conductor Elasticity Expansion Conductor Elasticity Expansion Conductor Elasticity Expansion
o o o
Mpsi x 10-6/ F Mpsi x 10-6/ F Mpsi x 10-6/ F
E 19.5 8.4 J 20.0 8.3 7A, 8A 21.0 8.1
EK 18.5 8.8 K 21.0 8.0 C 19.0 8.5
F 18.0 9.0 2A, 4A, 6A 19.0 8.5 D 22.0 7.8
Wire Tables – Metric
Bare solid Copperweld ® strands, high strength and extra high strength
physical and electrical characteristics.
Design of Conductor MINIMUM
Type
Diameter Number and Diameter Number and Diameter Breaking Cross
of Weight
(mm) EHS 30% Hard-Drawn Load Section
Conductor (kg/km)
Copperweld Wires Copper Wires (kg) (mm2)

350000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent-177.3 mm2-.0991 Ohms/km 20oC.

E 20.15 7 x 4.003 12 x 4.003 14276 2089 239.1
EK 18.670 4 x 3.734 15 x 3.734 10497 1842 208.0
300000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent-152.1 mm2-.116 Ohms/km 20oC.
E 18.529 7 x 3.706 12 x 3.706 12235 1791 204.9
EK 17.285 4 x 3.457 15 x 3.457 9225 1579 178.3
250000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent-126.7 mm2-.139 Ohms/km 20oC.
E 16.916 7 x 3.383 12 x 3.383 10535 1492 170.8

EK 15.773 4 x 3.155 15 x 3.155 7848 1315 148.5

o
4/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (211600 Circular Mils) 107.2 mm -.164 Ohms/km at 20 C.
2

E 15.558 7 x 3.112 12 x 3.112 9123 1262 144.5

EK 14.516 4 x 2.903 15 x 2.903 6750 1114 125.8
F 13.967 1 x 4.656 6 x 4.656 5258 1057 119.2

2/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (133100 Circular Mils) 67.43 mm2-.261 Ohms/km at 20oC.
K 13.564 4 x 4.521 3 x 4.521 7743 961.0 112.4
J 12.558 3 x 4.186 4 x 4.186 6087 834.1 96.33
F 11.079 1 x 3.693 6 x 3.693 3486 665.3 74.99
o
1/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (105500 Circular Mils) 53.48 mm -.328 Ohms/km at 20 C.
2

K 12.078 4 x 4.026 3 x 4.026 6379 761.0 89.11

J 11.179 3 x 3.726 4 x 3.726 4826 660.9 76.33
F 9.860 1 x 3.287 6 x 3.287 2836 526.9 59.39

No. 1 AWG Copper Equivalent (83690 Circular Mils) 42.41 mm2-.417 Ohms/km at 20oC.
K 10.759 4 x 3.586 3 x 3.586 5241 604.7 70.72
J 9.959 3 x 3.320 4 x 3.320 3962 524.6 60.59
F 8.786 1 x 2.929 6 x 2.929 2299 418.3 47.15
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No. 2 AWG Copper Equivalent (66370 Circular Mils) 33.63 mm -.522 Ohms/km at 20 C.
2

K 9.578 4 x 3.193 3 x 3.193 4282 479.2 56.04

J 8.870 3 x 2.957 4 x 2.957 3223 416.1 48.06
A 9.300 1 x 4.315 2 x 4.315 2587 382.3 43.88
F 7.818 1 x 2.606 6 x 2.606 1846 331.3 37.34
No. 4 AWG Copper Equivalent (41740 Circular Mils) 21.15 mm2-.830 Ohms/km at 20oC.
D 8.840 2 x 4.102 1 x 4.102 3230 335.5 39.65
A 7.373 1 x 3.421 2 x 3.421 1728 240.3 27.58
No. 6 AWG Copper Equivalent (26250 Circular Mils) 13.30 mm2-1.322 Ohms/km at 20oC.
D 7.012 2 x 3.254 1 x 3.254 2175 211.1 24.94
A 5.846 1 x 2.713 2 x 2.713 1134 151.2 17.34
C 5.725 1 x 2.657* 2 x 2.657 940 144.9 16.63
o
No. 8 AWG Copper Equivalent (16510 Circular Mils) 8.366 mm -2.100 Ohms/km at 20 C.
2

D 5.561 2 x 2.581 1 x 2.581 1433 132.8 15.68

A 0.199 1 x 2.863 2 x 2.024 1003 110.5 12.87
C 0.179 1 x 2.053* 2 x 2.117 551 90.29 10.35

*High strength Copperweld, 40% conductivity.

Coefficient Coefficient Coefficient

Modulus Modulus Modulus
Type of of Linear Type of of Linear Type of of Linear
of Elasticity of Elasticity of Elasticity
Conductor Expansion Conductor Expansion Conductor Expansion

o o o
GPa x 10-5/ C GPa x 10-5/ C GPa x 10-5/ C
E 134.4 1.51 J 137.9 1.49 7A, 8A 144.8 1.46
EK 127.6 1.58 K 144.8 1.44 C 131.0 1.53
F 124.1 1.62 2A, 4A, 6A 131.0 1.53 D 151.7 1.40
Wire Tables – US/Imperial
Copperweld® Stranded and Solid Bare Conductors
High Strength and Extra High Strength
MINIMUM Breaking Loads, lbs* NOMINAL DC Resistance
Conductor High Strength Extra High Ω/kft at 68oF Cross-
Diameter WEIGHT Section
Size Strength
(inch) (lbs/kft) AREA
AWG 40% 30% 30% 40% 30%
Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity (cmil)

19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5 0.910 48718 53899 64895 1768.7 0.0418 0.0558 628665
19 No. 6 0.810 40356 44460 53865 1402.9 0.0527 0.0703 498636
19 No. 7 0.721 33379 36628 44494 1113.1 0.0665 0.0886 395627
19 No. 8 0.642 27548 30130 36577 882.7 0.0838 0.1117 313733
19 No. 9 0.572 22675 24727 29686 699.6 0.1057 0.1410 248660

7-Wire Strand
7 No. 4 0.613 21641 24047 28552 818.8 0.0896 0.1195 292169
7 No. 5 0.546 17949 19858 23909 649.1 0.1131 0.1507 231613
7 No. 6 0.486 14868 16380 19845 514.8 0.1425 0.1901 183708
7 No. 7 0.433 12298 13495 16393 408.5 0.1797 0.2395 145757
7 No. 8 0.385 10149 11101 13476 323.9 0.2266 0.3021 115586
7 No. 9 0.343 8354 9110 10937 256.7 0.2858 0.3811 91612
7 No. 10 0.306 6911 7529 8921 203.7 0.3603 0.4804 72685
7 No. 12 0.242 3786 3799 5670 128.1 0.5730 0.7640 45700
3-Wire Strand
3 No. 5 0.392 8120 8983 10816 277.6 0.2633 0.3511 99263
3 No. 6 0.349 6726 7410 8978 220.2 0.3319 0.4426 78732
3 No. 7 0.311 5563 6105 7416 174.7 0.4184 0.5578 62467
3 No. 8 0.277 4591 5022 6096 138.5 0.5276 0.7034 49537
3 No. 9 0.247 3779 4121 4948 109.8 0.6657 0.8875 39262
3 No. 10 0.220 3126 3406 4036 87.1 0.8390 1.1186 31151
3 No. 12 0.174 1713 1719 2565 54.8 1.3344 1.7792 19586

Solid Wire
4 0.2043 3435 3817 4532 115.8 0.6212 0.8283 41738
5 0.1819 2849 3152 3795 91.8 0.7836 1.0448 33088
(.165) 0.1650 2448 2697 3267 75.5 0.9523 1.2698 27225
6 0.1620 2360 2600 3150 72.8 0.9879 1.3173 26244
7 0.1443 1952 2142 2602 57.8 1.2452 1.6602 20822
8 0.1285 1611 1762 2139 45.8 1.5702 2.0936 16512
(.128) 0.1280 1598 1748 2122 45.5 1.5825 2.1100 16384
9 0.1144 1326 1446 1736 36.3 1.9811 2.6415 13087
(.104) 0.1040 1142 1245 1286** 30.0 2.3971 3.1962 10816
10 0.1019 1097 1195 1416 28.8 2.4970 3.3293 10384
12 0.0808 601 603 900 18.1 3.9713 5.2951 6529
(.080) 0.0800 561 585 873 17.8 4.0512 5.4016 6400

*Breaking load of 7-wire and 19-wire Copperweld strands are taken as 90% of the ** 40% Conductivity
sum of the breaking loads of the individual wires; breaking load of 3-wire Copperweld Modulus of Elasticity: Solid Wire, 24 x 10-6 psi. Strand, 23 x 106 psi
strand is taken as 95% of the sum of the breaking loads of the individual wires used in Coefficient of Linear Expansion: 7.2 x 10-6/oF.
the manufacturing of the strand. Temperature Coefficient of Resistance: 2.1 x 10-3/oF.
Wire Tables – Metric
Copperweld® Stranded and Solid Bare Conductors
High Strength and Extra High Strength
MINIMUM Breaking Loads, kgf*
NOMINAL DC Resistance
Cross-
Conductor Extra High Ω/km at 20oC
Diameter High Strength Section
Size Strength Weight
(mm) AREA
AWG 40% 30% 30% (kg/km) 40% 30% (mm2)
Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity Conductivity

19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5 23.10 22098 24448 29436 2632 0.137 0.183 318.5
19 No. 6 20.57 18305 20167 24433 2088 0.173 0.231 252.7
19 No. 7 18.33 15141 16614 20182 1656 0.218 0.291 200.5
19 No. 8 16.32 12496 13667 16591 1314 0.275 0.367 159.0
19 No. 9 14.53 10285 11216 13465 1041 0.347 0.463 126.0

7-Wire Strand
7 No. 4 15.57 9816 10908 12951 1218 0.294 0.392 148.0
7 No. 5 13.86 8141 9007 10845 966 0.371 0.495 117.4
7 No. 6 12.34 6744 7430 9002 766 0.468 0.624 93.09
7 No. 7 11.00 5578 6121 7436 608 0.589 0.786 73.86
7 No. 8 9.79 4604 5035 6112 482 0.743 0.991 58.57
7 No. 9 8.72 3789 4132 4961 382 0.938 1.250 46.42
7 No. 10 7.76 3135 3415 4046 303 1.182 1.576 36.83
7 No. 12 6.16 1717 1723 2572 191 1.880 2.507 23.16
3-Wire Strand
3 No. 5 9.96 3683 4075 4906 413 0.864 1.152 50.30
3 No. 6 8.87 3051 3361 4072 328 1.089 1.452 39.89
3 No. 7 7.90 2523 2769 3364 260 1.373 1.830 31.65
3 No. 8 7.03 2083 2278 2765 206 1.731 2.308 25.10
3 No. 9 6.26 1714 1869 2244 163 2.184 2.912 19.89
3 No. 10 5.58 1418 1545 1831 130 2.753 3.670 15.78
3 No. 12 4.42 777 780 1163 82 4.378 5.837 9.92

Solid Wire
4 5.19 1558 1731 2056 172 2.038 2.717 21.15
5 4.62 1292 1430 1721 137 2.571 3.428 16.77
(.165) 4.19 1110 1223 1482 112 3.124 4.166 13.80
6 4.11 1070 1179 1429 108 3.241 4.322 13.30
7 3.67 885 972 1180 86 4.085 5.447 10.55
8 3.26 731 799 970 68 5.152 6.869 8.367
(.128) 3.25 725 793 963 68 5.192 6.923 8.302
9 2.91 601 656 787 54 6.500 8.666 6.631
(.104) 2.64 518 565 583** 45 7.865 10.486 5.481
10 2.59 498 542 642 43 8.192 10.923 5.261
12 2.05 273 274 408 27 13.029 17.372 3.308
(.080) 2.03 254 265 396 26 13.291 17.722 3.243

*Breaking loads of 7-wire, 19-wire and 37 wire Copperweld strands are taken as ** 40% Conductivity
90% of the sum of the breaking loads of the individual wires; breaking load of 3-wire Modulus of Elasticity: Solid Wire, 1.69 x 104 kg/mm2; Strand 1.62 x 104 kg/mm2
Copperweld strand is taken as 95% of the sum of the breaking loads of the individual Coefficient of Linear Expansion: 1.3 x 10-5 per degree C.
wires used in the manufacturing of the strand. Temperature Coefficient of Resistance: 3.8 x 10-3 ohms per degree C.
Loading Tables
Bare Copperweld®-Copper Conductors
Sizes 350,000 Circular Mils to No. 8 AWG Equivalent Conductance
Vertical, Horizontal, And Resultant* Loads
(Loading in Pounds per Linear Foot of Conductor)
Cross Modules
Type Light Loading District Medium Loading District Heavy Loading District
Section x
of Diameter
Area Area Hori- Hori-
con- (inch) Vertical Hori- Vertical Vertical
(A) (EA) zontal zontal
ductor Con- zontal Con- Con-
(in2) (lbf) Resultant* Wind Resultant* Wind Resultant*
ductor Wind ductor ductor
4 Lbs/ft2 4 Lbs/ft2
Only 9 lbs/ft2 +1/4” Ice +1/2” Ice
+1/4” Ice +1/2” Ice

350000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent

E 0.788 0.3706 7223000 1.403 0.5910 1.572 1.726 0.4293 1.979 2.204 0.5900 2.583
EK 0.735 0.3225 5964000 1.238 0.5513 1.405 1.544 0.4117 1.798 2.006 0.5783 2.388
300000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent
E 0.729 0.3177 6191000 1.203 0.5468 1.371 1.507 0.4097 1.762 1.967 0.5763 2.350
EK 0.680 0.2764 5112000 1.061 0.5100 1.227 1.350 0.3933 1.606 1.795 0.5600 2.180
250000 Circular Mils Copper Equivalent
E 0.666 0.2648 5160000 1.002 0.4995 1.170 1.287 0.3887 1.544 1.727 0.5553 2.114
EK 0.621 0.2302 4261000 0.8842 0.4658 1.049 1.155 0.3737 1.414 1.581 0.5403 1.971
4/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (211600 Circular Mils)
E 0.613 0.2239 4366000 0.8483 0.4598 1.015 1.117 0.3710 1.377 1.540 0.5377 1.931
G 0.583 0.2077 3946000 0.7894 0.4373 0.9524 1.048 0.3610 1.3090 1.463 0.5277 1.855
EK 0.571 0.1950 3606000 0.7484 0.4283 0.9123 1.004 0.3570 1.2650 1.414 0.5237 1.808
F 0.550 0.1847 3325000 0.7102 0.4125 0.8713 0.9589 0.3500 1.2210 1.363 0.5167 1.758
2/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (133100 Circular Mils)
K 0.534 0.1742 3658000 0.6459 0.4005 0.8100 0.8896 0.3447 1.1540 1.289 0.5113 1.687
J 0.494 0.1493 2986000 0.5606 0.3705 0.7220 0.7919 0.3313 1.0580 1.179 0.4980 1.580
G 0.463 0.1307 2483000 0.4966 0.3473 0.6560 0.7183 0.3210 0.9867 1.095 0.4877 1.499
F 4.360 0.1162 2092000 0.4468 0.3270 0.6037 0.6601 0.3120 0.9301 1.029 0.4787 1.435
1/0 AWG Copper Equivalent (105600 Circular Mils)
K 0.475 0.1381 2900000 0.5120 0.3563 0.6737 0.7374 0.3250 1.006 1.118 0.4917 1.522
J 0.440 0.1183 2368000 0.4443 0.3300 0.6034 0.6588 0.3133 0.9295 1.029 0.4800 1.435
G 0.412 0.1036 1968000 0.3936 0.3090 0.5504 0.5994 0.3040 0.8721 0.9607 0.4707 1.370
F 0.388 0.09206 1657000 0.3541 0.2910 0.5083 0.5524 0.2960 0.8267 0.9062 0.4627 1.318
No. 1 AWG Copper Equivalent (83690 Circular Mils)
N 0.464 0.1315 2893000 0.4813 0.3480 0.6439 0.7033 0.3213 0.9732 1.081 0.4880 1.486
K 0.423 0.1096 2302000 0.4062 0.3173 0.5654 0.6154 0.3077 0.8880 0.9801 0.4743 1.389
J 0.392 0.0939 1878000 0.3525 0.2940 0.5090 0.5521 0.2973 0.8271 0.9071 0.4640 1.319
G 0.367 0.0822 1561000 0.3122 0.2753 0.4662 0.5040 0.2890 0.7810 0.8513 0.4557 1.266
F 0.346 0.07309 1315000 0.2809 0.2595 0.4324 0.4662 0.2820 0.7448 0.8069 0.4487 1.223
No. 2 AWG Copper Equivalent (66370 Circular Mils)
P 0.462 0.1303 2997000 0.4711 0.3465 0.6348 0.6925 0.3207 0.9631 1.069 0.4873 1.475
N 0.413 0.1043 2295000 0.3817 0.3098 0.5416 0.5878 0.3043 0.8619 0.9494 0.4710 1.360
K 0.377 0.08687 1824000 0.3221 0.2828 0.4786 0.5170 0.2923 0.7940 0.8674 0.4590 1.281
J 0.349 0.07449 1489000 0.2795 0.2618 0.4329 0.4657 0.2830 0.7450 0.8074 0.4497 1.224
A 0.366 0.06801 1292000 0.2568 0.2745 0.4259 0.4483 0.2887 0.7332 0.7953 0.4553 1.216
G 0.327 0.06516 1238000 0.2476 0.2453 0.3985 0.4270 0.2757 0.7082 0.7618 0.4423 1.181
F 0.308 0.05787 1043000 0.2228 0.2310 0.3709 0.3963 0.2693 0.6791 0.7252 0.4360 1.146
No. 4 AWG Copper Equivalent (41740 Circular Mils)
P 0.366 0.08196 1885000 0.2963 0.2745 0.4539 0.4878 0.2887 0.7668 0.8348 0.4553 1.251
N 0.328 0.06556 1442000 0.2400 0.2460 0.3937 0.4197 0.2760 0.7023 0.7548 0.4427 1.175
D 0.348 0.06145 1352000 0.2255 0.2610 0.3949 0.4114 0.2827 0.6992 0.7528 0.4493 1.177
A 0.290 0.04275 812400 0.1615 0.2175 0.3209 0.3294 0.2633 0.6217 0.6527 0.4300 1.082
No. 6 AWG Copper Equivalent (26250 Circular Mils)
D 0.276 0.03866 850500 0.1418 0.2070 0.3009 0.3053 0.2587 0.6002 0.6243 0.4253 1.055
A 0.230 0.02688 510900 0.1016 0.1725 0.2502 0.2508 0.2433 0.5495 0.5555 0.4100 0.9904
C 0.225 0.02578 489600 0.09734 0.1688 0.2448 0.2450 0.2417 0.5441 0.5481 0.4083 0.9835
No. 8 AWG Copper Equivalent (16510 Circular Mils)
D 0.219 0.02432 534800 0.08921 0.1643 0.2369 0.2350 0.2397 0.5357 0.5363 0.4063 0.9728
A 0.199 0.01995 419000 0.07427 0.1493 0.2167 0.2139 0.2330 0.5163 0.5089 0.3997 0.9471
C 0.179 0.01604 304800 0.06067 0.1343 0.1973 0.1940 0.2263 0.4981 0.4829 0.3930 0.9226

*Based on Rule 251, National Electrical Safety Code, 1990 Edition.

Loading Tables
Bare Copperweld® Conductors for Overhead Line Construction
High Strength and Extra High Strength
Vertical, Horizontal, And Resultant* Loads

cross Modules (Loading in Pounds per Linear Foot of Conductor)

Con-
section x Light Loading District Medium Loading District Heavy Loading District
ductor Diameter
area Area
Size (inch)
(A) (EA) Vertical Hori- Vertical Horizontal Horizontal
AWG Vertical
(in2) (lbf) Con- zontal Con- Wind 4 Lbs Wind
Resultant* Resultant* Conductor Resultant*
ductor Wind ductor per Sq Ft 4 Lbs/Ft2
+ 1/2” Ice
Only 9 lbs/ft2 + 1/4” Ice 1/4” Ice 1/2” Ice

19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5 0.910 0.4940 11360000 1.770 0.6825 1.947 2.130 0.4700 2.382 2.647 0.6367 3.002
19 No. 6 0.810 0.3917 9009000 1.403 0.6075 1.579 1.733 0.4367 1.987 2.218 0.6033 2.578
19 No. 7 0.722 0.3107 7146000 1.113 0.5408 1.287 1.415 0.4070 1.672 1.872 0.5737 2.238
19 No. 8 0.643 0.2464 5667000 0.8827 0.4815 1.055 1.160 0.3807 1.421 1.593 0.5473 1.964
19 No. 9 0.572 0.1954 4494000 0.7000 0.4290 0.8710 0.9555 0.3573 1.220 1.367 0.5240 1.744

7-Wire Strand
7 No. 4 0.613 0.2295 5278000 0.8189 0.4598 0.9891 1.087 0.3710 1.349 1.511 0.5377 1.884
7 No. 5 0.546 0.1820 4186000 0.6494 0.4095 0.8177 0.8969 0.3487 1.162 1.300 0.5153 1.678
7 No. 6 0.486 0.1443 3319000 0.5150 0.3645 0.6809 0.7438 0.3287 1.013 1.128 0.4953 1.512
7 No. 7 0.433 0.1145 2633000 0.4084 0.3248 0.5718 0.6207 0.3110 0.8943 0.9885 0.4777 1.378
7 No. 8 0.386 0.09077 2088000 0.3239 0.2888 0.4839 0.5213 0.2950 0.7990 0.8742 0.4617 1.269
7 No. 9 0.343 0.07198 1656000 0.2569 0.2573 0.4136 0.4413 0.2810 0.7231 0.7811 0.4477 1.180
7 No. 10 0.306 0.05708 1313000 0.2037 0.2295 0.3569 0.3766 0.2687 0.6626 0.7048 0.4353 1.108
3-Wire Strand
3 No. 5 0.392 0.0780 1794000 0.2778 0.2940 0.4545 0.4774 0.2973 0.762 0.832 0.4640 1.233
3 No. 6 0.349 0.0619 1423000 0.2203 0.2618 0.3921 0.4065 0.2830 0.695 0.748 0.4497 1.153
3 No. 7 0.311 0.0491 1128000 0.1747 0.2333 0.3414 0.3491 0.2703 0.6415 0.6790 0.4370 1.087
3 No. 8 0.277 0.03890 894700 0.1385 0.2078 0.2997 0.3023 0.2590 0.5981 0.6216 0.4257 1.033
3 No. 9 0.247 0.03085 709500 0.1099 0.1853 0.2654 0.2644 0.2490 0.5632 0.5744 0.4157 0.9890

3 No. 10 0.220 0.02446 562600 0.08713 0.1650 0.2366 0.2332 0.2400 0.5347 0.5348 0.4067 0.9519

3 No. 12 0.174 0.01539 354000 0.05480 0.1305 0.1915 0.1866 0.2247 0.4921 0.4739 0.3913 0.8946

Solid Wire
4 0.204 0.03278 786700 0.1158 0.1532 0.2421 0.2570 0.2348 0.5481 0.5537 0.4014 0.9639
5 0.182 0.02600 624000 0.09186 0.1364 0.2145 0.2261 0.2273 0.5206 0.5158 0.3940 0.9291
(.165) 0.165 0.02138 513100 0.07555 0.1237 0.1950 0.2046 0.2217 0.5016 0.4890 0.3883 0.9045
6 0.162 0.02062 494900 0.07285 0.1215 0.1917 0.2009 0.2207 0.4984 0.4845 0.3873 0.9003
7 0.144 0.01635 392400 0.05777 0.1082 0.1727 0.1804 0.2148 0.4805 0.4584 0.3814 0.8763
8 0.129 0.01297 311300 0.04581 0.09638 0.1567 0.1635 0.2095 0.4657 0.4366 0.3762 0.8563
(.128) 0.128 0.01287 308900 0.04547 0.09600 0.1562 0.1630 0.2093 0.4653 0.4359 0.3760 0.8557
9 0.114 0.01028 246700 0.03633 0.08580 0.1432 0.1496 0.2048 0.4536 0.4183 0.3715 0.8395
(.104) 0.104 0.008495 203900 0.03001 0.07800 0.1336 0.1401 0.2013 0.4452 0.4056 0.3680 0.8276
10 0.102 0.008155 195700 0.02881 0.07643 0.1317 0.1382 0.2006 0.4436 0.4031 0.3673 0.8253
12 0.081 0.005129 123100 0.01812 0.06061 0.1133 0.1210 0.1936 0.4283 0.3793 0.3603 0.8031
(.080) 0.080 0.005027 120600 0.01776 0.06000 0.1126 0.1204 0.1933 0.4276 0.3784 0.3600 0.8023

Modulus of Elasticity: Solid Wire, 24 Mpsi; Strand 23 Mpsi Other physical and electrical properties for the above conductors are listed
Coefficient of Linear Expansion: 7.2 x 10-6/oF in the Wire Tables on page 4.

*Based on Rule 251, National Electrical Safety Code, 1990 Edition.

 Guy Strands
Copperweld® Type M® Guy Strands
C O P P E R W E L D ® A N D C O P P E R W E L D ® / C O P P E R C O N D U C T O R S , W I R E TA B L E S A N D N . E . S . C . L O A D I N G TA B L E S

Standard Package
Nominal
Diameter Number and Rated
Designation Weight Approximate
of Strand Diameter of Strength Coil Length
(lbs/1000 ft) Weight (lbs)
(inch) Individual Wires (lbs) (ft)

2.2M .164 3 x .076” 2200 49 1000 45

4M .209 3 x .097” 4000 79 2-500 80
6M3 .258 3 x .120” 6000 121 500 65
6M .237 7 x .076” 6000 122 500 65
8M .276 7 x .092” 8000 166 500 85
10M .303 7 x .101” 10000 200 500 100
12.5M .345 7 x .115” 12500 259 250† 65
14M .360 7 x .120” 14000 283 250† 70
16M .386 7 x .128” 16000 324 250† 80
18M .414 7 x .138” 18000 374 250† 95
20M .438 7 x .146” 20000 418 250† 100

† Put up in 500-foot coils when specified.

Reels of 2500, 5000 and 10000 feet are also available.

Specifications

Applicable ASTM specifications are as follows:

Specification No. Title

B-227 Hard-Drawn Copper-Clad Steel Wire.
B-228 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper-Clad Steel Conductors.
B-229 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper and Copper-Clad Steel Composite Conductors.
B-452 Copper-Clad Steel Wire for Electronic Application.
A-460 Copper-Clad Steel Wire Strand. (For use as guy and messenger strand)

All ASTM specifications are re-approved every 5 years.

Please reference the current specification.

Copies of these specifications should be ordered from the

American Society for Testing and Materials

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P.O. Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959

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