Cable Description 40% COPPERWELD®COPPER CLAD STEEL 19

STRANDS OF 5 AWG (.1819”) LOW CARBON

ANNEALED
Cable Specifications ASTM B910-10 – Standard Specification for
Annealed Copper-Clad Steel Wire
ASTM B228-11 – Standard Specification for
Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper-Clad Steel
Conductors
Catalog Number 19#5
PHYSICAL DATA Diameter of Individual 4.62 (0.1819) mm (inch)
Wires
Number of Wires 19
Overall diameter 23.1 (0.91) mm (inch)
Cross Section of Area 318.6 (628.9) mm2 (kcmil)
Linear Weight 2660 (1788) kg/km (lb/1000 ft)
Minimum Break Load 76.7 (17246) kN (lbf)
ELECTRICAL DATA Max. Conductor DC 0.14 (0.0427) Ω/km (Ω/1000 ft)
Resistance at 20⁰C
Conductivity 40 %
When selecting a conductor for a ground grid,it must meet the maximum fault current for the identified
duration and meet a minimum breaking load as required by the substation design (typically 5,000
pounds).The key to properly sizing copper clad steel wire is the actual fault current requirement. Often
copper is physically oversized to gain the physical strength needed in the application. With Copper clad, the
physical strength is inherent to the product so theprimary consideration electrical Table 2 below compares
the ampacity ratings of copper and Copper clad Steel Wire which allows the user to visually select the Copper
clad equivalent. Forexample:
Requirements: The equivalent to 4/0 copper per the IEEE Fusing Chart is 19#940%.A typical maximum fault
current for a distribution substation is ~18 kA at 30 cycles

Cable Description 40% COPPERWELD®COPPER CLAD STEEL 7

STRANDS OF 5 AWG (.1819”) LOW CARBON
ANNEALED
Cable Specifications ASTM B910-10 – Standard Specification for
Annealed Copper-Clad Steel Wire
ASTM B228-11 – Standard Specification for
Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper-Clad Steel
Conductors
Catalog Number 7#5
PHYSICAL DATA Diameter of Individual 4.62 (0.1819) mm (inch)
Wires
Number of Wires 7
Overall diameter 13.86 (0.546) mm (inch)
Cross Section of Area 117.4 (231.6) mm2 (kcmil)
Linear Weight 974.8 (655) kg/km (lb/1000 ft)
Minimum Break Load 28.26 (6354) kN (lbf)
ELECTRICAL DATA Max. Conductor DC 0.14 (0.044) Ω/km (Ω/1000 ft)
Resistance at 20⁰C
Conductivity 40 %
When selecting a conductor for a ground grid, it must meet the maximum fault current for the identified
duration and meet a minimum breaking load as required by the substation design (typically 5,000 pounds). The
key to properly sizing copper clad steel wire is the actual fault current requirement. Often copper is physically
oversized to gain the physical strength needed in the application. With Copperclad,the physical strength is
inherent to the products of the primary consideration electrical Table 2 below compares the ampacity ratings
of copper and Copper clad Steel Wire which allows the user to visually select the Copper clad equivalent.
Forexample:
Requirements: The equivalent to 4/0 copper per the IEEE Fusing Chart is 19#940%.A typical maximum fault
current for a distribution substation is ~18 kA at 30 cycles
Cable Description 40% COPPERWELD®COPPER CLAD STEEL 19
STRANDS OF 7 AWG (.1443”) LOW CARBON
ANNEALED
Cable Specifications ASTM B910-10 – Standard Specification for
Annealed Copper-Clad Steel Wire
ASTM B228-11 – Standard Specification for
Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper-Clad Steel
Conductors
Catalog Number 19#7
PHYSICAL DATA Diameter of Individual 3.67 (0.1443) mm (inch)
Wires
Number of Wires 19
Overall diameter 18.33 (0.722) mm (inch)
Cross Section of Area 200.5 (395.6) mm2 (kcmil)
Linear Weight 1671.7 (1123.3) kg/km (lb/1000 ft)
Minimum Break Load 48.27 (10853) kN (lbf)
ELECTRICAL DATA Max. Conductor DC 0.2224 (0.0678) Ω/km (Ω/1000 ft)
 Resistance at 20⁰C
Conductivity 40 %
When selecting a conductor for a ground grid, it must meet the maximum fault current for the identified duration
and meet a minimum breaking load as required by the substation design (typically 5,000 pounds). The key to
properly sizing copper clad steel wire is the actual fault current requirement. Often copper is physically oversized
to gain the physical strength needed in the application. With Copperclad,the physical strength is inherent to the
products of the primary consideration electrical Table 2 below compares the ampacity ratings of copper and
Copper clad Steel Wire which allows the user to visually select the Copper clad equivalent. Forexample:

Requirements: The equivalent to 4/0 copper per the IEEE Fusing Chart is 19#940%.A typical maximum fault
current for a distribution substation is ~18 kA at 30 cycles

Cable Description 40% COPPERWELD®COPPER CLAD STEEL 7

STRANDS OF 7 AWG (.1443”) LOW CARBON
ANNEALED
Cable Specifications ASTM B910-10 – Standard Specification for
Annealed Copper-Clad Steel Wire
ASTM B228-11 – Standard Specification for
Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper-Clad Steel
Conductors
Catalog Number 7#7
PHYSICAL DATA Diameter of Individual 3.67 (0.1443) mm (inch)
Wires
Number of Wires 7
Overall diameter 11.0 (0.433) mm (inch)
Cross Section of Area 73.9 (145.8) mm2 (kcmil)
Linear Weight 613.5 (412.2) kg/km (lb/1000 ft)
Minimum Break Load 17.78 (3998) kN (lbf)
ELECTRICAL DATA Max. Conductor DC 0.60 (0.183) Ω/km (Ω/1000 ft)
Resistance at 20⁰C
Conductivity 40 %
When selecting a conductor for a ground grid, it must meet the maximum fault current for the identified duration
and meet a minimum breaking load as required by the substation design (typically 5,000 pounds). The key to
properly sizing copper clad steel wire is the actual fault current requirement. Often copper is physically oversized
to gain the physical strength needed in the application. With Copperclad,the physical strength is inherent to the
products of the primary consideration electrical Table 2 below compares the ampacity ratings of copper and
Copper clad Steel Wire which allows the user to visually select the Copper clad equivalent. Forexample:

Requirements: The equivalent to 4/0 copper per the IEEE Fusing Chart is 19#940%.A typical maximum fault
current for a distribution substation is ~18 kA at 30 cycles