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Continuous current-carrying capacity of copper conductors (DIN 43 671)

Table 13-4
Copper conductors of rectangular cross-section in indoor installations. Ambient temperature 35 °C. Conductor temperature 65 °C. Conductor
width vertical: clearance between conductors equal to conductor thickness; with alternating current, clearance between phases > 0.8 × phase
centre-line distance.

Width Cross- Weight1) Material3) Continuous current in A Continuous current in A

× section AC up to 60 Hz DC and AC 16²⁄₃ Hz
thickness painted bare painted bare
no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

mm mm2 kg/m

12 × 15 59.5 0.529 E-Cu F 37 203 345 411 177 312 398 203 345 411 177 312 398
12 × 10 119.5 1.063 E-Cu F 37 326 605 879 285 553 811 326 605 879 285 553 811
20 × 15 99.1 0.882 E Cu F 37 319 560 728 274 500 690 320 562 729 274 502 687
20 × 10 199 1.77 E-Cu F 30 497 924 1 320 427 825 1 180 499 932 1 300 428 832 1 210
30 × 15 149 1.33 E-Cu F 37 447 760 944 379 672 896 448 766 950 380 676 897
30 × 10 299 2.66 E-Cu F 30 676 1 200 1 670 573 1 060 1 480 683 1 230 1 630 579 1 080 1 520
40 × 15 199 1.77 E-Cu F 37 573 952 1 140 482 836 1 090 576 966 1 160 484 848 1 100
40 × 10 399 3 55 E-Cu F 30 850 1 470 2 000 2 580 715 1 290 1 770 2 280 865 1 530 2 000 728 1 350 1 880

1) Calculated for a density of 8.9 kg/dm3.

2) Minimum clearance given in mm.
3) Material: E-Cu or other material to DIN 40500 Part 3, preferred semi-finished material. Flat bars with rounded edges to DIN 46433 Selection Part 3.

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 Table 13-4 (continued)
Copper conductors of rectangular cross-section in indoor installations. Ambient temperature 35 °C. Conductor temperature 65 °C. Conductor
width vertical: clearance between conductors equal to conductor thickness; with alternating current, clearance between phases > 0.8 × phase
centre-line distance.

Width Cross- Weight1) Material3) Continuous current in A Continuous current in A

× section AC up to 60 Hz DC and AC 16²⁄₃ Hz
thickness painted bare painted bare
no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

mm mm2 kg/m

50 × 15 249 2.22 E-Cu F 37 679 1 140 1 330 2 010 583 994 1 240 1 920 703 1 170 1370 1 588 1 020 1 300
50 × 10 499 4.44 E-Cu F 30 1 020 1 720 2 320 2 950 852 1510 2 040 2 600 1 050 1 830 2 360 1 875 1 610 2 220
60 × 15 299 2.66 E-Cu F 30 826 1 330 1 510 2 310 688 1 150 1 440 2 210 836 1 370 1 580 2 060 1 696 1 190 1 500 1 970
60 × 10 599 5.33 E-Cu F 30 1 180 1 960 2 610 3 290 985 1 720 2 300 2 900 1 230 2 130 2 720 3 580 1 020 1 870 2 570 3 390
80 × 15 399 3.55 E-Cu F 30 1 070 1 680 1 830 2 830 885 1 450 1 750 2 720 1 090 1 770 1 990 2 570 1 902 1 530 1 890 2 460
80 × 10 799 7.11 E-Cu F 30 1 500 2 410 3 170 3 930 1 240 2 110 2 790 3 450 1 590 2 730 3 420 4 490 1 310 2 380 3 240 4 280
100 × 15 499 4.44 E-Cu F 30 1 300 2 010 2 150 3 300 1 080 1 730 2 050 3 190 1 340 2 160 2 380 3 080 1 110 1 810 2 270 2 960
100 × 10 988 8.89 E-Cu F 30 1 810 2 850 3 720 4 530 1 490 2 480 3 260 3 980 1 940 3 310 4100 5 310 1 600 2 890 3 900 5 150
120 × 10 1 200 10.7 E-Cu F 30 2 110 3 280 4 270 5 130 1 740 2 860 3 740 4 500 2 300 3 900 4 780 6 260 1 890 3 390 4 560 6 010
160 × 10 1 600 14.2 E-Cu F 30 2 700 4 130 5 360 6 320 2 220 3 590 4 680 5 530 3 010 5 060 6 130 8 010 2 470 4 400 5 860 7 710
200 × 10 2 000 17.8 E-Cu F 30 3 290 4 970 6 430 7 490 2 690 4 310 5 610 6 540 3 720 6 220 7 460 9 730 3 040 5 390 7 150 9 390

1) Calculated for a density of 8.9 kg/dm3.

2) Minimum clearance given in mm.
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3) Material: E-Cu or other material to DIN 40500 Part 3 preferred semi-finished material. Flat bars with rounded edges to DIN 46433 Selection Part 3.

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