Covered Line Wire - Aluminum Conductor
Overhead Conductors, Covered Line Wire Aluminum Conductor
Applications
Covered line wire is used primarily for 600v secondary overhead power distribution lines. It is not an electrically insulated conductor and often considered a bare conductor.
Construction
The aluminum conductors are 1350-H19 aluminum, 6201-T81 Aluminum Alloy, or ACSR conductors, concentrically stranded and covered for weather proofing with polyethylene, high density polyethylene (HDPE) or cross-linked polyethylene(XLPE).
Standards
ASTM B-230 - Aluminum 1350-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes
ASTM B-231 - Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated-Steel Reinforced (ACSR).
ASTM B-1248 - Polyethylene Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials.
ASTM C-8.35 - Specifications for Weather-Resistant Polyethylene-Covered Wire and Cable.
ICEAS-61-402
| Code Name | Size | No. of wires | Insulation Thickness (mm) | Overall Diameter (mm) | Rated Strength (kg) | Nominal Weight (kg/km) | Allowable Ampacity + A | |||
| AWG or kcmil | Aluminum | LDPE | HDPE | XLPE | ||||||
| AAC | ||||||||||
| Plum | 6 | 7 | 0.762 | 6.198 | 255 | 36.61 | 50.66 | 51.27 | 51.27 | 100 |
| Apricot | 4 | 7 | 0.762 | 7.239 | 400 | 58.19 | 75.57 | 76.33 | 76.33 | 135 |
| Peach | 2 | 7 | 1.143 | 9.703 | 612 | 92.56 | 126.09 | 127.55 | 127.55 | 180 |
| Nectarine | 1 | 7 | 1.143 | 11.481 | 789 | 116.67 | 167.31 | 169.52 | 169.52 | 210 |
| Quince | 1/0 | 7 | 1.524 | 12.395 | 903 | 147.48 | 203.7 | 206.14 | 206.14 | 240 |
| Haw | 1/0 | 19 | 1.524 | 12.522 | 980 | 147.48 | 204.49 | 206.96 | 206.96 | 240 |
| Orange | 2/0 | 7 | 1.524 | 14.834 | 1139 | 186.02 | 257.9 | 261.02 | 261.02 | 280 |
| Ironwood | 2/0 | 19 | 1.524 | 13.691 | 1211 | 186.02 | 250.41 | 253.21 | 253.21 | 280 |
| Fig | 3/0 | 7 | 1.524 | 16.307 | 1377 | 233.64 | 315.53 | 319.08 | 319.08 | 320 |
| Lemon | 3/0 | 19 | 1.524 | 14.986 | 1501 | 233.64 | 306.53 | 309.7 | 309.7 | 320 |
| Olive | 4/0 | 7 | 1.524 | 16.307 | 1728 | 296.14 | 378.04 | 381.58 | 381.58 | 370 |
| Pomegranate | 4/0 | 19 | 1.524 | 16.459 | 1823 | 296.14 | 379.09 | 382.69 | 382.69 | 370 |
| Sassalras | 250 | 19 | 1.524 | 17.628 | 2043 | 348.68 | 439.88 | 443.84 | 443.84 | 420 |
| Mulberry | 266.8 | 19 | 1.524 | 17.653 | 2182 | 372.19 | 463.59 | 467.55 | 467.55 | 430 |
| Basswood | 300 | 19 | 1.524 | 18.999 | 2404 | 419.66 | 520.91 | 525.3 | 525.3 | 478 |
| Anona | 336.4 | 19 | 1.524 | 19.964 | 2697 | 469.51 | 578.04 | 582.75 | 582.75 | 495 |
| Chinquapin | 350 | 19 | 1.524 | 20.269 | 2790 | 488.12 | 598.98 | 603.79 | 603.79 | 525 |
| Molles | 397.5 | 19 | 2.032 | 22.454 | 3123 | 555.08 | 707.29 | 713.88 | 713.88 | 550 |
| Sumac | 450 | 37 | 2.032 | 23.673 | 3719 | 628 | 791.79 | 798.89 | 798.89 | 600 |
| Huckleberry | 477 | 37 | 2.032 | 24.257 | 3810 | 665.21 | 834.63 | 841.98 | 841.98 | 610 |
| ACSR | ||||||||||
| Walnut | 6 | 6/1 | 0.762 | 6.553 | 540 | 36.64 | 69.94 | 71.43 | 71.43 | 105 |
| Butternut | 4 | 6/1 | 0.762 | 7.874 | 844 | 58.04 | 107.15 | 107.15 | 107.15 | 135 |
| Hickory | 4 | 7/1 | 0.762 | 8.052 | 1070 | 58.04 | 120.54 | 122.03 | 122.03 | 135 |
| Pignut | 2 | 6/1 | 1.143 | 10.312 | 1293 | 92.27 | 175.6 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 180 |
| Beech | 2 | 7/1 | 1.143 | 10.643 | 1651 | 92.27 | 199.41 | 199.41 | 199.41 | 180 |
| Chestnut | 1 | 6/1 | 1.143 | 11.303 | 1610 | 116.37 | 17.27 | 218.76 | 218.76 | 210 |
| Almond | 1/0 | 6/1 | 1.524 | 13.157 | 1987 | 146.73 | 282.75 | 284.24 | 284.24 | 235 |
| Pecan | 2/0 | 6/1 | 1.524 | 14.402 | 2404 | 184.98 | 348.23 | 349.72 | 349.72 | 290 |
| Filbert | 3/0 | 6/1 | 1.524 | 15.799 | 3003 | 233.34 | 430.08 | 433.05 | 433.05 | 305 |
| Buckeye | 4/0 | 6/1 | 1.524 | 17.348 | 3787 | 394.21 | 531.27 | 535.74 | 535.74 | 345 |
| Hackberry | 266.8 | 18/1 | 1.524 | 18.517 | 3121 | 372.63 | 525.32 | 528.3 | 528.3 | 356 |
| AAAC | ||||||||||
| Maple | 6 | 7 | 0.762 | 6.553 | 503 | 42.41 | 59.53 | 61.01 | 61.01 | 78 |
| Hornbeam | 4 | 7 | 0.762 | 7.874 | 798 | 67.56 | 89.29 | 90.78 | 90.78 | 145 |
| Linden | 2 | 7 | 1.143 | 10.312 | 1270 | 107.44 | 147.33 | 147.33 | 147.33 | 190 |
| Oilnut | 1/0 | 7 | 1.524 | 11.887 | 2023 | 170.99 | 238.11 | 247.03 | 247.03 | 250 |
| Waterash | 2/0 | 7 | 1.524 | 14.402 | 2445 | 215.63 | 291.68 | 302.01 | 302.01 | 290 |
| Shellbark | 3/0 | 7 | 1.524 | 15.799 | 3080 | 271.59 | 358.65 | 370.55 | 370.55 | 335 |
