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Covered Copper Overhead Conductor-PE and XLP

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covered copper overhead conductor pe and xlp

Product Description

Solid or stranded copper conductors covered with HMW or cross-linked (XLP) polyethylene.  Available in soft, medium hard, or hard tempers.

Application

Primary and secondary distribution on pole lines, service from pole to weatherhead, distribution indoors and out. Mining, industrial, railroad, and other applications.

Specification Data

ASTM B-1 Hard-drawn copper wire
ASTM B-2 Medium-hard drawn copper wire
ASTM B-3 Soft or annealed copper wire
ASTM B-8 Concentric-lay-stranded copper conductors: soft, medium hard, or hard temper
ASTM D-1248 Polyethylene plastics, molding and extrusion materials
ANSI C-8.35 Specifications for weather-resistant polyethylene covered wire and cable

 

Solid
Catalog
Number
Size (AWG) Stranding Insulation Thickness
(mils.)
Copper Content  Weight  DC Resistance  @ 20° C Allowable Ampacity+
Polyethylene XLP
lbs. / 1000ft Kg / Km lbs. / 1000ft Kg / Km lbs. / 1000ft Kg / Km OHMS/1000 ft. OHMS / Km
  14 Solid 30 12.43 18.59 16 24 16.5 25 2.67 8.758 32
  12 Solid 30 19.77 29.57 24 36 24.6 37 1.68 5.510 41
  10 Solid 30 31.43 47.00 36.5 54 37.1 55 1.06 3.477 68
  8 Solid 30 49.98 74.74 56 83 56.8 85 0.659 2.162 92
  6 Solid 30 79.46 118.83 87 129 87.8 131 0.411 1.348 130
  4 Solid 30 126.4 189.03 136 202 137 204 0.258 0.846 170
  3 Solid 45 159.3 238.23 176 262 177.4 264 0.205 0.672 195
  2 Solid 45 200.9 300.44 219 326 222 330 0.163 0.535 225
  1 Solid 45 253.3 378.80 273 406 277 412 0.13 0.426 260
  1/0  Solid 60 319.4 477.65 350 521 355 528 0.102 0.335 300
  2/0  Solid 60 402.8 602.37 437 650 443 659 0.0813 0.267 350
  3/0  Solid 60 507.8 759.39         0.0645 0.212 405
  4/0  Solid 60 640.5 957.84 685 1019 682 1015 0.0511 0.168 470

 

Stranded
Catalog
Number
Size (AWG) Stranding Insulation Thickness
(mils.)
Copper Content  Weight  DC Resistance  @ 20° C Allowable Ampacity+
Polyethylene XLP
lbs. / 1000ft Kg / Km lbs. / 1000ft Kg / Km lbs. / 1000ft Kg / Km OHMS/1000 ft. OHMS / Km
  6 7 30 81.1 121.28 91.5 136 92 137 0.503 1.650 130
  4 7 30 128.9 192.76 143 213 144 214 0.316 1.036 175
  3 7 45 162.5 243.01 179 266 182 271 0.213 0.699 200
  2 7 45 204.9 306.42 230 342 233 347 0.199 0.653 230
  1 7 45 258.4 386.43 287 427 291 433 0.134 0.440 265
  1/0  7 60 325.8 487.22 367 546 372 554 0.125 0.410 305
  1/0  19 60 325.8 487.22 367 546 372 554 0.106 0.348 310
  2/0  7 60 410.9 614.48 458 682 464 690 0.992 3.254 350
  2/0  19 60 410.9 614.48 458 682 464 690 0.0842 0.276 360
  3/0  7 60 518.1 774.80 572 851 578 860 0.0788 0.258 405
  3/0  19 60 518.1 774.80 572 851 578 860 0.0667 0.219 415
  4/0  7 60 653.3 976.98 715 1064 722 1074 0.0625 0.205 465
  4/0  19 60 653.3 976.98 715 1064 722 1074 0.0524 0.172 485
  250 19 60 771.9 1154.34 834 1241 842 1253 0.053 0.174 520
  300 19 60 926.3 1385.24 996 1482 1005 1495 0.0442 0.145 580
  350 19 60 1081 1616.59 1157 1722 1166 1735 0.038 0.125 640
  500 37 75 1544 2308.98 1648 2452 1659 2469 0.0278 0.091 785
  750 61 90 2316 3463.47 2481 3692 2494 3711 0.0182 0.060 995
  1000 61 90 3088 4617.96 3280 4881 3234 4812 0.014 0.046 1180