ACSR

Aluminum Conductor. Steel Reinforced . Bare.

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ACSR-Aluminum Conductor, Steel Reinforced

Specifications

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Codeword Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) No. of Strands Nom. OD (mils) (mm) Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)
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TURKEY TURKEY
6 AWG 6 AWG
6 6
198 5.04
36 54
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SWAN SWAN
4 AWG 4 AWG
6 6
250 6.36
57 85
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SPARROW SPARROW
2 AWG 2 AWG
6 6
315 8.02
91 136
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ROBIN ROBIN
1 AWG 1 AWG
6 6
354 9.00
115 171
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RAVEN RAVEN
1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG
6 6
398 10.11
145 216
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QUAIL QUAIL
2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG
6 6
446 11.35
183 272
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PIGEON PIGEON
3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG
6 6
501 12.74
230 343
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PENGUIN PENGUIN
4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG
6 6
563 14.31
291 433
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MAGPIE MAGPIE
20.87 KCMIL 20.87 KCMIL
3 3
250 6.36
38 56
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GROUSE GROUSE
80 KCMIL 80 KCMIL
8 8
367 9.32
149 222
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MINORCA MINORCA
110.8 KCMIL 110.8 KCMIL
12 12
480 12.20
276 411
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GUINEA GUINEA
159 KCMIL 159 KCMIL
12 12
575 14.62
396 590
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DORKING DORKING
190.8 KCMIL 190.8 KCMIL
12 12
628 15.95
472 702
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WAXWING WAXWING
266.8 KCMIL 266.8 KCMIL
18 18
608 15.46
289 430
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OSTRICH OSTRICH
300 KCMIL 300 KCMIL
26 26
680 17.27
412 613
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MERLIN MERLIN
336.4 KCMIL 336.4 KCMIL
18 18
683 17.36
365 543
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CHICKADEE CHICKADEE
397.5 KCMIL 397.5 KCMIL
18 18
743 18.87
431 641
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PELICAN PELICAN
477 KCMIL 477 KCMIL
18 18
814 20.68
517 770
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OSPREY OSPREY
556.5 KCMIL 556.5 KCMIL
18 18
879 22.33
603 898
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PEACOCK PEACOCK
605 KCMIL 605 KCMIL
24 24
952 24.20
779 1159
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KINGBIRD KINGBIRD
636 KCMIL 636 KCMIL
18 18
940 23.88
690 1027
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COOT COOT
795 KCMIL 795 KCMIL
36 36
1040 26.42
804 1196
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CANARY CANARY
900 KCMIL 900 KCMIL
54 54
1161 29.51
1158 1723
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RAIL RAIL
954 KCMIL 954 KCMIL
45 45
1164 29.58
1074 1598
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ORTOLAN ORTOLAN
1033.5 KCMIL 1033.5 KCMIL
45 45
1212 30.78
1163 1730
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BLUEJAY BLUEJAY
1113 KCMIL 1113 KCMIL
45 45
1258 31.97
1254 1865
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BUNTING BUNTING
1192.5 KCMIL 1192.5 KCMIL
45 45
1302 33.08
1342 1998
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BITTERN BITTERN
1272 KCMIL 1272 KCMIL
45 45
1344 34.16
1432 2130
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DIPPER DIPPER
1351.5 KCMIL 1351.5 KCMIL
45 45
1386 35.21
1521 2264
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BOBOLINK BOBOLINK
1431 KCMIL 1431 KCMIL
45 45
1426 36.23
1611 2397
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LAPWING LAPWING
1590 KCMIL 1590 KCMIL
45 45
1503 38.20
1790 2664
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CHUKAR CHUKAR
1780 KCMIL 1780 KCMIL
84 84
1601 40.69
2072 3084
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ROADRUNNER ROADRUNNER
2057 KCMIL 2057 KCMIL
76 76
1700 43.18
2243 3337
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BLUEBIRD BLUEBIRD
2156 KCMIL 2156 KCMIL
84 84
1762 44.76
2508 3732
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KIWI KIWI
2167 KCMIL 2167 KCMIL
72 72
1735 44.07
2300 3423
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THRASHER THRASHER
2312 KCMIL 2312 KCMIL
76 76
1802 45.78
2523 3755
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JOREE JOREE
2515 KCMIL 2515 KCMIL
76 76
1879 47.74
2745 4085
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2839.8 KCMIL 2839.8 KCMIL
72 72
1986 50.44
3014 4485

Standards & References

Southwire's ACSR bare conductor meets or exceeds the following ASTM specifications:

  • B230 Aluminum 1350-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes
  • B232 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated-Steel Reinforced (ACSR).
  • B498 Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Core Wire for Use in Overhead Electrical Conductors.
  • B500 Metallic Coated Stranded Steel Core for Use in Overhead Electrical Conductors.

Construction

  1. Aluminum 1350-H19 wires, concentrically stranded about a steel core. Standard core wire for ACSR is class A galvanized
  2. Class A core stranding is also available in zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coating.
  3. For aluminum-clad (AW) ACSR, please refer to the ACSR/AW catalog sheet
  4. Additional corrosion protection is available through the application of grease to the core or infusion of the complete cable with grease
  5. ACSR conductor is also available in non-specular.