350 KCMIL SOL HD CU CONTACT WIRE 0 FT
Contact / Trolley Wire for Transit Systems
Application & Features
For use as overhead power source on streetcars, trolleys, electric trolley buses, light rail, commuter rail and heavy mass transit systems. Also used on electrically powered mine trains, and industrial cranes. Southwire hard drawn copper trolley wire is ideal for line speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h)
• Mechanically Rugged
• Industry Standard Tensile Strength and Breaking Load
• Increase in Conductivity over CuMG, CuAG, and CuSN
• High Tensile Strength and Breaking Load
• Ships on N-42 wooden reels (S-77 steel reels available per SW reel policy)
• RoHS/Proposition 65 Compliant
• Available with top lobe identification marking per IEEE 1896-2016
• Southwire SPEED Qualified for low volume requests
• Stable and Reliable for Long Term use
• Buy America Compliant
Specifications
| Cond. Size | 350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL | |
| Conductor Number | 1.0 1.0 | |
| Approx. OD (in) (cm) | 0.620 1.57 | inch cm |
| Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 1063 1582 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
| DC Resistance at 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | 0.030 0.05 | ohms/1000' ohms/km |
| Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg) | 11 4.99 | lbs kg |
† Flat bottom construction
Notes:
1. These numbers represent the minimum percent IACS conductivity of the alloys. Other alloys are available subject to special inquiry.
2. Figure 8 and 9 wire are also available upon request. Size 6 AWG (336,200 Cmil) Grooved wall will be regularly furnished as 350,000 Cmil size
3. Tolerances: The above data are approximately and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances Weights, breaking strengths and resistance are base on nominal dimensions
Standards & References
- ASTM B47 Copper Trolley Wire
- ASTM B116 Figure-9 deep-section grooved and Figure-8 copper trolley wire for use in industrial haulage
- EN 50149 Railway Applications. Fixed Installations. Electric Traction. Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact Wires.