Application of ACS Wire
Manufacture of bare overhead conductor, OPGW, ground wire, messenger wire, guy wire, formed wire for protecting, terminating and splicing transmission and distribution lines, fence, barber wire and hardware.
ASTM B 415-02
1. Tensile Requirement
Nominal
Diameter
Size
20.3%
27%
30%
40%
in.
mm
AWG
psi
MPa
psi
MPa
psi
MPa
psi
MPa
0.2043
0.1880
0.1819
0.1729
0.1620
0.1549
0.1443
0.1369
0.1285
0.1144
0.1019
0.0907
0.0808
5.19
4.78
4.62
4.39
4.11
3.93
3.67
3.48
3.26
3.91
2.59
2.30
2.05
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
155 000
160 000
165 000
170 000
175 000
180 000
185 000
190 000
195 000
195 000
195 000
195 000
195 000
1070
1100
1140
1170
1210
1240
1280
1310
1340
1340
1340
1340
1340
125 000
129 000
133 000
137 000
141 000
145 000
150 000
154 000
156 000
156 000
156 000
156 000
156 000
862
889
917
945
972
1000
1034
1062
1076
1076
1076
1076
1076
80 000
84 000
88 000
92 000
96 000
96 000
98 000
98 000
99 500
99 500
99 500
99 500
99 500
703
731
758
786
786
814
841
869
883
883
883
883
883
80 000
84 000
88 000
92 000
96 000
96 000
98 000
98 000
99 500
99 500
99 500
99 500
99 500
552
579
607
634
662
662
676
676
686
686
686
686
686
2. Physical Constants
%
Conductivity
Density at
20°C
Modulus of
Elasticity psi
Coef. of Linear
Exp.
Temperature
Coef. of Resistance
20.3
0.2381 lb/in3
(6.59 g/cm3)
23.5×106
(162 GPa)
0.0000072/°F
(0.0000126/)
0.0020/°F
(0.0036/)
27
0.2135 lb/in3
(5.91 g/cm3)
20.3×106
(140 GPa)
0.0000077/°F
(0.0000134/)
0.0020/°F
(0.0036/)
30
0.2027 lb/in3
(5.61 g/cm3)
19.1×106
(132 GPa)
0.0000079/°F
(0.0000138/)
0.0021/°F
(0.0038/)
40
0.1676 lb/in3
(4.64 g/cm3 )
15.8×106
(109 GPa)
0.0000089/°F
(0.0000155/)
0.0022/°F
(0.0040/)
3. Wire Diameter Variations
Specified Diameter, in.
Permissible Variations in Specified Diameter, plus and minus
OVERHEAD LINE CONDUCTORS
