These are concentrically stranded conductor with one or more layers of hard drawn Aluminium wire on galvanized steel wire core.
The wire or wires which form the core, are made of galvanized steel and the external layer or layers, are of aluminium. Galvanized steel core consist normally of 7, 19, 37 and 61 wires. The diameters of steel and aluminium wires can be the same, or different. The core can be single wire or stranded depending on the size of the conductors.
Overhead transmission and distribution lines medium, high and extra high voltage.
| Aluminium area | Total | Stranding & Wire Diameter | Overall | Weight mass | Resistance | Ultimate | Current Carrying Capacity | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code word | (sq mm) | Sectional | Dia (mm) | AT 20 deg C | Breaking | |||||||||||
| area | Conductor | Conductor | (Approx) | Total | Al. | Steel. | (Ohms/Km) | load | 65 | 75 | 90 | |||||
| Nominal | Sectional | (Sq. mm) | (Al) | (Steel) | Kg/Km | Kg/Km | Kg/Km | (Max) | (Kn) | Deg. C | Deg. C | Deg. C | ||||
| Nn. | Dia (mm) | No. | Dia (mm) | Amps | Amps | Amps | ||||||||||
| Squirrel | 20 | 20.98 | 24.48 | 6 | 2.11 | 1 | 2.11 | 6.33 | 85 | 58 | 27 | 1.394 | 7.61 | 89 | 107 | NA |
| Weasel | 30 | 31.61 | 36.88 | 6 | 2.59 | 1 | 2.59 | 7.77 | 128 | 87 | 41 | 0.9289 | 11.12 | 114 | 138 | NA |
| Rabbit | 50 | 52.88 | 61.7 | 6 | 3.35 | 1 | 3.35 | 10.05 | 214 | 145 | 69 | 0.5524 | 18.25 | 157 | 190 | NA |
| Racoon | 80 | 78.83 | 91.97 | 6 | 4.09 | 1 | 4.09 | 12.27 | 318 | 215 | 103 | 0.3712 | 26.91 | 200 | 244 | NA |
| Dog | 100 | 105 | 118.5 | 6 | 4.72 | 7 | 1.57 | 14.15 | 394 | 288.3 | 105.7 | 0.2792 | 32.41 | 239 | 291 | NA |
| Wolf | 150 | 158.1 | 194.9 | 30 | 2.59 | 7 | 2.59 | 18.13 | 727 | 438 | 289 | 0.1871 | 67.34 | 329 | 405 | NA |
| Panther | 200 | 212.1 | 261.5 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 976 | 588.5 | 387.5 | 0.139 | 89.67 | 395 | 487 | NA |
| Kundah | 400 | 404.1 | 425.2 | 42 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.96 | 26.88 | 1282 | 1119 | 163 | 0.07311 | 88.79 | 566 | 705 | NA |
| Zebra | 420 | 428.9 | 484.5 | 54 | 3.18 | 7 | 3.18 | 28.62 | 1621 | 1182 | 439 | 0.06868 | 130.32 | 590 | 737 | NA |
| Moose | 520 | 528.5 | 597 | 54 | 3.53 | 7 | 3.53 | 31.77 | 1998 | 1463 | 535 | 0.05595 | 159.6 | 667 | 836 | NA |
| Morculla | 560 | 562.7 | 591.7 | 42 | 4.13 | 7 | 2.3 | 31.68 | 1781 | 1553 | 228 | 0.05231 | 120.16 | 688 | 862 | NA |