General Order 64
Appendix B
Mechanical And Loading Data For Conductors.
Table 13
Characteristics Of Copper Wire – Solid – Bare
Wind And Ice Loads
Size A.W.G. |
Diameter Inches |
Area of Conductor Sq. In. |
* Allowable Tension in Rounds |
Loading per Linear Foot of Conductor – Pounds |
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Light Loading District |
Heavy Loading District |
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Hard Drawn |
Soft Drawn |
Vertical – Conductor Only |
Horizontal – Wind, 8 lbs. per Sq. Ft. |
Resultant |
Vertical – Conductor + ½ in. Ice |
Horizontal – Wind, 6 lbs. per Sq. Ft. + ½ In. |
Resultant |
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0000 |
0.460 |
0.1662 |
4160 |
2910 |
0.641 |
0.306 |
0.711 |
1.239 |
0.730 |
1.439 |
000 |
.410 |
.1318 |
3300 |
2308 |
.508 |
.273 |
.576 |
1.075 |
.705 |
1.284 |
00 |
.365 |
.1045 |
2610 |
1830 |
.403 |
.243 |
.471 |
.942 |
.682 |
1.161 |
0 |
.325 |
.0829 |
2076 |
1450 |
.319 |
.216 |
.386 |
.833 |
.662 |
1.061 |
1 |
.289 |
.0657 |
1642 |
1150 |
.253 |
.193 |
.318 |
.743 |
.645 |
.984 |
2 |
.258 |
.0521 |
1303 |
912 |
.201 |
.172 |
.265 |
.673 |
.629 |
.923 |
3 |
.229 |
.0413 |
1033 |
723 |
.159 |
.153 |
.221 |
.613 |
.614 |
.868 |
4 |
.204 |
.0328 |
820 |
574 |
.126 |
.136 |
.186 |
.564 |
.602 |
826 |
5 |
.182 |
.0260 |
650 |
455 |
.100 |
.121 |
.157 |
.525 |
.591 |
.790 |
6 |
.162 |
.206 |
515 |
361 |
.079 |
.108 |
.113 |
.491 |
.581 |
.761 |
7 |
.144 |
.0163 |
408 |
286 |
.063 |
.096 |
.114 |
.463 |
.572 |
.734 |
8 |
.128 |
.0130 |
324 |
223 |
.049 |
.085 |
.098 |
.439 |
.564 |
.714 |
*Ultimate strength for hard drawn copper wire, 50,000 pounds per square inch; soft drawn, 35,000 pounds per square inch.