General Order 95
Appendix B
Mechanical and Loading Data for Conductors
The tables included in Appendix B contain mechanical data for conductors
commonly used in supply and communication lines. The ultimate strengths and
other data for copper, steel and iron wires are those contained in specifications
of the American Society for Testing Materials or are ultimate strengths based
upon such specifications. For other types and kinds of conductors the ultimate
strengths and other data used have been taken from manufacturers’ specifications.
The requirements of Rule 43
were used to calculate the loaded conductor conditions.
Table No.
17 Copper Wire–Bare–Solid–Characteristics and Loading
18 Copper Wire–Bare–Stranded and Solid–Characteristics and Loading
19 Copper Wire–Stranded and Solid–Double Braid Weather–proof–Characteristics and Loading
20 Copper Wire–Stranded and Solid–Triple Braid Weather–proof–Characteristics and Loading
21 Galvanized Steel and Iron Wire–Bare–Solid–Characteristics and Loading
22 Copper Covered Steel–Strand, Solid and Composite Characteristics and Loading
23 Aluminum Cable Steel Reinforced–Bare–Characteristics and Loading
24 Mechanical Characteristics of Galvanized Steel Strand