General Order 95
Appendix B
Mechanical and Loading Data for Conductor
Table 18 Copper Wire - Bare - Stranded and Solid - Characteristics
and Loading
Characteristics of Conductor |
Loading Per Linear Foot of Conductor, Pounds |
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Size of Cable or Wire, Clr. Mils or AWG |
Component Wires(Strands) |
Diameter,
Inch |
Area,
Square Inch
|
Ultimate Tensile Strength, Pounds |
Light Loading District |
Heavy Loading District |
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Number |
Diameter, Inch |
HardDrawn * |
Medium HardDrawn ** |
Vertical Load, Conductor Only |
Horizontal Load, Wind of 8 Lbs per Sq. Ft. on
Conductor |
Resultant Load |
Vertical Load, Conductor with 1/2” of Ice |
Horizontal Load, Wind of 6 Lbs per Sq. Ft. on Conductor
with 1/2” of Ice |
Resultant Load |
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500,000 |
37 |
0.1162 |
0.813 |
0.3927 |
22,510 |
18,726 |
1.544 |
0.5420 |
1.636 |
2.3604 |
0.9065 |
2.528 |
350,000 |
19 |
.1357 |
.679 |
.2749 |
15,590 |
13,024 |
1.081 |
.4523 |
1.172 |
1.8141 |
.8395 |
1.998 |
250,000 |
19 |
.1147 |
.574 |
.1964 |
11,365 |
9,366 |
0.7719 |
.3827 |
0.862 |
1.4397 |
.7870 |
1.641 |
0000 |
7 |
.1739 |
.527 |
.1662 |
9,154 |
7,772 |
.6533 |
.3514 |
.742 |
1.2919 |
.7635 |
1.500 |
000 |
7 |
.1548 |
.464 |
.1318 |
7,366 |
6,204 |
.5181 |
.3093 |
.604 |
1.1175 |
.7320 |
1.334 |
00 |
7 |
.1379 |
.414 |
.1045 |
5,925 |
4,952 |
.4109 |
.2760 |
.495 |
0.9792 |
.7070 |
1.208 |
0 |
7 |
.1228 |
.368 |
.0829 |
4,753 |
3,953 |
.3258 |
.2453 |
.408 |
.8655 |
.6840 |
1.103 |
1 |
7 |
.1093 |
.328 |
.0657 |
3,802 |
3,154 |
.2584 |
.2187 |
.338 |
.7733 |
.6640 |
1.019 |
2 |
7 |
.0974 |
.292 |
.0521 |
3,042 |
2,517 |
.2049 |
.1947 |
.283 |
.6974 |
.6460 |
0.950 |
2 |
3 |
.1487 |
.320 |
.0521 |
2,913 |
2,453 |
.2029 |
.2133 |
.294 |
.7128 |
.6600 |
.971 |
4 |
7 |
.0772 |
.232 |
0328 |
1,940 |
1,604 |
.1289 |
.1547 |
.201 |
.5841 |
.6160 |
.849 |
4 |
3 |
.1180 |
.254 |
.0328 |
1,879 |
1,564 |
.1276 |
.1693 |
.212 |
.5964 |
.6270 |
.865 |
4 |
1 |
- |
.2043 |
.03278 |
1,970 |
1,642 |
.1264 |
.1360 |
.185 |
.5641 |
.6020 |
.825 |
6 |
3 |
.0935 |
.201 |
.0206 |
1,204 |
995 |
.0825 |
.1340 |
.157 |
.5184 |
.6005 |
.793 |
6 |
1 |
- |
.1620 |
.02062 |
1,280 |
1,046 |
.0795 |
.1080 |
.134 |
.4911 |
.5810 |
.759 |
8 |
1 |
- |
.1285 |
.01297 |
826 |
667 |
.0500 |
.0853 |
.099 |
.4406 |
.5640 |
.716 |
* Minimum ultimate strengths of ASTM Specifications, B
1 - 39.
** For stranded conductors, 90% minimum ultimate strength
of ASTM Specifications, B 2 - 39, plus 1/4 of the difference between maximum
and 90% of minimum ASTM values; for solid conductors, minimum ultimate strengths
of ASTM Specifications, B 2 39, plus 1/4 of the difference between minimum
and maximum.