APPLICATIONS
Used for overhead electrical transmission and distribution lines, grounding electrical systems, electrical test equipment and other infrastructure.

CONSTRUCTION
Conductors: Concentric-lay stranded bare copper conductors available in soft, medium hard, or hard temper. Stranded tin coated copper conductors available in soft temper only.

STANDARDS
  • ASTM B1 - Hard-drawn copper wire
  • ASTM B2 - Medium hard-drawn copper wire
  • ASTM B3 - Soft or annealed copper wire
  • ASTM B8 - Concentric-lay stranded copper conductors: all tempers
  • ASTM B258 - Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors
  • Federal Specification QQ-W-343 - Wire, Electrical, Copper (Uninsulated)

NOTES
Dimensions and weights are nominal values, subject to standard manufacturing tolerances. Conductor ampacities are in accordance with the NEC, latest edition.



Updated 12/6/2021

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Unit of Measure
Items
Bare Copper - Stranded

Bare Copper - Stranded
Bare Copper - Stranded

Bare Copper - Stranded
Bare Copper - Stranded

Bare Copper - Stranded
Bare Copper - Stranded

Bare Copper - Stranded
Bare Copper - Stranded

Bare Copper - Stranded
Item #
Soft 		N/A 8-01BC700 N/A 6-01BC700 N/A 4-01BC700 N/A 3-01BC700 N/A 2-01BC700
Item #
Medium 		N/A 8-01BC710 N/A 6-01BC710 N/A 4-01BC710 N/A 3-01BC710 N/A 2-01BC710
Item #
Hard 		N/A 8-01BC720 N/A 6-01BC720 N/A 4-01BC720 N/A 3-01BC720 N/A 2-01BC720
Size
(AWG
or
kcmil) 		N/A 8 N/A 6 N/A 4 N/A 3 N/A 2
Strands
(#) 		N/A 7
Overall
Diameter
(in) 		N/A 0.146 N/A 0.184 N/A 0.232 N/A 0.260 N/A 0.292
Weight
(lb/1000 ft) 		N/A 51.0 N/A 81.1 N/A 128.9 N/A 162.50 N/A 204.9
Breaking
Strength
Soft
(lbf) 		N/A 499 N/A 794 N/A 1320 N/A 1670.0 N/A 2110
Breaking
Strength
Medium
(lbf) 		N/A 610 N/A 959 N/A 1505 N/A 1885.0 N/A 2360
Breaking
Strength
Hard
(lbf) 		N/A 777 N/A 1228 N/A 1938 N/A 2433.0 N/A 3050
Ampacity N/A 95 N/A 130 N/A 170 N/A 200 N/A 230