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

Unit of Measure

Items	8-01BC7 Bare Copper - Stranded	6-01BC7 Bare Copper - Stranded	4-01BC7 Bare Copper - Stranded	3-01BC7 Bare Copper - Stranded	2-01BC7 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