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Bare Copper
Phoenix, AZ Culloden, WV Houston, TX
877-623-9473 800-624-3572 800-231-9473
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Phoenix, AZ Culloden, WV Houston, TX
877-623-9473 800-624-3572 800-231-9473
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Bare Copper
Solid Conductor
Bare or Tinned, Soft (Annealed),
Medium Hard, Hard Drawn
Application:
Suitable for use in electrical grounding systems and on insulators
for overhead transmission and distribution applications.
Standards:
ASTM Standards:
B-1 (hard drawn)
B-2 (medium hard drawn)
B-3 (soft or annealed)
B-33 (tinned)
REA/RUS Approved
Federal Standard QQ-W-343
RoHS Compliant
Part
Number
Size
AWG
Nominal
Diameter
(inch)
Approx.
Net Weight
(lb/1000')
Hard Drawn Medium Hard Drawn Soft (annealed)
Ampacity*
Min.
Breaking
Strength
(lbs.)
DC
Resistance
(OHMS/1000')
@ 20°C
Min.
Breaking
Strength
(lbs.)
DC
Resistance
(OHMS/1000')
@ 20°C
DC Resistance
(OHMS/1000') @ 20°C
Bare Tinned
SOLID BARE COPPER
BSOS18 18 0.0403 4.92 85 6.6400 67 6.6100 6.3900 6.6400 -
BSOS16 16 0.0508 7.82 135 4.1800 106 4.1600 4.0200 4.1800 -
BSOS14 14 0.0641 12.43 214 2.6300 167 2.6100 2.5200 2.6200 -
BSOS12 12 0.0808 19.77 337 1.6500 262 1.6400 1.5900 1.6500 -
BSOS10 10 0.1019 31.43 529 1.0390 410 1.0330 0.9988 1.0430 -
BSOS8 8 0.1285 49.98 826 0.6532 644 0.6498 0.6281 0.6426 98
BSOS6 6 0.1620 79.46 1,280 0.4110 1,010 0.4088 0.3952 0.4109 124
BSOS4 4 0.2043 126.40 1,970 0.2584 1,584 0.2571 0.2485 0.2528 155
BSOS2 2 0.2576 200.90 3,002 0.1625 2,450 0.1617 0.1563 0.1580 209
BSOS1 1 0.2893 253.30 3,688 0.1289 3,024 0.1282 0.1239 - -
BSOS1/0 1/0 0.3249 319.50 4,518 0.1011 3,731 0.1016 0.0982 - 282
BSOS2/0 2/0 0.3648 402.80 5,519 0.0802 4,600 0.0798 0.0779 - 329
BSOS3/0 3/0 0.4096 507.80 6,720 0.0636 5,666 0.0633 0.0618 - 382
BSOS4/0 4/0 0.4600 640.50 8,143 0.0504 6,980 0.0502 0.0490 - 444
*Per NEC Table 310.15 (B)(21). Based on conductor temperature of 80°C; ambient temperature of 40°C; 2 ft./sec. wind.
NOTE: The data shown is approximate and subject to standard industry tolerances.