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Bare Copper

Wire and Cable

Bare Copper Conductor. Solid and Stranded .

APPLICATIONS

Solid and stranded (classes AA and A) bare copper are suitable for overhead transmission and distribution applications.

Stranded conductor of greater flexibility (classes B and C) are suitable for uninsulated hook up, jumpers, and grounds in

electrical construction. Soft Drawn copper is unilay construction.

SPECIFICATIONS

Southwire's bare copper wire and cable meets or exceeds the following ASTM specifications:

• B-1 Hard-Drawn Copper Wire.

• B-2 Medium-Hard Copper Wire.

• B-3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire.

• B-8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Hard, Medium-Hard or Soft Copper Conductor.

• B-33 Tinned Conductors

• B-787 19 Wire Combination Unilay-Stranded Soft copper wire.

CONSTRUCTION

Bare copper, solid or stranded. Available in tempers hard, medium-hard, or soft. Stranded conductors are concentrically

stranded in hard and medium-hard tempers and are Combination Unilay stranded in the soft-drawn temper.

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Bare Copper Wire and Cable Bare Copper Conductor. Solid and Stranded . APPLICATIONS Solid and stranded (classes AA and A) bare copper are suitable for overhead transmission and distribution applications. Stranded conductor of greater flexibility (classes B and C) are suitable for uninsulated hook up, jumpers, and grounds in electrical construction. Soft Drawn copper is unilay construction.
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Bare Copper Size (AWG) Weight (lbs/1000 ft) Diameter (mils) Circular Mil Area (mils) Hard Drawn Rated Strength> (lbs) DC Resistance (ohms/1000 ft) @20°C Medium-Hard Drawn Soft-Drawn (Annealed) Rated Strength (lbs) DC Resistance (ohms/1000 ft) @20°C Rated Strength (lbs) DC Resistance (ohms/1000 ft) @20°C Allowable Ampacity+ SOLID 14 12.4 64.1 4110 213.5 2.626 166.6 2.613 124.2 2.525 -- 13 15.7 72 5180 268.0 2.083 208.8 2.072 156.6 2.003 -- 12 19.8 80.8 6530 336.9 1.
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Bare Copper Size (AWG) Stranding Stranding Class Weight (lbs/1000 ft) Diameter (mils) Individual Wires Complete Conductor Hard Drawn Rated DC Strength Resistance (lbs) (ohms/1000 ft) @20°C Medium-Hard Drawn Soft-Drawn (Annealed) Allowable Ampacity+ Rated DC Rated DC Strength Resistance Strength Resistance (lbs) (ohms/1000 (lbs) (ohms/1000 ft) ft) @20°C @20°C STRANDED 8 7 B 51 49 146 777 .6663 610 .6629 499 .6408 95 6 7 B 81 61 184 1228 .4191 959 .4169 794 .