Physical Properties of Aluminum Hard Drawn Cable

Conductor Size

Copper equivalent based upon equal D.C. resistance Cop. 97% Alum. 61%

Stranding

Ultimate strength, pounds

Cable diameter, inches

D.C. resistance at 20°C. ohms per 1000 ft. (61%)

Weight per 1000 ft., pounds

A.W.G

Circular mils.

Square inches

Class

Number and diameter of wires, inches

6
4
3
2

1
1/0
2/0
3/0

4/0
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26250
41704
52640
66370

83690
105500
133100
167800

211600
250000
300000
350000

400000
450000
500000
500000

550000
600000
650000
700000

750000
800000
900000
1000000

1000000
1100000
1200000
1250000

1300000
1400000
1500000
1500000

1600000
1700000
1750000
1800000

1900000
2000000
2500000
2500000

3000000
3500000

0.0206
0.0323
0.0413
0.0521

0.0657
0.0829
0.1045
0.1318

0.1662
0.1964
0.2356
0.2749

0.3142
0.3534
0.3927
0.3927

0.4320
0.4712
0.5105
0.5498

0.5890
0.6283
0.7069
0.7854

0.7854
0.8639
0.9425
0.9818

1.021
1.100
1.178
1.178

1.257
1.335
1.374
1.414

1.492
1.571
1.964
1.964

2.356
2.749

8
6
5
4

3
2
1
1/0

2/0
157300
188800
220200

251500
283000
314500
314500

346000
377000
409000
440000

472000
503000
566000
629000

629000
692000
755000
786000

818000
880000
943000
943000

1006000
1069000
1101000
1132000

1195000
1268000
1570000
1570000

1890000
2200000

B
B
B
B

B
B
B
B

B
B
B
B

B
B
B
C

B
B
B
B

B
B
B
B

C
B
B
B

B
B
B
C

B
B
B
B

B
B
B
C

B
B

7x0.0612 7x0.0722 7x0.0867 7x0.0974

19x0.0664 19x0.0745 19x0.0837 19x0.0940

19x0.1055 37x0.0822 37x0.0900 37x0.0973

37x0.1040 37x0.1103 37x0.1162 61x0.0905

61x0.0950 61x0.0992 61x0.1032 61x0.1071

61x0.1109 61x0.1145 61x0.1215 61x0.1280

91x0.1048 91x0.1099 91x0.1148 91x0.1172

91x0.1195 91x0.1240 91x0.1284 127x0.1087

127x0.1122 127x0.1157 127x0.1174 127x0.1191

127x0.1223 127x0.1255 127x0.1403 169x0.1216

169x0.1332 169x0.1439

528
826
1022
1266

1680
2090
2585
3200

3890
4860
5830
6680

7350
8110
9000
9550

10500
11450
11950
12850

13500
14400
15900
17700

18400
20200
21600
22500

23400
24700
26500
27500

28800
30600
31600
32400

33600
35400
43300
44200

53000
60600

0.184
0.232
0.260
0.292

0.332
0.373
0.419
0.470

0.528
0.575
0.629
0.681

0.728
0.772
0.813
0.815

0.855
0.893
0.929
0.964

0.998
1.031
1.094
1.152

1.153
1.209
1.263
1.289

1.315
1.364
1.412
1.413

1.459
1.504
1.526
1.548

1.590
1.632
1.824
1.824

1.998
2.158

0.6606
0.4155
0.3295
0.2613

0.2072
0.1643
0.1303
0.1033

0.08195
0.06937
0.05781
0.04955

0.04336
0.03854
0.03468
0.03468

0.03153
0.02890
0.02668
0.02477

0.02312
0.02168
0.01927
0.01734

0.01734
0.01576
0.01445
0.01387

0.01334
0.01239
0.01156
0.01156

0.01084
0.01020
0.00991
0.00963

0.00913
0.00867
0.00694
0.00694

0.00578
0.00495

24.6
39.2
49.4
62.3

78.5
99.1
124.9
157.5

198.6
234.7
281.6
328.6

375.5
422.4
469.4
469.4

516.3
563.2
610.2
657.1

704.0
751.0
844.8
938.7

938.7
1033.
1126.
1173.

1220.
1314.
1408.
1408.

1502.
1596.
1643.
1690.

1784.
1877.
2346.
2346.

2816.
3286.