ACSS

Aluminum Conductor. Steel Supported.

STANDARDS

ACSS conductor meets or exceeds the following ASTM standards:

l      B-341 Aluminum-Coated Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced.

l      B-500 Metallic Coated Stranded Steel Core For Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced.

l      B-609 Aluminum1350 round Wire, Annealed and Intermediate Tempers, for Electrical Purposes

l      B-802 Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Steel

Reinforced.

l      B-803 High-Strength Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Core Wire for Aluminum and

Aluminum-Alloy Conductors, Steel Reinforced.

l      B-856 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated Steel Supported(ACSS)

CONSTRUCTION

ACSS is a composite concentric-lay stranded conductor. Steel strands form the central core of the conductor with one or more layers of aluminum 1350-O wire stranded around it. The steel core carries most or all of the mechanical load of the conductor due to the “O” (fully annealed or soft) temper aluminum. Steel core wires are protected from corrosion by galvanizing, aluminizing, or mischmetal alloy coating. Corrosion protection should be selected to suit the environment to which the conductor will be exposed. High strength steel core is also available