1) Applicable Standards
IEC 61089 Round wire concentric lay overhead electrical stranded conductors
ASTM B399 Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum-Alloy 6201-T81 Conductors (AAAC)
BS EN 50182 Conductors for Overhead Lines - Round Wire Concentric Lay Stranded Conductors
BS 3242 Specification for Aluminum Alloy Stranded Conductors (AAAC) for Overhead Power Transmission
DIN 48201 All Aluminum Alloy Conductors (AAAC)
2) Material Reference
IEC 60104: Aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloy wire for overhead line conductors
ASTM B398: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy 6201-T81 and 6201-T83 Wire for Electrical Purposes
3) Application
AAAC conductor/AAAC Cable is widely used in power transmission lines with various voltage levels due to its advantages such as simple structure, low cost, etc. Compared with ACSR, AAAC Conductor/AAAC Cable has much better corrision resistant performance.
4) Construction
1. Conductor: 6201 aluminum alloy
2. Sectional area: 10~1000mm2
3. No. of strands: 7, 19, 37, 61, 91
4. Consutruction: stranded round conductor
5. Min. bending radius: 30 times cable radius
6. Conductivity: 52.5% / 53% IACS IACS
7. Tensile strength: 330 MPa / 315 MPa
8. Min. elongation at break: 3.0%
