Application
It is widely used for electric transmission line conductors.
Standards
ASTM B416 – Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum-Clad Steel Conductors
Construction: The bare concentric-lay stranded conductors made from bare, hard-drawn and round aluminum-clad steel wires of 20.3% conductivity.
Technical Parameter for Aluminum-Clad Steel Conductors (ACS)
| No. and Size of Wires | Nom. Cross Section | No. of Wires | Nom. Diameter | Cond. Diameter | Linear Mass | Rated Breaking Strength | Max. DC Resistanc at 20 ℃ | |
| kcmil | mm2 | mm | mm | lb/1000ft | Min.lb | Ω/1000ft | ||
| 3 No. 5AWG | 99.31 | 50.3 | 3 | 4.62 | 9.96 | 224.5 | 12230 | 0.5177 |
| 3 No. 6AWG | 78.75 | 39.9 | 3 | 4.11 | 8.86 | 178.1 | 10280 | 0.6528 |
| 3 No. 7AWG | 62.45 | 31.7 | 3 | 3.67 | 7.90 | 141.2 | 8621 | 0.8232 |
| 3 No. 8AWG | 49.53 | 25.1 | 3 | 3.26 | 7.04 | 112 | 7206 | 1.038 |
| 3 No. 9AWG | 39.28 | 19.9 | 3 | 2.91 | 6.27 | 88.81 | 5715 | 1.309 |
| 3 No. 10AWG | 31.15 | 15.8 | 3 | 2.59 | 5.59 | 70.43 | 4532 | 1.651 |
| 7 No. 5AWG | 231.7 | 117.4 | 7 | 4.62 | 13.87 | 524.9 | 27030 | 0.2264 |
| 7 No. 6AWG | 183.8 | 93.1 | 7 | 4.11 | 12.34 | 416.3 | 22730 | 0.2803 |
| 7 No. 7AWG | 145.7 | 73.9 | 7 | 3.67 | 11.00 | 330 | 19060 | 0.3535 |
| 7 No. 8AWG | 115.6 | 58.6 | 7 | 3.26 | 9.78 | 261.8 | 15930 | 0.4458 |
| 7 No. 9AWG | 91.65 | 46.4 | 7 | 2.91 | 8.71 | 207.6 | 12630 | 0.5621 |
| 7 No. 10AWG | 72.68 | 36.8 | 7 | 2.59 | 7.77 | 164.7 | 10020 | 0.7088 |
| 7 No. 11AWG | 57.59 | 29.2 | 7 | 2.30 | 6.91 | 130.6 | 7945 | 0.8938 |
| 7 No. 12AWG | 45.71 | 23.2 | 7 | 2.05 | 6.15 | 103.6 | 6301 | 0.127 |
| 19 No. 5AWG | 628.9 | 318.5 | 19 | 4.62 | 23.11 | 1430 | 73350 | 0.08224 |
| 19 No. 6AWG | 498.8 | 252.7 | 19 | 4.11 | 20.62 | 1134 | 61700 | 0.1037 |
| 19 No. 7AWG | 395.5 | 200.5 | 19 | 3.67 | 18.31 | 899.5 | 51730 | 0.1308 |
| 19 No. 8AWG | 313.7 | 159.0 | 19 | 3.26 | 16.31 | 713.5 | 43240 | 0.1649 |
| 19 No. 9AWG | 248.8 | 126.0 | 19 | 2.91 | 14.53 | 565.8 | 34290 | 0.2079 |
| 19 No. 10AWG | 197.3 | 100.0 | 19 | 2.59 | 12.93 | 448.7 | 27190 | 0.2622 |
| 37 No. 5AWG | 1225 | 620.3 | 37 | 4.62 | 32.26 | 2802 | 142800 | 0.04247 |
| 37 No. 6AWG | 971.3 | 492.0 | 37 | 4.11 | 28.70 | 2222 | 120200 | 0.05356 |
| 37 No. 7AWG | 770.3 | 390.4 | 37 | 3.67 | 25.65 | 1762 | 100700 | 0.06754 |
| 37 No. 8AWG | 610.9 | 309.6 | 37 | 3.26 | 22.83 | 1398 | 84200 | 0.08516 |
| 37 No. 9AWG | 484.4 | 245.4 | 37 | 2.91 | 20.35 | 1108 | 66770 | 0.1074 |
| 37 No. 10AWG | 384.2 | 194.7 | 37 | 2.59 | 18.11 | 879 | 52950 | 0.1354 |
