Application
It is mainly used for overhead power transmission lines.
Standards
IEC61089 – Round Wire Concentric Lay Overhead Electrical Stranded Conductors
Construction: ACAR is made from hard drawn aluminium wires as per IEC60889 designated A1, and aluminium alloy core wire type A as per IEC60104 designated A3.
Technical Parameter for ACAR (A1/A3)
| Code Number | Diameter | No. of Wires | Area | Linear Mass | Rated Strength | Maximum DC Resistance at 20℃ | ||||
| Wire | Cond. | AL | Alloy | AL | Alloy | Total | ||||
| mm | mm | mm2 | mm2 | mm2 | kg/km | kN | Ω/km | |||
| 16 | 1.76 | 5.29 | 4 | 3 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 46.8 | 4.07 | 1.7896 |
| 25 | 2.21 | 6.62 | 4 | 3 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 26.8 | 73.1 | 6.29 | 1.1453 |
| 40 | 2.79 | 8.37 | 4 | 3 | 24.4 | 18.3 | 42.7 | 117 | 9.82 | 0.7158 |
| 63 | 3.50 | 10.5 | 4 | 3 | 38.5 | 28.9 | 67.4 | 184.3 | 14.8 | 0.4545 |
| 100 | 4.41 | 13.2 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 46 | 107 | 292.5 | 23.49 | 0.2863 |
| 125 | 2.98 | 14.9 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 49 | 133 | 364.1 | 29.49 | 0.2302 |
| 160 | 3.37 | 16.9 | 12 | 7 | 107 | 63 | 170 | 466 | 36.95 | 0.1798 |
| 200 | 3.77 | 18.8 | 12 | 7 | 134 | 78 | 212 | 582.5 | 44.78 | 0.1439 |
| 250 | 4.21 | 21.1 | 12 | 7 | 167 | 98 | 265 | 728.1 | 55.98 | 0.1151 |
| 250 | 3.05 | 21.4 | 18 | 19 | 132 | 139 | 271 | 746 | 64.67 | 0.1154 |
| 315 | 3.34 | 23.4 | 30 | 7 | 263 | 62 | 325 | 894.4 | 62.4 | 0.0916 |
| 315 | 3.43 | 24.0 | 18 | 19 | 166 | 175 | 341 | 940 | 81.48 | 0.0916 |
| 400 | 3.77 | 26.4 | 30 | 7 | 334 | 78 | 412 | 1135.8 | 76.82 | 0.0721 |
| 400 | 3.86 | 27.0 | 18 | 19 | 211 | 222 | 433 | 1193.7 | 100.3 | 0.0721 |
| 450 | 3.99 | 28.0 | 30 | 7 | 376 | 88 | 464 | 1277.8 | 86.42 | 0.0641 |
| 450 | 4.10 | 28.7 | 18 | 19 | 237 | 250 | 487 | 1342.9 | 112.84 | 0.0641 |
| 500 | 4.21 | 29.5 | 30 | 7 | 418 | 97 | 515 | 1419.8 | 96.03 | 0.0577 |
| 500 | 4.32 | 30.2 | 18 | 19 | 263 | 279 | 542 | 1492.1 | 125.38 | 0.0577 |
| 560 | 4.46 | 31.2 | 30 | 7 | 468 | 109 | 577 | 1590.1 | 107.55 | 0.0515 |
| 560 | 3.45 | 31.1 | 54 | 7 | 505 | 65 | 570 | 1573.9 | 103.53 | 0.0516 |
| 630 | 3.72 | 33.4 | 42 | 19 | 456 | 206 | 662 | 1826 | 134.59 | 0.0458 |
| 630 | 3.80 | 34.2 | 24 | 37 | 272 | 420 | 692 | 1909 | 169.14 | 0.0458 |
| 710 | 3.95 | 35.5 | 42 | 19 | 514 | 232 | 746 | 2057.8 | 151.68 | 0.0407 |
| 710 | 4.03 | 36.3 | 24 | 37 | 307 | 473 | 780 | 2151.4 | 190.61 | 0.0407 |
| 800 | 4.19 | 37.7 | 42 | 19 | 579 | 261 | 840 | 2318.7 | 170.9 | 0.0361 |
| 800 | 4.28 | 38.5 | 24 | 37 | 346 | 533 | 879 | 2424.2 | 214.78 | 0.0361 |
| 900 | 4.44 | 40.0 | 42 | 19 | 651 | 294 | 945 | 2608.5 | 192.27 | 0.0321 |
| 900 | 3.66 | 40.3 | 54 | 37 | 569 | 390 | 959 | 2649.5 | 207.79 | 0.0321 |
| 1000 | 3.80 | 41.8 | 72 | 19 | 818 | 216 | 1034 | 2855.4 | 195.47 | 0.0289 |
| 1000 | 3.86 | 42.5 | 54 | 37 | 632 | 434 | 1066 | 2943.9 | 230.88 | 0.0289 |
| 1120 | 4.02 | 44.3 | 72 | 19 | 916 | 242 | 1158 | 3198.1 | 218.92 | 0.0258 |
| 1120 | 4.09 | 45.0 | 54 | 37 | 708 | 486 | 1194 | 3297.2 | 258.58 | 0.0258 |
| 1250 | 4.25 | 46.8 | 72 | 19 | 1022 | 270 | 1292 | 3569.3 | 244.33 | 0.0231 |
| 1250 | 4.32 | 47.5 | 54 | 37 | 791 | 541 | 1332 | 3679.9 | 288.6 | 0.0231 |
| 1400 | 4.50 | 49.5 | 72 | 19 | 1145 | 302 | 1447 | 3997.6 | 273.65 | 0.0207 |
