AAAC- All Aluminum Alloy Conductors
Application
It is mainly used for overhead power transmission lines.
Standards
BS EN 50182:2001 – Conductors for overhead lines-Round wire concentric lay stranded conductors
BS 3242:1970 – Aluminium alloy stranded conductors for overhead power transmission
Construction: Round aluminium alloy wires, concentrically stranded
Technical Parameter for AAAC (AL3)- BS EN 50182
| Code Word | Area | No. of wires | Wire Diameter | Diameter of Conductor | Linear Mass | Rated Strength | Maximum DC Resistance at 20℃ |
| mm2 | mm | mm | kg/km | kN | Ω/km | ||
| Box | 18.8 | 7 | 1.85 | 5.55 | 51.4 | 5.55 | 1.748 |
| Acacia | 23.8 | 7 | 2.08 | 6.24 | 64.9 | 7.02 | 1.3828 |
| Almond | 30.2 | 7 | 2.34 | 7.02 | 82.2 | 8.88 | 1.0926 |
| Cedar | 35.5 | 7 | 2.54 | 7.62 | 96.8 | 10.46 | 0.9273 |
| Deodar | 42.2 | 7 | 2.77 | 8.31 | 115.2 | 12.44 | 0.7797 |
| Fir | 47.8 | 7 | 2.95 | 8.85 | 130.6 | 14.11 | 0.6875 |
| Hazel | 59.9 | 7 | 3.30 | 9.90 | 163.4 | 17.66 | 0.5494 |
| Pine | 71.6 | 7 | 3.61 | 10.8 | 195.6 | 21.14 | 0.4591 |
| Holly | 84.1 | 7 | 3.91 | 11.7 | 229.5 | 24.79 | 0.3913 |
| Willow | 89.7 | 7 | 4.04 | 12.1 | 245.0 | 26.47 | 0.3665 |
| Oak | 118.9 | 7 | 4.65 | 14.0 | 324.5 | 35.07 | 0.2767 |
| Mulberry | 150.9 | 19 | 3.18 | 15.9 | 414.3 | 44.52 | 0.2192 |
| Ash | 180.7 | 19 | 3.48 | 17.4 | 496.1 | 53.31 | 0.183 |
| Elm | 211.0 | 19 | 3.76 | 18.8 | 579.2 | 62.24 | 0.1568 |
| Poplar | 239.4 | 37 | 2.87 | 20.1 | 659.4 | 70.61 | 0.1387 |
| Sycamore | 303.2 | 37 | 3.23 | 22.6 | 835.2 | 89.4 | 0.1095 |
| Upas | 362.1 | 37 | 3.53 | 24.7 | 997.5 | 106.82 | 0.0917 |
| Yew | 479 | 37 | 4.06 | 28.4 | 1319.6 | 141.31 | 0.0693 |
| Totara | 498.1 | 37 | 4.14 | 29.0 | 1372.1 | 146.93 | 0.0666 |
| Rubus | 586.9 | 61 | 3.50 | 31.5 | 1622 | 173.13 | 0.0567 |
| Sorbus | 659.4 | 61 | 3.71 | 33.4 | 1822.5 | 194.53 | 0.0505 |
| Araucaria | 821.1 | 61 | 4.14 | 37.3 | 2269.4 | 242.24 | 0.0406 |
| Redwood | 996.2 | 61 | 4.56 | 41.0 | 2753.2 | 293.88 | 0.0334 |
Technical Parameter for AAAC – BS 3242:1970
| Code Word | Nominal Area | Stranding | Section Area | Diameter of Conductor | Linear Mass | Calculated Breaking Load | Maximum DC Resistance at 20℃ |
| mm2 | No./mm | mm2 | mm | kg/km | kN | Ω/km | |
| Box | 15 | 7/1.85 | 18.82 | 5.55 | 51 | 5.26 | 1.7495 |
| Acacia | 20 | 7/2.08 | 23.79 | 6.24 | 65 | 6.66 | 1.384 |
| Almond | 25 | 7/2.34 | 30.1 | 7.02 | 82 | 8.44 | 1.094 |
| Cedar | 30 | 7/2.54 | 35.47 | 7.62 | 97 | 9.94 | 0.9281 |
| 35 | 7/2.77 | 42.18 | 8.31 | 115 | 11.81 | 0.7804 | |
| Fir | 40 | 7/2.95 | 47.84 | 8.85 | 131 | 13.4 | 0.688 |
| Hazel | 50 | 7/3.30 | 59.87 | 9.9 | 164 | 16.8 | 0.5498 |
| Pine | 60 | 7/3.61 | 71.65 | 10.83 | 196 | 20.1 | 0.4594 |
| 70 | 7/3.91 | 84.05 | 11.73 | 230 | 23.5 | 0.3917 | |
| Willow | 75 | 7/4.04 | 89.73 | 12.12 | 245 | 25.1 | 0.3669 |
| 80 | 7/4.19 | 96.52 | 12.57 | 264 | 27.0 | 0.3441 | |
| 90 | 7/4.44 | 108 | 13.32 | 298 | 30.5 | 0.3023 | |
| Oak | 100 | 7/4.65 | 118.9 | 13.95 | 325 | 33.3 | 0.2769 |
| 100 | 19/2.82 | 118.7 | 14.1 | 326 | 33.3 | 0.2787 | |
| Mulberry | 125 | 19/3.18 | 150.9 | 15.9 | 415 | 42.3 | 0.2192 |
| Ash | 150 | 19/3.48 | 180.7 | 17.4 | 497 | 50.7 | 0.183 |
| Elm | 175 | 19/3.76 | 211 | 18.8 | 580 | 59.1 | 0.1568 |
| Poplar | 200 | 37/2.87 | 239.4 | 20.09 | 659 | 86.6 | 0.1385 |
| 225 | 37/3.05 | 270.3 | 21.35 | 744 | 75.7 | 0.1227 | |
| Sycamore | 250 | 37/3.22 | 303.2 | 22.54 | 835 | 86.9 | 0.1093 |
| Upas | 300 | 37/3.53 | 362.1 | 24.71 | 997 | 101.5 | 0.09155 |
| Walnut | 350 | 37/3.81 | 421.8 | 26.67 | 1162 | 118.1 | 0.0786 |
| Yew | 400 | 37/4.06 | 479 | 28.42 | 1319 | 134.1 | 0.06921 |
| Totara | 425 | 37/4.14 | 498.1 | 28.98 | 1372 | 139.5 | 0.06656 |
| Rubus | 500 | 61/3.50 | 586.9 | 31.5 | 1620 | 164.4 | 0.05662 |
| Araucaria | 700 | 61/4.14 | 821.1 | 37.26 | 2266 | 229.8 | 0.04047 |
