ASTM B232M-97

1.1 This specification covers concentric-lay-stranded conductor made from round aluminum 1350-H19 (extra hard) wires and round, metallic-coated steel core wire(s) for use as overhead electrical conductors. (Explanatory Notes 1 and 2.)

1.2 ACSR covered by this specification has five types of coated steel core wire which are designated by abbreviations as follows (Explanatory Note 2):

1.2.1 ACSR/GA-ACSR using Class A zinc-coated steel wire,

1.2.2 ACSR/GB-ACSR using Class B zinc-coated steel wire,

1.2.3 ACSR/GC-ACSR using Class C zinc-coated steel wire,

1.2.4 ACSR/AZ-ACSR using aluminum-coated (aluminized) steel wire, and

1.2.5 ACSR/HSS-ACSR using Class A zinc-coated high-strength steel wires.

Note 1-This specification is the metric counterpart of Specification B232. Note 2-Prior to 1975, aluminum 1350 was designated EC aluminum.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:

The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein:

B 230 * Specification for Aluminum 1350-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes2

B 263 * Test Method for Determination of Cross-Sectional Area of Stranded Conductors

B 341M * Specification for Aluminum-Coated (Aluminized) Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced (ACSR/AZ) [Metric]

B 354 * Definitions of Terms Relating to Uninsulated Metallic Electrical Conductors

B 498M * Specification for Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced (ACSR) [Metric]

B 500 * Specification for Metallic-Coated Stranded Steel Core for Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced (ACSR)

B 606 * Specification for High-Strength Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Core Wire for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Conductors, Steel Reinforced

B 682 * Specification for Standard Metric Sizes of Electrical Conductors

B 802 * Specification for Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced (ACSR)

B 803 * Specification for High-Strength Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Core Wire for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Conductors, Steel Reinforced

E 29 * Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E 527 * Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)

Other Documents:

ANSI H35.1(M) American National Standard Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum (Metric)

NBS Handbook 100-Copper Wire Tables of the National Bureau of Standards