AAAC - ALLOY BARE ALUMINUM

AAAC - ALLOY BARE ALUMINUM

APPLICATION:

Used as bare overhead conductor for primary and secondary distribution. Designed utilizing a high-strength aluminum alloy to achieve a high strength-to-weight ratio; affords better sag characteristics. Aluminum alloy gives AAAC higher resistance to corrosion than ACSR.

PRODUCT FEATURES:

Standard 6201-T81 high strength aluminum conductors, conforming to ASTM Specification B-399, are concentric-lay-stranded, similar in construction and appearance to 1350 grade aluminum conductors. Standard 6201 alloy conductors are similar to other alloy conductors commercially known as Ardival, Aldrey or Almelec. They were developed to fill the need for an economical conductor for overhead applications requiring higher strength that that obtainable by 1350 grade aluminum conductors, but without a steel core. The DC resistance at 20°C of the 6201-T81 conductors and the standard ACSRs of the same diameter are approximately the same. Conductors of the 6201-T81 allows are harder and, therefore, have greater resistance to abrasion than conductors of 1350-H19 grade aluminum.

SPECIFICATIONS:

AAAC bare conductor meets or exceeds the following ASTM specifications:

  • B-398 Aluminum Alloy 6201-T81 Wire for Electrical Purposes
  • B-399 Concentric-Lay-Stranded 6201-T81 Aluminum Alloy Conductors
 

KINGWIRE AAAC - Alloy Bare Aluminum

Code Word

Size

(KCM)

Strand

ACSR

Cond with Equivalent Resistance

Equivalent

AL/ST

Stranding

Diameter

Cross

Sectional Area
(sq. in.)

Weight
per 1000 ft

(Lbs)

Rated

Strength

(Lbs)

Resistance

OHMS/ 1000 ft

Rating
(AMPS)

Indiv. Wire

Complete

Cable OD

DC
@ 20˚C

AC
@ 75˚C

Akron

30.58

7/w

6

6/1

.0661

.198

.0240

28.7

1,110

.659

.785

107

Alton

48.69

7/w

4

6/1

.0834

.250

.0382

45.7

1,760

.414

.493

143

Ames

77.47

7/w

2

6/1

.1052

.316

.0608

72.7

2,800

.260

.310

191

Azusa

123.3

7/w

1/0

6/1

.1327

.398

.0968

115.7

4,460

.163

.195

256

Anaheim

155.4

7/w

2/0

6/1

.1490

.447

.1221

145.9

5,390

.130

.154

296

Amherst

195.7

7/w

3/0

6/1

.1672

.502

.1537

183.7

6,790

.103

.123

342

Alliance

246.9

7/w

4/0

6/1

.1878

.563

.1939

231.8

8,560

.0816

.0973

395

Butte

312.8

19/w

266.8

26/7

.1283

.642

.2456

293.6

11,000

.0644

.0769

460

Canton

394.5

19/w

336.4

26/7

.1441

.721

.3098

370.3

13,300

.0511

.0610

532

Cairo

465.4

19/w

397.5

26/7

.1565

.783

.3655

436.9

15,600

.0433

.0518

590

Darien

559.5

19/w

477.0

26/7

.1716

.858

.4394

521.7

18,800

.0360

.0420

663

Elgin

652.4

19/w

556.5

26/7

.1853

.927

.5124

612.4

21,900

.0309

.0371

729

Flint

740.8

19/w

636.0

26/7

.1415

.991

.5818

695.5

24,400

.0272

.0327

790

Greeley

927.2

19/w

795.0

26/7

.1583

1.108

.7282

870.4

30,500

.0217

.0263

908

1. Resistance is calculated using ASTM standard increments of stranding, and metal conductivity of 52.5% IACS AC resistance at 60 Hz.
2. Current ratings are based on 75°C conductor temperature, 25°C ambient, 2ft/s wine, 96/watts/sq. foot sun, 0.5 coefficients of emissivity and absorption.