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Indian Standard ( Reaffirmed 1995 )

SPECIFICATION FOR
HARD-DRAWN COPPER CONDUCTORS
FOR OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION

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BUREAU OF I~NDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

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Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
HARD-DRAWN COPPER CONDUCTORS
FOR OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION
( Second RetCon )
Conductors and Accessories for Overhead Lines
Sectional Committee, ETDC 60

Chairman Representing
SHRI R. D. JAIN Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. New Delhi

Members
SHRIG. L. DWA ( Alternate td
Shri R. D. Jam )
ADDITIONALCBNERALMANAGER Indian Posts & Telegraphs Department, New Delhi
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DIVISIONAL ENQINB~R
( TELE)-E ( Alternate )
SHRIV. K. A~ARWAL Tata Hydra-Electric Power Supply Co Ltd. Rombay
SHR~P. P. Bsi~sav( Alternate )
SHW R. S. ARORA Directorate General of Supplies and Disposaks,
New Delhi
SHRI J. S. PAssi ( Alternate )
SHRlS.BHATTAcHARYA Indian Cable Co Ltd, Calcutta
SHRIT. SINOH ( Alternate )
SHRIR. T. CHARI Tag Corporation, Madras
SHRIA. AR~NKUMAR( Alternate )
SHRIS.D. 19~t-313 Kamani Bngineering Corporation Ltd, Bombay
SHRIR. V. S. MANIAN ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore
SHR~T. V. GQPALAN( Alternate )
DIRECTOR( TRANSMWION) Central Electricity Authority ( Transmission
Directorate ), New Delhi
Dwunr DIRECTOR( TRANS-
MISSION ) ( Alternafe )
DIRECTOR (TI). RDSQ. Ministry of Railways
LWKNOW ’ ‘.
JOINT DIRECTOR ( TI )-I,
RDSO, LUCKNOW( Alternate )
( Conrinukd on page 2 )

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Member8 Representing
SNP.ZR. R. GWTA Haryana State Electricity Board, Chaadigarh
SHKI H. C. KAUSHIR ( Abernate )
SHRI P. JAYARAMAN Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Madras
SHRIDEVADASAN EDWARD( Alternate )
SRRI M. K. JHUNJHUNWALA Cable and Conductor Manufacturers’ Association
of India, New De!hi
SHRIT. S. PADMANABHAN ( Alternate )
SHRIII.S. KALRA Bhakra Beas Management Board, Cbandigarh
SHRI H. S. CHO~RA( Alternate )
SHRI0. P. MATHUR Electrical Manufacturing Co Ltd, Calcutta
DR P. BHA-ITACHARYA ( AIrernare )
SHRI RAJ K. MITAL Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking, New Delhi
SHRI M. K. AHUJA ( Alternate )
SHRI S. K. MUKHIZRJE~ National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI U. S. VERMA( Alternate )
SHRI A. K. RAMACHANDRAN National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd, New
Delhi
SHRIS. S. RAO ( Alternate )
SHRI H. K. RATHI Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Bombay
SHRI V. N. RIKH W.P. State Electricity Board, Lucknow
SAKI V. R. AOARWAL ( Alternate )
SHRI V. K. SHARMA National Hydra-Electric Power Corporation Ltd.
New Delhi
SHRI MAHENDRAKUMAR ( Alternate )
%XRI R. D. SH@TH Electra-Metal Industries, Bombay
SHRI G. J. DEVASSYKU~Y ( Afternate )
SHRID. SIVASUBRAMANIAM Aluminium industries Ltd. Kundara
SHRI K. M. JACOB( Akernare )
PROFM. VENUGOPAL Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
PROFY. NARAYANARAO ( Alternate )
SHRI S. P. SACHDEV, Director General, BIS (Ex-oficio Member )
Director ( Elec Tech )

Secretary
SHRI SUKH BIR SINGH
Assistant Director ( Elec Tech ), BIS

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Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
HARD-DRAWN COPPER CONDUCTORS
FOR OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION

( Second Revision )

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution on 20 May 1982, after the draft finalized by the
Conductors and Accessories for Overhead Lines Sectional Committee had
been approved by the Electrotechnical Division Council.
0.2 This standard, first published in 1951, was subsequently revised in 1963
to incorporate all quantities and dimensions in metric system. This
revision has been undertaken with a view to upgrade many of the essential
requirements and to bring it in line with the latest engineering practices
being followed in the country.
0.3 In the standard, values for constant-mass temperature coefficient of
resistance and coefficient of linear expansion are given on the basis of IEC
Publication No. 28 ( 1925 ). International Standard of Resistance for
copper.
0.4 Hard-drawn copper wires covered by Telegraph Wires (Unlawful
possession ) Act No. LXXtV of 1950 as amended by Act No. LIII of 1953
have been dealt separately in IS : 2532-1965*.
0.5 While preparing this standard, assistance has been derived from
BS 125: 1970 Hard-drawn Copper and Copper Cadmium Conductors for
Overhead Power Transmission Purposes, issued by the British Standards
Institution.
0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, express-
ing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS :2-196Oj.
The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should
be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
*Specificationfor hard-drawn copper wire for telegraph and telephone purposes.
IRules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ).

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1. SCOPE
1.1This specification covers the requirements for hard-drawn solid and
stranded circular copper conductors for overhead power transmission
purposes.
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the following definitions in addition
to those given in IS : 1885 ( Part XXX11 )-1971* shall apply.
2.1 Stranded Conductor - Conductor consisting of three or more copper
wires of the same nominal diameter twisted together in concentric layers.
When the conductor consists of more than one layer, successive layers are
twisted in opposite directions.
2.2 Diameter - The mean of two measurements at right angles taken at
the same cross section.
2.3 Direction of Lay - The direction of lay is defined as right hand or left
hand. With right hand lay, the wires conform to the direction of the
central part of the letter Z when the conductor is held vertically. With left
hand lay, the wires conform to the direction of the central part of the
letter S when the conductor is held vertically.
2.4 Lay Ratio - Ratio of the axial length of a complete turn of the helix
formed by an individual wire in a stranded conductor to the external
diameter of the helix.
3. CONDUCTOR
3.1 Material - The conductor shall consist of hard-drawn round copper
wire having the following properties.
3.1.1 Physical Constants /or Hard-Drawn Copper
3.1.1.1 Volume resistivity - The resistivity of hard-drawn high-con-
ductivity copper is a function of the tensile strength. Within a range of
30 to 50 kg/mm9 tensile strength, the following formula has been found to
express sufficiently closely the results obtained in practice, and has beet1
adopted in calculating the resistance given in this specification:
T

where
P = percentage increase in resistivity of the hard-drawn copper
over its resistivity when annealed, and
T = tensile strength of the hard-drawn copper in kg/mm%.
+Electrotechnical vocabulary: Part XXX11 Cables, conductors and accessories for
electricity supply.

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The resistances given in the tables, are based on standard resistivity

of annealed high-conductivity copper at 20°C modified in accordance with
the above formula.
At a temperature of 20°C the volume resistivity of standard annealed
copper is O-017 241 ohm square millimetre per metre ( ohm mmB/m ).
Copper which has resistivity at 20°C of 0.017 241 ohm mma/m is
said to have a conductivity of 100 percent.
3.1.1.2 Density - At a temperature of 20°C the density of hard-drawn
high conductivity copper has been taken as 8.89 g/cma.
3.1.1.3 Coeficient of linear expansion - At a temperature of 20°C the
coefficient of linear expansion of hard-drawn high-conductivity copper has
been taken as 0’000 017 per Centigrade degree. This coefficient may be
used over a temperature range of 0°C to 150°C.
3.1.1.4 Constant-mass temperature coeficient of resistance - at a
temperature of 20°C the coefficient of variation of the resistance with
temperature of hard-drawn high-conductivity copper, measured between
two potential points rigidly fixed to the wire, the metal being allowed to
expand freely, has been taken as 0%03 81 per Centigrade degree, which is a
representative value for copper of 97 percent conductivity.
3.1.1.5 Freedom from defects - The wire shall be smooth and free
from all imperfections such as spills and spurns.

4. STANDAR,D RESISTANCE, WEIGHT AND SIZE OF SOLID

CONDUCTOR
4.1 After drawing, the wire shall have the resistance, weight and diameter
given in Table 1.

5. STANDARD RESISTANCE, WEIGHT AND SIZE OF STANDARD

CONDUCTOR
5.1 The size, weight and resistance of stranded circular conductor shall be
in accordance with the values given in Table 2.
5.2 In Table 2, the areas, weights and resistances of the stranded
conductors have been calculated by multiplying the corresponding values
for one of the single wires of which the stranded conductor is composed by
the constants set out in Table 3.
5.3 The calculated area in each case in Table 2 is given as obtained above,
and is that of a solid conductor of equal resistance assuming to same
*specific conductivity.

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 TABLE 1 STANDARD SOLID HARD-DRAWN COPPER CONDUCTORS
(Clrruses 4.1, 6.1, 6.2. 7.1, 14.3.2 onrf 15.2)
NOMINAL DIAMETER STANDARD RESISTANCEAT MINIMUM BREAK- MINIMUM MINIMUM CALC~LA- ’
AREA -*-- WEIGHT 20°C PER km ING LOAD -bNSlLE ELONOA- TED AREA s
Stan- Maxi- Mini-‘ PER -*---I -*--T STRENGTH TiON ON ON STAN- g
dard mum mum km Stan- Maxi- On Stan- On Mini- 25 cm DARD
dard mum dard Dia- mum Dia- DIAMIYTER
meter* metert
!I) (2) (3) (4) (5) (61 (7) iSI (9) (10) (11) (12)
mm* mm mm mm kg ohm ohm kN kN MN/m* Percent mm%
- 1’36: 1.37 l-35 12.91 12’21 12.33 *667 *657 458.6 - 1’453
- l-60$ 1’62 1’58 17.87 8,823 8.911 ‘922 -892 426.6 - 2’011
- 1.702 l-72 1.68 20.18 7.815 7’893 1.03 1’01 455”9 2’270
h - 2’12$ 2.14 210 31.38 5’025 5.075 1.59 1.56 450-g - 3’530
- 2.651 2.68 2-62 49’03 3.215 3’247 2’45 2.40 445.4 5’515
- 3.00: 3.03 2.97 62.84 2503 2’532 3.12 3.05 440.7 - 7.069
8.5 3*25§$ 3.28 3’22 73.75 2136 2.157 3.63 3*56 437.0 - 8-296
3.35: 338 3.32 78.36 2010 2.030 3.85 3.77 435’1 3.814

10 3*55g. 3.59 3.51 87.99 1’790 1’808 4.28 4.18 432’1 - 9898
- 3.65: 3.69 3.61 93’02 l-693 1’710 4.50 4.40 430’7 - 10.46
3.75: 3.79 3’71 98.10 1.604 l-620 4.74 4.64 429.2 - 11.04
14 S-25$: 4’29 4’21 126’1 1’248 1.265 5.97 5.87 421.3 14’19

16 4*50§ 4.54 4.46 141.4 1.113 1.124 6.64 6-52 417.6 19’90
- 4.752 4.80 4-70 157-s 09987 1.009 7.35 7.19 4145 - 17’72
 - S’oo$ 5'05 4.95 174% O-9014 W9104 go9 793 412’0 - 19’63

25 530§$ 5.35 S-25 1961 0.8019 0%099 9.00 WI4 408.3 - 22.06

560: 5.66 5.54 219.0 0.7181 0.7253 9.99 9.78 405’6 1*8g 24.63

35 63tq 6’56 6.44 295.0 0.5327 ,@5380 13.12 1288 395’5 1’9& 33.18

40 7’10§ 7’17 7.03 3520 9.4463 0.4508 15’38 15’07 3885 2.07 3959

50 7*X$ 7.58 7.42 392.7 0.3998 04038 1894 1659 383.6 213 44.18

65 9*5@ 960 940 630.1 02488 0.2513 2562 25’08 361.5 248 ?@88

Nore 1 - The standard weight given in col 5 is based on standard diameter and is for information only.

NOTE 2 - Minimum breaking loads after stranding shall be not less than 92.5 percent of the corresponding values
given in col 8 and 9.

21 *The values specified in co1 8 are the basis from. which the approximate breaking load of conductors specified in
Table 2 have been calculated.
tT’he values specified in co1 9 are minima with which solid conductors and wires shall comply before stranding.
SStandard sizes recommended for stranded conductors.
gStandard sizes recommeaded for use as solid conductors.
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TABLE 2 STANDARD STRANDED HARD-DRAWN

COPPERCONDUCTORS

(Clauses 5.1, 5.2, 5.3,6.1, 14.2 and 15.2 )

STAND Ayo~;; A~~ROXI- CALCULA- STAND- RESISTANCEAT 20°C APPROXI-
ARD - MATE TED ARRA ARD PER km WHEN CON- MATE
Nom- METER OF OVERALL ON STAN- yEykn; NECTEDTo STAN- B;zP4t-4
NAL STRANDS DIAMETER DARD DARD WEIGHT
AREA DIAMETER c--*--7 CON-
. Standard Maximum DUCTOR

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

mm* mm mm9 kg ohm ohm kN

10 312.12 457 10.51 94.90 1.688 1.705 4.38

711.36 4.08 IO-08 91-15 l-758 1.775 4.30

14 711.60 4’80 13.96 126.2 1.271 1’282 5.93

16 312.65 5.71 16.42 148.3 1*080 1.090 6.77

7/1’70 5.10 15.76 142-4 l-125 1’136 6.63

25 313.25 7*OO 24.70 223.0 0.717 7 0.724 9 10’02

712.12 6.36 24.50 221.5 0*723 6 0.730 8 10.23

35 313’75 8.08 3288 297.0 0.538 9 0.544 3 13’08

40 712.65 7’9.5 38.29 346.1 0.463 0 0.467 6 15.79
50 713.00 9.00 49.07 443.5 0.361 0 0.364 6 20.09

65 1912.12 10.6 66.24 604 0.267 7 O-270 4 27’17

70 713.55 10’6 68.71 621.1 0.257 8 0.260 4 27.55

95 714.25 12.8 98.48 890.1 0.179 7 O-181 5 38.47

120 7/415 14.2 123’0 1 112 0.143 8 0.145 1 47’32

130 7/5’00 15.0 1363 1 232 0.129 8 O-131 1 52’12

19/3*00 15’0 132.7 1 209 0,133 6 0.134 9 53.35

150 715.30 15.9 153.2 1 384 0’115 5 0.126 7 58fIO

1913.25 16.2 155.7 1 419 0.113 a o-1 14 9 62.07

160 715’60 16.8 171.0 1 545 0.103 4 0.104 4 64’3 I

1913.35 16-8 165.4 1 508 0.107 1 O-108 1 65’76

185 1913.55 17.8 185.8 1 693 O-095 37 0.095 47 73.14

200 19/3.65 18.2 196.4 1 790 0’090 20 O-091 20 77*00

NOTE - The standard weight given in co1 5 is based on standard diameter and is
for information only.

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TABLE 3 CONVERSION CONSTANTS FOR

STRANDED CONDUCTORS
( Clause 5.2 )

No. OF WIRES CONSTANT

STRANDED ,----A----
Area Weight Resistance

(1) (2) (3) (4’

3 2.977 3’024 0.336 0
7 6.942 7.058 0.144 0
19 18.77 19.24 0.053 28

5.4 The resistances have been corrected in accordance with the formula
given in 3.1.1.1.
6. TOLERANCES ON THE STANDARD DIAMETER AND
RESISTANCE OF CONDUCTORS
6.1 Tolerances as given below shall be permitted on the standard diameter
and resistances of all conductors:

a) Tolerance on standard diameter f 1 percent, and

b) Tolerance on resistance + 1 percent when corrected to standard
weight.
When corrected to standard weight and temperature, the resistance of
the conductor shall not exceed the appropriate maximum resistance given
in Tables 1 and 2.
6.2 The mean diameter of the conductor shall fall within the appropriate
maximum and minimum values given in Table 1.
6.3 The cross-section of any conductor shall not depart from circularity by
more than an amount corresponding to a tolerance of 2 percent on the
standard diameter.

7. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
7.1 The mechanical properties of the wire shall be such that the tensile
strength and elongation when tested in accordance with 14.3 and 14.4 shall
be as shown in Table 1.
7.2 Wires smaller than 5.60 mm diameter shall also comply with the
requirements of the wrapping test as specified in 14.2.
NOTE - For purposes of calculation, the modulus of elasticity of hard-drawn
copper shall he taken 3’ 1.27 x 10’ kg/cm%.

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8. JOIN’fS IN WIRES, EXCEPT DURING STRANDING

8.1 The wires shall be drawn in continuous lengths, without joints, except
those made in the soft rod or wire before final drawing.

9. JOINTS IN STRANDED CONDUCTORS

9.1 Conductors Containing Seven Wires or Less - Joints in wires, other
than those permitted under 8, shall not be permitted in any wire of a
stranded conductor containing 7 wires oiless.
9.2 Conductors Containing More than Seven Wires - In the case of
stranded conductor containigg ,more than 7 wires, a joint in any wire shall
be permitted provided that no two joints ( other than those in wires before
stranding. uermitted under8 ) occur at points in the stranded conductor
nearer than 15 m. Joints shah be hard-soldered or welded.
9.3 The breaking strength of the joint permitted under 9.2 shall be in no
case be iess than 220 MN/m*.

10. STRANDING
10.1 The wire entering into the construction of stranded conductors shall,
before stranding, satisfy all the requirements of this specification for solid
wires.
10.2 The lay ratios of different layers shall be within the limits given in
Table 4.

TABLE 4 LIMITS OP LAY RATIOS OF DIFFERENT LAYERS

No. OF LAY RATIO FOR LAYER

STANDS .(. WITH NUMBEROF WIRESIN BRACKETS
)
,Pe-- 1
1st ii7

(1) (5) (6)

3 30 20 - - - -

7 - - 25 20 - -

19 - 32 20 20 15
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10.3 For all constructions successive layers shall have opposite directions of
lay, the outer layer being right hhnded.

11. LENGTHS AND VARIATIONS IN LENGTHS

11.1 Unless otherwise agreed between the manufacturer and purchaser,
hard-drawn copper conductors shall be supplied in the manufacturer’s
usual production lengths with a permitted variation of f 5 percent in the
length of any one length.
11.2 Unless otherwise agreed between manufacturer and purchaser, it shall
be permissible to supply not more than 10% of the lengths on any one
order in random lengths, none of them shall be shorter than lj3rd of the
nominal lengths.

12. PACKING AND MARKING

12.1 The conductor shall be supplied in coils or on drums* and one drum
or coil shall carry only one continuous length of conductor. Each coil or
drum shall be marked with the following information:

4 Trade-name, if any;
b) Manufacturer’s name;
4 Size oi conductor;
d) Length of conductor;
e) Weight of the conductor;
f) Drum number; and
g) Any other particulars as specified by the purchaser.
12.1.1 The conductor may also be marked with the Standard Mark.

NOTE - The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made there.
under. The Standard Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard conveys
the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requirements of that
standard under a well defined system of inspection, testing and quality control
which is devised and supervised by BIS and operated by the producer, Standard
marked products are also conth~udy checked by BIS for conformity to that
standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions under which a liceace for
the use of the Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers or producers may
be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

*It is recommended that the drums for bare conductors should comply with
IS: 1778-1980 Specification for reels and drums for bare wire ( first revision ).

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13. TEST SAMPLES

13.1 Solid Conductors - Samples for the tests specified in 14 and 15 shall
be taken from approximately 10 percent of the drums included in any one
consignment.
One sample, sufiicient to provide one specimen for each test, shall be
taken from each of the selected drums.
13.2 Stranded Conductors
13.2.1 Tests Before Stranding - Samples for the tests specified in 14
and 15 shall be taken by the manufacturer before stranding from not less
than 10 percent of the individual lengths of wire which will be included in
any one consignment of stranded conductor. One sample, sufficient to
provide one test specimen for each test, shall be taken from each of the
selected lengths of wire.
13.2.2 -Test After Stranding - Alternatively, when the purchaser states
at the time of ordering that he desires tests to be made in the presence of
his representatives, samples of wire shall be taken from lengths of stranded
conductor selected from approximately 10 percent of the drums included in
any one consignment. One sample, sufficient to provide one specimen for
each test, shall be taken from each of the selected druhls.

14. MECHANICAL TESTS

14.1 General - In the case of both solid and stranded conductors, the
mechanical tests shall be carried out on single wires only.
14.2 Wrapping Test
142.1 This test shall be carried out only on wires of less than 5.60 mm
diameter.
14.2.2 The wire shall not break when tested in the following manner.
14.2.2.1 The wire shall be wrapped round a wire of its own diameter
to form a close helix of eight turns. Sip turns shall then be unwrapped
and again closely rewrapped in the same dlrection as the first wrappi‘ng.
14.3 Tensile Test
14.3.1 This test shall alsply to solid conductors and to the component
wires of stranded conductors. Wherever practicable, tests of wires shall be
made before stranding.
14.3.2 If it is not possible to test the component wires of a stranded
conductor before stranding, the test may be m:*de on wires taken from the
stranded conductor. In such cases, the tensile strength of any of the wires
shall be not less than 925 percent of the values given in Table 1 and the
average tensile strength of the wires in a stranded conductor shall be not
less than 94 percent of the values specified in Table 1.
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14.3.3 A tensile testing machine shall be used the accuracy of which can
be easily checked and the machine adjusted, if necessary. The test samples
being placed in the machine shall be straightened, if necessary, in such a
way as to cause the minimum alteration in the physical properties.
14.3.3.1 When an automatic tensile testing machine is used, the load
shall be applied gradually and the rate of separation of the jaws of the
testing machine shall not be greater than 10 cm per minute and shall be so
adjusted that the total time of testing from the moment of application of
the load till fracture is between 15 to 60 seconds.

14.3.3.2 When a hand-operated lever testing machine is used 90 percent

of the breaking load shall be applied quickly and the load shall then be
increased steadily until the specimen breaks. The time taken to apply the
balance 10 percent of the loa * shall be approximately 15 seconds and the
total time from the application of the load to the break shall be approxi-
mately 20 seconds.

Nom - The strength of a stranded conductor in terms of the sum of the strength
of the individual component wires may be assumed to be not less than the values
given in Table 5.

TABLE5 STRENGTH OF STRANDEDCONDUCTOR

No. OF WIRES PERCENTAGE STRENGTH BASSD PERCENTAGE STRENGTH BASED

INSTRAN~ED ON~HBSUNOPTHBSTRENGTHS ONTHESUMOPYHRSTRENQ~HS
CONDUCTOR' OPTHEWIRESWHEN TAKEN OF THB COMPONENT WIRES
FROM THE STRANDED BEFORE STRANDING
CONDUCTOR AND (THATISIN
TESTED THE COIL )

(1) (2) (3)

3 96 92
7 95 92

19 93 90

14.4 Elongation Teat

14.4.1 This test shall be performed only on wires of 5.60 mm diameter
and over.
14.4.2 The load shall be applied on straightened lengths of wire having
an original gauge-length of 25 cm. The extension shall be measured on
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that the fracture occurs between the gauge marks and not closer than
25 mm to either mark. If the fracture occurs outside these limits and if the
required elongation is not obtained, the test shall be discarded and another
test made.

15.RESISTANCE TEST
15.1The dc resistance of the conductor shall be measured at room
temperature. The conductor shall be in the test room which shall be at a
reasonably constant temperature for sufficient time to ensure that the
conductor temperature is equal to the ambient temperature.
15.2 The electrical resistance as measured shall be converted to resistance
per kilometre which when multiplied by

where
K = standard weight per km,
W = weight per km of test sample, and
C = multiplier constant for correction to 20°C;
shall not exceed the maximum values given in Tables 1 and 2.
15.2.1 The multiplier constant shall be in accordance with Table 6.
15.3 The measurement of resistance shall be carried out to an accuracy of
one part in a thousand. The length of the sample selected for the test of
electrical resistance shall be sufficient to give the accuracy required and
shall be suitable for the method of testing employed. Certificates as to the
accuracy of the apparatus shall be provided, and either party concerned
shall have the right to satisfy itself that the apparatus and the method of
testing are correct.

16. REJECTION AND RETESTS

16.1Should any one of the test pieces first selected fail to pass the test,
three further samples from the same batch shall be selected, one of which
shall be from the length from which the original test sample was taken,
unless that length has been withdrawn by the supplier.
16.2 Should all of the three test pieces from these additional samples
satisfy the requirements of the tests, the batch represented by these samples
shall be deemed to comply with the standard. Should the test pieces from
any of the three additional samples fail, the batch represented shall be
deemed not to comply with the standard.

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TABLE 6 MULTIPLIER CONSTANTS

(Clause 14.2.1 )

Factors for converting resistances at various temperatures, of hard-drawn high

conductivity copper of 97 percent conductivity, to the standard reference temperature
of 20°C, and reciprocals of the factors, for converting resistances at 20°C to other
temperatures.

MULTIPLIER R~CIPRO- TWPERA- RECIPRO-

CONSTANT CAL OF TUREOC CAL OF
CONSTANT CONSTANT

(1) (21 (3) (1) (21 (31

5 1.060 6 0.942 9 10 1.039 6 O-961 9
5-5 l-058 5 @944 8 10-5 1.037 6 O-963 8
6 l-056 3 O-946 7 11 l-035 5 @965 7
6.5 l-054 2 0948 6 11.5 l-033 5 O-967 6

7 I.052 1 0’950 5 12 1,031 4 0.969 5

7.5 1’050 0 0.952 4 125 l-029 4 O-971 4
8 1.047 9 0.954 3 13 1.027 4 O-973 3
85 1.045 8 O-956 2 13-5 l-025 4 0.975 2

9 l-043 7 O-958 1 14 1.023 4 o-977 1

9.5 1’041 7 O-960 0 145 l-021 4 O-979 0

IS 1’019 4 O-981 0 25-5 0’979 5 l-021 0

15.5 l*Oli 4 O-982 9 26 0.977 7 1.022 9
16 1’015 5 O-984 8 26.5 0.975 8 l-024 8
165 1’013 5 O-986 7

27 8974 0 I.026 7
17 1.011 6 O-988 6 275 0.972 2 l-02& 6
17’5 1.009 6 o-990 5 28 @9?0 4 1.030 5
18 1’007 7 0.992 4 28.5 0.968 6 1.032 4
185 1’005 7 0.994 3

29 O-966 8 1.034 3
19 1.003 8 @?96 2 29.5 0.965 1 1,036 2
195 l-001 9 @998 1 30 @963 3 1.038 1
20 18000 1WQo 35 0.945 9 l-057 1
205 O-998 1 1.001 9

( Continued ) :

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TABLE 6 MULTIPLIER CONSTANTS - Conrd

Factors for converting resistances at various temperatures, of h%rd-drawn high

conductivity copper of 97 percent conductivity, to the standard reference temperature
of 20°C and reciprocals of the factors, for converting resistances at 20°C to other

TEMPERA- MULTIPLIER RECIPRO- TEMPERA- RECIPR~

TURB “C CONSTANT CAL OF TURE‘C CAL OP
CONSTANT CONSTANT

(1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3)

40 0.929 2 1.076 2
21 P996 2 1.003 8 45 0.913 0 l-095 2
21.5 0.994 3 I*005 7 50 Og97 4 1.114 3
22 0.992 4 1.007 6 55 W8S23 1=133 3
22.5 0.990 6 1.009 5

60 0.867 8 l-152 4
23 1’011 4 65 0.863 6 1.171 4
23.5 l*Q13 3 70 w40 0 1.190 5
24 1.015 2 75 0’826 8 1’209 5
24.5 1*017 1

so 0%13 9 1.228 6
25 om1 3 I”019 I 85 0.801 5 1.247 8

NOTIi - The temperature coefficient of resistance of copper varies slightly from

sample to sample according to its exact conductivity. The figures given in Table 6
are based on a value OS the temperatures coe5cient of resistance of OXlO 81 per
Centigrade degree a: %‘C, which is an average value for copper of 87 percent
conductivity.

The prirnsary purpose of this table is to enable a resistance measured at a tempera-

ture other than 20% to be converted to the resistance at 20°C in order to determine
whether the conductor under Lest complies with the. reqnircmentr of the standard.
For this nuipse, the factors have been given at half-degree intervals from 5°C to
3O*C, and the error in using the table between these limits for copper within the
range of conductivity, 96 percent to 98 percent will. uot exceed 0.06 percent.

The factors and their reciprocais have also been found of value for other purposes,
such as calcolatio;t of vokage drop on heated conductors. Par these purposes only,
values have been given at Eve-degree intervals from 30% to 85°C. It should be
re&r,ed, however. that their use may lend to errors of up IQ 3.2 percent at the upper
end of the range.

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 AMEN34ENT ND. 1 YMJARY 1967
TO
IS:2824982 SPECIFICATION FOR HARD-DRAWN COPPER
CONIJCTORS FOR OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION

tSeconi Revision)

(Rzge10, Tabte4) - Substitute the following

for the existing table:

TABLE4 LlMI!I!SOF_IAY RATIOS OFDIFFWENTLAYERS

1R).OF IAY RATXOFORLAYER

STRANJS Wires in Rackets)
_
r 1st 2nd \
(3 I (6) (12)

Gfca Mini re

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7 )

3 16 11
7 17 13 * -
19 22 13 16 12

(mc 60)

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