Southwire Bare Acsr Aw
Southwire Bare Acsr Aw
Southwire Bare Acsr Aw
APPLICATIONS
Used as bare overhead transmission and as primary and secondary distribution cable. ACSR/AW offers strength
characteristics similar to ACSR, along with slightly greater ampacity and resistance to corrosion due to aluminum-cladding of
the steel core wires.
SPECIFICATIONS
Southwire's ACSR/AW bare conductor meets or exceeds the following ASTM specifications:
CONSTRUCTION
Aluminum 1350-H19 wires, concentrically stranded about an aluminum-clad steel core.
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ACSR/AW
Code
Word
Size
Strand(AWG
ing
or kcmil) (Al/Aw)
Diameter (ins.)
Individual Wires
Al
Aw
Weight Per
1000 ft.(lbs)
Rated
Strength
(lbs.)
Aw
Core
Comp.
Cable
Al
Aw
Total
Resistance
OHMS/1000 ft.
DC @
20C
AC @
75C
Allowable
Ampacity+
(Amps)
Swan/Aw
6/1
.0834
.0834
.0834
.25
39
16
55
1780
.3917
.4770
145
Swanate/Aw
7/1
.0772
.103
.103
.257
39
24
63
2280
.3814
.4642
148
Sparrow/Aw
6/1
.1052
.1052
.1052
.316
62
25
87
2760
.2462
.2997
194
Sparate/Aw
7/1
.0974
.1298
.1298
.325
62
38
100
3510
.2396
.2917
198
Robin/Aw
6/1
.1181
.1181
.1181
.354
78
31
109
3450
.1950
.2373
225
Raven/Aw
1/0
6/1
.1327
.1327
.1327
.398
99
39
138
4250
.1547
.1884
260
Quail/Aw
2/0
6/1
.1489
.1489
.1489
.447
124
50
174
5130
.1227
.1494
301
Pigeon/Aw
3/0
6/1
.1672
.1672
.1672
.502
156
63
219
6300
.09747
.1188
347
Penguin/Aw
4/0
6/1
.1878
.1878
.1878
.563
197
79
277
7690
.07726
.09422
402
Waxwing/Aw
266.8
18/1
.1217
.1217
.1217
.609
250
33
283
6820
.06364
.07776
451
Partridge/Aw
266.8
26/7
.1013
.0788
.2363
.642
251
98
349
10800
.06169
.07541
465
Ostrich/Aw
300.0
26/7
.1074
.0835
.2506
.68
283
110
393
12100
.05489
.06712
500
Merlin/Aw
336.4
18/1
.1367
.1367
.1367
.684
315
42
357
8540
.05044
.06175
522
Linnet/Aw
336.4
26/7
.1137
.0885
.2654
.72
317
123
440
13500
.04897
.05989
537
Oriole/Aw
336.4
30/7
.1059
.1059
.3177
.741
318
177
494
16700
.04795
.05861
547
Chickadee/Aw
397.5
18/1
.1486
.1486
.1486
.743
373
50
422
9780
.04268
.05230
580
Brant/Aw
397.5
24/7
.1287
.0858
.2574
.772
374
116
490
14100
.04185
.05124
592
Ibis/Aw
397.5
26/7
.1236
.0962
.2885
.783
374
146
520
15800
.04144
.05072
597
Lark/Aw
397.5
30/7
.1151
.1151
.3453
.806
375
209
584
19600
.04059
.04965
608
Pelican/Aw
477
18/1
.1628
.1628
.1628
.814
447
59
507
11500
.03556
.04344
651
Flicker/Aw
477
24/7
.141
.094
.2819
.846
449
139
589
16700
.03487
.04273
663
Hawk/Aw
477.0
26/7
.1354
.1053
.316
.858
449
175
624
18900
.03453
.04231
669
Hen/Aw
477.0
30/7
.1261
.1261
.3783
.883
450
251
701
23400
.03382
.04139
682
Osprey/Aw
556.5
18/1
.1758
.1758
.1758
.879
522
69
591
13200
.03050
.03749
715
Parakeet/Aw
556.5
24/7
.1523
.1015
.3045
.914
524
163
687
19300
.02989
.03667
731
Dove/Aw
556.5
26/7
.1463
.1138
.3413
.927
524
204
728
21900
.02958
.03627
737
Eagle/Aw
556.5
30/7
.1362
.1362
.4086
.953
525
293
818
26800
.02899
.03551
751
Peacock/Aw
605.0
24/7
.1588
.1058
.3175
.953
570
177
746
21000
.02749
.03377
770
Squab/Aw
605.0
26/7
.1525
.1186
.3559
.966
570
222
792
23600
.02588
.03341
777
Teal/Aw
605.0
30/19
.142
.0852
.426
.994
571
311
883
28500
.02672
.03274
791
Kingbird/Aw
636.0
18/1
.188
.188
.188
.94
596
79
675
15000
.02667
.03286
778
Rook/Aw
636.0
24/7
.1628
.1085
.3256
.977
599
186
785
22000
.02616
.03216
794
Grosbeak/Aw
636.0
26/7
.1564
.1216
.3649
.991
599
233
832
24800
.02588
.03179
801
Flamingo/Aw
666.6
24/7
.1667
.1111
.3333
628
195
823
23100
.02495
.03069
818
Gannet/Aw
666.6
26/7
.1601
.1245
.3736
1.014
628
245
872
26000
.02470
.03034
825
Starling/Aw
715.5
26/7
.1659
.129
.3871
1.051
674
263
936
27500
.02300
.02830
863
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ACSR/AW
Redwing/Aw
715.5
30/19
.1544
.0927
.4633
1.081
676
368
1044
33400
.02260
.02777
878
Cuckoo/Aw
795.0
24/7
.182
.1213
.364
1.092
749
232
981
27500
.02093
.02582
913
Drake/Aw
795
26/7
.1749
.136
.408
1.107
749
292
1040
30500
.02070
.02549
922
Tern/Aw
795
45/7
.1329
.0886
.2658
1.063
749
124
873
21500
.02135
.02638
896
Condor/Aw
795
54/7
.1213
.1213
.364
1.092
749
232
981
27800
.02091
.02578
913
Mallard/Aw
795
30/19
.1628
.0977
.4884
1.139
751
409
1160
37100
.02033
.02500
938
Ruddy/Aw
900
45/7
.1414
.0943
.2828
1.131
848
140
988
24000
.01886
.02330
970
Canary/Aw
900
54/7
.1291
.1291
.3873
1.162
848
263
1111
31000
.01849
.02286
986
Rail/Aw
954
45/7
.1456
.0971
.2912
1.165
899
149
1047
25400
.01779
.02210
1003
Cardinal/Aw
954
54/7
.1329
.1329
.3987
1.196
899
279
1177
32900
.01744
.02161
1022
Ortolan/Aw
1033.5
45/7
.1515
.101
.3031
1.212
973
161
1134
27200
.01641
.02044
1054
Curlew/Aw
1033.5
54/7
.1383
.1383
.415
1.245
973
302
1275
35200
.01609
.01997
1074
Bluejay/Aw
1113
45/7
.1573
.1048
.3145
1.258
1048
173
1222
29300
.01606
.01905
1103
Pheasant/Aw
1272
54/19
.1535
.0921
.4604
1.381
1204
364
1568
42400
.01315
.01646
1216
Bobolink/Aw
1431
45/7
.1783
.1189
.3566
1.427
1348
223
1571
37600
.01186
.01503
1283
Lapwing/Aw
1590
45/7
.188
.1253
.3759
1.504
1498
248
1745
41800
.01069
.01366
1365
+Conductor temperature of 75C ambient temperature 25C, emissivity 0.5, wind 2 ft./sec., in sun.
Code
Word
Size
(AWG
or kcmil)
Stranding
(Al/Aw)
Diameter (ins.)
Individual Wires
Al
Aw
Core
Weight Per
1000 ft.(lbs)
Comp.
Cable
Al
Aw
Rated
Strength
(lbs.)
Total
Resistance
OHMS/1000 ft.
DC @
20C
AC @
75C
Allowable
Ampacity+
(Amps)
Aw
HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH
Grouse/AW
80.0
8/1
.1000
.1670
.1670
.367
75.1
62.6
137.7
4,890
.1942
.2357
227
Petrel/AW
101.8
12/7
.0921
.0921
.2763
.460
96.0
133.9
229.9
9,910
.1425
.1736
281
Minorca/AW
110.8
12/7
.0961
.0961
.2883
.481
104.5
145.8
250.3
10,800
.1326
.1594
297
Leghorn/AW
134.6
12/7
.1059
.1059
.3177
.530
127.0
177.0
304.0
13,000
.1078
.1313
335
Guinea/AW
159.0
12/7
.1151
.1151
.3453
.576
150.0
209.1
359.1
15,300
.09123
.1112
372
Dotterel/AW
176.9
12/7
.1214
.1214
.3642
.607
166.8
232.7
399.5
16,900
.08201
.09988
398
Dorking/AW
190.8
12/7
.1261
.1261
.3783
.631
180.0
251.0
431.0
18,300
.07601
.09261
418
Brahma/AW
203.2
16/19
.1127
.0977
.4885
.714
191.7
411.0
602.7
27,100
.06570
.07994
464
Cochin/AW
211.3
12/7
.1327
.1327
.3981
.664
199.3
278.0
477.3
19,800
.06863
.08364
445
+Conductor temperature of 75C ambient temperature 25C, emissivity 0.5, wind 2 ft./sec., in sun.
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