ACCC® Bittern Rev_D

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DATA SHEET:

ACCC®-Bittern
NOT RELEASED

For questions, please contact CTC Application Engineering Department: applicationsupport@ctccable.com

Governing Units: Imperial


Mechanical Specifications Metric Imperial
Nominal Aluminum Cross-sectional Area* 801.4 mm2 1581.6 kcmil
Nominal Diameter of Composite Core (CTC Part Number 200-008) 8.76 mm 0.345 in.
Nominal Cross-sectional Area of Core 60.3 mm2 0.093 in2
Overall Diameter of Conductor 34.16 mm 1.345 in.
Nominal Cross-sectional Area of the Conductor 861.3 mm2 1.335 in2
Ultimate Tensile Strength of Conductor1,2 175.3 kN 39.4 kips
Rated Strength of Core - 313 ksi (2158 MPa) 130.2 kN 29.3 kips
Core Nominal Mass per unit length 113 kg/km 76 lb/kft
Conductor Nominal Mass per unit length 2331 kg/km 1566.3 lb/kft
Aluminum Nominal Mass per unit length** 2217.4 kg/km 1490.3 lb/kft
Maximum Allowable Operating Temperature at Surface4 180 o
C 356 o
F
o o
Coefficient of Linear Expansion Above Thermal Kneepoint 1.45E-06 /C 8.06E-07 /F
Coefficient of Linear Expansion Below Thermal Kneepoint 2.01E-05 /oC 1.11E-05 /oF
Final Modulus of Elasticity Above Thermal Kneepoint 116.0 GPa 16.8 Msi
Final Modulus of Elasticity Below Thermal Kneepoint 58.5 GPa 8.5 Msi

Electrical Specifications Metric Imperial


Nominal Resistivity of Aluminum at 20ºC, DC 63% IACS 0.0352 ohm/km 0.0566 ohm/mile
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance 0.00404 0.00404
Frequency 60 Hz 60 Hz
AC Nominal Resistance at 25ºC 0.0375 ohm/km 0.0603 ohm/mile
AC Nominal Resistance at 75ºC 0.0444 ohm/km 0.0714 ohm/mile
AC Nominal Resistance at 180ºC 0.0589 ohm/km 0.0947 ohm/mile
1465 @ 100C & 60 Hz
AC Current Rating at Given Temperature3
2229 @ 180C & 60 Hz
GMR (estimated) 0.014 m 0.045 ft
Inductive Reactance 0.234 ohm/km 0.377 ohm/mile
Capacitive Reactance 0.138 Mohm-km 0.085 Mohm-mile
*ACCC® conductor is produced with 1350 O-tempered aluminum. The nominal H-19 Aluminum equivaelnt area is 825 sq. mm (1628.1 kcmil)
**ACCC® Conductors are required to exhibit lay lengths (ratios) that conform to ASTM B 857 or EN 50540.
1) Based on 96% of the annealed aluminum minimum tensile strength given in ASTM B 609 and EN 50540.
2) Strength at ambient temperature

3) Conditions: 2 ft/s (0.61 m/s) wind, 0 ft (0 m) Elevation, 0.5 Emis. 0.5 absorp. 40°C Ambient temperature, 96 W/sq. ft (1033 W/sq. m) sun radiation

4) Maximum continuous operating temperature of ACCC® is 180°C and a maximum emergency temperature of 200°C (10,000 hours over the life of the
conductor).

The information contained herein is offered in good faith. The actual configuration of a given size may vary between conductor manufacturers and may
result in slight variations in some of the indicated values.

F-730-108-D www.ctcglobal.com Date Produced: 4/23/2012

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