BARE WIRE
19-WIRE CONCENTRIC LAY
STRANDED BARE COPPER CONDUCTORS
ASTM Standards B1, B2, B3, B8, B787 (8GA-4/0)
NUMBER & AREA APPROX. APPROX. APPROX. RESISTANCE @
SIZE
WIRE SIZE (CIRCULAR DIAMETER WEIGHT 68oF (20oC) OHMS PER
(AWG)
(INCHES) MILS) (INCHES) (LBS./1000’) 1,000’ FT SOFT (ANNEALED)
8 19 X .0295 18,510 0.146 50.98 0.6408
6 19 X .0372 26,240 0.184 81.02 0.4030
4 19 X .0469 41,740 0.232 128.9 0.2540
3 19 X .0526 52,620 0.260 167.0 0.2010
2 19 X .0591 66,360 0.292 204.9 0.1594
1 19 x .0332 83,690 0.332 253.3 0.1252
1/0 19 X .0745 105,455 0.373 326.0 0.10030
2/0 19 X .0837 133,108 0.419 411.0 0.07947
3/0 19 X .0940 167,884 0.470 518.0 0.06301
4/0 19 X .1055 211,475 0.528 653.3 0.05002
The above data is approximate and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances.
APPLICATION NOTES
Stranded conductor is normally used in electrical applications where some degree of flexing is encountered either in
installation or service. An application with a greater amount of expected service flexing should use a conductor with a
larger number of wires and smaller individual wire diameter to make up a given conductor size as compared to a lesser
flexing application.
Some of the stranded conductor types manufactured by Republic Wire, Inc. are:
CONCENTRIC: A conductor constructed with a central wire surrounded by one or more layers of helically laid wires.
ASTM standards provide for five classes of concentric strand:
Class AA is the coarsest stranding and Class D is the finest. Concentric conductors are available only in the specific numbers of wires
necessary to make up the construction in concentric layers. These numbers are 7, 19, 37, and 61. Larger wire counts are possible,
but are not in normal use and are not covered by these standards.
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