Solid or stranded, uncoated or coated copper wire in hard or soft annealed tempers for all applicable uses.
UL 44, UL 83, UL 1581, and UL 2556, ASTM B-1, B-3, B-8, B-33, B-172, B-174, and B-286, QQ-W343E, NMX-J-451-ANCE and CSA C22.2 No 38-10
Solid and stranded conductors shall meet the requirements of ASTM B-1, B-3, ASTM B8, B-33, B-174, B-286.
Identification and Packaging: Wire shall be identified by package labeling in accordance with standard commercial practice.
Solid | 7 and 19 Strand ASTM B-8 Class C | 19 Strand ASTM B-8 Class C | Bunch-Stranded ASTM B-174 Class K | Rope-Lay Stranded ASTM B-172 | ||||||||
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AWG | OD (in) | lbs/mft | OD (in) | lbs/mft | OD (in) | lbs/mft | OD (in) | Number of Strands | lbs/mft | OD (in) | Number of strands | lbs/mft |
22 | .0254 | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
20 | .0325 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
18 | .0403 | 4.9 | - | - | - | - | .048 | 16 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
16 | .0508 | 7.8 | .055 | 7.9 | - | - | .059 | 26 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
14 | .064 | 12.4 | .071 | 12.7 | .069 | 12.7 | .076 | 41 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
12 | .081 | 19.8 | .092 | 20.2 | .087 | 20.2 | .090 | 65 | 20.1 | - | - | - |
10 | .102 | 31.4 | .116 | 32.1 | .110 | 32.1 | .118 | 105 | 32.4 | - | - | - |
8 | .129 | 50.0 | .146 | 51.0 | - | - | - | - | - | .166 | 133 | 52.9 |
6 | .162 | 79.4 | .184 | 81.1 | - | - | - | - | - | .210 | 133 | 83.5 |
4 | .204 | 126.3 | .232 | 128.9 | - | - | - | - | - | .257 | 133 | 133.0 |
2 | .258 | 200.9 | .292 | 204.9 | - | - | - | - | - | .328 | 133 | 209.7 |
1 | - | - | .332* | 258.4 | - | - | - | - | - | .365 | 133 | 260.3 |
1/0 | - | - | .373* | 325.8 | - | - | - | - | - | .464 | 133 | 342.4 |
2/0 | - | - | .419 | 410.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3/0 | - | - | .470 | 518.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4/0 | - | - | .528 | 653.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
250 MCM | - | - | .575 | 771.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
300 MCM | - | - | .628 | 926 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
350 MCM | - | - | .679 | 1081 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
400 MCM | - | - | .728 | 1234 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
500 MCM | - | - | .814 | 1545 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AWG | Solid | 7, 19, 37 Strand ASTM B-8 Class B | 7 and 19 Strand ASTM B-8 Class C | Bunch-Stranded ASTM B-174 Class K | Rope-Lay Stranded ASTM B-172 |
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22 | 16.5 | - | - | - | - |
20 | 10.3 | - | - | - | - |
18 | 6.52 | - | - | - | - |
16 | 4.1 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
14 | 2.57 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 2.62 | - |
12 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | - |
10 | 1.02 | 1.039 | 1.039 | 1.039 | - |
8 | 0.641 | 0.654 | - | - | .66 |
6 | 0.403 | 0.411 | - | - | 0.415 |
4 | 0.254 | 0.259 | - | - | 0.261 |
2 | 0.159 | 0.163 | - | - | 0.164 |
1 | - | 0.129 | - | - | 0.132 |
1/0 | - | 0.102 | - | - | 0.104 |
2/0 | - | 0.0811 | - | - | - |
3/0 | - | 0.0643 | - | - | - |
4/0 | - | 0.051 | - | - | - |
250 MCM | - | 0.0432 | - | - | - |
300 MCM | - | 0.036 | - | - | - |
350 MCM | - | 0.0308 | - | - | - |
400 MCM | - | 0.027 | - | - | - |
500 MCM | - | 0.0216 | - | - | - |
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