Pipe Burst Tracer Wire

Pipe Burst Tracer Wire

Tracer Wire

KrisTech’s pipe burst tracer wire is a stranded, copper clad steel wire. With a breaking strength of 4,700 pounds, it is stronger and more conductive than stranded stainless steel wire traditionally used in pipe burst applications.

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Burial Rated Direct Burial Rated
1000 V Maximum Voltage

Pipe burst tracer wire is three times more conductive than traditional stainless steel pipe burst wire and is much stronger. It’s a highly flexible, durable, and reliable wire used for pipe bursting and critical directional drilling applications where a high break load is essential.

This product also poses less of a theft risk than other materials as it has a lower aftermarket value compared to solid copper wire products.

Standard Products

  • Available in size #6 AWG and in all standard American Public Works Association (APWA) colors

KrisTech’s pipe burst tracer wire meets the following standards and tests, including:

  • ASTM B-170
  • ASTM D1248
  • ICEA/NEMA

  • Conductors – Our pipe burst tracer wire is made from 7×7 stranded copper-clad steel, comprised of an extra high strength steel core and metallurgically bonded copper cladding. The hard, high carbon conductor is rated at 30 V.
  • Cladding – The cladding is created through a high heat and pressure bonding process established for porosity-free material. The copper used for the cladding is oxygen free, as per ASTM B-170, assuring high conductivity and optimal signal performance.
  • Insulation – This wire has a durable, 50 mil high-density polyethylene (HDPE) insulation rated for direct burial use at 1000V.

Wire Paralleling and Cabling

Multiple wire runs on one reel

Colors

Choose from 12 insulation colors

Wire Striping

Add a parallel or twist stripe to any single-conductor insulated wire

Custom Print Legend

Both standard and custom print legends available

Custom Lengths

Cut and ship any length coils or reels

Packaging

Custom product labeling, shipment identification markers, and optional knock-out boxes

Labeling

Custom product identifiers available

Physical, Mechanical, and Electrical Properties

3/16” CCS 7x7 High Carbon Steel
3/16” CCS 7x7 High Carbon Steel 21% CCS Conductor
1. General Specifications ㅤ
Wire Hardness Extra High Strength (EHS)
Base Alloy Material High Carbon Steel
2. Dimensions
Diameter, nominal 4.762 mm / 0.187 in
Diameter, minimum 4.712 mm / 0.185 in
Cross Section Area, nominal 17.81 mm2 / 34,414.7 cmil
New Weight 17.85 kg/km / 12.0 lb/kft
Copper Thickness, minimum 3% of Diameter
Density, typical 7.9900 g/cm3 / 0.2884 lb/in3
3. Electrical Specifications
Electrical Conductivity (IACS), nominal 21%
DC Resistance, maximum 6.89 Ω/km, 2.1 Ω/kft
4. Mechanical Specifications
Breaking Load, minimum 20,906.6 N / 4,700 lb
Tensile Strength, minimum 1,585.79 N/mm2 / 2300,000 psi
Wire Elongation, minimum 1%
High Density Polyethylene Insulator
High Density Polyethylene Insulator Value
1. Physical Specifications ㅤ
Density (ASTM D1505) 0.948 g/cm3
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (ASTM D1238) 0.80 g/10min
Brittleness Temperature (ASTM D746) < -76.1°C
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance (ASTM D1693B) ㅤ
2. Mechanical Specifications ㅤ
Tensile-Yield (ASTM D638) 21.7 Mpa
Tensile-Break (ASTM D638) 16.2 Mpa
Tensile-Elongation (Break) (ASTM D638) 590%
3. Electrical Specifications ㅤ
Volume Resistivity (ASTM D257) 1.0E+18 ohms* cm
Dielectric Constant (ASTM D150) 2.33
Dissipation Factor (ASTM D150) 7.0E-05

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