ACSR

556.5-24/7 ACSR/GA2 PARAKEET 4500 FT

Southwire #: 10143645

Used as bare overhead transmission conductor and as primary and secondary distribution conductor and messenger support. ACSR offers optimal strength for line design. Variable steel core stranding enables desired strength to be achieved without sacrificing ampacity.

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ACSR-Aluminum Conductor, Steel Reinforced

Codeword	PARAKEET PARAKEET
Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2)	556.5 KCMIL 556.5 KCMIL
No. of Strands	24 24
Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	913 23.21	mils mm
Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	716 1066	lbs/1000' kgs/km

Southwire's ACSR bare conductor meets or exceeds the following ASTM specifications:

B230 Aluminum 1350-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes
B232 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated-Steel Reinforced (ACSR).
B498 Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Core Wire for Use in Overhead Electrical Conductors.
B500 Metallic Coated Stranded Steel Core for Use in Overhead Electrical Conductors.

Aluminum 1350-H19 wires, concentrically stranded about a steel core. Standard core wire for ACSR is class A galvanized
Class A core stranding is also available in zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coating.
For aluminum-clad (AW) ACSR, please refer to the ACSR/AW catalog sheet
Additional corrosion protection is available through the application of grease to the core or infusion of the complete cable with grease
ACSR conductor is also available in non-specular.