SPEC: 48301

Hard-Drawn Copper, Grooved Contact Wire SPEC48301

Contact / Trolley Wire for Mass Transit and Industrial Haulage

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Application & Features

For use as overhead power source on streetcars, trolleys, electric trolley buses, light rail, commuter rail and heavy mass transit systems. Also used on electrically powered mine trains, and industrial cranes. Southwire hard drawn copper trolley wire is ideal for line speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h)

• Mechanically Rugged
• Industry Standard Tensile Strength and Breaking Load
• Increase in Conductivity over CuMG, CuAG, and CuSN
• High Tensile Strength and Breaking Load
• Ships on N-42 wooden reels (S-77 steel reels available per SW reel policy)
• RoHS/Proposition 65 Compliant
• Available with top lobe identification marking per IEEE 1896-2016
• Southwire SPEED Qualified for low volume requests
• Stable and Reliable for Long Term use
• Buy America Compliant

Specifications

Select a set of products below for more information:

	Cond. Size	Cond. Strands	Conductor Number	Approx. OD (in) (cm)	Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	DC Resistance at 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km)	Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg)
More Options	300 KCMIL 300 KCMIL		1 1	0.574 1.46	908 1351	0.037 0.06	10 4.54
More Options	335 KCMIL 335 KCMIL		1 1	0.680 x 0.482 1.73 x 1.22	1020 1518	0.033 0.05	11 4.99
More Options	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL		1 1	0.620 1.57	1063 1582	0.030 0.05	11 4.99
More Options	400 KCMIL 400 KCMIL		1 1	0.745 x 0.552 1.89 x 1.40	1202 1789	0.027 0.04	12 5.44
More Options	2/0 MILS 2/0 MILS		1 1	0.392 1.00	417 620	0.077 0.12	5 2.27
More Options	4/0 MILS 4/0 MILS		1 1	0.482 1.22	642 955	0.050 0.08	7 3.18
More Options	3/0 MILS 3/0 MILS	1 1	1 1	0.540 x 0.400 1.37 x 1.02	508 756	0.063 0.09	6392 2899.36
More Options	4/0 MILS 4/0 MILS	1 1	1 1	0.600 x 0.450 1.52 x 1.14	642 955	0.050 0.08	7 3.18

† Flat bottom construction
Notes:
1. These numbers represent the minimum percent IACS conductivity of the alloys. Other alloys are available subject to special inquiry.
2. Figure 8 and 9 wire are also available upon request. Size 6 AWG (336,200 Cmil) Grooved wall will be regularly furnished as 350,000 Cmil size
3. Tolerances: The above data are approximately and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances Weights, breaking strengths and resistance are base on nominal dimensions
TBA stock codes are estimations only and actual product may vary. Please wait until a stock code is assigned to purchase connectors and/or fittings.

Standards & References

ASTM B47 Copper Trolley Wire
ASTM B116 Figure-9 deep-section grooved and Figure-8 copper trolley wire for use in industrial haulage
EN 50149 Railway Applications. Fixed Installations. Electric Traction. Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact Wires.

Construction

This product offers the industry's most commonly used, best conductivity, wear characteristics and tensile strength properties. Hard Drawn Copper contact/trolley wire is available in the ASTM configurations: grooved, figure 8, or figure 9

Resources

Copper Overhead Catenary Cable