3/0-6/1 ACSR/AW PIGEON 1683 LB

Southwire #: 16186911

Used as bare overhead transmission and as primary and secondary distribution cable. ACSR/AW offers strength characteristics similar to ACSR, along with slightly greater ampacity and resistance to corrosion due to aluminum-cladding of the steel core wires.

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Application

ACSR/AW-Aluminum Conductor, Aluminum-Clad Steel Supported

Specifications

Stock # 16186911 16186911
Codeword PIGEON PIGEON
Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) 3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG
No. of Strands 6 6
Nom. OD (mils) (mm) 501 12.74 mils mm
Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) 219 326 lbs/1000' kgs/km

Standards & References

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

  • B230 Aluminum 1350-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes.
  • B502 Aluminum-Clad Steel Core Wire for Use in Overhead Electrical Aluminum Conductors.
  • B549 Concentric-Lay Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Aluminum-Clad Steel Reinforced for Use in Overhead Electrical Conductors.

Construction

Aluminum 1350-H19 wires, concentrically stranded about an aluminum-clad steel core.

  • Aluminum 1350-H19 wires, concentrically stranded about an aluminum-clad steel core.