SPEC 48301 Hard-Drawn Copper, Grooved Contact Wire
Contact / Trolley Wire for Mass Transit and Industrial Haulage
Application
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:
| Conductor | Ground Wire | ||||||||
| No. of Conductors | Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) | No. of Strands | Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | Size (AWG) | No. of Strands | Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | Allowable Ampacity | |
| 597541 |
0
0
|
300.00 KCMIL
300.00 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
|
|
|
574
14.58
|
908
1351
|
|
| 587578 |
0
0
|
350.00 KCMIL
350.00 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
|
|
|
618
15.70
|
1063
1582
|
|
| 592467 |
0
0
|
482.00 MILS
482.00 MILS
|
1
1
|
|
|
|
482
12.24
|
642
955
|
|
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.