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Copper Clad Steel Wire Chart
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Physical Properties |
| Density |
30% Conductivity Wire - 8.09g/cm3 at 20°C 40% Conductivity Wire - 8.21g/cm3 at 20°C |
| Weight |
2.775 x 106 lbs. Per cir.mil foot |
| Temp. Coefficient of Resistance |
.0021 per °F. at 68°F |
| Volume Resistivity |
30% Conductivity Wire - 35.26 OHMS per cir.mil foot 40% Conductivity Wire - 26.45 OHMS per cir.mil foot |
| Thermal Conductivity |
150 F - 205 BTU per sq.ft., per ft., per °F, per hr. 500 F - 204 BTU per sq.ft., per ft., per °F, per hr. |
18 thru 40 AWG |
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AWG |
Nominal Diameter |
Weight |
Resistance OHMS/M ft @ 20 C |
|
Inch |
mm |
Kg/Km |
Lbs./1000 Ft |
40 % |
30 % |
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18 |
0.0403 |
1.024 |
6.71 |
221.9 |
16.28 |
21.71 |
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19 |
0.0359 |
0.912 |
5.32 |
279.8 |
20.53 |
27.37 |
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20 |
0.0320 |
0.813 |
4.22 |
352.8 |
25.89 |
34.52 |
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21 |
0.0285 |
0.724 |
3.35 |
444.8 |
32.65 |
43.52 |
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22 |
0.0253 |
0.643 |
2.65 |
560.9 |
41.17 |
54.88 |
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23 |
0.0226 |
0.574 |
2.10 |
707.3 |
51.92 |
69.21 |
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24 |
0.0201 |
0.511 |
1.67 |
881.9 |
65.46 |
87.27 |
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25 |
0.0179 |
0.455 |
1.32 |
1125 |
82.55 |
110.0 |
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26 |
0.0159 |
0.404 |
1.05 |
1418 |
104.1 |
138.8 |
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27 |
0.0142 |
0.361 |
0.832 |
1788 |
131.3 |
175.0 |
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28 |
0.0126 |
0.320 |
0.659 |
2255 |
165.5 |
220.6 |
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29 |
0.0113 |
0.287 |
0.524 |
2843 |
208.7 |
278.2 |
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30 |
0.0100 |
0.254 |
0.415 |
3586 |
263.2 |
350.8 |
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31 |
0.0089 |
0.226 |
0.329 |
4521 |
331.9 |
442.4 |
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32 |
0.0080 |
0.203 |
0.260 |
5701 |
418.5 |
557.8 |
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33 |
0.0071 |
0.180 |
0.207 |
7189 |
527.7 |
703.4 |
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34 |
0.0063 |
0.160 |
0.164 |
9065 |
665.4 |
887.0 |
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35 |
0.0056 |
0.142 |
0.130 |
11430 |
839.0 |
1119 |
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36 |
0.0050 |
0.127 |
0.103 |
14410 |
1058 |
1410 |
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37 |
0.0045 |
0.114 |
0.082 |
18180 |
1334 |
1778 |
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38 |
0.0040 |
0.102 |
0.066 |
22920 |
1682 |
2243 |
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39 |
0.0035 |
0.0889 |
0.052 |
28900 |
2121 |
2828 |
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40 |
0.0031 |
0.0787 |
0.040 |
36440 |
2675 |
3566 |
 *Note: Also available with lower carbon core (LC) which in the hard drawn condition will have tensile properties slightly lower than shown for high strength material **Note: Also available with lower carbon core (LC) which in the annealed condition will have tensile properties essentially the same as those shown for high strength material but with slightly higher elongation values. |
Hard Drawn*
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40% Conductivity |
30% Conductivity |
Elong % In 10 In |
|
Tensile Strength Lbs/Sq In |
Breaking Load |
Tensile Strength Lbs/Sq In |
Breaking Load |
| 110000 |
140.4 |
127000 |
162.0 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
111.3 |
127000 |
128.5 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
88.3 |
127000 |
101.9 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
71.0 |
127000 |
81.1 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
55.5 |
127000 |
64.3 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
44.0 |
127000 |
51.0 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
34.9 |
127000 |
40.4 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
27.7 |
127000 |
32.1 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
21.9 |
127000 |
25.4 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
17.4 |
127000 |
20.1 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
13.8 |
127000 |
15.9 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
10.9 |
127000 |
12.6 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
8.7 |
127000 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
6.9 |
127000 |
7.95 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
5.5 |
127000 |
6.30 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
4.3 |
127000 |
5.00 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
3.4 |
127000 |
3.97 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
2.7 |
127000 |
3.14 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
2.1 |
127000 |
2.49 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
1.7 |
127000 |
1.98 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
1.4 |
127000 |
1.57 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
1.1 |
127000 |
1.21 |
1.0 |
| 110000 |
0.85 |
127000 |
0.986 |
1.0 | |
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Annealed**
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40% Conductivity |
30% Conductivity |
Elong % In 10 In |
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Tensile Strength Lbs/Sq In |
Breaking Load |
Tensile Strength Lbs/Sq In |
Breaking Load |
| 45000 |
57.4 |
50000 |
63.8 |
15 |
| 45000 |
45.5 |
50000 |
50.6 |
15 |
| 45000 |
36.1 |
50000 |
40.0 |
15 |
| 45000 |
31.8 |
50000 |
35.0 |
15 |
| 45000 |
25.2 |
50000 |
27.7 |
15 |
| 45000 |
20.0 |
50000 |
22.0 |
15 |
| 45000 |
15.9 |
50000 |
17.5 |
10 |
| 45000 |
12.6 |
50000 |
13.8 |
10 |
| 45000 |
9.9 |
50000 |
10.9 |
10 |
| 45000 |
7.9 |
50000 |
8.7 |
10 |
| 45000 |
6.3 |
50000 |
6.9 |
10 |
| 45000 |
5.0 |
50000 |
5.5 |
10 |
| 45000 |
3.9 |
50000 |
4.3 |
10 |
| 45000 |
3.1 |
50000 |
3.4 |
10 |
| 45000 |
2.5 |
50000 |
2.7 |
10 |
| 45000 |
1.9 |
50000 |
2.2 |
10 |
| 45000 |
1.6 |
50000 |
1.7 |
10 |
| 45000 |
1.3 |
50000 |
1.4 |
10 |
| 45000 |
0.97 |
50000 |
1.1 |
10 |
| 45000 |
0.78 |
50000 |
0.86 |
10 |
| 45000 |
0.62 |
50000 |
0.68 |
10 |
| 45000 |
0.49 |
50000 |
0.54 |
10 |
| 45000 |
0.38 |
50000 |
0.43 |
10 | | | |
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