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1、Designation: B8 11 (Reapproved 2017)Standard Specification forConcentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard,Medium-Hard, or Soft1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B8; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or, in the case of revisi

2、on, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 This specification c

3、overs bare concentric-lay-strandedconductors made from round copper wires, either uncoated orcoated with tin, lead, or lead alloy for general use for electricalpurposes. These conductors shall be constructed with a centralcore surrounded by one or more layers of helically laid wires.NOTE 1This speci

4、fication also permits conductors for use as coveredor insulated electrical conductors.NOTE 2Sealed conductors, that are intended to prevent longitudinalwater propagation and are further covered/insulated, are also permittedwithin the guidelines of this specification.1.2 For the purposes of this spec

5、ification, conductors areclassified as follows (Explanatory Note 1 and Note 2):1.2.1 Class AAFor bare conductors usually used in over-head lines.1.2.2 Class AFor conductors to be covered with weather-resistant (weather-proof), slow-burning materials, and for bareconductors where greater flexibility

6、than is afforded by ClassAA is required.1.2.3 Class BFor conductors to be insulated with variousmaterials such as rubber, paper, varnished cloth, and so forth,and for the conductors indicated under Class A where greaterflexibility is required.1.2.4 Class C and Class DFor conductors where greaterflex

7、ibility is required than is provided by Class B conductors.1.3 The SI values for density are regarded as the standard.For all other properties, the inch-pound values are to beregarded as standard and the SI units may be approximate.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with in

8、ternationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B1

9、 Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper WireB2 Specification for Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper WireB3 Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper WireB33 Specification for Tin-Coated Soft or Annealed CopperWire for Electrical PurposesB172 Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conduc-tors Having Bunch-Str

10、anded Members, for Electrical Con-ductorsB173 Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conduc-tors Having Concentric-Stranded Members, for ElectricalConductorsB174 Specification for Bunch-Stranded Copper Conductorsfor Electrical ConductorsB189 Specification for Lead-Coated and Lead-Alloy-CoatedSof

11、t Copper Wire for Electrical PurposesB193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical ConductorMaterialsB246 Specification for Tinned Hard-Drawn and Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical PurposesB263 Test Method for Determination of Cross-SectionalArea of Stranded ConductorsB354 Terminology Rel

12、ating to Uninsulated Metallic Electri-cal ConductorsB787/B787M Specification for 19 Wire CombinationUnilay-Stranded Copper Conductors for Subsequent Insu-lation3. Ordering Information3.1 Orders for material under this specification shall includethe following information:3.1.1 Quantity of each size a

13、nd class,3.1.2 Conductor size: circular-mil area orAWG (Section 6),3.1.3 Class (see 1.2 and Table 1),3.1.4 Temper (see 13.2),1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B01 onElectrical Conductors and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B01.04 onConductors of Copper and

14、Copper Alloys.Current edition approved April 1, 2017. Published April 2017. Originallyapproved in 1915. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as B8 11. DOI:10.1520/B0008-11R17.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. F

15、or Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internatio

16、nally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.13.1.5 Whether coated or uncoated; if coated, designat

17、e typeof coating (see 13.1 and 13.2),3.1.6 Details of special-purpose lays, if required (see 5.4),3.1.7 When physical tests shall be made (see Sections 7 and8),3.1.8 Package size (see Section 15),3.1.9 Lagging, if required (see section 15.2),3.1.10 Special package marking, if required (see section15

18、.3), and3.1.11 Place of inspection (see Section 14).4. Joints4.1 Welds and brazes may be made in rods or in wires priorto final drawing. Joints may not be made in the finished wirescomposing hard-drawn or medium-hard-drawn Class AA con-ductors of seven wires or less. In other conductors, welds andTA

19、BLE 1 Construction Requirements of Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper ConductorsArea ofCross-Section,cmilSize,AmericanWire GageClass AA Class A Class BAClass C Class DNumber ofWiresDiameter ofWires, milsNumber ofWiresDiameter ofWires, milsNumber ofWiresDiameter ofWires, milsNumber ofWiresDiameter ofWire

20、s, milsNumber ofWiresDiameter ofWires, mils*5 000 000 . . . 169 172.0 217 151.8 271 135.8 271 135.84 500 000 . . . 169 163.2 217 144.0 271 128.9 271 128.94 000 000 . . . 169 153.8 217 135.8 271 121.5 271 121.53 500 000 . . . 127 166.0 169 143.9 217 127.0 271 113.6*3 000 000 . . . 127 153.7 169 133.2

21、 217 117.6 271 105.2*2 500 000 . . . 91 165.7 127 140.3 169 121.6 217 107.3*2 000 000 . . . 91 148.2 127 125.5 169 108.8 217 96.01 900 000 . . . 91 144.5 127 122.3 169 106.0 217 93.61 800 000 . . . 91 140.6 127 119.1 169 103.2 217 91.1*1 750 000 . . . 91 138.7 127 117.4 169 101.8 217 89.81 700 000 .

22、 . . 91 136.7 127 115.7 169 100.3 217 88.51 600 000 . . . 91 132.6 127 112.2 169 97.3 217 85.9*1 500 000 . . . 61 156.8 91 128.4 127 108.7 169 94.21 400 000 . . . 61 151.5 91 124.0 127 105.0 169 91.01 300 000 . . . 61 146.0 91 119.5 127 101.2 169 87.7*1 250 000 . . . 61 143.1 91 117.2 127 99.2 169 8

23、6.01 200 000 . . . 61 140.3 91 114.8 127 97.2 169 84.31 100 000 . . . 61 134.3 91 109.9 127 93.1 169 80.7*1 000 000 . 37 164.4 61 128.0 61 128.0 91 104.8 127 88.7900 000 . 37 156.0 61 121.5 61 121.5 91 99.4 127 84.2*800 000 . 37 147.0 61 114.5 61 114.5 91 93.8 127 79.4*750 000 . 37 142.4 61 110.9 61

24、 110.9 91 90.8 127 76.8*700 000 . 37 137.5 61 107.1 61 107.1 91 87.7 127 74.2650 000 . 37 132.5 61 103.2 61 103.2 91 84.5 127 71.5*600 000 . 37 127.3 37 127.3 61 99.2 91 81.2 127 68.7550 000 . 37 121.9 37 121.9 61 95.0 91 77.7 127 65.8*500 000 . 19 162.2 37 116.2 37 116.2 61 90.5 91 74.1450 000 . 19

25、 153.9 37 110.3 37 110.3 61 85.9 91 70.3*400 000 . 19 145.1 19 145.1 37 104.0 61 81.0 91 66.3*350 000 . 12 170.8 19 135.7 37 97.3 61 75.7 91 62.0*300 000 . 12 158.1 19 125.7 37 90.0 61 70.1 91 57.4*250 000 . 12 144.3 19 114.7 37 82.2 61 64.0 91 52.4*211 600 0000 7 173.9 7 173.9 19 105.5 37 75.6 61 5

26、8.9*167 800 000 7 154.8 7 154.8 19 94.0 37 67.3 61 52.4*133 100 00 7 137.9 7 137.9 19 83.7 37 60.0 61 46.7*105 600 0 7 122.8 7 122.8 19 74.5 37 53.4 61 41.6*83 690 1 3B167.0 7 109.3 19 66.4 37 47.6 61 37.0*66 360 2 3B148.7 7 97.4 7 97.4 19 59.1 37 42.4*52 620 3 3B132.5 7 86.7 7 86.7 19 52.6 37 37.7*

27、41 740 4 3B118.0 7 77.2 7 77.2 19 46.9 37 33.6*33 090 5 . . . . 7 68.8 19 41.7 37 29.9*26 240 6 . . . . 7 61.2 19 37.2 37 26.6*20 820 7 . . . . 7 54.5 19 33.1 37 23.7*16 510 8 . . . . 7 48.6 19 29.5 37 21.1*13 090 9 . . . . 7 43.2 19 26.2 37 18.8*10 380 10 . . . . 7 38.5 19 23.4 37 16.7*6 530 12 . .

28、 . . 7 30.5 19 18.5 37 13.3*4 110 14 . . . . 7 24.2 19 14.7 37 10.5*2 580 16 . . . . 7 19.2 19 11.7 . .*1 620 18 . . . . 7 15.2 19 9.2 . .*1 020 20 . . . . 7 12.1 19 7.3 . .*640 22 . . . . 7 9.6 19 5.8 . .*404 24 . . . . 7 7.6 19 4.6 . .* The sizes of conductors that have been marked with an asteris

29、k provide for one or more schedules of preferred series, and are commonly used in the industry. Thesizes not marked are given simply as a matter of reference and it is suggested that their use be discouraged.AFor unidirectional/unilay constructions the number of wires shown are minimum requirements.

30、BAlthough Class AA conductors having three strands do not conform to the construction requirements of 1.1, they are listed in this table for convenience.B8 11 (2017)2brazes may be made in the finished individual wires composingthe conductor, but shall not be closer together than prescribedin Table 2

31、.5. Lay5.1 For Class AA conductors composed of less than sevenwires, the preferred lay is 11 times the outside diameter of thecompleted conductor, but shall be not less than 8 nor more than14 times this diameter.5.2 For Class AA conductors composed of seven wires ormore, the preferred lay of a layer

32、 of wires is 13.5 times theoutside diameter of that layer, but shall be not less than 10 normore than 16 times this diameter.5.3 For all other classes the lay of a layer of wires shall benot less than 8 nor more than 16 times the outside diameter ofthat layer, except that for conductors composed of

33、37 wires ormore, this requirement shall apply only to the two outer layers.The lay of the layers other than the two outer layers shall be atthe option of the manufacturer, unless otherwise agreed upon.5.3.1 For conductors to be used in covered or insulatedwires or cables, the lay length shall be not

34、 less than 8 nor morethan 16 times the outer diameter of the finished conductor. Forconductors of 37 wires or more, this requirement shall apply tothe wires in the outer two layers. The lay of the layers otherthan the two outer layers shall be at the option of themanufacturer, unless otherwise agree

35、d upon.5.4 Other lays for special purposes shall be furnished byspecial agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser(Explanatory Note 3).5.5 The direction of lay of the outer layer shall be left-hand,and for conductors having a nominal cross-sectional area largerthan No. 8 AWG, shall be reve

36、rsed in successive layers, unlessotherwise specified by the purchaser.5.5.1 For conductors to be used in covered or insulatedwires or cables, the direction of lay of the outer layer shall beleft hand and shall be reversed in successive layers,unidirectional, or unilay, unless otherwise agreed upon.6

37、. Construction6.1 The areas of cross section, numbers, and diameters ofwires in the various classes of concentric-lay-stranded conduc-tors shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1(Explanatory Notes 3 and 10).6.2 The diameters of the wires listed in Table 1 are nominal.Where “combinati

38、on strand” is required in order to insulate theconductor properly (strands in the outer layer having a largerdiameter than those in the inner layers) the diameters shall besubject to a tolerance of 65 %, provided that the area of crosssection after stranding is in accordance with Section 11.6.3 Wher

39、e compressed stranding is required in order toinsulate the conductor properly, one or more layers of anystranded conductor consisting of 7 wires or more may beslightly compressed, thereby reducing the outside diameter ofthe conductor to the nominal values shown in Table 3, providedthat the area of c

40、ross section after stranding is in accordancewith Section 11.7. Physical and Electrical Tests of Conductors Strandedof Soft Wires7.1 Tests for the electrical properties of wires composingconductors made from soft or annealed copper wire, bare orcoated, shall be made before stranding.7.2 Tests for th

41、e physical properties of soft or annealedcopper wire, bare or coated, may be made upon the wiresbefore stranding or upon wires removed from the completestranded conductor, but need not be made upon both. Care shallbe taken to avoid mechanical injury to wire removed from theconductor for the purpose

42、of testing.7.3 The physical properties of wire when tested beforestranding shall conform to the applicable requirements of 13.2.7.4 The physical properties of wires removed from thecompleted stranded conductor shall be permitted to vary fromthe applicable requirements of 13.2 by the following amount

43、s(Explanatory Note 4):7.4.1 Average of Results Obtained on All Wires TestedTheminimum elongation required shall be reduced in numericalvalue 5 (for example, from 30 to 25 %) from the numericalrequirements for the wire before stranding.7.4.2 Results Obtained on Individual WiresThe elongationof indivi

44、dual wires shall be reduced in numerical value 15 fromthe minimum requirements before stranding (that is, 10 inaddition to the 5 allowed in 7.4.1), but in no case shall theelongation of any individual wire be less than 5 %.7.5 In the event that the requirements prescribed in 7.4.2 aremet but those p

45、rescribed in 7.4.1 are not met, a retest shall bepermitted wherein all wires of the conductor shall be tested forthe purpose of final determination of conformance to 7.4.7.6 Elongation tests to determine compliance shall not bemade on the conductor as a unit.TABLE 2 Minimum Distance Between Joints i

46、n the Completed ConductorNumber of Wires inConductorHard or Medium-Hard SoftClass AA Class A Class B Class C Class D All Classes3 none permitted . . . . 1 ft7 none permitted 50 ft 50 ft . . 1 ft12 50 ft 50 ft . . . 1 ft19 50 ft 50 ft 50 ft 50 ft . 1 ft20 to 36 50 ft 50 ft 50 ft 50 ft . 1 ft in a lay

47、erA37 to 60 25 ft 25 ft 25 ft 25 ft 1 ft in a layerA61 and over . 5 ft 5 ft 5 ft 5 ft 1 ft in a layerAAExcept as indicated, the limitations apply to closeness of joints throughout the completed conductor.B8 11 (2017)3TABLE 3 Diameters, Areas, and Mass of Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors (Ex

48、planatory Note 8)Size of Conductor,Nominal Conductor Diameter, in.AArea, in.2Massdc Resistance at20CBConcentric Strandcmil or AWG numbers mm2Class AA Class A Class BReverseConcentricCom-pressedClass BDiameter,in.UnilayCom-pressedCDiameter,in.lbs/1000 ft kg/km /1000 ft /km*5 000 000 cmil 2530 . 2.580

49、 2.581 . . 3.927 15 890 23 649 0.00218 0.007154 500 000 cmil 2280 . 2.448 2.448 . . 3.534 14 300 21 283 0.00242 0.007944 000 000 cmil 2030 . 2.307 2.309 . . 3.142 12 590 18 738 0.00270 0.008863 500 000 cmil 1770 . 2.158 2.159 . . 2.749 11 020 16 401 0.00308 0.0101*3 000 000 cmil 1520 . 1.998 1.998 . . 2.356 9 353 13 920 0.00356 0.0117*2 500 000 cmil 1270 . 1.823 1.824 . . 1.963 7 794 11 600 0.00427 0.0140*2 000 000 cmil 1010 . 1.630 1.632 1.583 1.533 1.571 6 175 9 190 0.00529 0.01741 900 000 cmil 963 . 1.590 1.590 1.542 1.494 1.492 5 866 8 730 0.00557 0.01831 800 000 cm