Application:
Suitable for use in electrical grounding systems and on insulators for overhead transmission and distribution applications.
Standards:
• ASTM Standards:
• B-1 (hard drawn)
• B-2 (medium hard drawn)
• B-3 (soft or annealed)
• B-33 (tinned)
• REA/RUS Approved
• Federal Standard QQ-W-343
• RoHS Compliant
technical specification: | |
size awg |
18 |
nominal diameter (inch) |
0.0403 |
approx. net weight (lb/1000′) |
4.92 |
hard drawn min. breaking strength (lbs.) |
85 |
hard drawn dc resistance (ohms/1000′) @ 20°c |
6.6400 |
medium hard drawn min. breaking strength (lbs.) |
67 |
medium hard drawn dc resistance (ohms/1000′) @ 20°c |
6.6100 |
soft annealed dc resistance ohms/1000′ @ 20°c (bare) | 6.3900 |
soft annealed dc resistance ohms/1000′ @ 20°c (tinned) | 6.6400 |
ampacity* | – |
service wire part number | BSOS18 |