Design Code & Standards

For Aluminium Overhead Line Conductors:

IEC 60104

Aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy wire for overhead line conductors

IEC 60888

Zinc-coated steel wires for stranded conductors

IEC 60889

Hard-drawn aluminum wire for overhead line conductors

IEC 61089

Round wire concentric lay overhead electrical stranded conductors

IEC 61232

Aluminum-clad steel wires for electrical purposes

IEC 209

Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced (Dimension, Construction & Testing)

ASTM B230

Standard specification for aluminum 1350-H19 wire for electrical purposes

ASTM B231

Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum 1350 conductors

ASTM B232

Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum conductors, coated steel reinforced (ACSR)

ASTM B398

Standard specification for aluminum-alloy 6201-T81 wire for electrical purposes

ASTM B399

Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum-alloy 6201-T81 conductors

ASTM B415

Standard specification for hard-drawn aluminum-clad steel wire

ASTM B416

Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum-clad steel conductors

ASTM B498

Standard specification for zinc-coated (galvanized) steel core wire for aluminum conductors, steel-reinforced (ACSR)

ASTM B502

Standard specification for aluminum-clad steel core wire for aluminum conductors, aluminum-clad steel reinforced

ASTM B549

Standard specification for concentric-lay-stranded aluminum conductors, aluminum-clad steel reinforced (ACSR/AW)

ASTM B609

Standard specification for aluminum 1350 round wire, annealed and intermediate tempers, for electrical purposes

BS 251-1&2

Aluminum Conductors Steel-Reinforced - For overhead power transmission

For MHD Copper, PVC/XLPE Insulated Cable:

ASTM B2

Specification for Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper Wire

ASTM B3

Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire

ASTM B8

Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard, Medium-Hard, or Soft

ASTM B33

Specification for Tin-Coated Soft or Annealed Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes

ASTM B49

Specification for Copper Rod for Electrical Purposes

ASTM B193

Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

ASTM B258

Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors

For PVC/XLPE Insulated LT Cable:

IEC 60502-1

Power Cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV up to 30 kV (Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV and 3 kV)

IEC 60502-2

Power Cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV up to 30 kV (Part 2: Cables for rated voltages of 6 kV and 30 kV)