Product Information
Application: Suitable for use in electrical grounding systems (including counterpoise grounding) and on insulators for overhead transmission and distribution applications. Stranded conductors offer greater flexibility than solid.
Standards:
• ASTM Standards:
• B-1 (hard drawn)
• B-2 (medium hard drawn)
• B-3 (soft or annealed)
• B-8 (concentric lay stranded)
• B-33 (tinned)
• B-787 (combination strand)
• REA/RUS Approved
• Federal Standard QQ-W-343
• RoHS Compliant
technical specification: | |
size awg | 8 |
strand (no.) | 7 |
stranding class | B |
nominal diameter overall (inch) | 0.143 |
approx. net weight (lb/1000') | 50.90 |
hard drawn min. breaking strength (lbs.) | 777.0 |
hard drawn dc resistance (ohms/1000') @ 20°c | 0.6663 |
medium hard drawn min. breaking strength (lbs.) | 610.0 |
medium hard drawn dc resistance (ohms/1000') @ 20°c | 0.6629 |
soft drawn dc resistance (ohms/1000') @ 20°c (bare) | 0.6408 |
soft drawn dc resistance (ohms/1000') @ 20°c (tinned) | 0.6654 |
ampacity* | 98 |
service wire part number | BST7S8 |
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