Copper Clad Steel Wire

Copper Clad Steel Wire

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Copper Clad Steel Wire

APPLICATIONS
Copper Clad steel wire and strand combines the electrical characteristics of copper with the mechanical properties of steel. Often used for buried ground grid systems, overhead ground wire and messenger wire, it can resist mechanical damage during installation, as well as electrical damage during a fault condition. Copper Clad steel has virtually no scrap value, and is extremely difficult to cut with traditional wire and cable cutting tools, greatly reducing the potential of theft.

CONSTRUCTION
Dead Soft Annealed (DSA) Copper Clad steel (CCS) conductors are a concentric lay-stranded construction. The CCS strands are a 40% conductivity grade of material using a low carbon steel core rendering greater flexibility to enable easier handling during installation.

STANDARDS

• ASTM B193 - Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
• ASTM B227 - Standard Specification for Hard-Drawn Copperclad Steel Wire
• ASTM B228 - Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copperclad Steel Conductors
• ASTM B258 - Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid Round
• ASTM B910 - Standard Specification for Annealed Copperclad Steel Wire

Copper Clad steel wire and strand combines the electrical characteristics of copper with the mechanical properties of steel. Often used for buried ground grid systems, overhead ground wire and messenger wire, it can resist mechanical damage during installation, as well as electrical damage during a fault condition. Copper Clad steel has virtually no scrap value, and is extremely difficult to cut with traditional wire and cable cutting tools, greatly reducing the potential of theft.Dead Soft Annealed (DSA) Copper Clad steel (CCS) conductors are a concentric lay-stranded construction. The CCS strands are a 40% conductivity grade of material using a low carbon steel core rendering greater flexibility to enable easier handling during installation.

NOTES
Dimensions and weights are nominal values, subject to standard manufacturing tolerances. The ampacity rating and the DC and AC resistance of the Copper Clad steel wire conductor is not equivalent to that of a copper conductor.

To select the correct equivalent please see — Proper Product Sizing: Diameter Comparison for Copper Equivalent Fusing Current for Grounding Applications.


Updated 12/6/2021

Copper clad steel tracer wire has a variety of industry applications ranging from grounding wire to use in power installations. The strength of its steel core combined with it conductive copper clad coating make this product well suited for a variety of industry uses. Its high tensile strength enables it to be used as an alternative for horizontal directional drilling wire. 

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The copper surrounding the steel makes this wire type more conductive than pure steel or aluminum (although it is also more expensive than a pure steel wire of a similar gauge). 

Some common applications of copper clad steel wire are: 
 

1. Gas utility markets
2. Buried gas lines
3. Buried conduits
4. Buried ground systems
5. Wind farms

Gas utility is at the top of our list because it saves lives by helping utility workers locate natural gas pipes. 

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