1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers aluminum/single input wire (SIW) stranded conductors made from round or shaped wires for use in covered or insulated electrical conductors. These conductors shall be composed of one or more roller or die compacted layers of helically applied wires (Explanatory Notes 1 and 2).
Note 1-For the purposes of this specification, SIW construction is defined as follows: "a stranded conductor design methodology that varies the number of wires within a range of conductor sizes in order to permit that range of conductor sizes to be constructed from a single wire size. See Explanatory Note 2. 1.2 The SI values for density are to be regarded as the standard. For all other properties, inch-pound values are to be regarded as the standard, and the SI units may be approximate.
Note 2-The aluminum and temper designations conform to ANSI H35.1. Aluminum 1350 and Aluminum-Alloy 8XXX correspond to Unified Numbering System A91350 and A98XXX, in accordance with Practice E527.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
B230/B230M Specification for Aluminum 1350-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes
B263 Test Method for Determination of Cross-Sectional Area of Stranded Conductors
B354 Terminology Relating to Uninsulated Metallic Electrical Conductors
B400 Specification for Compact Round Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum 1350 Conductors
B609/B609M Specification for Aluminum 1350 Round Wire, Annealed and Intermediate Tempers, for Electrical Purposes
B800 Specification for 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy Wire for Electrical Purposes--Annealed and Intermediate Tempers
B801 Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Conductors of 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy for Subsequent Covering or Insulation
B830 Specification for Uniform Test Methods and Frequency
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
ANSI Standard
ANSIH35.1 Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum
NIST Standard
Handbook100 Copper Wire Tables NBS
Keywords
aluminum; aluminum stranded conductors; compact; concentric lay stranded conductors; electrical conductors; reverse concentric; Single Input Wire; SIW; SIW Compact; unidirectional; unilay: Compact aluminum conductor; Single input wire (SIW) construction; Stranded aluminum electrical conductors--specifications;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 29.060.10 (Wires)
DOI: 10.1520/B0836-00
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