ASTM_B_836_-_00_2015.pdf

Designation:B83600(Reapproved 2015)Standard Specification forCompact Round Stranded Aluminum Conductors UsingSingle Input Wire Construction1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B836;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers aluminum/single input wire(SIW)stranded conductors made from round or shaped wiresfor use in covered or insulated electrical wires or cables.Theseconductors shall be composed of one or more roller or diecompacted layers of helically applied wires(Explanatory Note1,Explanatory Note 2,and Explanatory Note 3).1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.2.1 For density,resistivity,and temperature,the valuesstated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.NOTE1The aluminum and temper designations conform to ANSIH35.1.Aluminum 1350 and Aluminum-Alloy 8XXX correspond toUnified Numbering System A91350 and A98XXX,in accordance withPractice E527.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on dateof material purchase form a part of this specification to theextent referenced herein.2.2 ASTM Standards:2B230/B230M Specification for Aluminum 1350H19 Wirefor Electrical PurposesB263 Test Method for Determination of Cross-SectionalArea of Stranded ConductorsB354 Terminology Relating to Uninsulated Metallic Electri-cal ConductorsB400 Specification for Compact Round Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum 1350 ConductorsB609/B609M Specification for Aluminum 1350 RoundWire,Annealed and Intermediate Tempers,for ElectricalPurposesB800 Specification for 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy Wirefor Electrical PurposesAnnealed and Intermediate Tem-persB801 Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Conductorsof 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy for Subsequent Coveringor InsulationB830 Specification for Uniform Test Methods and Fre-quencyE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)2.3 ANSI Standard:ANSI H35.1 Alloy and Temper Designation Systems forAluminum32.4 NIST Standard:Handbook 100 Copper Wire Tables NBS43.Classification3.1 The conductors described in this specification are in-tended for subsequent insulation or covering.The classificationof these conductors is SIW Compact.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material in accordance with this specificationshall include the following information:4.1.1 Quantity of each size and class(Table 1);4.1.2 Conductor size,circular-mil area or AWG(Section 7);4.1.3 Temper(Section 12);4.1.4 Lay direction,if nonstandard(see 6.2 and 6.3);4.1.5 Special tension test,if required(see 16.2);1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B01 onElectrical Conductors and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B01.07 onConductors of Light Metals.Current edition approved Oct.1,2015.Published October 2015.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as B836 00(2011).DOI:10.1520/B0836-00R15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST),100Bureau Dr.,Stop 1070,Gaithersburg,MD 20899-1070,http:/www.nist.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.1.6 Place of inspection(Section 17);4.1.7 Packaging and package marking(Section 18),and4.1.8 Material for conductor.5.Joints5.1 Joints may be made in any of the wires of any strandingby electric-butt welding,cold-pressure welding,or electric-butt,cold-upset welding.5.1.1 Joints in the individual wires in a finished conductorshall not be closer together than 1 ft(0.3 m)for conductors of19 wires or less,or closer than 1 ft(0.3 m)in a layer forconductors of more than 19 wires.5.2 No joint or splice shall be made in a stranded conductoras a whole.6.Lay6.1 The length of lay of each layer for SIW conductors shallnot be less than 8 or more than 17.5 times the outside diameterof the finished