Designation:B801−16StandardSpecificationforConcentric-Lay-StrandedConductorsof8000SeriesAluminumAlloyforSubsequentCoveringorInsulation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB801;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversaluminumalloysinthe8000seriescitedinB800intempers“0”andH1XorH2Xbarecompact-round,compressedandconventionalconcentric-lay-strandedconductorsmadefromroundorshapedwiresusedascoveredorinsulatedelectricalconductors.Theseconductorsshallbecomposedofacentralcoresurroundedbyoneormorecompacted,compressedorconventionallayersofhelicallyappliedwires(ExplanatoryNote1andNote2).1.2TheSIvaluesforresistivityareregardedasstandard.Forallotherproperties,theinch-poundunitsareregardedasstandardandtheSIunitsmaybeapproximate.1.3Sealedconductorsthatareintendedtopreventlongitu-dinalwaterpropagationarealsopermittedwithintheguide-linesofthisspecification.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein.2.2ASTMStandards:2B193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterialsB263TestMethodforDeterminationofCross-SectionalAreaofStrandedConductorsB354TerminologyRelatingtoUninsulatedMetallicElectri-calConductorsB800Specificationfor8000SeriesAluminumAlloyWireforElectricalPurposes—AnnealedandIntermediateTem-persE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications2.3ANSIStandard:3ANSIH35.1AlloyandTemperDesignationSystemsforAluminum2.4NationalBureauofStandards:4NBSHandbook100—CopperWireTables3.Classification3.1Forthepurposeofthisspecification,conductorsareclassifiedasfollows:3.1.1ClassA—Forconductorstobecoveredwithweather/resistantmaterials.3.1.2ClassB—Forconductorstobeinsulatedwithvariousmaterialss...
