Designation:B802/B802M−10(Reapproved2016)StandardSpecificationforZinc–5%Aluminum-MischmetalAlloy-CoatedSteelCoreWireforAluminumConductors,SteelReinforced(ACSR)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB802/B802M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversround,zinc–5%aluminum-mischmetal(Zn–5Al–MM)alloy-coated,steelcorewirewiththreeclassesofZn–5Al–MMcoatingusedformechanicalreinforcementinthemanufactureofaluminumconductors,steelreinforced(ACSR).1.2Thisspecificationcoverswireofdiameterfrom0.0500to0.1900in.or1.27to4.82mm,inclusive.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein.2.2ASTMStandards:2A90/A90MTestMethodforWeight[Mass]ofCoatingonIronandSteelArticleswithZincorZinc-AlloyCoatingsA370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsB193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterialsB750SpecificationforGALFANE47TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofZincDie-CastingAlloys(Withdrawn1997)3E1277TestMethodforAnalysisofZinc-5%Aluminum-MischmetalAlloysbyICPEmissionSpectrometryE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications2.3OtherStandard:GF-1StandardPracticeforDeterminationofCeriumandLanthanumCompositionsinGalfanAlloy(5%Al-0.04%La-0.04%Ce-BalSHGZn)43.Terminology3.1Abbreviations:3.1.1MM—mischmetal.3.1.2Zn–5Al–MM—zinc–5%aluminummischme...
