AFL's Copperclad Steel Wire is the ideal solution for grounding wire for power type applications. Composed of a steel core with coppercladding, the steel wire gives the wire its strength and the consistent layer of copper provides electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion.
To manufacture Copperclad Steel Wire, carbon steel (low, high strength and extra high strength) is bonded with a uniform layer of oxygen-free coppercladding to achieve 30% and 40% IACS (International Annealed Copper Standard) conductivities. The material is available in a single wire, 3, 7 and 19 cable strands with some sizes jacketed to give the wire a different appearance to copper.
Copperclad Steel Wire from AFL can be jacketed to further reduce copper theft and is available in black with green stripe or grey.
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Copperclad Steel Wire Catalog
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Copperclad Overview Brochure
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Copperclad Fault Calculator (.zip)
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AFL Copperclad RUS Approval Letter
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Copperclad Product Line Selector Tool
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Preview and request your copy of the printed version of the Copperclad Selector Tool
CopperClad Steel Wire Products
Copperclad Composite (CCC) Conductors provide strength and conductivity by combining hard drawn copper with 30% conductivity EHS Copperclad Steel Wire.
Copperclad Composite Conductors
Features:
- Provides strength and conductivity by combining hard drawn copper with 30% conductivity EHS Copperclad Steel Wire
- Steel component achieves a higher tensile strength than solid copper
- Feature a higher ampacity for the same wire size as standard Copperclad Steel Wire
- Theft resistant
- Ideal for seaboards, moist, foggy regions, and industrial and metropolitan areas
Applications:
- Substation
- Grounding grid
- Type M Guy Wire
Copperclad Steel Wire is a strong, non-rusting, efficient grounding conductor. It is composed of Coppercladding that is permanently bonded to the central steel core of each wire. Copperclad provides the same conductivity and corrosion resistance as copper while maintaining the high strength of steel. Dead Soft Annealed (DSA) Copperclad Steel Wire is very flexible for easy preparation and installation.
Copperclad Dead Soft Annealed Steel Wire
Features:
- Demonstrates the same corrosion-resistant properties as copper while maintaining the high strength of steel
- Reduces damage caused during installation or fatigue from vibration or bending
- Special heat treat process results in a very malleable wire called Dead Soft Annealed (DSA)
- Copper permanently bonded to the steel core prevents corrosive of the steel core.
- Very little scrap value, discouraging theft and leaving the grounding system intact
- Compliant with IEEE 80, ASTM B258, ASTM B910/B910M, ASTM B339, ASTM B227
- Jacketed option to further reduce copper theft, available in black with green stripe or grey
Applications:
- Ground grid
- Substation
Copperclad Steel Wire can be jacketed to further reduce copper theft and is available in black with green stripe or grey. Available conductor sizes are 7#9, 7#10, #2 Str, #4 Str, #2 Solid, #4 Solid and #6 Solid.
Copperclad Jacketed Steel Wire
Features:
- excellent solution for areas with high rates of copper theft
- Minimal amount of copper used in the bonding process (6% to 10% depending on the conductivity)
- Jacketed to further reduce copper theft, jacket available in black with green stripe or grey
- Available conductor sizes include 7#9, 7#10, #2 Str, #4 Str, #2 Solid, #4 Solid and #6 Solid
- Larger sizes also available
Applications:
- Substation
- Grounding grid
High Strength (HS) and Extra High Strength (EHS) copperclad steel wire provides the same conductivity and corrosion resistance as copper while maintaining the high strength of steel.
Copperclad Steel Wire—High Strength/Extra High Strength
Features:
- Provides same conductivity and corrosion resistance as copper while maintaining the high strength of steel
- Resists mechanical damage caused during installation plus electrical damage during a fault condition
- Coppercladding bonded to core carbon steel ensures the copper will not flake, crack or peel when the wire is twisted, installed or buried
- Available in 30% and 40% conductivity for high strength and extra high strength Copperclad Steel Wire
- Theft resistant
Applications:
- Messenger wire
- Overhead ground wire
OnyxCCS offers the same benefits as standard Copperclad Steel (CCS) while protecting against copper theft.
OnyxCCS® Copperclad Steel Wire
OnyxCCS offers the same benefits as standard Copperclad Steel (CCS) while protecting against copper theft.
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