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BS EN 60889:1997

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Hard drawn aluminium wire for overhead line conductors

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

20-06-2022

Superseded by

BS EN IEC 62641:2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-1997

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Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Values for hard-drawn aluminium wire
3 Material
4 Freedom from defects
5 Diameter and tolerance on diameter
6 Length and tolerance on length
7 Joints
8 Sampling
9 Place of testing
10 Mechanical tests
11 Resistivity test
12 Certificate of compliance

This standard is applicable to hard-drawn wires for the manufacture of stranded conductors for overhead power transmission purposes. It specifies the mechanical and electrical properties of wires in the diameter range 1.25 mm to 5.00 mm.

Committee
GEL/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 7365(1990) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September, 2004. (11/2004) Also numbered as IEC 60889. Supersedes 84/42336 DC. (12/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

This standard is applicable to hard-drawn aluminium wires for the manufacture of stranded conductors for overhead power transmission purposes. It specifics the mechanical and electrical properties of wires in the diameter range 1.25 mm to 5.00 mm.

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 60889:1997 Identical
SN EN 60889 : 1997 Identical
EN 60889:1997 Identical
DIN EN 60889:1997-08 Identical
NF EN 60889 : 1998 Identical
NBN EN 60889 : 1997 Identical
I.S. EN 60889:1999 Identical

ISO 6892:1998 Metallic materials Tensile testing at ambient temperature
BS 5714:1979 Method of measurement of resistivity of metallic materials
IEC 60468:1974 Method of measurement of resistivity of metallic materials
ISO 7802:2013 Metallic materials — Wire — Wrapping test
BS EN 10002-1:2001 Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at ambient temperature

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