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  • BS EN 60889:1997

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    Hard drawn aluminium wire for overhead line conductors

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  20-06-2022

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-05-1997

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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

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    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.

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    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.

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    Committee GEL/7
    Development Note Supersedes BS 7365(1990) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September, 2004. (11/2004) Also numbered as IEC 60889. Supersedes 84/42336 DC. (12/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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