CCS-Copper Clad Steel Strand

Copper clad steel wire (CCS) combines the high tensile strength of steel as its core and the conductivity properties of copper as its outer layer. The core material is usually low carbon steel and is typically used as either grounding wire or the inner conductor of coaxial cables.

Applications

DSA Copper Clad Steel stranded conductors are used in place of copper conductors in grounding applications and systems.conductors are classified as follows: Grade 40 HS, Grade 30 HS, Grade 30 EHS, Grade 40 DSA, and Grade 30 DSA.

CCS strand wire is divided into soft state and hard state with perfect conductivity, which is a good choice for various industries such as communications, electrical power and electronics.

Characteristics

1.High conductivity (up to 70% and above)
The copper-clad strand wire produced by our company generally has a conductivity of 30%-70%, and more than 70% can be customized according to customer requirements.
2.High tensile strength
The multi-stranded copper-clad strand wire has high tensile strength and can be made into copper-clad steel strand wire with high electrical conductivity and high tensile strength after being enhanced by special treatment process to be suitable for special use occasions.
3.Long life
The copper plating of single-stranded copper-clad round steel (copperweld steel) of multi-stranded copper-clad strand is thick, the excellent production process makes copper layer tightly combined and bent 180-360 degrees without cracking and its life is long and can be more than 30 years.
4.Low cost
The characteristics of high conductivity and corrosion resistance have greatly reduced the number of grounding conductors used in grounding projects, which can significantly save costs and achieve outstanding economic benefits.
5.Convenient construction and transportation
The single length of the copper-clad copperweld strand can be up to 100 meters, because the 100-meter package or the hundred-meter cable can be transported more easily. The welding between the grounding grids during the construction is recommended to use the exothermic welding series products produced by our company. There are different shapes of molds for exothermic welding, so that different permanent joints can be randomly welded. The construction operation is simple and easy to learn, and the various conductors of the grounding grid are welded together to become a true maintenance-free device.

Specifications

ASTM B-227 Hard drawn copper-clad steel wire
ASTM B-910 Annealed copper-clad steel wire
ASTM B-228 Concentric-lay-stranded copper-clad steel conductors

Technical Parameters of ASTM B 228-CCS (Conductivity 20.3) 

Size Designation	Conductor Area		No.of Wires	Diameter mm		Min.Rated Breaking Strength kN		Weight kg/km	Max.D.C. Resistance at 20℃ Ω/km
AWG	mm²	in²		Wire	Cond.	Grade 40 HS	Grade 40 DSA	Grade 40
19 No.5	318.71	0.4940	19	4.620	23.11	216.66	76.68	2660.8	0.14423
19 No.6	252.71	0.3917	19	4.115	20.57	179.45	60.81	2110.2	0.18183
19 No.7	200.45	0.3107	19	3.665	18.31	148.29	48.23	1674.2	0.22937
19 No. 8	158.97	0.2464	19	3.264	16.31	122.46	38.27	1327.4	0.28896
19 No. 9	126.06	0.1954	19	2.906	14.53	100.86	30.33	1052.6	0.36452
7 No. 4	148.06	0.2295	7	5.189	15.57	96.15	35.61	1231.5	0.30930
7 No. 5	117.42	0.1820	7	4.620	13.87	79.84	28.25	976.5	0.38978
7 No. 6	93.10	0.1443	7	4.115	12.34	66.10	22.41	774.3	0.4915
7 No.7	73.87	0.1145	7	3.665	11.00	54.63	17.76	614.5	0.6201
7 No. 8	58.56	0.09077	7	3.264	9.78	45.12	14.10	487.1	0.7812
7 No. 9	46.44	0.07198	7	2.906	8.71	37.16	11.18	386.2	0.9859
7 No. 10	36.83	0.05708	7	2.588	7.77	30.73	8.87	306.3	1.2422
3 No. 5	50.32	0.07800	3	4.620	9.96	36.10	12.78	417.7	0.9082
3 No. 6	39.90	0.06185	3	4.115	8.86	29.91	10.14	331.3	1.1447
3 No. 7	31.65	0.04905	3	3.665	7.90	24.71	8.04	262.7	1.4440
3 N0. 8	25.10	0.03890	3	3.264	7.04	20.41	6.38	208.3	1.8193
3 No. 9	19.90	0.03085	3	2.906	6.27	16.81	5.05	165.2	2.2957
3 No. 10	15.78	0.02446	3	2.588	5.59	13.90	4.01	131.0	2.8929
3 No. 12	9.93	0.01539	3	2.052	4.42	7.32	2.55	82.4	4.5573

 

ASTM B 228-CCS (Conductivity 20.3) 

Size Designation	Conductor Area		No.of wires	Diameter mm		Min.Rated Breaking Strength  kN			Weight kg/km	Max. Resistance at 20℃ Ω/km
AWG	mm²	in²		Wire	Cond.	Grade 30HS	Grade 30 EHS	Grade 30 DSA	Grade 30
19 No.5	318.71	0.4940	19	4.620	23.11	239.64	288.54	86.28	2634.0	0.19227
19 No.6	252.71	0.3917	19	4.115	20.57	197.68	239.51	68.41	2087.9	0.24240
19 No.7	200.45	0.3107	19	3.665	18.31	162.74	197.72	54.23	1656.3	0.30576
19 No. 8	158.97	0.2464	19	3.264	16.31	133.98	162.65	43.06	1313.6	0.3852
19 No. 9	126.06	0.1954	19	2.906	14.53	109.93	132.02	34.12	1041.7	0.4862
7 No. 4	148.06	0.2295	7	5.189	15.57	106.86	126.87	40.07	1218.7	0.4124
7 No. 5	117.42	0.1820	7	4.620	13.87	88.28	106.28	31.78	966.4	0.5197
7 No. 6	93.10	0.1443	7	4.115	12.34	72.86	88.24	25.21	766.3	0.6552
7 No.7	73.87	0.1145	7	3.665	11.00	59.97	72.86	19.99	608.1	0.8268
7 No. 8	58.56	0.09077	7	3.264	9.78	49.34	59.92	15.86	482.0	1.0414
7 No. 9	46.44	0.07198	7	2.906	8.71	40.51	48.63	12.57	382.2	1.3144
7 No. 10	36.83	0.05708	7	2.588	7.77	33.48	39.69	9.97	303.1	1.6559
3 No. 5	50.32	0.07800	3	4.620	9.96	39.94	48.10	14.38	413.4	1.2104
3 No. 6	39.90	0.06185	3	4.115	8.86	32.95	39.92	11.41	327.8	1.5260
3 No. 7	31.65	0.04905	3	3.665	7.90	27.12	32.95	9.04	260.0	1.9250
3 N0. 8	25.10	0.03890	3	3.264	7.04	22.33	27.11	7.17	206.1	2.4253
3 No. 9	19.90	0.03085	3	2.906	6.27	18.32	22.00	5.69	163.5	3.0605
3 No. 10	15.78	0.02446	3	2.588	5.59	15.14	17.95	4.51	129.6	3.855
3 No. 12	9.93	0.01539	3	2.052	4.42	7.64	11.40	2.87	81.6	6.073

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