Physical and Electrical Characteristics of Alumoweld Wire and Strand

No. and Size of Wires
Nominal Dia.Inch
Breaking Load Lbs.
Weight
Resistance Ohms per 1000 Ft, at 68 F.
Cross-Section
Lbs. per 1000 Ft.
Lbs per Mile
Cir. Mils
Sq. In 
STRAND
37 No. 5 Awg
1.27
142,800
2802
14,800
0.04247
1,225,000
0.9619
37 No .6 Awg
1.13
120,200
2222
11,730
0.05356
971,300
0.7629
37 No. 7 Awg
1.01
100,700
1762
9305
0.06754
770,300
0.605
37 No. 8 Awg
0.899
84,200
1398
7379
0.08516
610,900
0.4798
37 No. 9 Awg
0.801
66,770
1108
5852
0.1074
484,400
0.3805
37 No.10 Awg
0.713
52,950
879
4641
0.1354
384,200
0.3017
19 No. 5 Awg
0.91
73,350
1430
7552
0.08224
628,900
0.494
19 No. 6 Awg
0.81
61,700
1134
5990
0.1037
498,800
0.3917
19 No. 7 Awg
0.721
51,730
899.5
4750
0.1308
395,500
0.3107
19 No. 8 Awg
0.642
43,240
713.5
3767
0.1649
313,700
0.2464
19 No. 9 Awg
0.572
34,290
565.8
2987
0.2079
248,800
0.1954
19 No. 10 Awg
0.509
27,190
448.7
2369
0.2622
197,300
0.1549
7 No. 5 Awg
0.546
27,030
524.9
2772
0.2264
231,300
0.182
7 No. 6 Awg
0.486
22,730
416.3
2198
0.2803
183,800
0.1443
7 No. 7 Awg
0.433
19,060
330
1743
0.3535
145,700
0.1145
7 No. 8 Awg
0.385
15,930
261.8
1382
0.4458
115,600
0.0908
7 No. 9 Awg
0.343
12,630
207.6
1096
0.5621
91,650
0.072
7 No. 10 Awg
0.306
10,020
164.7
869.4
0.7088
72,680
0.0571
7 No. 11 Awg
0.272
7,945
130.6
689.4
0.8938
57,640
0.0453
7 No. 12 Awg
0.242
6,301
103.6
546.8
1.127
45,710
0.0359
3 No. 5 Awg
0.392
12,230
224.5
1186
0.5177
99,310
0.078
3 No. 6 Awg
0.349
10,280
178.1
940.2
0.6528
78,750
0.0619
3 No. 7 Awg
0.311
8,621
141.2
745.6
0.8232
62,450
0.0491
3 No. 8 Awg
0.277
7,206
112
591.3
1.038
49,530
0.0389
3 No. 9 Awg
0.247
5,715
88.81
468.9
1.309
39,280
0.0309
3 No. 10 Awg
0.22
4,532
70.43
371.8
1.651
31,150
0.0245
SOLID WIRE
4 AWG
0.2043
5,081
93.63
494.3
1.222
41,740
0.0328
5 AWG
0.1819
4,290
74.25
392
1.541
33,100
0.026
6 AWG
0.162
3,608
58.88
310.9
1.943
26,250
0.0206
7 AWG
0.1443
3,025
46.69
246.6
2.45
20,820
0.0164
8 AWG
0.1285
2,529
37.03
195.6
3.089
16,510
0.013
9 AWG
0.1144
2,005
29.37
155.1
3.896
13,090
0.0103
10 AWG
0.1019
1,590
23.29
123
4.912
10,380
0.0082
11 AWG
0.09074
1,261
18.47
97.52
6.194
8234
0.0065
12 AWG
0.08081
1,000
14.65
77.33
7.811
6,530
0.0051

"Modulus of Elasticity: Strend, 23000,000; Solid Wire, 23,500,000."
"Coefficient of Linear Expansion: .000,007 .2 per degree Fahrenheit"

COPPERWELD 3-WIRE STRANDED CONDUCTORS FOR SPECIAL LONG SPANS

Conductor
Diameter Inch
Breaking Strength Lbs.
Weight
Resistance Ohms per 1000 Ft, at 68 F.
Cross-Section
Lbs. per 1000 Ft.
Lbs per Mile
3 No. 6 Awg E.H.S. 30% Cond. 
0.349
9754
220.3
116.3
0.4513
0.06185
3 No. 8 Awg E.H.S. 30% Cond. 
0.277
6282
138.5
731.5
0.7176
0.0389
3 No. 10 Awg E.H.S. 30% Cond.
0.22
4160
87.13
460
1.141
0.02446
3 No. 12 Awg E.H.S. 30% Cond.
0.174
2565
54.8
289.3
1.814
0.01539