8XXX Series Aluminium Alloy Wire & Wire Rods for Electrical Application
Introduction
8000 Series aluminium alloys have creep rates very similar to copper building wire, resulting in similar performance. 8000 has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than an equal ampacity copper wire. Since it is lighter, the pulling tension is lower. Lower pulling tension may decrease the chances of damaging the insulated wire in doing so. There is a wide range of strengths available from dead soft to mild steel, permitting a wide range of processing from wire drawing by rolling process to provide excellent ductility
Application
Building Wires, Underground Cables, Service Cables, Braided Cable, Armouring. etc.
Chemical Composition
| Aluminum Alloy Designation | % Chemical Composition | ||||||||||||||
| Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | Cr | Zn | Ga | B | Ti | Va | Ti+Va | Other Each | Other Total | AL | |
| 8030 | 0.10 | 0.30 - 0.80 | 0.15 - 0.30 | - | 0.05 | - | 0.05 | - | 0.001 - 0.04 | - | 0.03 | - | 0.03 | 0.10 | REM |
| 8176 | 0.03 - 0.15 | 0.40 - 1.00 | - | - | - | - | 0.10 | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | 0.05 | 0.15 | REM |
Electrical & Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloy Rods .
| Aluminum Alloy Designation | Product Code | Temper | Temper | Tensile strength (Mpa) | Elongation | Resistivity | Conductivity | |
| (mm) | Min | Max | (%) | (µΩm) | (%IACS) | |||
| 8030 | Are available in different sizes and subtypes on request | |||||||
| 8176 | 8176 | F | 9.50 ± 0.50 | 95 | 110 | 14.0 | 28.450 | 60.60 |
| 12.00 ± 0.50 | 95 | 110 | 14 | 28.450 | 60.60 | |||
| 15.00 ± 0.50 | 89 | 95 | 14.0 | 28.450 | 60.60 | |||