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Table 14-I Technical Particulars of ACSR 'Panther' 'Zebra' & 'Moose' Conductor

1. Specification to which the finished conductor conforms : IS-398Part-II-19762. Purity of Aluminium'Rods : 99.5% Minimum3. Percentages of Carbon in steel wire/rods : 0.50 to 0.85 (Preferably 0.65%)4. Purity of Zinc : 99.95%

Unit ACSR'Panther'

ACSR'Zebra'

ACSR'Moose'

5. Particulars of Aluminium strands i) Diameter a) Standard mm 3.00 3.18 3.53

b) Maximum mm 3.03 3.16 3.55

c) Minimum mm 2.97 2.19 3.51

ii) Cross sectional area of standard diameter wire mm2 7.069 7.942 9.787

iii) Weight per Km a) Standard Kg 19.11 21.47 26.45

b) Maximum Kg c) Minimum Kg iv) Minimum breaking load a) Before stranding KN 1.17 1.29 1.57

b) After stranding KN 1.11 1.23 1.49

v) Maximum D.C. resistance at 200C Ohm/Km 4.107 3.651 2.921vi) Joints in strands of 12 wire Aluminium layer if any No joint No joint No joint

6. Particulars of Steel strands i) Diameter a) Standard mm 3.00 3.18 3.53

b) Maximum mm 3.06 3.21 3.60

c) Minimum mm 2.94 3.14 3.46

ii) Cross sectional area of standard diameter wire mm2 7.069 7.942 9.787

iii) Weight per Km a) Standard mm 55.13 61.95 76.34

b) Maximum mm 57.36 63.12 79.39

c) Minimum mm 52.95 60.40 73.33

iv) Minimum breaking load a) Before stranding KN 9.29 10.43 12.85

b) After stranding KN 8.83 9.91 12.22

v) Elongation of 200 mm length on breaking % 4 4 4

vi) Coating of steel core

a) Quality of Zinc 99.95% 99.95% As per IS:

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purity purity 209-1979

b) Process of galvanising Hot Dip Hot Dip Hot Dip

c) Minimum weight of coating gm/m2 240 250 260

d) Minimum no of dips of one minute durationwhich the strand can withstand (under preace test) Nos. 3 3 3

7. Particulars of Complete Conductor

i) Code words, if any ACSR'Panther' ACSR 'Zebra' ACSR

'Moose'ii) Copper equivalent Area mm2 310 260 325

iii) Nominal aluminium area mm2 200 420 520

iv) Sectional area of aluminium mm2 212.10 428.91 528.50

v) Total sectional area mm2 261.50 484.50 597.00

vi) Overall diameter mm 21.00 28.62 31.77vii) Stranding, lay and wire diameter

a) Aluminium mm30/3.00 Right

Hand lay54/3.18 54/3.53

b) Steel mm 7/3.00 7/3.18 7/3.53

viii) Lay ratio Min. mMaxm a) Steel core i) 6 wire Layer Max. 28 28 28

Min. 13 13 16

b) Aluminium i) 12 Wire Ist Layer Max. 16 15 14

Min. 10 10 12

ii) 18 Wire IInd layer Max. 14 14 13

Min. 10 10 11

iii) 24 Wire IIIrd Layer Max. - 12 12

Min. - 10 10

x) Approximate calculated breaking load KN 89.67 130.32 159.60xi) Final modules of Elasticity (Practical) GN/m2 80 69 69

xii) Coefficient of linear expansion Per0C 17.8x10-6 193x10-6 19.35x10-6

xiii) Approximate total weight per Km a) Steel Section Kg 388.00 437.00 537.00

b) Aluminium Section Kg 586.00 1184.00 1461.00

c) ACSR Composite Kg 974.00 1621.00 1998.00

xiv) Calculated D.C. resistance at 200C (Maximum) Ohm/Km 0.1390 0.06885 0.25595

xv) Standard length of conductor (with tolerance, ifany) Metres 1500+5% 1500+5% 1500+5%

xvi) Number of standard length in one reel (drum) Nos One One One

xvii) Random lengths (Maximum percentage of thelengths ordered) % 10 10 10