ACSR/AW Conductors

Physical and Electrical Characteristics

Shown here are the most commonly used conductors. Characteristics of other ACSR/AW configurations are
available upon request.
Conductor
Code Word
Swan/AW
Swanate/AW
Sparrow/AW
Sparate/AW
RobIn/AW
Raven/AW
Quail/AW
Pigeon/AW
PenguIn/AW
WaxwIng/AW
Partridge/AW
Ostrich/AW
MerlIn/AW
LInnet/AW
Oriole/AW
Chickadee/AW
Brant/AW
Ibis/AW
Lark/AW
Pelican/AW
Flicker/AW
Hawk/AW
Hen/AW
Osprey/AW
Parakeet/AW
Dove/AW
Eagle/AW
Peacock/AW
Squab/AW
Teal/AW
KIngbird/AW
Rook/AW
Grosbeak/AW
Egret/AW
FlamIngo/AW
Gannet/AW
StarlIng/AW
RedwIng/AW
Tern/AW
Cuckoo/AW
Condor/AW
Drake/AW

Area of
Alum. Wires

Total
Alum. Area

Total CrossSectional Area

Outside
Diameter

StrandIng

awg or kcmil

kcmil

sq in

in

AL/AW

4.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
266.8
266.8
300.0
336.4
336.4
336.4
397.5
397.5
397.5
397.5
477.0
477.0
477.0
477.0
556.5
556.5
556.5
556.5
605.0
605.0
605.0
636.0
636.0
636.0
636.0
666.6
666.6
715.5
715.5
795.0
795.0
795.0
795.0

43.47
44.37
69.17
70.62
87.32
110.10
138.80
174.70
220.40
270.30
277.70
312.10
341.00
350.40
356.00
403.00
410.40
413.40
420.60
483.70
492.60
496.80
504.90
564.00
574.70
579.20
589.00
624.80
629.30
639.40
645.00
656.70
661.90
672.30
688.50
693.60
744.70
755.90
808.50
820.70
821.60
827.70

0.0382
0.0411
0.0608
0.0654
0.0768
0.0968
0.1221
0.1537
0.1939
0.2210
0.2437
0.2739
0.2789
0.3075
0.3259
0.3295
0.3527
0.3627
0.3850
0.3955
0.4233
0.4360
0.4621
0.4612
0.4939
0.5083
0.5391
0.5370
0.5522
0.5834
0.5274
0.5643
0.5808
0.6135
0.5917
0.6086
0.6535
0.6897
0.6674
0.7053
0.7061
0.7263

0.250
0.257
0.316
0.325
0.355
0.398
0.447
0.502
0.563
0.609
0.642
0.680
0.684
0.721
0.741
0.743
0.772
0.783
0.806
0.814
0.846
0.858
0.883
0.879
0.914
0.927
0.953
0.953
0.966
0.994
0.940
0.977
0.990
1.019
1.000
1.014
1.051
1.081
1.063
1.092
1.093
1.108

6/1
7/1
6/1
7/1
6/1
6/1
6/1
6/1
6/1
18/1
26/7
26/7
18/1
26/7
30/7
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/7
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/7
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/7
24/7
26/7
30/19
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/19
24/7
26/7
26/7
30/19
45/7
24/7
54/7
26/7

Individual
Wire Diameters
Aluminum
Alumoweld
in
in
0.0834
0.0834
0.0772
0.1029
0.1052
0.1052
0.0974
0.1299
0.1182
0.1182
0.1327
0.1327
0.1490
0.1490
0.1672
0.1672
0.1878
0.1878
0.1217
0.1217
0.1013
0.0788
0.1074
0.0835
0.1367
0.1367
0.1138
0.0885
0.1059
0.1059
0.1486
0.1486
0.1287
0.0858
0.1236
0.0961
0.1151
0.1151
0.1628
0.1628
0.1410
0.0940
0.1355
0.1054
0.1261
0.1261
0.1758
0.1758
0.1523
0.1015
0.1463
0.1138
0.1362
0.1362
0.1588
0.1059
0.1525
0.1186
0.1420
0.0852
0.1880
0.1880
0.1628
0.1085
0.1564
0.1216
0.1456
0.0874
0.1667
0.1111
0.1601
0.1245
0.1659
0.1290
0.1544
0.0926
0.1329
0.0886
0.1820
0.1213
0.1214
0.1214
0.1749
0.1360

This information is provided for reference only. AFL does not manufacture ACSR/AW Conductors.

Rated
Strength
lb
1,783
2,279
2,760
3,510
3,455
4,249
5,139
6,302
7,685
6,822
10,800
12,130
8,538
13,510
16,750
9,777
14,060
15,780
19,630
11,460
16,700
18,980
23,400
13,250
19,270
21,920
26,810
20,970
23,590
28,450
15,020
22,020
24,810
29,930
23,090
26,000
27,480
33,390
21,450
27,520
27,830
30,540

Weight
Total
lbs/1000 ft
54.6
62.7
86.8
99.9
109.6
138.2
174.2
219.4
276.8
283.5
349.6
392.8
357.7
441.1
495.1
422.6
491.0
520.3
548.9
507.2
589.4
625.4
702.0
591.5
687.5
729.1
819.0
747.7
792.1
883.2
676.5
785.6
833.0
928.9
823.7
873.0
937.3
1044.0
873.4
981.8
982.8
1042.0

Aluminum
lbs/1000 ft
39.0
39.0
62.0
62.1
78.3
98.7
124.4
156.7
197.7
250.3
251.7
282.9
315.8
317.6
318.1
373.1
375.0
374.7
375.8
447.8
450.1
450.3
451.1
522.2
525.1
524.9
526.3
570.9
570.4
572.0
597.2
600.0
599.9
601.4
629.1
628.7
675.0
676.0
749.7
749.9
750.7
750.0

Alumoweld
lbs/1000 ft
15.6
23.7
24.8
37.8
31.3
39.5
49.8
62.7
79.1
33.2
97.9
109.9
41.9
123.5
177.0
49.5
116.0
145.6
209.1
59.4
139.3
175.1
250.9
69.3
162.4
204.2
292.7
176.8
221.7
311.2
79.3
185.6
233.1
327.5
194.6
244.3
262.3
368.0
123.7
231.9
232.1
292.0

2008, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00800, Revision 1, 7.2.12

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

ACSR/AW Conductors
Physical and Electrical Characteristics

(continued)

Shown here are the most commonly used conductors. Characteristics of other ACSR/AW configurations are
available upon request.
Conductor
Code Word
Mallard/AW
Ruddy/AW
Canary/AW
Rail/AW
CardInal/AW
Ortolan/AW
Curlew/AW
Bluejay/AW
FInch/AW
BuntIng/AW
Grackle/AW
Bittern/AW
Pheasant/AW
Dipper/AW
MartIn/AW
BobolInk/AW
Plover/AW
Nuthatch/AW
Parrot/AW
LapwIng/AW
Falcon/AW
Chukar/AW
Bluebird/AW
Kiwi/AW
Thrasher/AW
Joree/AW

Area of
Alum. Wires

Total
Alum. Area

Total CrossSectional Area

Outside
Diameter

StrandIng

awg or kcmil

kcmil

sq in

in

AL/AW

795.0
900.0
900.0
954.0
954.0
1033.5
1033.5
1113.5
1113.5
1192.5
1192.5
1272.0
1272.0
1351.5
1351.5
1431.0
1431.0
1510.5
1510.5
1590.0
1590.0
1780.0
2156.0
2167.0
2515.0
2515.0

840.50
915.20
929.20
970.50
984.70
1052.00
1068.00
1133.00
1149.00
1213.00
1230.00
1294.00
1313.00
1375.00
1394.00
1455.00
1477.00
1536.00
1563.00
1615.00
1641.00
1817.00
2200.00
2191.00
2343.00
2549.00

0.7669
0.7555
0.7985
0.8011
0.8462
0.8685
0.9177
0.9350
0.9854
1.0010
1.0550
1.0680
1.1260
1.1340
1.1960
1.2010
1.2670
1.2680
1.3400
1.3330
1.4070
1.5130
1.8310
1.7760
1.9140
2.0830

1.140
1.131
1.162
1.165
1.196
1.213
1.246
1.259
1.293
1.302
1.333
1.345
1.382
1.386
1.424
1.427
1.465
1.466
1.506
1.502
1.545
1.602
1.681
1.737
1.802
1.880

30/19
45/7
54/7
45/7
54/7
45/7
54/7
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
84/19
84/19
72/7
76/19
76/19

Individual
Wire Diameters
Aluminum
Alumoweld
in
in
0.1628
0.0977
0.1414
0.0943
0.1291
0.1291
0.1456
0.0971
0.1329
0.1329
0.1516
0.1011
0.1384
0.1384
0.1573
0.1049
0.1436
0.0862
0.1628
0.1085
0.1486
0.0892
0.1681
0.1121
0.1535
0.0921
0.1733
0.1151
0.1582
0.0949
0.1783
0.1189
0.1628
0.0977
0.1832
0.1221
0.1675
0.1004
0.1878
0.1252
0.1716
0.1030
0.1456
0.0874
0.1602
0.0961
0.1735
0.1157
0.1744
0.0814
0.1819
0.0849

Rated
Strength
lb
37,110
23,970
31,040
25,410
32,890
27,180
35,160
29,270
37,540
31,330
40,200
33,420
42,430
35,410
45,050
37,600
47,730
39,670
50,470
41,710
43,040
49,300
46,120
49,130
55,300
60,160

Weight
Total
lbs/1000 ft
1161.0
988.9
1111.0
1049.0
1178.0
1137.0
1277.0
1224.0
1374.0
1311.0
1471.0
1398.0
1570.0
1484.0
1667.0
1572.0
1766.0
1660.0
1868.0
1744.0
1962.0
2015.0
2126.0
2265.0
2475.0
2693.0

Aluminum
lbs/1000 ft
752.0
848.7
849.0
900.0
900.0
976.0
976.0
1050.0
1055.0
1125.0
1130.0
1200.0
1206.0
1275.0
1281.0
1349.0
1357.0
1425.0
1436.0
1497.0
1507.0
1688.0
1928.0
2054.0
2191.0
2384.0

Alumoweld
lbs/1000 ft
409.0
140.2
262.0
149.0
278.0
161.0
301.0
174.0
319.0
186.0
341.0
198.0
364.0
209.0
386.0
223.0
409.0
235.0
432.0
247.0
455.0
327.0
198.0
211.0
284.0
309.0

This information is provided for reference only. AFL does not manufacture ACSR/AW Conductors.

2008, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00800, Revision 1, 7.2.12

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

ACSR/AW Conductors
Physical and Electrical Characteristics

(metric)

Shown here are the most commonly used conductors. Characteristics of other ACSR/AW configurations are
available upon request.
Conductor
Code Word
Swan/AW
Swanate/AW
Sparrow/AW
Sparate/AW
RobIn/AW
Raven/AW
Quail/AW
Pigeon/AW
PenguIn/AW
WaxwIng/AW
Partridge/AW
Ostrich/AW
MerlIn/AW
LInnet/AW
Oriole/AW
Chickadee/AW
Brant/AW
Ibis/AW
Lark/AW
Pelican/AW
Flicker/AW
Hawk/AW
Hen/AW
Osprey/AW
Parakeet/AW
Dove/AW
Eagle/AW
Peacock/AW
Squab/AW
Teal/AW
KIngbird/AW
Rook/AW
Grosbeak/AW
Egret/AW
FlamIngo/AW
Gannet/AW
StarlIng/AW
RedwIng/AW
Tern/AW
Cuckoo/AW
Condor/AW
Drake/AW

Area of
Alum. Wires

Total
Alum. Area

Total CrossSectional
Area

Outside
Diameter

StrandIng

awg or kcmil

sq mm

sq mm

mm

AL/AW

4.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
266.8
266.8
300.0
336.4
336.4
336.4
397.5
397.5
397.5
397.5
477.0
477.0
477.0
477.0
556.5
556.5
556.5
556.5
605.0
605.0
605.0
636.0
636.0
636.0
636.0
666.6
666.6
715.5
715.5
795.0
795.0
795.0
795.0

22.03
22.48
35.05
35.79
44.25
55.79
70.34
88.53
111.70
137.00
140.70
158.20
172.80
177.60
180.40
204.20
207.90
209.50
213.10
245.10
249.60
251.70
255.80
285.80
291.20
293.50
298.50
316.60
318.90
324.00
326.80
332.80
335.40
340.70
348.90
351.50
377.40
383.00
409.70
415.90
416.30
419.40

24.67
26.50
39.80
42.20
49.56
62.46
78.78
99.17
125.10
142.60
157.20
176.70
179.90
198.40
210.30
212.60
227.60
234.00
248.40
255.20
273.10
281.30
298.10
297.60
318.70
328.00
347.80
346.50
356.30
376.40
340.30
364.10
374.70
395.80
381.80
392.70
421.60
445.00
430.60
455.10
455.60
468.60

6.35
6.53
8.03
8.26
9.02
10.11
11.35
12.75
14.30
15.47
16.31
17.27
17.37
18.31
18.82
18.87
19.61
19.89
20.47
20.68
21.49
21.79
22.43
22.33
23.22
23.55
24.21
24.21
24.54
25.25
23.88
24.82
25.15
25.88
24.40
25.76
26.70
27.46
27.00
27.74
27.76
28.14

6/1
7/1
6/1
7/1
6/1
6/1
6/1
6/1
6/1
18/1
26/7
26/7
18/1
26/7
30/7
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/7
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/7
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/7
24/7
26/7
30/19
18/1
24/7
26/7
30/19
24/7
26/7
26/7
30/19
45/7
24/7
54/7
26/7

Individual
Wire Diameters
Aluminum
mm
2.118
1.961
2.672
2.474
3.002
3.371
3.785
4.247
4.770
3.091
2.573
2.728
3.472
2.891
2.691
3.774
3.269
3.139
2.294
4.135
3.581
3.442
3.203
4.465
3.868
3.716
3.459
4.034
3.874
3.607
4.775
4.135
3.973
3.698
4.234
4.067
4.214
3.922
3.376
4.623
3.084
4.442

Alumoweld
mm
2.118
2.614
2.672
3.299
3.002
3.371
3.785
4.247
4.770
3.091
2.002
2.121
3.472
2.248
2.691
3.774
2.179
2.441
2.924
4.135
2.388
2.677
3.203
4.465
2.578
2.891
3.459
2.691
3.012
2.164
4.775
2.756
3.089
2.220
2.822
3.162
3.277
2.352
2.250
3.081
3.084
3.454

Rated
Strength
kg
807
1,034
1,252
1,592
1,567
1,927
2,331
2,859
3,486
3,094
4,899
5,502
3,873
6,128
7,598
4,435
6,378
7,158
8,904
5,198
7,575
8,609
10,614
6,010
8,741
9,943
12,161
9,512
10,700
12,905
6,813
9,988
11,254
13,576
10,474
11,794
12,465
15,146
9,730
12,483
12,624
13,717

Weight
Total
kg/km
81.3
93.3
129.2
148.7
163.1
205.7
259.3
326.5
412.0
421.9
520.3
584.6
532.4
656.5
736.9
629.0
730.8
774.4
870.5
754.9
877.2
930.8
1044.0
880.3
1023.0
1085.0
1219.0
1112.0
1179.0
1314.0
1006.0
1169.0
1240.0
1382.0
1226.0
1299.0
1395.0
1554.0
1300.0
1461.0
1463.0
1551.0

Aluminum
kg/km
58.0
58.0
92.3
92.4
116.5
146.9
185.1
233.2
294.2
372.5
374.6
421.0
470.0
472.7
473.4
555.3
558.1
557.7
559.3
666.5
669.9
670.2
671.4
771.2
781.5
781.2
783.3
849.6
848.9
851.3
888.8
893.0
892.8
895.0
936.3
937.5
1005.0
1006.0
1116.0
1116.0
1117.0
1116.0

Alumoweld
kg/km
23.2
35.3
36.9
56.3
46.6
58.8
74.1
93.3
177.7
49.4
145.7
163.6
62.4
183.8
263.4
73.7
172.6
216.7
311.2
88.4
207.3
260.6
373.4
103.1
241.7
303.9
435.6
263.1
330.0
463.2
118.0
276.2
346.9
487.4
289.6
363.6
390.4
547.7
184.1
345.1
345.4
434.6

This information is provided for reference only. AFL does not manufacture ACSR/AW Conductors.

2008, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00800, Revision 1, 7.2.12

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

ACSR/AW Conductors
Physical and Electrical Characteristics

(metric, continued)

Shown here are the most commonly used conductors. Characteristics of other ACSR/AW configurations are
available upon request.
Conductor
Code Word
Mallard/AW
Ruddy/AW
Canary/AW
Rail/AW
CardInal/AW
Ortolan/AW
Curlew/AW
Bluejay/AW
FInch/AW
BuntIng/AW
Grackle/AW
Bittern/AW
Pheasant/AW
Dipper/AW
MartIn/AW
BobolInk/AW
Plover/AW
Nuthatch/AW
Parrot/AW
LapwIng/AW
Falcon/AW
Chukar/AW
Bluebird/AW
Kiwi/AW
Thrasher/AW
Joree/AW

Area of
Alum. Wires

Total
Alum. Area

Total CrossSectional
Area

Outside
Diameter

StrandIng

awg or kcmil

sq mm

sq mm

mm

AL/AW

795.0
900.0
900.0
954.0
954.0
1033.5
1033.5
1113.5
1113.5
1192.5
1192.5
1272.0
1272.0
1351.5
1351.5
1431.0
1431.0
1510.5
1510.5
1590.0
1590.0
1780.0
2156.0
2167.0
2515.0
2515.0

425.90
463.90
470.90
491.80
500.00
533.10
541.20
574.10
582.20
614.70
623.30
655.70
665.30
696.80
706.40
737.30
748.50
778.40
792.00
818.40
831.60
920.70
1115.00
1110.00
1187.00
1294.00

494.80
487.40
515.20
516.90
546.00
560.40
592.10
603.30
635.80
645.80
680.70
689.10
726.50
731.70
771.70
774.90
817.50
818.10
864.60
860.10
907.80
976.20
1181.00
1146.00
1235.00
1344.00

28.96
28.73
29.51
29.59
30.38
30.81
31.65
31.98
32.84
33.07
33.86
34.16
35.10
35.20
36.17
36.25
37.21
37.24
38.25
38.15
39.24
40.69
42.70
44.12
45.77
47.75

30/19
45/7
54/7
45/7
54/7
45/7
54/7
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
45/7
54/19
84/19
84/19
72/7
76/19
76/19

Individual
Wire Diameters
Aluminum
mm
4.135
3.592
3.279
3.698
3.376
3.851
3.515
3.995
3.647
4.135
3.774
4.270
3.899
4.402
4.018
4.529
4.135
4.653
4.255
4.770
4.359
3.698
4.069
4.407
4.430
4.620

Alumoweld
mm
2.482
2.395
3.279
2.466
3.376
2.568
3.515
2.664
2.189
2.756
2.266
2.847
2.339
2.924
2.410
3.020
2.482
3.101
2.550
3.180
2.616
2.220
2.441
2.939
2.068
2.156

Rated
Strength
kg
16,833
10,873
14,080
11,526
14,919
12,329
15,949
13,277
17,028
14,211
18,235
15,159
19,246
16,062
20,435
17,055
21,650
17,994
22,893
18,920
24,059
22,362
20,920
22,285
25,084
27,289

Weight
Total
kg/km
1728.0
1472.0
1654.0
1561.0
1753.0
1692.0
1901.0
1822.0
2045.0
1951.0
2189.0
2081.0
2337.0
2209.0
2481.0
2340.0
2628.0
2471.0
2780.0
2596.0
2920.0
2999.0
3164.0
3371.0
3684.0
4008.0

Aluminum
kg/km
1119.0
1263.0
1264.0
1339.0
1339.0
1453.0
1453.0
1563.0
1570.0
1674.0
1682.0
1786.0
1795.0
1898.0
1907.0
2008.0
2020.0
2121.0
2137.0
2228.0
2243.0
2512.0
2869.0
3057.0
3261.0
3548.0

Alumoweld
kg/km
608.7
208.7
389.9
221.8
413.7
239.6
448.0
260.0
474.8
276.8
507.5
294.7
541.7
311.1
574.5
331.9
608.7
349.8
642.9
367.6
677.2
486.7
294.7
314.0
422.7
459.9

This information is provided for reference only. AFL does not manufacture ACSR/AW Conductors.

2008, AFL, all rights reserved. PP-3-00800, Revision 1, 7.2.12

Specifications are subject to change without notice.