ASTM B-230 B-231 ABC Aerial Bundled Cable Al Conductor XLPE Insulation

Multiple single-core cables can be combined together using Aerial Bundle Cables, also known as Aerial Bundled Conductors or ABC, with 0.6/1kv. In order to temporarily distribute power to street lighting and supplementary pole-pole service cables, ABC cable is frequently utilized. Single- and multi-core light-stranded aluminum conductors with XLPE/PE/PVC insulation are features of ABC cables. They are more frequently utilized in short-term power installations like buildings on bases. A common term for ABC cables is "bare conductors." as cables with insulation. Although these ABC cables are installed and have air gaps between them, sparks and shorts during strong winds could result in bushfires in arid regions or endanger adjacent property.
 

Standards / Testing Specifications:
• B-230 Aluminum Wire, 1350-H19 for Electrical Purposes.
• B-231 Aluminum Conductors, Concentric- Lay-Stranded.
• B-232 Aluminum Conductors, Concentric-Lay-Stranded, Coated Steel Reinforced(ACSR).
• B-399 Concentric-Lay-Stranded 6201-T81 Aluminum Alloy Conductors.
• B-498 Zinc-Coated Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced(ACSR).
• Duplex Service Drop cable meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of ANSI/ICEA S-76-4

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS:

Code Name	Phase Conductor			Bare Neutral		Approx.Weight		Code Name	Phase Conductor			Bare Neutral		Approx. Weight
	Size	Stranding	Insulation Thickness	Size	Stranding	XLPE	PE		Size	Stranding	Insulation Thickness	Size	Stranding	XLPE	PE
	AWG	-	mil	AWG	-	lbs/1000ft			AWG	-	mil	AWG	-	lbs/1000ft
6201 Alloy Neutral Messenger								AAC Neutral Messenger
Bay	6	Solid	45	6	7	145	140.0	Clydesdale	4	Solid	45	4	7	208	201.8
French Coach	6	7/w	45	6	7	155	144.3	Pinto	4	7/w	45	4	7	223	207.9
German Coach	4	Solid	45	4	7	214	208.3	Mustang	2	7/w	45	2	7	333	312.6
Arabian	4	7/w	45	4	7	229	214.4	Criollo	1/0	19/w	60	1/0	7	529	504.5
Belgian	2	7/w	45	2	7	344	323.1	Percheron	2/0	19/w	60	2/0	7	649	620.5
Shetland	1/0	19/w	60	1/0	7	546	521.1	Hanoverian	3/0	19/w	60	3/0	19	799	765.6
Thoroughbred	2/0	19/w	60	2/0	7	670	641.5	Oldenburg	4/0	19/w	60	4/0	19	986	946.7
Trotter	3/0	19/w	60	3/0	7	825	791.8	Lippizaner	336.4	19/w	60	336.4	19	1,546	1,519.2
Walking	4/0	19/w	60	4/0	7	1019	979.7
ACSR Neutral Messenger
Morochuca	6	Solid	45	6	6/1	152	147.4	Grullo	2/0	19/w	60	2/0	6/1	707	678.7
Chola	6	7/w	45	6	6/1	162	151.7	Suffolk	3/0	19/w	60	3/0	6/1	872	838.9
Morgan	4	Solid	45	4	6/1	226	220	Appaloosa	4/0	19/w	60	4/0	6/1	1079	1039.2
Hackney	4	7/w	45	4	6/1	241	226.1	Bronco	336.4	19/w	60	336.4	18/1	1613	1568.2
Palomino	2	7/w	45	2	6/1	362	342.6	Gelding	336.4	19/w	60	4/0	6/1	1548	1494.3
Costena	1/0	19/w	60	1/0	6/1	575	550.6