All Aluminum Conductor (AAC) Cable – Bare Overhead Line Conductor

2026年4月23日Overhead Line

Product Overview

The stranded All Aluminium Conductor (AAC) is made up of concentric‑lay‑stranded aluminium wires only. The conductor may be made up of 7, 19, 37, 61 or more wires in 1, 2, 3, 4 or more layers around a central wire. Each successive layer has six more wires than the layer immediately beneath. For a given cross‑sectional area, the conductor becomes more flexible as the number of wires is increased (with a corresponding decrease in size of each wire).

When All Aluminium Conductors are to be used in overhead lines, full hard drawn temper wires are used.

Application

AAC has seen extensive use in urban areas where spans are usually short but high conductivity is required. The excellent corrosion resistance of aluminium has made AAC a conductor of choice in coastal areas.

Because of its relatively poor strength‑to‑weight ratio, AAC has limited use in transmission lines and rural distribution because of long spans utilized.

Standards

Basic design to:

BS 215‑1
BS EN 50182
IEC 61089
ASTM B 231 / B 231M
DIN 48201‑5
AS 1531

Electrical Properties (at 20°C)

Property	Value
Density	2.703 kg/dm³
Temperature Coefficient	0.00403 °C⁻¹
Resistivity	0.028264 Ω·mm²/m
Linear Expansivity	23 × 10⁻⁶ °C⁻¹

Specifications

Property	Details
ROHS Compliant	✓
Conductor Material	Hard drawn 1350 aluminum alloy
Construction	Concentric lay stranded (7, 19, 37, 61, 91 or more wires)
Applications	Low, medium and high voltage overhead lines

Construction

Concentric lay stranded Aluminium Conductor (AAC) is made up of one or more strands of hard drawn 1350 aluminum alloy. These conductors are used in low, medium and high voltage overhead lines.

Technical Parameters

Table 1 – BS 215 Part 1 (AAC)

Code	Nominal Area (mm²)	Theoretical Area (mm²)	Stranding (No.×mm)	Overall Diameter (mm)	Weight (kg/km)	Rated Strength (kN)	Electrical Resistance (Ω/km)	Current Rating* (A)
Midge	22	23.33	7/2.06	6.18	64	3.99	1.227	106
Gnat	25	26.8	7/2.21	6.6	73.8	4.83	1.0643	122
Mosquito	35	37	7/2.59	7.8	102.1	6.27	0.7749	141
Ladybird	40	42.8	7/2.79	8.4	117.9	7.28	0.6678	157
Ant	50	52.83	7/3.1	9.3	145	8.28	0.5419	175
Fly	60	63.55	7/3.4	10.2	174	9.9	0.4505	196
Wasp	100	106	7/4.39	13.17	290	16	0.2702	268
Hornet	150	157.6	19/3.25	16.25	434	25.7	0.1825	342
Charfer	200	213.2	19/3.78	18.9	587	35.4	0.1349	412
Cockroach	250	265.7	19/4.22	21.1	731	40.4	0.1083	471
Butterfly	300	322.7	19/4.65	23.25	888	48.75	0.08916	530
Centipede	400	415.2	37/3.78	26.46	1145	63.1	0.06944	616
Maybug	475	486.1	37/4.09	28.6	1342	0.05571	0.05900	740
Skorpion	500	529.8	37/4.27	29.9	1460	0.04916	0.05400	887
Cicada	600	628.3	37/4.65	32.6	1733	0.03423	0.04500	1056

Table 2 – BS EN 50182 (AAC)

Code	Nominal Area (mm²)	Theoretical Area (mm²)	Stranding (No.×mm)	Overall Diameter (mm)	Weight (kg/km)	Rated Strength (kN)	Electrical Resistance (Ω/km)	Current Rating* (A)
Gnat	25	26.9	7/2.21	6.63	73	4.83	1.0643	115
Mosquito	35	36.9	7/2.59	7.77	101	6.27	0.7749	140
Ladybird	40	42.8	7/2.79	8.37	117	7.28	0.6678	154
Bluebottle	70	73.6	7/3.66	10.98	201	11.78	0.388	215
Earwig	75	78.6	7/3.78	11.34	215	12.57	0.3638	223
Grasshopper	80	84.1	7/3.91	11.73	230	13.45	0.34	233
Clegg	90	95.6	7/4.17	12.51	261	15.3	0.2989	252
Beetle	100	106.4	19/2.67	13.35	292	18.08	0.2701	269
Bee	120	132	7/4.90	14.7	361	21.12	0.2165	307
Caterpillar	180	185.9	19/3.53	17.65	511	29.75	0.1546	379
Spider	220	237.6	19/3.99	19.95	653	38.01	0.121	440
Moth	350	373.1	19/5.00	25	1025	59.69	0.077	579
Drone	350	372.4	37/3.58	25.06	1027	59.59	0.0774	577
Maybug	450	486.1	37/4.09	28.63	1341	77.78	0.0593	677
Scorpion	500	529.8	37/4.27	29.89	1461	84.77	0.0544	713
Cicada	600	628.3	37/4.65	32.55	1733	100.54	0.0459	788

Table 3 – IEC 61089 (AAC)

Nominal Area (mm²)	Stranding (No.×mm)	Overall Diameter (mm)	Weight (kg/km)	Rated Strength (kN)	Electrical Resistance (Ω/km)	Current Rating* (A)
10	7/1.35	4.05	27.4	1.95	2.8633	62
16	7/1.71	5.13	43.8	3.04	1.7896	84
25	7/2.13	6.39	68.4	4.5	1.1453	110
40	7/2.70	8.1	109.4	6.8	0.7158	147
63	7/3.39	10.17	172.3	10.39	0.4545	195
100	19/2.59	12.95	274.8	17	0.2877	259
125	19/2.89	14.45	343.6	21.25	0.2302	297
160	19/3.27	16.35	439.8	26.4	0.1798	345
200	19/3.66	18.3	549.7	32	0.1439	396
250	19/4.09	20.45	687.1	40	0.1151	454
315	37/3.29	23.03	867.9	51.97	0.0916	522
400	37/3.71	25.97	1102	64	0.0721	603
450	37/3.94	27.58	1239.8	72	0.0641	647
500	37/4.15	29.05	1377.6	80	0.0577	688
560	37/4.39	30.73	1542.9	89.6	0.0515	736
630	61/3.63	32.67	1738.3	100.8	0.0458	789
710	61/3.85	34.65	1959.1	113.6	0.0407	845
800	61/4.09	36.81	2207.4	128	0.0361	905
900	61/4.33	38.97	2483.3	144	0.0321	967
1000	61/4.57	41.13	2759.2	160	0.0289	1026
1120*	91/3.96	43.56	3093.5	179.2	0.0258	1091
1250*	91/4.18	45.98	3452.6	200	0.0231	1157
1400*	91/4.43	48.73	3866.9	224	0.0207	1226
1500*	91/4.58	50.38	4143.1	240	0.0193	1270

Table 4 – ASTM B 231 / B 231M (AWG/MCM)

Code	AWG/MCM	Nominal Area (mm²)	Stranding (No.×mm)	Overall Diameter (mm)	Weight (kg/km)	Rated Strength (kN)	Electrical Resistance (Ω/km)	Current Rating* (A)
Peachbell	6	13.3	7/1.56	4.68	36.6	2.53	2.1477	75
Rose	4	21.1	7/1.96	5.88	58.2	3.91	1.3606	99
Iris	2	33.6	7/2.47	7.41	92.6	5.99	0.8567	132
Pansy	1	42.4	7/2.78	8.34	116.6	7.3	0.6763	153
Poppy	1/0	53.5	7/3.12	9.36	147.2	8.84	0.5369	176
Aster	2/0	67.4	7/3.50	10.5	185.7	11.1	0.4267	203
Phlox	3/0	85	7/3.93	11.79	233.9	13.5	0.3384	234
Oxlip	4/0	107.2	7/4.42	13.26	295.2	17	0.2675	270
Valerian	250	126.7	19/2.91	14.55	348.6	20.7	0.2274	299
Sneezewort	250	126.7	7/4.80	14.4	348.8	20.1	0.2269	299
Laurel	266.8	135.2	19/3.01	15.05	372.2	22.1	0.2125	312
Daisy	266.8	135.2	7/4.96	14.88	372.3	21.4	0.2125	311
Peony	300	152	19/3.19	15.95	418.3	24.3	0.1892	335
Tulip	336.4	170.5	19/3.38	16.9	469.5	27.3	0.1686	359
Daffodil	350	177.3	19/3.45	17.25	487.9	28.4	0.1618	369
Canna	397.5	201.4	19/3.67	18.35	554.9	31.6	0.143	397
Goldentuft	450	228	19/3.91	19.55	627.6	35	0.126	429
Syringa	477	241.7	37/2.88	20.16	664.8	38.6	0.1192	444
Cosmos	477	241.7	19/4.02	20.1	664.8	37	0.1192	444
Hyacinth	500	253.3	37/2.95	20.65	696.8	40.5	0.1136	458
Zinnia	500	253.3	19/4.12	20.6	697.1	38.9	0.1134	458
Dahlia	556.5	282	19/4.35	21.75	775.8	43.3	0.1018	489
Mistletoe	556.5	282	37/3.12	21.84	775.7	44.3	0.1016	490
Meadowsweet	600	304	37/3.23	22.61	836.3	47.5	0.0948	511
Orchid	636	322.3	37/3.33	23.31	886.9	50.4	0.0892	530
Heuchera	650	329.4	37/3.37	23.59	907.4	51.7	0.0871	538
Flag	700	354.7	61/2.72	24.48	975.8	57.1	0.0811	561
Varbena	700	354.7	37/3.49	24.43	975.7	55.4	0.0812	561
Nasturtium	715.5	362.6	61/2.75	24.75	998.5	58.4	0.0793	569
Violet	715.5	362.6	37/3.53	24.71	998.5	56.7	0.0794	568
Cattail	750	380	61/2.82	25.38	1046	60.3	0.0754	587
Petunia	750	380	37/3.62	25.34	1046	58.6	0.0755	586
Lilac	795	402.8	61/2.90	26.1	1110	63.8	0.0713	607
Arbutus	795	402.8	37/3.72	26.04	1109	61.8	0.0715	605
Snapdragon	900	456	61/3.09	27.81	1256	70.8	0.0628	654
Cockscomb	900	456	37/3.96	27.72	1256	68.4	0.0631	652
Goldenrod	954	483.4	61/3.18	28.62	1331	75	0.0593	677
Magnolia	954	483.4	37/4.08	28.56	1331	72.6	0.0594	676
Camellia	1000	506.7	61/3.25	29.25	1394	78.3	0.0568	695
Hawkweed	1000	506.7	37/4.18	29.26	1395	76.2	0.0566	696
Larkspur	1033.5	523.7	61/3.31	29.79	1442	81.3	0.0547	710
Bluebell	1033.5	523.7	37/4.25	29.75	1441	78.8	0.0547	710
Marigold	1113	564	61/3.43	30.87	1553	87.3	0.051	740
Hawthorn	1192.5	604.2	61/3.55	31.95	1662	93.5	0.0476	771
Narsissus	1272	644.5	61/3.67	33.03	1774	98.1	0.0445	802
Columbine	1351	694.8	61/3.78	34.02	1884	104	0.042	829
Carnation	1431	725.1	61/3.89	35.01	1997	108	0.0396	858
Gladiolus	1510.5	765.4	61/4.00	36	2108	114	0.0375	885
Coreopsis	1590	805.7	61/4.10	36.9	2216	120	0.0357	911
Jassamine	1750	886.7	61/4.30	38.7	2442	132	0.0324	962
Cowslip*	2000	1013	91/3.77	41.47	2787	153	0.0286	1032
Sagebrush*	2250	1140	91/3.99	43.89	3166	167	0.0255	1099
Lupine*	2500	1267	91/4.21	46.31	3519	186	0.0229	1163
Bitterrot*	2750	1393	91/4.42	48.62	3872	205	0.0208	1223
Trillium*	3000	1520	127/3.90	50.7	4226	223	0.0193	1271
Bluebonnet*	3500	1773	127/4.22	54.86	4977	261	0.0165	1373

Table 5 – DIN 48201 Part 5 (AAC)

Nominal Area (mm²)	Theoretical Area (mm²)	Stranding (No.×mm)	Overall Diameter (mm)	Weight (kg/km)	Rated Strength (kN)	Electrical Resistance (Ω/km)	Current Rating* (A)
16	15.89	7/1.70	5.1	43	2.84	1.8022	83
25	24.25	7/2.10	6.3	66	4.17	1.181	108
35	34.36	7/2.50	7.5	94	5.78	0.8333	134
50	49.48	7/3.00	9	135	7.94	0.5787	168
50	48.35	19/1.80	9	133	8.45	0.5951	166
70	65.81	19/2.10	10.5	181	11.32	0.4372	200
95	93.27	19/2.50	12.5	256	15.68	0.3085	248
120	116.99	19/2.80	14	322	18.78	0.2459	285
150	147.11	37/2.25	15.8	406	25.3	0.196	328
185	181.62	37/2.50	17.5	500	30.54	0.1588	373
240	242.54	61/2.25	20.3	670	39.51	0.1191	445
300	299.43	61/2.50	22.5	827	47.7	0.0965	506
400	400.14	61/2.89	26	1104	60.86	0.0722	602
500	499.83	61/3.23	29.1	1379	74.67	0.0578	688
625*	626.2	91/2.96	32.6	1732	95.25	0.0462	786
800*	802.09	91/3.35	36.9	2218	118.39	0.036	907
1000*	999.71	91/3.74	41.1	2767	145.76	0.0289	1026

Table 6 – AS 1531 (AAC)

Code name	Construction (No./mm)	Calculated sectional area (mm²)	Approx. overall diameter (mm)	Approx. weight (kg/km)	Calculated minimum breaking load (kN)	Calculated DC resistance at 20°C (Ω/km)	Hard‑drawn copper equivalent area (mm²)
Leo	7/2.50	34.4	7.50	94.3	5.71	0.833	21.6
Leonids	7/2.75	41.6	8.25	113	6.72	0.689	26.2
Libra	7/3.00	49.5	9.00	135	7.98	0.579	31.1
Mars	7/3.75	77.3	11.3	211	11.8	0.370	48.6
Mercury	7/4.50	111	13.5	304	16.9	0.258	69.8
Moon	7/4.75	124	14.3	339	18.9	0.232	78.0
Neptune	19/3.25	158	16.3	433	24.7	0.183	99.3
Orion	19/3.50	183	17.5	503	28.7	0.157	115
Pluto	19/3.75	210	18.8	576	31.9	0.137	132
Saturn	37/3.00	262	21.0	721	42.2	0.110	165
Sirius	37/3.25	307	22.8	845	48.2	0.0941	193
Taurus	19/4.75	337	23.8	924	51.3	0.0857	212
Triton	37/3.75	409	26.3	1,120	62.2	0.0706	257
Uranus	61/3.25	506	29.3	1,400	75.2	0.0572	318
Ursula	61/3.50	587	31.5	1,620	87.3	0.0493	369
Venus	61/3.75	674	33.8	1,860	97.2	0.0429	424

Mechanical Properties – Modulus of Elasticity & Linear Expansion

Number of Wires	Final Modulus of Elasticity (kg/mm²)	Final Modulus of Elasticity (lb/in²)	Coefficient of Linear Expansion (/°C)	Coefficient of Linear Expansion (/°F)
7	6000	8.5 × 10⁶	23.0 × 10⁻⁶	112.8 × 10⁻⁶
19	5700	8.1 × 10⁶	23.0 × 10⁻⁶	112.8 × 10⁻⁶
37	5700	8.1 × 10⁶	23.0 × 10⁻⁶	112.8 × 10⁻⁶
61	5500	7.8 × 10⁶	23.0 × 10⁻⁶	112.8 × 10⁻⁶
91	5500	7.8 × 10⁶	23.0 × 10⁻⁶	112.8 × 10⁻⁶

* Current ratings are for guidance; actual values depend on installation conditions.

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