ASTM B354-16

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Designation: B354 − 16
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Uninsulated Metallic Electrical Conductors
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B354; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
These terminologies relate only to interpretations as applied to uninsulated metallic electrical
conductorsinspecificationsunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB01onElectricalConductors,
and do not necessarily correspond to the definitions used in other fields.
1. Scope CCS—copper-clad steel
COMP—compact construction
1.1 This terminology standard defines abbreviations and
EHS—extra high strength
terms specific to uninsulated electrical conductors. For terms
GA—old designation for what is now termed GA2
relating to superconductors, see Terminology B713.
GA2—zinc coated (galvanized) steel wire, coating class A
2. Referenced Documents GA3—zinc coated (galvanized) high strength steel wire,
2 coating class A
2.1 ASTM Standards:
GA4—zinc coated (galvanized) extra high strength steel
B193Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
wire, coating class A
Materials
GA5—zinc coated (galvanized) ultra high strength steel
B713TerminologyRelatingtoSuperconductors(Withdrawn
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wire, coating class A
2001)
GB—obsolete designation, class B galvanizing is no longer
E8/E8MTest Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-
offered
terials
GC—old designation for what is now termed GC2
3. Abbreviations GC2—zinc coated (galvanized) steel wire, coating class C
HS—high strength
AAAC—all aluminum alloy conductor
IACS—international annealed copper standard, which is
AAC—aluminum conductor
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1/58 Ohm-mm /m at 20°C for 100% conductivity
AACSR—aluminum alloy conductor, steel reinforced
LSE—low stress elongation
ACAR—aluminum conductor, aluminum alloy reinforced
MA—old designation for what is now termed MA2
ACSR—aluminum conductor, steel reinforced
MA2—zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coated steel
ACSS—aluminum conductor steel supported
wire, coating class A
AMC—aluminum matrix composite
MA3—zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coated high
AW—old designation for what is now termed AW2
strength steel wire, coating class A
AW2—aluminum-clad steel core wire, normal strength
MA4—zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coated extra
AW3—aluminum-clad steel core wire, high strength
high steel wire, coating class A
AZ—old designation (aluminized)
MA5—zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coated ultra
CCA—copper-clad aluminum
high steel wire, coating class A
MB—obsolete designation, class B galvanizing is no longer
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B01 on
offered
Electrical Conductors and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B01.01 on
Editorial and Records. MC—old designation for what is now termed MC2
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2016. Published September 2016. Originally
MC2—zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coated steel
approved in 1960. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as B354–12. DOI:
wire, coating class C
10.1520/B0354-16.
2 MS—old designation for what is now termed MA3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
MM—mischmetal
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
NS—non-specular
the ASTM website.
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SD—self dampening construction
The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
www.astm.org. SIW—single input wire construction
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TP—twisted pair coil, n—a length of the product wound into a series of
TW—trapezoidal shaped wire connected turns. The unqualified term “coil” as applied to
UHS—ultra high strength tube usually refers to a bunched coil.
UNS—unified numbering system
cold-drawing—reducing the cross section by pulling through
Zn-5Al-MM—zinc-5% aluminum-mischmetal alloy coat-
adieordies,atatemperaturelowerthantherecrystallization
ing
temperature.
4. Terminology
cold work, n—controlled mechanical operations for changing
4.1 Definitions:
the form or cross section of a product and for producing a
aeolian vibration—resonant vibration of a conductor caused
strain-hardened product at temperatures below the recrystal-
by the alternate shedding of wind-induced vortices from
lization temperature.
opposite sides of the conductor. (Frequency is usually less
combination stranded conductor—a conductor constructed
than 200 Hz and amplitude rarely exceeds on
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