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Description Manufacturer to fill

1 Number of strands -Nos 7
2 Diameter of strand -mm
Nominal 4.50
Maximum 4.58
Minimum 4.42
Overall of earth wire 13.50
3 Service life 25 years (min)
4 Cross sectional area -sq mm
Total 110
Each strand 15.9
5 Laying of strand - Nos.
Center 1
First layer 6

6 Wesight (excluding weight of grease) -Kg/Km

Whole earth wire 1756
Strand (at nominal earth dia.) 878

7 Ultimate tensile strength of earth wire - KN 106.2

Minimum tensile strenght of strand (before stranding ) 1100
N/mm.sq.

Minimum tensile strenght of strand (after stranding ) N/mm.sq. 1050

8 Modulus of elasticity -kg/sq mm 19000

9 Co-efficient of linear expansion per deg C. 11.5 × 10-6

10 Chemical composition - %
Carbon 0.55 Max
maganese 0.40-1.10
Phosporous 0.050 Max
Sulphur 0.050 Max
Silicon 0.15-0.35

11 Zinc
a Purity-%
Zinc min 99.95
Lead max 0.025
Cadmium Max 0.02
Iron max 0.01
Total impurities 0.05
b Quality -%
12 Joint Not allowed
13 Standard length - Mtrs. 2000 (min)
14 Oil treatment Boiled Linseed oil
15 Weight of zinc coating - gm/sq meter IS 4826
Before stranding 275
After stranding 261.25
16 Galvanising Process Hot Dip
17 Elongation (min after stranding )- % 3.5
Max DC resistance in ohm per km of galvanized steel earth
18
strand at 20 deg. 1.66
19 Detail of manufacturer of steel wire & rods SAIL, ESL, TATA & JINDAL

20 Drum
Type (Wood/Steel) WOOD
Approx. weight of Cable drum with Cables 3.900 MT
Max/Standard length per drum 2
Tolerance allowed in cable length per drum ±5%
21 BIS License Mandatory
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