APPENDIX H

Resistance of Copper Wire, Ohms per Mile, 25 o C (77o F)

Size, cir.mils or AWG Number of wires Outside Diameter, mils Ohm per mile
STRANDED
1,000,000 61 1.152 0.0571
750,000 61 0.998 0.0760
500,000 37 814 0.1130
450,000 37 772 0.1267
400,000 37 728 0.1426
350,000 37 681 0.1626
300,000 37 630 0.1900

250,000 37 575 0.2278

0000 19 528 0.2690
000 19 470 0.339
00 19 418 0.428
0 19 373 0.538

1 19 332 0.681
2 7 292 0.856
3 7 260 1.083
4 7 232 1.367
SOLID
0000 460 0.264
000 410 0.333
00 365 0.420
0 325 0.528

1 289 0.665
2 258 0.839
3 229 1.061
4 204 1.335
For more detailed Vol. L.
 APPENDIX I
Properties of Aluminum Cable Steel-reinforced
(ACSR)
Aluminum Company of America
Outside
Cir mils or No. of Cross section Total lb. o
diameter Ohms per mile of single conductor at 25 C
AWG wires Sq. in. per mile
inch
Copper 0 amp
Alum. Al. St. Al. Total 200 amp 600 amp
equiv. d.c.
25 60 25 60
cycles cycles cycles cycles
1,590,000 1,000,000 54 19 1.545 1.249 1.4071 10,735 0.0587 0.0589 0.0594 0.0592 0.0607
1,431,000 900,000 54 19 1.465 1.124 1.2664 9,662 0.0652 0.0654 0.0659 0.0657 0.0671
1,272,000 800,000 54 19 1.382 0.9990 1.1256 8,588 0.0734 0.0736 0.0742 0.0738 0.0752
1,192,500 750,000 54 19 1.338 0.93666 1.0553 8,055 0.783 0.0785 0.0791 0.0787 0.0801
1,113,000 700,000 54 19 1.293 0.8741 0.9850 7,517 0.839 0.0841 0.0848 0.0843 0.0857
1,033,500 650,000 54 7 1.246 0.8117 0.9170 7,022 0.0903 0.0906 0.0913 0.0908 0.0922
954,000 600,000 54 7 1.196 0.7493 0.8464 6,481 0.0979 0.0980 0.0985 0.0983 0.0997
874,500 550,000 54 7 1.146 0.6868 0.7759 5,942 0.107 0.107 0.108 0.107 0.109
795,000 500,000 26 7 1.108 0.6244 0.7261 5,776 0.117 0.117 0.117 0.117 0.117
715,500 450,000 54 7 1.036 0.5620 0.6348 4,860 0.131 0.131 0.133 0.131 0.133
636,000 400,000 54 7 0.977 0.4995 0.5642 4,321 0.147 0.147 0.149 0.147 0.149
556,500 350,000 26 7 0.927 0.4371 0.5083 4,044 0.168 0.168 0.168 0.168 0.168
477,000 300,000 26 7 0.858 0.3746 0.4357 3,467 0.196 0.196 0.196 0.196 0.196
397,500 250,000 26 7 0.783 0.3122 0.3630 2,887 0.235 0.235 0.235 0.235 0.235
336,400 0000 26 7 0.721 0.2642 0.3070 2,445 0.278 0.278 0.278 0.278 0.278
266,000 000 26 7 0.633 0.2095 0.2367 1,813 0.350 0.350 0.350 0.350 0.350
0000 00 6 1 0.563 0.1662 0.1939 1,549 0.441 0.443 0.446 0.447 0.464
000 0 6 1 0.502 0.1318 0.1537 1,227 0.556 0.557 0.561 0.562 0.579
00 1 6 1 0.447 0.1045 0.1219 974 0.702 0.703 0.707 0.706 0.718
0 2 6 1 0.398 0.0829 0.0967 773 0.885 0.885 0.889 0.887 0.893
1 3 6 1 0.355 0.0657 0.0767 614 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12
2 4 6 1 0.316 0.0521 0.0608 486 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41
3 5 6 1 0.281 0.0413 0.0482 386 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78
4 6 6 1 0.250 0.0328 0.0383 306 2.24 2.24 2.24 2.24 2.24