Highest conductivity per unit area of all common commercial metals.
Excellent corrosion resistance.
Flexible; easily worked and formed into place.
Packaged on non-returnable spools for easy transportation to job sites and to provide adequate footage for mass installations.
Good fatigue-resistance; not subject to breaks due to nicks or cuts when terminating.
Totally recyclable with high scrap value.
Contact your local representative for information on the Encore Wire Scrap Purchase Program.
Construction:
Soft-Drawn Solid or Stranded, Annealed Bare Copper.
Applications:
Copper conductors are used in overhead electrical transmission and distribution systems for grounding electrical systems, and where high-conductivity and flexibility are required for equipment and circuit grounding.
Standards:
ASTM-B3 for soft-drawn solid copper wire.
ASTM-B8 for soft-drawn concentric lay stranded copper wire.
ASTM-B787 for 19-wire combination unilay stranded wire.