ASTM B609/B609M-12e1

Standard Specification for Aluminum 1350 Round Wire, Annealed and Intermediate Tempers, for Electrical Purposes

ABSTRACT
This specification covers annealed and intermediate tempered round aluminum wires suitable for electrical purposes like stranding into conductors or for solid single conductors, either bare or insulated. The tempers covered here are 1350-O, 1350-H12 or 1350-H22, 1350-H14 or 1350-H24, 1350-H16 or 1350-H26, and 1350-H142 or 1350-H242. Materials shall be made from drawing stock in which the manufacturer shall have the option of producing the intermediate tempers by either strain-hardening only, by strain-hardening and partial annealing. The wires shall adhere to standard nominal diameters, cross-sectional areas, masses per unit length, and densities. Wires shall also be tested to evaluate their conformance to specified values of tensile strength and electrical resistivity.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers aluminum 1350-O (annealed), 1350-H12 or -H22 (1/4 hard), 1350-H14 or -H24 (1/2 hard), 1350-H16 or -H26 (3/4 hard) and 1350-H142 or -H242 (1/2 hard), suitable for stranding into conductors or for solid single conductors, either bare or insulated (see Table 1 or Table 2).    
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.  
1.2.1 For density, resistivity, and temperature, the values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.
Note 1: Prior to 1975, aluminum 1350 was designated as EC-aluminum.
Note 2: The aluminum and temper designations conform to ANSI H35.1. Aluminum 1350 corresponds to Unified Numbering System A91350 in accordance with Practice E527.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2012
• ICS: 77.150.10 - Aluminium products
• Technical Committee: B01 - Electrical Conductors
• Drafting Committee: B01.07 - Conductors of Light Metals

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B609/B609M-12 - Standard Specification for Aluminum 1350 Round Wire, Annealed and Intermediate Tempers, for Electrical Purposes
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B400/B400M-19 - Standard Specification for Compact Round Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum 1350 Conductors
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B231/B231M-16(2021) - Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum 1350 Conductors
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B1006-17 - Standard Specification for Electrical Overhead Conductor Code Word Names
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B901-04(2021) - Standard Specification for Compressed Round Stranded Aluminum Conductors Using Single Input Wire Construction
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B354-23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Uninsulated Metallic Electrical Conductors
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D1676-17 - Standard Test Methods for Film-Insulated Magnet Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B856-22 - Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated Steel Supported (ACSS)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B786/B786M-08(2018) - Standard Specification for 19 Wire Combination Unilay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors for Subsequent Insulation
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B857-22 - Standard Specification for Shaped Wire Compact Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated-Steel Supported (ACSS/TW)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B836-00(2021) - Standard Specification for Compact Round Stranded Aluminum Conductors Using Single Input Wire Construction
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B258-18 - Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012

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Designation:B609/B609M −12
StandardSpecification for
Aluminum 1350 Round Wire, Annealed and Intermediate
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Tempers, for Electrical Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B609/B609M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Reference to Note 5 in 3.1.1 was editorially corrected in May 2015.
1. Scope B557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
1.1 This specification covers aluminum 1350-O (annealed),
B682 SpecificationforMetricSizesofElectricalConductors
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1350-H12 or -H22 ( ⁄4 hard), 1350-H14 or -H24 ( ⁄2 hard),
B830 Specification for Uniform Test Methods and Fre-
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1350-H16 or -H26 ( ⁄4 hard) and 1350-H142 or -H242 ( ⁄2
quency
hard), suitable for stranding into conductors or for solid single
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
conductors, either bare or insulated (see Table 1 or Table 2).
Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units or SI units are to
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
be regarded separately as standard. The values in each system
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used
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2.3 ANSI Standard:
independently of the other. Combining values from the two
ANSI H35.1 American National Standard for Alloy and
systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum
1.2.1 For density, resistivity, and temperature, the values
ANSI H35.1[M] American National Standard for Alloy and
stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.
Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum
NOTE 1—Prior to 1975, aluminum 1350 was designated as EC-
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2.4 NIST Standards:
aluminum.
NBS Handbook 100—Copper Wire Tables of the National
NOTE 2—The aluminum and temper designations conform to ANSI
Bureau of Standards
H35.1. Aluminum 1350 corresponds to Unified Numbering System
A91350 in accordance with Practice E527.
NBS Handbook 109—Aluminum Wire Tables of the Na-
tional Bureau of Standards
2. Referenced Documents
3. Terminology
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
extent referenced herein.
3.1.1 lot, n—a group of production units, up to 30 000 lb of
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mass, of one type and size of wire, which was produced during
2.2 ASTM Standards:
the same time period, under similar production conditions, and
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
is presented for acceptance at the same time (Explanatory Note
Materials
5).
B233 Specification for Aluminum 1350 Drawing Stock for
Electrical Purposes
3.1.2 production unit, n—a coil, reel, spool, or other pack-
B354 Terminology Relating to Uninsulated Metallic Electri-
age of wire that represents a single usable length.
cal Conductors
3.1.3 sample, n—the production unit or units from which a
test specimen or specimens has been removed, and which is
considered to have properties representative of the lot.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B01 on
3.1.4 specimen, n—a length of wire removed for test pur-
Electrical Conductors and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B01.07 on
Conductors of Light Metals. poses.
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published May 2012. Originally
approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as B609/
B609M – 99 (2010). DOI: 10.1520/B0609_B0609M-12E01.
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B609/B609M−12
TABLE 1 Standard Nominal Diameters, Cross-Sectional Areas, and Mass Per Unit Length of Solid Round Aluminum Wires and
Conductors at 20°C AWG or cmil Sizes
NOTE 1—Metric values listed as follows represent a soft conversion and as such they may not be the same as those metric mass per unit length which
are calculated from the basic metric density.
Conversion factors:
1 lb/1000 ft = 1.
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Designation: B609/B609M − 12 B609/B609M − 12
Standard Specification for
Aluminum 1350 Round Wire, Annealed and Intermediate
1
Tempers, for Electrical Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B609/B609M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Reference to Note 5 in 3.1.1 was editorially corrected in May 2015.
1. Scope
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1.1 This specification covers aluminum 1350-O (annealed), 1350-H12 or -H22 ( ⁄4 hard), 1350-H14 or -H24 ( ⁄2 hard),
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1350-H16 or -H26 ( ⁄4 hard) and 1350-H142 or -H242 ( ⁄2 hard), suitable for stranding into conductors or for solid single
conductors, either bare or insulated (see Table 1 or Table 2).
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values in each system are
not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems
may result in nonconformance with the specification.
1.2.1 For density, resistivity, and temperature, the values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.
NOTE 1—Prior to 1975, aluminum 1350 was designated as EC-aluminum.
NOTE 2—The aluminum and temper designations conform to ANSI H35.1. Aluminum 1350 corresponds to Unified Numbering System A91350 in
accordance with Practice E527.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase form a part of this specification to the extent
referenced herein.
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
B233 Specification for Aluminum 1350 Drawing Stock for Electrical Purposes
B354 Terminology Relating to Uninsulated Metallic Electrical Conductors
B557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
B682 Specification for Metric Sizes of Electrical Conductors
B830 Specification for Uniform Test Methods and Frequency
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
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2.3 ANSI Standard:
ANSI H35.1 American National Standard for Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum
ANSI H35.1[M] American National Standard for Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum
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2.4 NIST Standards:
NBS Handbook 100—Copper Wire Tables of the National Bureau of Standards
NBS Handbook 109—Aluminum Wire Tables of the National Bureau of Standards
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B01 on Electrical Conductors and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B01.07 on Conductors
of Light Metals.
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published May 2012. Originally approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as B609/B609M – 99 (2010). DOI:
10.1520/B0609_B0609M-12.10.1520/B0609_B0609M-12E01.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’sstandard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5301 Shawnee Rd., Alexandria, VA 22312, http://www.ntis.gov.
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B609/B609M − 12
TABLE 1 Standard Nominal Diameters, Cross-Sectional Areas, and Mass Per Unit Length of Solid Round Aluminum Wires and
Conductors at 20°C AWG or cmil Sizes
NOTE 1—Metric values listed as follows represent a soft conversion and as such they may not be the same as those metric mass per unit length which
are calculated from the basic metric density.
Conversion factors:
1 lb/1000 ft = 1.488 ft + 00 kg/km
1 in. = 25.4 mm
Diameter Cross-Sectional Area Mass Per Unit Length
Size cmil
2 2
or AWG
mils mm cmil in. mm lb/1000 ft kg/km
500 000 707.1 17.960 500 000 0.3927 253.3 459.4 683.7
450 000 670.8 17.040 450 000 0.3534 228.0 413.5 615.3
400 000 632.5 16.070
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