lS:282-1982

(Second Reoision )

Q C@Wight
I::N:D 1 AN
MANiK

1982

S TU,N D A R D S I N S T I T U T I O,N

BHAVAN,.

SHAH
, 9 BAHADUR
DELHI 110002

ZAFAR

MARG

NEW

Gr 4

October 1982

IS : 282 - 1952

Representing

.lled~ers

Haryana State Electricity Board, Chandigarh

I<. ft. GUPTA
SHRI H. c. I<AUSHlK
( d/etYlUle
)
SHRI 1. JAYARASIAN
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Madras
SHRI DEVADASAN
EDWARD
( Alternate )
SHRI M. K. JHUNJIIUNWALA
Cable and Conductor Manufacturers
Association

SHRI

of India,

SHRI
SHRI
SHRI
SHRI
SHRI

New Delhi

SHRI T. S. IADMANAI)HAN
( Alternate )
Bhakra Beas Management Board, Chandigarh
I. S. KALRA
SHRI H. S. CHOPRA ( Alternare )
0. P. MATHUR
Electrical Manufacturina
Co Ltd. Calcutta
DR P. BHATTACHARYA
( Alternute )
KAJ K. MITAL
Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking, New Delhi
SHRI M. K. Ai-luJ~ ( Alternafe )
S. K. MIJKCIEIIJEE
National Test House. Calcutta
SHIII U. S. VI-:I~MA ( A//ertra/e
)
A. I(. RAMACIIANDI<:\N
National Thermal Power Corporation
Ltd.

Delhi

SHRI S. S. [LAO ( A/rrrrJrJre

I-I. K. RAIIII
V. N. RIKII
SHRI V. K. AGARWAL
(
SHRI V. K. SHARMA

SHRI
SHRI

SIIILI

Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Bombay

U.P. State Electricity Board, Luclcnow
Alternate )
National Hydro-Electric
Power Corporation
Ltd.
New Delhi

MAIIENDRA
K~J~IAR ( Al~e~rrmrc
)
i<. D. SHl3li
Electra-Metal
Industries, Bombay
SIIRI G. .I. DI:\~ASSYMIIT~Y
( Alrermre )
Slllll I>. Sl\~,\SUllllAblANl,\\aI
Aluminium
Industries Ltd. Kundara
SIII~I K. Al. JACOB ( /ll~euw!e
)
PROt AI. \Ksuciol~AL
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
IlLOl. Y. NAILAYASA Rho ( /llferrrcJle )
SHRI s. I. SAcr~lxv,
Director General, ISI (Ex-oJ%io Member

SHRI

Director

New

f, Elcc Tech )

Secretcrry
SHRI SUKH BIR SINGH
Assistant Director (Elec Tech ), ISI

TO
IS:282-1582
SPECIFICATION
FOR HARD-DRAh'N COPPER
COWJCTORS FOR OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION

(SecondRevision)
(Rzge IO, Table 4) - Substititc
for

the

existing

TABLE 4

LIMITS

the

follovig

table:

OF LAY RATIOS

OF DIFFERENT

LAY RATIO

FJO. OF
ZiiTRAWS

LAYERS

FOR LAYER
Wires in Prackcts)

if
(3 1

(6)

(12)

/'MClX

(1)

(2)

(5)

(6)

16

17

13

19

22

13

16

12

Unit,

XI,

New Delhi,

(3)
11

Reprography

(4 1

(7)

India

IS : 282 - 1982

Indian

Standard

SPECIFICATION
FOR
HARD-DRAWN
COPPER CONDUCTORS
FOR OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSION

( Second Reoision )
Conductors and Accessories for Overhead Lines
Sectional Committee, ETDC 60
Chairman

Representing
Rural

SHRI R. D. JAIN

Electrification

Corporation

Ltd,

New

Delhi

Members
SHR~ G. L. DUA ( AIternate
to
Shri R. D. Jain )
ADDITIONAL
GENERAL
MANAGER
Indian Posts & Telegraphs
Department,
New Delhi
( IT )
DIVISIONAL
ENGINEER
( TELE )-E ( Alternate
)
SHRI V. K. AGARWAL
Tata Hydro-Electric
Power Supply
Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI P. P. BHISEY ( Alternate
)
SHR~ R. S. ARORA
Directorate
General
of Supplies
and
Disposals,
New Delhi
SHRI J. S. PASSI ( Alternate
)
SHRI S. BHA~TACHARYA
Indian
Cable Co Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI T. SINGH ( Alternate
)
SHRI R. T. CHAKI
Tag Corporation,
Madras
SARI A. ARUNKUMAR
( Alternate
)
SHRI S. D. DAND
Kamani
Engineering
Corporation
Ltd, Bombay
SHRI R. V. S. MANIAN
( Alternate
)
Central
Power
Research
Institute,
Bangalore
DIRECTOR
SHRI T. V. GOPALAN
( Alternate
)
Central
Electricity
Authority
DIRECTOR
( TRANSMISSION
)
( Transmission
Directorate
), New Delhi
DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
( TRANSMISSION ) ( Alternate
)
RDSO,
Ministry
of Railways
D ;;;Kvo;
R ( TI ).
JOINT
DIRECTOR
RDSO,
LUCKNOW

( TI )-I,
( Alternate

)
( Continued

on page

2 )

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1982
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STANDARDS
INSTITUTION
This publicatron
is protected
under
the Indian
Copyright
Acf ( XIV
of 1957 ) and
reproduction
in whole
or in part by any means
except
with written
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of
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shall be deemed
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of copyright
under the said Act.

IS : 282 - 1982

Indian

Standard

SPECIFICATION
FOR
HARD-DRAWN
COPPER CONDUCTORS
FOR OVERHEAD
POWER TRANSMISSION

( Second Reoision )
0.

F.OREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution
on 20 May 1982, after the draft finalized by the
Conductors and Accessories for Overhead Lines Sectional Committee had
been approved by the Electrotechnical Division Council.
0.2 This standard, first published in 1951, was subsequently revised in 1963
to incorporate
all quantities and dimensions in metric system. This
revision has been undertaken with a view to upgrade many of the essential
requirements and to bring it in line with the latest engineering practices
being followed in the country.
0.3 In the standard, values for constant-mass temperature coef&ient of
resistance and coefficient of linear expansion are given on the basis of IEC
Publication
No. 28 ( 1925 ). International
Standard of Resistance for
copper.
0.4 Hard-drawn
copper wires covered by Telegraph Wires (Unlawful
possession ) Act No. LXXIV of 1950 as amended by Act No. LIII of 1953
have been dealt separately in 18:2532-1965*.
0.5 While preparing this standard, assistance has been derived from
BS 125: 1970 Hard-drawn Copper and Copper Cadmium Conductors for
Overhead Power Transmission Purposes, issued by the British Standards
Institution.
0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS :2-196Ot.
The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should
be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
*Specification for hard-drawn copper wire for telegraph
tRules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ).
3

and telephone purposes.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for hard-drawn solid and
stranded circular copper conductors for overhead power transmission
purposes.
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the following definitions
to those given in 1s : lS85 ( Part XXXII )-1971* shall apply.

in addition

2.1 Stranded Conductor -

Conductor consisting of three or more copper

wires of the same nominal diameter twisted together in concentric layers.
When the conductor consists of more than one layer, successive layers are
twisted in opposite directions.

2.2 Diameter -

The mean of two measurements

the same crow section

at right angles taken at

2.3 Direction of Lay - The direction of lay is defined as right hand or

hand. With right hand lay, the wires conform to the direction of
central part of the letter 2 when the conductor is held vertically. With
hand lay, the wires c:)nform to the direction of the central part of
letter S when the conductor is held vertically.

left
the
left
the

2.4 Lay Ratio - Ratio of the axial length of a complete turn of the helix
formed by an individual wire in a stranded conductor to the external
diameter of the helix.
3. CONDUCTOR
3.1 Material -- The conductor shall consist of hard-drawn
wire having the following properties.
3. I .l Physiml

round

copper

Co~~.r~nn~r,/or Hmi- Drnwn Copper

3.1.1.1 I/o/u/;re /z.sisliviry - The resistivity of hard-drawn high-conductivity copper is 21 function of the tensile strength. Within a range of
30 to 50 kg/mm2 tensile strength, the following formula has been found to
express suficiently closely the results obtained in practice, and has been
adopted in calculating the resistance given in this specification:
I

whew
P = percentage increase in resistivity of the hard-drawn

copper

over its resistivity when annealed, and

T == tensile strength of the hard-drawn copper in kg/mm.
*Electrotcchnical
electricity
supi>ly.

vocabulary:

Part XXX11

Cables, conductors

and accessories for

IS : 282 - 1982

The resistances given in the tables, are based on standard resistivjty

of annealed high-conductivity
copper at 20C modified in accordance with
the above formula.
At a temperature of 20C the volume resistivity of standard annealed
copper is 0.017 241 ohm square millimetre per metre ( ohm mm3/m ).
Copper which has resistivity at 20C of 0.017 241 ohm mm2/m
said to have a conductivity of 100 percent.

is

3.1.1.2 Density - At a temperature of 20C the density of hard-drawn

high conductivity copper has been taken as 8.89 g/cm3.
3.1.1.3 Coefficient of linear expansion - At a temperature of 20C the
coefficient of linear expansion of hard-drawn high-conductivity
copper has
been taken as 0000 017 per Centigrade degree, This coefficient may be
used over a temperature range of 0C to 150C.
3.1.1.4 Constant-mass

temperature

coefficient

of

resistance - at

temperature of 20C the coefficient of variation of the resistance with

temperature of hard-drawn high-conductivity
copper, measured between
two potential points rigidly fixed to the wire, the metal being allowed to
expand freely, has been taken as 0003 81 per Centigrade degree, which is a
representative value for copper of 97 percent conductivity.
defects - The wire shall be smooth and free
such as spills and spurns.

3.1.1.5 Freedom from

from al1 imperfections

4. STANDARD
CONDUCTOR

RESISTANCE,

WEIGHT

AND

SIZE

OF

SOLID

4.1 After drawing, the wire shall have the resistance, weight and diameter
given in Table 1.
5. STANDARD RESISTANCE,
CONDUCTOR

WEIGHT

AND

SIZE OF STANDARD

5.1 The size, weight and resistance of stranded circular conductor shall be
in accordance with the values given in Table 2.
5.2 In Table 2, the areas, weights and resistances of the stranded
conductors have been calculated by multiplying the corresponding values
for one of the single wires of which the stranded conductor is composed by
the constants set out in Table 3.
5.3 The calculated area in each case in Table 2 is given as obtained above,
and is that of a solid conductor of equal resistance assuming to same
specific conductivity.
5

TABLE

STANDARD

(Clauses
SOhllNAL

DIAMETEK

Standard

12)

Masi-

Mini-

Ill u Ill

lull1

STANDARD
WEIGHT
PEU

SOLID

HARD-DRAWN

COPPER

tj
..

CONDUCTORS

4.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 11.3.2 curd 15.2)

KESWANCI?

AT

20C PER km

(--A-

km

Standard

(5)
kg
12.91

ohm

MINlhlLJhl
ING

BIII:AK-

LOAV
*-------,
-7
l------hstaxiOn StanOn Minimum
dard Dia- mum Diameter*
meterj

(6,

7)
ohm

;)j

z
t3

MINIMUM
TENSILE ELONGASTRENGTH TION ON
2s cm
MINlhlUhl

(10)
MN/Ill

CALCULI\TEL) AUliA
ON STANDAUV
DlhhlETEll

(II)

(12)

Percent

Ill 111

1.36:

I.37

(4,
mm
1.35

1.605

1.62

1.58

17.87

8.823

8.911

1.70;

1.72

1.68

20.18

7.815

7.893

I.03

1.01

455.9

2.270

2.12;

2.14

2.10

31.38

5.025

5.075

l-59

I.56

450.9

3.530

2.65:

2.6s

2.62

4903

3-215

3.247

245

2.40

445.4

5.515

3.00:

3.03

291

62.84

2.507

2532

3.12

305

440.7

8.296
9.898

mm

325$

(3)
1nm

3.28

3.22

7375

12.21

2.136

12.33

2.157

S)
kN

kN

.667

.657

458.6

.922

.892

456.6

3.63

1453
2011

3.56

437.0

7.069

3.35:

3.38

332

78.36

2.010

2.030

3.85

3.77

435.1

355:

3.59

3.51

87.99

1.790

1.808

4.28

4.18

432.1

3.65:

3.69

3.61

93.02

1.693

1710

4.50

4.40

4jo.7

IO.46

3.75::

379

371

98.10

1.604

1.620

4.74

4.64

429.2

11.04

4.253:

4.29

421

126.1

1.248

I .265

5.97

5.87

421.3

14.19

417.6

IS.90
1772

4.504

4.54

4.46

141.4

1.113

1.124

6.64

6.52

S.814

4.75:

480

4.70

157.5

0.9987

1*009

7.35

7.19

4145

SOO$

5'05

4.95

174.6

0.9014

0.9104

8.09

7.93

412.0

1963

25

5.305:

5.35

5.25

196.1

0.8019

0.8099

9.00

8.84

408.3

22.06

S-60:

5.66

554

219-o

0.7181

0.7253

9.99

9.78

405.6

1.88

24.63

35

6.505

656

6.44

295.0

05327

05380

13.12

1288

395.5

1.98

33.18

40

0.4463

0.4508

1538

1507

388.5

2.07

39.59

710

717

7.03

352.0

SO

7.50s

7.58

7.42

392.7

0.3998

0.4038

16.94

1659

383.6

213

44.18

65

9*sog

960

9.40

6301

0.2488

0.2513

25.62

25.08

361.5

248

70.88

NOTE 1 - The standard weight given in coi 5 is based on standard diameter and is for information
NOTE 2 - Minimum
given in co1 8 and 9.

breaking

loads after stranding

only.

shall be not less than 92.5 percent of the corresponding

values

*The values specified in co1 8 are the basis from which the approximate breaking load of conductors specified in
Table 2 have been calculated.
tThe values specified in co1 9 are minima with which solid conductors and wires shall comply before stranding.
ZStandard sizes recommended

for stranded conductors.

SStandard sizes recommended

for use as solid conductors.

5;
c

IS : 282 - 1982
TADLE

STANDARD
COPPER
( Clames

STANDARD

NOMINAL

NUMBER
AND DI,\-

AP~ROXI-

~IEII;II

o\iil~i\l.L

VI

MATE

STRANDED
CONDUCTORS

5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1,

CALCULAAREA
ON S.I.,\N-

IED

HARD-DRAWN

14.2 rind

STANDARD
WEIGIIT

15.2 )

I<ESISTAN~E
AT 20C
PER km WHEN CONNECTFV TO STAN-

SSIIANIX

VARV

APPROXIMATE
BREAKING

WElGHT

LOAD OF
CONDUCTOR

AKE.4

(8)

mm

m tm 2

(5)
kg

(7)

mm

ohm

ohm

kN

10

312.12
l/1,36

4.57
4.0s

10.51
10.0s

94.90
91.1 j

I.688
1.758

1 JO.5
1,775

4.38
4.30

14

T/l.60

4.80

13.96

126.2

1.271

I.282

5.93

16

3/2%S
l/l70

5.71
5.10

16.42
IS.76

148.3
142.4

1.080
1.125

1.090
1.136

6.77
6.63

2s

313.25
712.12

7.00
6.36

24.70
24.50

223.0
221.5

0.717
0.723

7
6

0.724
0.730

9
8

IO.02
IO.23

35

313.75

sm

32.88

297.0

0.538

0.544

13.08

40

7l27.35

7.9s

38.29

3461

0.463

0.467

15.79

50

713.00

900

49.07

443.5

0.361

0.364

20.09

65

19/2.12

10.6

66.24

604

0.267

0.270

27.17

70

713.5s

IO.6

68.7 I

621.1

0.257

0.260

27.55

95

71425

12,s

98.48

890. I

0.179

O*lSl

38.47

120

714.75

14.2

1230

I 112

0.143

0.145

47.32

(2)

(1)
111111~

(3)

(4)

(6)

130

7/540
19/3.00

IS.0
15.0

136.3
132.7

1 232
1 209

0.129
0.133

8
6

0.131
0134

1
9

52.12
53.35

150

715.30
191325

15.9
16.2

153.2
155.7

1 384
1419

0.115
0.113

5
8

0.126
0.114

7
9

58.00
62.07

160

11560
19/335

16.S
16.8

171.0
165.4

1 545
1 508

0.103
0,107

4
1

0.104 4
O*lOS 1

6431
65.76

115

19/3,SS

17,s

185.8

1 693

o-095

37

0095

47

73.14

200

1913.65

lS.2

196.4

1 790

0*090

20

0.091

20

77~00

diameter

and

Nore

for

The

information

standard

\wight

given

in co1 5 is based

only.

on

standard

is

IS : 282 - 1982
TABLE

3 CONVERSION
CONSTANTS
STRANDED
CONDUCTORS

FOR

( Clatrse 5.2 )
No.

OF WIRES
STRANDED

CONSTANT
r----.-.e--h--Area

(2)

(1)
3
I
19

2.977

6.942
18.77

Resistance

(3)
3024
7.058
19.24

(4)
0.336 0
0.144 0
0.053 28

5.4 The resistances have been corrected

given in 3.1.1.1.
6. TOLERANCES
RESISTANCE

---l

Weight

ON THE STANDARD
OF CONDUCTORS

in accordance
DIAMETER

with the formula

AND

6.1 Tolerances as given below shall be permitted on the standard diameter

and resistances of all conductors:
a) Tolerance on standard diameter f I percent, and
b) Tolerance on resistance + 1 percent when corrected to standard
weight.
When corrected to standard weight and temperature, the resistance of
the conductor shall not exceed the appropriate maximum resistance given
in Tables 1 and 2.
6.2 The mean diameter of the conductor shall fall within the appropriate
maximum and.minimum values given in Table 1.
6.3 The cross-section
bf any conductor shall not depart from circuiarity by
more than an amount corresponding to a tolerance of 2 percent on the
standard diameter.
7. MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES
7.1 The mechanical properties of the wire shall be such that the tensile
strength and elongation when tested in accordance with 14.3 and 14.4 shall
be as shown in Table 1.
7.2 Wires smaller than 5.60 mm diameter shall also comply with the
requirements of the wrapping test as specified in 14.2.
NOTE -For

purposes of calculation,

copper shall be taken as 1.27 x loo kg/cmJ.

9

the modulus

of elasticity

of hard-drawn

IS : 282 - 1982
8. JOINTS

IN WIRES,

EXCEPT

DlJRING

STRANDING

8.1 The wires shall be drawn in continuous lengths, without joints, except
those made in the soft rod or wire before final drawing.
9. JOINTS

IN STRANDED

CONDUCTORS

9.1 Conductors Containing Seven Wires or Less -Joints

than those permitted under 8, shall not be permitted
stranded conductor containing 7 wires or less.

in wires, other
in any wire of a

9.2 Conductors Coutairiiug More than Seven Wires - In the case of

stranded conductor containin g more than 7 wires, a joint in any wire shall
be permitted provided that no two joints ( other than those in wires before
stranding. permitted under 8 ) occur at points in the stranded conductor
nearer than 15 m. Joints shdl be hard-soldered or welded.

9.3 The breaking strength of the joint permitted

case be less than 220 MN/mr?.

under 9.2, shall be in no

10.1 The wire entering, into the construction of stranded conductors shall,
before stranding, satlsty all the requirements of this specification for solid
wires.

10.2 The lay ratios of different

Table 4.
TABLE

LIMITS

OF

layers shall be within the limits given in

LAY

No. OF
STRANDS

RATIOS

( WITH
f--------

OF

LAYERS

LAY RATIO
FOR LAYER
NUMBER OF WIRES IN BRACKETS
--1st

(6)

!3)
,----h
Max

DIFFERENT

-7

Min

f---------*-~
M NX

)
,

2nd

(12)
Mire

f-----*--l

Max

Min

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

30

20

--

25

20

.._.

32

20

20

15

(1)

19

IS : 282 - 1982
10.3 For all constructions successive layers shall have opposite directions of
lay, the outer layer being right handed.
11. LENGTHS

AND

VARIATIONS

IN LENGTHS

11.1 Unless otherwise agreed between the manufacturer

and purchaser,
hard-drawn copper conductors shall be supplied in the manufacturers
usual production lengths with a permitted variation of & 5 percent in the
length of any one length.
11.2 Unless otherwise agreed between manufacturer and purchaser, it shall
be permissible to supply not more than 10% of the lengths on any one
order in random lengths, none, of them shall be shorter than 1/3rd of the
nominal lengths.
12. PACKING

AND MARKING

12.1 The conductor shall be supplied in coils or on drums* and one drum
Each coil or
or coil shall carry only one continuous length of conductor.
drum shall be marked with the following information:
a) Trade-name,

if any;

b) Manufacturers

name;

c) Size of conductor;
d) Length of conductor;
e) Weight of the conductor;
f) Drum number; and
g) Any

other particulars

12.1.1 The conductor

Mark.

as specified by the purchaser.

may also be marked

with the ISI Certification

NOTE - The use of the ISI Certification

Mark is governed by the provisions of
the Indian Standards Institution
( Certification
Marks) Act and. the Rules and
Regulations made thereunder.
The IS1 Mark on products covered by an Indian
Standard conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with
the requirements of that standard under a well-defined system of inspection, testing
and quality control which is devised and supervised by ISI and operated by the
producer.
ISI marked products are also continuously checked by IS1 for conformity
to that standard as a further safeeguard. Details of conditions under which a
licence for the use of the IS1 Certification Mark may be granted to manufacturers or
processors, may be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.
*It is recommended that the drums for bare conductors should comply
IS: 1778-1980 Specification for reels and drums for bare wire ( /irsr revision ).

11

with

IS : 282 - 1982
13. TEST SAMPLES
13.1 Solid Conductors - Samples for the tests specified in 14 and 15 shall
be taken from approximately
10 percent of the drums included in any one
consignment.
One sample, sulbcient to provide one specimen for each test, shall be
taken from each of the selected drums.
13.2 Stranded Conductors
13.2.1 Tests Before Strnnding - Samples for the tests specified in 14
and 15 shall be taken by the manufacturer before stranding from not less
than 10 percent of the individual lengths of wire which will be included in
any one consignment of stranded conductor.
One sample, sufficient to
provide one test specimen for each test, shall be taken from each of the
selected lengths of wire.
1X2.2 Test A.fter Strcmling - Alternatively, when the purchaser states
at the time of ordering that he desires tests to be made in the presence of
his representatives, samples of wire shall be taken from lengths of stranded
conductor selected from approximately 10 percent of the drums included in
any one consignment.
One sample, sufficient to provide one specimen for
each test, shall be taken from each of the selected drums.
14. MECHANICAL

TESTS

14.1 General - In the case of both solid and stranded

mechanical tests shall be carried out on single wires only.
14.2 Wrapping

conductors,

the

Test

14.2.1 This test shall be carried out only on wires of less than 5.60 mm
diameter.
14.2.2 The wire shall not break when tested in the following

manner,

14.2.2.1 The wire shall be wrapped round a wire of its own diameter
to form a close helix of eight turns.
Six turns shall then be unwrapped
and again closely rcwrappcd in the same direction as the first wrapping.
14.3 Tensile Test
14.3.1 This test shall apply to solid conductors and to the component
wires of stranded conductors.
Wherever practicable, tests of wires shall be
made before stranding.
14.3.2 II it is not l)ossible to test the component wires of a stranded
conductor before stranding, the test may be made on wires taken from the
strandctl co:jductor.
Tn such cases, the tensile strength of any of the wires
shall be not less tha:1 92.5 percent of the values given in Table 1 and the
average tensile strcrl~rh of the wires in a stranded conductor shall be not
less than 9-3 pcrccnt of the values specified in Table 1.

IS : 282 - 1982

14.3.3 A tensile testing machine shall be used the accuracy of which can
be easily checked and the machine adjusted, if necessary. The test samples
being placed in the machine shall be straightened, if necessary, in such a
way as to cause the minimum alteration in the physical properties.
14.3.3.1 When an automatic tensile testing machine is used, the load
shall be applied gradually and the rate of separation of the jaws of the
testing machine shall not be greater than 10 cm per minute and shall be so
adjusted that the total time of testing from the moment of application of
the load till fracture is between 15 to 60 seconds.

14.3.3.2 When a hand-operated lever testing machine is used 90 percent

of the breaking load shall be applied quickly and the load shall then be
increased steadily until the specimen breaks. The time taken to apply the
balance 10 percent of the load shall be approximately 15 seconds and the
total time from the application of the load to the break shall be approximately 20 seconds.
NOTE - The strength of a stranded conductor in terms of the sum of the strength
of the individual component wires may be assumed to be not less than the values
given in Table 5.

TABLE

STRENGTH

OF

STRANDED

CONDUCTOR

PERCENTAGE
STRENGTH
BASED
ON THE SUM OF THE STRENGTHS
OF THE WIRES WHEN TAKEN
FROM THE STRANDED
CONDUCTOR
AND
TESTED

PERCENTAGE
STRENGTH
BASED
ON THE SUM OF THE STRENGTHS
OF THE COMPONENT
WIRES
BEFORE STKANDING
( THAT IS IN
THE COIL )

(1)

(2)

(3)

96

92

95

92

19

93

90

No. OF WIRES
IN STRANDED
CONDUUOR

14.4 Elongation Test

14.4.1 This test shall be performed

only on wires of 5.60 mm diameter

and over.
14.4.2 The load shall be applied on straightened lengths of wire having
an original gauge-length of 25 cm. The extension shall be measured on
the gauge-length after the fractured ends have been fitted together, provided
13

IS : 282 - 1952

that the fracture occurs between the gauge marks and not closer than
25 mm to either mark. If the fracture occurs outside these limits and if the
required elongation is not obtained, the test shall be discarded and another
test made.
15. RESISTANCE

TEST

15.1 The dc resistance of the conductor

shall be measured at room
temperature.
The conductor shall be in the test room which shall be at a
reasonably constant temperature for sufficient time to ensure that the
conductor temperature is equal to the ambient temperature.

15.2 The electrical resistance as measured shall be converted to resistance

per kilometre which when multiplied by

K = standard weight per km,

W = weight per km of test sample, and
C = multiplier

constant for correction

to 20C;

shall not exceed the maximum values given in Tables 1 and 2.

15.2.1

The multiplier

constant shall be in accordance with Table 6.

15.3 The measurement of resistance shall be carried out to an accuracy of

one part in a thousand.
The length of the sample selected for the test of
electrical resistance shall be suficient to give the accuracy required and
shall be suitable for the method of testing employed.
Certificates as to the
accuracy of the apparatus shall be provided, and either party concerned
shall have the right to satisfy itself that the apparatus and the method of
testing are correct.
16. REJECTION

AND

RETESTS

16.1 Should any one of the test pieces first selected fail to pass the test,
three further
samples from the same batch shall be selected, one of which
shall be from the length from which the original test sample was taken,
unless that length has been withdrawn by the supplier.
16.2 Should all of the three test pieces from these additional samples
satisfy the rec~uirements of the tests, the batch represented by these samples
shall bc deemed to comply with the standard.
Should the test pieces from
any of the three additional samples fail, the batch represented shall be
deemed not to comply
with the standard.
14

IS : 282 - 1982

TABLE

MULTIPLIER

CONSTANTS

( Clause

14.2.1

Factors
for converting
resistances
at various
temperatures,
of hard-drawn
high
conductivity
copper
of 97 percent
conductivity,
to the standard
reference
temperature
of 20C
and reciprocals
of the factors,
for converting
resistances
at 20C to other
temperatures.
TEMPERATURE"C

MULTIPLIER
CONSTANT

RECIPROCALOF
CONSTANT

TEMPERATURE "C

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1)

(2)

5
55
6
6.5

1.060 6
1.058 5
1.056 3
1.054 2

0.94i 9
0.944 8
0.946 7
0.948 6

10
lo;5
11
11.5

1039 6
1.037 6
1.035 5
1.033 5

0.961
0.963
O-965
0.967

9
8
7
6

7
7.5
8
8.5

1.052 1
1.050 0
1.047 9
1.045 8

0.950
0,952
0.954
0.956

5
4
3
2

12
12.5
13
13.5

I.031
I.029
I.027
1.025

4
4
4
4

O-969
0.971
0.973
0.975

5
4
3
2

1.043
l-041

7
7

0.958
O-960

1
0

14
14.5

1.023
1.021

4
4

o-977
0.979

1
0

15
155
16
16.5

1.019 4
1.017 4
l-015 5
I.013 5

0.981
0.982
0.984
0.986

0
9
8
7

25.5
26
26.5

0979
o-977
0.975

5
7
8

1.021
1022
l-024

0
9
8

17
17.5
18
18.5

l-011
1.009
1.007
1005

6
6
7
7

0.988
0.990
0.992
0.994

6
5
4
3

27
27.5
28
28.5

0.974
0.972
0.970
0.968

0
2
4
6

I.026 7
I.028 6
1.030 5
1.032 4

19
19.5
20
20.5

1.003 8
1001 9
1.000 0
o-998 1

0.996
0.998
I*000
I-001

2
1
0
9

29
29.5
30
35

0.966
0965
0.963
0945

8
1
3
9

1.034
I.036
1.038
I.057

9.5

MULTIPLIER
CONSTANT.

RECIPROCALOF
CONSTANT
(31

( Continued

15

3
2
1
1

IS : 282 - 1982

TABLE

MULTIPLIER

CONSTANTS

Conrd

Factors for converting resistances at various temperatures, of hard-drawn high

conductivity copper of 97 percent conductivity, to the standard reference temperature
of 2OC, and reciprocals of the factors, for converting resistances at 20C to other
temperatures.
TEMPERATUREC
(1)

MULTIPLIER
CONSTANT

RECIPROCALOF
CONSTANT

(3)

(2)

TEMPERATURE "c

(1)

21
21.5
22
22.5

0.996
0.994
0.992
0.990

2
3
4
6

I.003
1.005
I.007
I.009

8
I
6
5

23
23.5
24
24.5

o-9%3 I
0.956 8

0.985 0
0*9s3 1

l-011
1.013
1*015
1.017

4
3
2
1

25

O.OSl 3

I.019 1

MULTIPLIER
CONSTANT

(2)

CALOF
CONSTANT

(3)

40
45
50
55

o-929
0.913
0497
OS32

2
0
4
3

I.076
I.095
1.114
I.133

2
2
3
3

60
65
70
75

0.867
0.863
0.840
0.826

8
6
0
8

I.152
1.171
1.190
1209

4
4
5
5

so

0.813 9
0.801 5

85

1.228 6
1.247 8

NOTE - The temperature coefficient of resistance of copper varies slightly from

sample to sample according to its exact conductivity.
The figures given in Table 6
are based on a value of the temperatures coefficient of resistance of 0.003 81 per
Centigrade degree at 2OC, which is an average value for copper of 97 percent
conductivity.
The primary purpose of this table is to enable a resistance measured at a temperature other than 20C to be converted to the resistance at 20C in order to determine
whether the conductor under test complies with the requirements of the standard.
For this purpose, the factors have been given at half-degree intervals from 5C to
30C. and the error in using the table between these limits for copper within the
range of conductivity. 96 percent lo 98 percent will not exceed 0.06 percent.
The factors and
such as calculation
values have been
realized, however,
end of the range.

their reciprocals have also been found of value for other purposes,
of voltage drop on heated conductors.
For these purposes only,
given at five-degree intervals from 30C to 85C. It should be
that their use may lead to errors of up to 0.2 percent at the upper

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