Conductor Construction & D.C Conductor Resistance
Conductor
Maximum D.C resistance
of condctor at 20'c
Nominal Cross
Sectional Area (mm)
Maximum Number of
wires in the conductor
Approx. Outer
Diameter (mm)
Copper conductor
(Class2)
Aluminium conductor
(Class2)
Cu
Al
1.5
7
-
1.59
12.1
-
2.5
7
-
2.01
7.14
-
4
7
7
2.55
4.61
7.41
6
7
7
3.12
3.08
4.16
10
7
7
4.05
1.83
3.08
16
6
6
4.7
1.15
1.91
25
6
6
5.9
0.727
1.2
35
6
6
7.0
0.524
0.868
50
6
6
8.2
0.387
0.641
70
12
12
9.9
0.268
0.443
95
15
15
11.5
0.193
0.320
120
18
15
13.0
0.153
0.253
150
18
15
14.5
0.124
0.203
185
30
30
16.1
0.0991
0.164
240
34
30
18.6
0.0754
0.125
300
34
30
20.6
0.0601
0.100
400
53
53
23.8
0.0470
0.0778
500
53
53
26.9
0.0366
0.0605
630
53
53
30.4
0.0283
0.0469
800
-
-
34.0
0.0221
0.0367
1,000
-
-
38.0
0.0176
0.0291
10 sqmm and less:
Circular non-compacted.
16 sqmm to 630 sqmm:
Circular compacted.
800 sqmm and above:
Circular segment compacted.