AL0/ST6A

AL0/ST6A is a EN 50182 / FprEN 50540 (overhead conductors) cable designation: AL0 = AL0: annealed aluminium wires (FprEN 50540:2009 final draft, 4 a)); ST6A = STyz: zinc coated steel wires (EN 50189), y the steel grade (1 to 6), z the zinc coating class (A to E) (EN 50182:2001 1 c), 4.3); AL0/ST6A = ACSS: annealed AL0 aluminium wires (the envelope) round a core of ST6A zinc coated steel wires. Bare overhead line conductor: no insulation and no rated voltage; Annex F lists the sizes in frequent use country by country (the /overhead-conductors page). FprEN 50540:2009 final draft, clause 4.

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EN 50182 / FprEN 50540 (overhead conductors)

SymbolMeaning
AL0AL0: annealed aluminium wires (FprEN 50540:2009 final draft, 4 a))
ST6ASTyz: zinc coated steel wires (EN 50189), y the steel grade (1 to 6), z the zinc coating class (A to E) (EN 50182:2001 1 c), 4.3)
AL0/ST6AACSS: annealed AL0 aluminium wires (the envelope) round a core of ST6A zinc coated steel wires. Bare overhead line conductor: no insulation and no rated voltage; Annex F lists the sizes in frequent use country by country (the /overhead-conductors page). FprEN 50540:2009 final draft, clause 4

What is AL0/ST6A cable?

AL0/ST6A: ACSS: annealed AL0 aluminium wires (the envelope) round a core of ST6A zinc coated steel wires. Rating: Bare overhead line conductor: no insulation and no rated voltage; Annex F lists the sizes in frequent use country by country (the /overhead-conductors page). Standard: FprEN 50540:2009 final draft, clause 4.

Documents and pages the readings were taken from

  • FprEN 50540:2009-08 clauses 1.2 and 4, final draft [seen: draft]

EN 50182 / FprEN 50540 (overhead conductors): how to read the cable type names

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