Wires & Accessories
Galvanized Steel Guy & Earth Wire
Concentrically stranded galvanized steel wire strand used as overhead ground wire or static wire on transmission lines, as pole and structure guy wire, and as messenger cable for field-erected aerial cable.
Construction
What it's built from
- Construction
- Galvanized steel wires stranded over a central steel wire
- Zinc coating
- Class A, B and C — A lightest, C heaviest
- Stranding
- 3, 4, 7, 19 and 37 wire constructions
- Grades
- Common through extra high strength and utility grade
Sizes & ratings
Selected constructions — DIN 48201
| Nominal area (mm²) | Wires | Wire dia. (mm) | Strand dia. (mm) | Weight (kg/km) | ST I (kN) | ST II (kN) | ST III (kN) | ST IV (kN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 7 | 2.10 | 6.30 | 192 | 8.98 | 15.90 | 30.18 | 36.17 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.50 | 7.50 | 272 | 12.73 | 22.52 | 42.76 | 51.25 |
| 50 | 7 | 3.00 | 9.00 | 391 | 18.33 | 32.43 | 61.58 | 73.80 |
| 50 | 19 | 1.80 | 9.00 | 384 | 17.91 | 31.69 | 60.17 | 72.11 |
| 70 | 19 | 2.10 | 10.50 | 522 | 24.38 | 43.14 | 81.90 | 98.16 |
| 95 | 19 | 2.50 | 12.50 | 741 | 34.56 | 61.14 | 116.07 | 139.11 |
| 120 | 19 | 2.80 | 14.00 | 929 | 43.34 | 76.69 | 145.59 | 174.49 |
The datasheet also lists IS 12776 grades, ASTM common through extra high strength grades and 1370–1960 grade earthwire tables.
Applications
Where it is used
- 01
Overhead ground wire and static wire
- 02
Pole and structure guy or stay wire
- 03
Messenger cable for aerial cable erection
- 04
Construction, industrial and power station use
Standards
Referenced specifications
- DIN 48201
- IS 12776
- ASTM zinc coating classes A, B, C
Configurations
Available variants
- 7-wire and 19-wire strands
- Sectional areas from 2 mm² to 601 mm²
- Grades 350 to 1960
- Spacer cable applications
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