CAMO™ Anti-Theft COPPERWELD® CCS Coated Grounding Wire

CAMO™ Anti-Theft COPPERWELD® CCS Coated Grounding Wire

CAMO ™ Anti-Theft COPPERWELD ®
CCS Coated Grounding Wire
STOP COPPER THEFT ONCE AND FOR ALL
Copperweld® CAMO™ represents a tremendous leap forward in the fight against copper theft. DSA Copperweld® copper-clad steel
conductors have been an excellent alternative to copper for grounding applications
for almost a century. Providing a low-impedance path to ground, ample fault current
capacity and high tensile strength, they're a natural for grounding poles and substations.
We've long marketed Copperweld® as a theft-deterrent. It works on three levels:
•Magnetic — Most thieves now test wire for copper purity by placing a magnet
on it. Copper isn't magnetic, steel is.
•Hard to cut — Savvy thieves know when the wire resists their cutters that
they're not dealing with soft, pliable copper.
•Low scrap value — If they ignore the signs and cut anyway, the joke will
be on them. The scrap value of Copperweld® is that of cheap ferrous mixed-metal.
It's not worth the risk. So they may cut once, but not again.
The only catch has been the appearance: CCS looks
like copper. But no more. Through Fushi Copperweld’s
ingenious patent-pending process, we have developed
a method of permanently changing the color of the
shiny outer copper layer to a dark grey without affecting
conductivity or connectivity. The CAMO™ conductors
look like low-cost galvanized steel, and thieves will
simply walk right past it.
Protect your smart grid the smart way with Copperweld® CAMO™.
DSA Copperweld® wires – physical and electrical characteristics
CONDUCTOR
SIZE
AWG
DIAMETER
INCH
19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5
0.910
19 No. 6
0.810
19 No. 7
0.722
19 No. 8
0.643
19 No. 9
0.572
4THOUGHT™ 4/0
0.528
7-Wire Strand
7 No. 4
0.613
7 No. 5
0.546
7 No. 6
0.486
7 No. 7
0.433
7 No. 8
0.386
7 No. 9
0.343
7 No. 10
0.306
2 AWG
0.258
4 AWG
0.204
Single Wire Strand
2 AWG
0.258
4 AWG
0.204
6 AWG
0.162
MINI BREAKING LOADS
40% COND
WEIGHT
30% COND
LBS/KFT
KG/KM
86.3
68.5
54.3
43.1
34.1
29.0
1769
1403
1113
883
700
595
9017
7148
5670
4498
3567
2827
2243
1614
1009
40.1
31.8
25.2
20.0
15.9
12.6
10.0
7.2
4.5
2275
1431
900
10.1
6.4
4.0
MM
LBF
kN
LBF
kN
23.10
20.57
18.33
16.32
14.53
13.40
17246
13679
10853
8606
6821
5801
76.7
60.8
48.3
38.3
30.3
25.8
19402
15389
12210
9682
7674
6526
15.57
13.86
12.34
11.00
9.79
8.72
7.76
6.55
5.18
8015
6354
5040
3998
3171
2513
1994
1435
897
35.7
28.3
22.4
17.8
14.1
11.2
8.9
6.4
4.0
6.54
5.19
4.11
2023
1272
800
9.0
5.7
3.6
(TABLE 1)
CROSS SECTION
AREA
APPROXIMATE SHORT-TIME
FUSING CURRENT AT
30 CYCLES (KA)
40% COND
30% COND
CMIL
MM2
2632
2088
1656
1314
1041
885
628665
498636
395627
313733
248660
211475
318.55
252.66
200.47
158.97
126.00
107.16
85.07
67.46
53.50
42.43
33.65
28.60
73.68
58.43
46.33
36.75
29.14
24.77
819
649
515
408
324
257
204
145
91
1218
966
766
608
482
382
303
216
135
292169
231613
183708
145757
115586
91612
72685
51772
32368
148.04
117.36
93.09
73.86
58.57
46.42
36.83
26.23
16.40
39.52
31.34
24.85
19.71
15.63
12.40
9.83
7.00
4.38
34.23
27.14
21.53
17.07
13.54
10.74
8.51
6.06
3.79
184
116
73
274
172
108
66358
41738
26244
33.62
21.15
13.30
8.98
5.65
3.55
7.77
4.89
3.08
Approximate Short-Time Fusing Currents of Dead Soft Annealed Copperweld® Conductors
CONDUCTOR SIZE
AWG
DURATION OF CURRENT IN CYCLES OR SECONDS
30 CYCLES
9 CYCLES
60 CYCLES
(0.5 sec)
(0.15 SEC)
(1.0 SEC)
CURRENT IN KA
(TABLE 2)
3 CYCLES
(0.05 SEC)
6 CYCLES
(0.10 sec)
269.02
213.33
169.17
134.17
106.40
90.45
190.22
150.85
119.62
94.87
75.23
63.96
155.32
123.17
97.67
77.46
61.43
52.22
85.07
67.46
53.50
42.43
33.65
28.60
60.15
47.70
37.83
30.00
23.79
20.23
42.54
33.73
26.75
21.21
16.82
14.30
124.97
99.11
78.60
62.33
49.43
39.20
31.08
22.14
13.84
88.37
70.08
55.58
44.07
34.95
27.72
21.98
15.66
9.79
72.15
57.22
45.38
35.98
28.54
22.63
17.95
12.79
7.99
39.52
31.34
24.85
19.71
15.63
12.40
9.83
7.00
4.38
27.94
22.16
17.57
13.94
11.05
8.77
6.95
4.95
3.10
19.76
15.67
12.43
9.85
7.82
6.20
4.91
3.50
2.19
28.39
17.85
11.23
20.07
12.62
7.94
16.39
10.31
6.48
8.98
5.65
3.55
6.35
3.99
2.51
4.49
2.82
1.78
120 CYCLES
(2.0 sec)
40% CONDUCTIVITY
19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5
19 No. 6
19 No. 7
19 No. 8
19 No. 9
4THOUGHT™ 4/0
7-Wire Strand
7 No. 4
7 No. 5
7 No. 6
7 No. 7
7 No. 8
7 No. 9
7 No. 10
2 AWG
4 AWG
Single Wire Strand
2 AWG
4 AWG
6 AWG
30% CONDUCTIVITY
19-Wire Strand
19 No. 5
19 No. 6
19 No. 7
19 No. 8
19 No. 9
4THOUGHT™ 4/0
232.99
184.76
146.52
116.20
92.15
78.34
164.75
130.65
103.60
82.17
65.16
55.39
134.52
106.67
84.59
67.09
53.20
45.23
73.68
58.43
46.33
36.75
29.14
24.77
52.10
41.31
32.76
25.98
20.60
17.52
36.84
29.21
23.17
18.37
14.57
12.39
7 No. 4
7 No. 5
7 No. 6
7 No. 7
7 No. 8
7 No. 9
7 No. 10
2 AWG
4 AWG
108.23
85.84
68.07
53.98
42.81
33.95
26.92
19.18
11.99
76.53
60.70
48.13
38.17
30.27
24.01
19.04
13.56
8.48
62.49
49.56
39.30
31.17
24.72
19.60
15.54
11.07
6.92
34.23
27.14
21.53
17.07
13.54
10.74
8.51
6.06
3.79
24.20
19.19
15.22
12.07
9.57
7.59
6.02
4.29
2.68
17.11
13.57
10.76
8.54
6.77
5.37
4.26
3.03
1.90
2 AWG
4 AWG
6 AWG
24.59
15.46
9.72
17.38
10.93
6.88
14.19
8.93
5.61
7.77
4.89
3.08
5.50
3.46
2.17
3.89
2.44
1.54
7-Wire Strand
Solid Wire
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