HARYANA VIDYUT PRASARAN NIGAM LIMITED.

SPECIFICATION NO: 45 /TRD/CE/MM/JULY/2012

TECHNICAL SPECIFICAION

FOR

AL-59 AAAC 37/3.00 MM CONDUCTOR














Chief Engineer/MM,
Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited
Shakti Bhawan, Sector-6
Panchkula-134109
TELEFAX: 0172-25983724








JULY 2012
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF AL-59 AAAC CONDUCTOR (37/3.00mm)

1.0 Scope:

This specification provides for design, manufacture, engineering, inspection stage
testing & testing before dispatch, packing and delivery FOR destination of AL-59
AAAC 37/3.00 mm conductor specified herein for its satisfactory operation on HVPNL
transmission line along-with supply of applicable Sag template for stringing purpose .
Conductor shall only be accepted from those who have got the ISI certification and
documentary proof for having such certification shall be submitted with the tender.


1.2 37/3.00mm conductor is mostly to be used as power conductor on single circuit and
double circuit transmission lines.

1.3 It is not the intent to specify completely herein all details of the design and
construction of equipment. However, the equipment shall conform in all respects to
high standards of engineering, design and workmanship and shall be capable of
performing in continuous commercial operation. The Purchaser, who will interpret the
meanings of drawings and specification, shall have the power to reject any work or
material, which in his judgment is not in accordance therewith. The equipment offered
shall be complete with all components necessary for its effective and trouble free
operation. Such components shall be deemed to be within the scope of Bidder's
supply only, irrespective of whether these are specifically mentioned in his
specification and/or the commercial order or not.


2.0 Climatic conditions:

The AL-59 AAAC 37/3.00 mm conductor shall be suitable for being installed directly in
air on 132kV kV D/C and S/C transmission lines. It shall be therefore suitable of
satisfactory operation under the tropical climatic conditions listed below: -

i) Location IN THE STATE OF HARYANA
ii) Maximum ambient air temperature(
0
C) 50
iii) Minimum ambient air temperature(
0
C) -2.5
iv) Maximum relative humidity (%) 100
v) Minimum relative humidity (%) 26
vi) Average rainfall per annum (mm) 900
vii) Basic wind speed (m/s) 47
viii) Maximum altitude above mean sea level (mtr.) 1000
ix) Isoceraunic level (days/year) 50
x) Seismic level (Horizontal acceleration) 0.3g.

Note: Moderately hot and humid tropical climate conducive to rust and fungus growth. The
climatic conditions are also prone to wide variations in ambient conditions. Smoke is
also present in the atmosphere. Heavy lightening also occur during June to October.

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3.0 PRINCIPAL PARAMETERS:
Technical Specification for AAAC-AL-59 conductor equivalent to ACSR panther
conductor diameter is as under :-

i) Typical factors AL 59 Alloy 37/3.00mm
ii) Conductor dia 21.00mm
iii) Cross section area 262 sqmm
iv) Coefficient of linear expansion /C 23x10
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v) Mass per unit length 721 Kg/Km
vi) Tensile strength 65.35KN
vii) DC Resistance at 20
0
C 0.1136 / Km
viii) Direction of outermost Layer R.H.S.

Main standard: SS4240813,
SS4240814
Standards:
Aluminium alloy wire according to SS 4240801( swedish standard)
General Requirements for wire according to SS 4240800
composition shall be as per SS 4240811
Hardware shall be with 6101 tube suitable to withstand upto 100
0
C



4. General Technical requirement: -

4.1 The AAAC 37/3.00 mm conductor shall be suitable for being installed directly in air
supported on suspension insulator strings or anchored through tension insulator
strings at the power cross arms of single circuit and double circuit transmission lines
towers.

4.2 The conductor shall therefore be suitable for satisfactory operation under the tropical
climatic conditions listed under the clause 2.0. The applicable design particulars of the
conductor to be used on the lines is furnished in Annexure-II system particulars.

5.0 Physical constants of Material

The AL-59 should be as per SS 4240814 and its latest amendments. The material
offered shall be of the best quality and workmanship. The AL-59 shall have accurate
chemical composition of alloy so as to offer excellent corrosion resistance, better
strength of weight ratio and improved conductivity. The solution treatment shall be
done in a very sophisticated and advanced technology furnace with automatic
quenching system.

5.1 Resistivity

The resistivity of AL-59 depends upon its purity and its physical condition. For the
purpose of this specification the maximum value of the wire strand Per kilometer at
20
0
C shall be as per SS4240813 and this value shall be used for calculation of
maximum permissible value of resistance.
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5.2 Density

At a temperature of 20
0
C, the density of hard drawn aluminum alloy has been taken
as 2.70 g/cm
3
.

5.3 Constant mass temperature Co-efficient ()

At a temperature of 20
0
C, the Constant mass temperature Co-efficient of resistance
of hard drawn aluminum alloy measured between two potential points rigidly fixed to
the wire, the metal being allowed to expand freely, has been taken as 0.0039 per
degree Celsius.

5.4 Co-efficient of linear expansion

The Co-efficient of linear expansion of hard drawn aluminum alloy at 0
0
C has been
taken as 23x10
-6
/
0
C. This value holds good for all practical purposes over the range of
temperatures from zero degree centigrade to highest safe operating temperature.

6.0 Material:

6.1 Aluminium alloy

The conductor shall be manufactured from alloy grade aluminium rods suitably hard-
drawn on wire drawing machines. The aluminium alloy rods used shall comply with SS
4240800 and SS 4240813. The mechanical and electrical properties of aluminium
alloy wire shall comply with the requirements given in relevant standard.

6.2 Freedom from Defects:

The wires shall be smooth and free from all imperfections such as spills, splits, slag
inclusion, die marks, scratches, fittings, blow-holes, projections, looseness,
overlapping of strands, chipping of aluminium layers etc. and all such other defects ,
which may hamper the mechanical and electrical properties of the conductor.
Special care should be taken to keep away dirt, grit etc. during stranding.

7.0 Wire sizes: -

7.1 Nominal size :
7.1.1 The aluminium alloy for the stranded conductor covered by this standard shall
have diameters specified in clause 3.0.

7.1.2 Tolerances on normal size:

7.1.2.1 Aluminium alloy Wires:- A tolerance of +/-1% is permitted on the nominal diameter
of Conductor.

NOTE : In order to maintain the circularity of the wires the tolerance allowed shall apply
to both the measurements at right angles taken at the same cross-section as per
clause 2.2 of IS:398 (Part IV) Third Revision and SS4240813/4240814.



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7.2 Joints in wires

7.2.1 Aluminium wires: No joints shall be permitted in the aluminium wires in the
outermost layer of the AL59 conductor. Joints in the inner layers are permitted, in
addition to those made in the base rod or wire before final drawing, but no two such
joints shall be less than 15 meters apart in the complete stranded conductor. Such
joints shall be made by cold pressure butt-welding.

NOTE : Joints are not permitted in the outermost layer of the conductor in order to ensure a
smooth conductor finish and reduce radio interference levels and corona losses on
the extra high voltage lines.

7.3 Stranding:

7.3.1 The lay ratio of the different layers shall be within the limits given in the table below.

S.NO. LAY RATIO OF
CONDUCTOR
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
1 6+1 WIRE AL. LAYER
(RH)
12 14
2 12 WIRE AL. LAYER
(LH)
11 13
3 18 WIRE AL. LAYER
(RH)
11 13

NOTE: For the purpose of calculation, the mean lay ratio shall be taken as the arithmetic
mean of the relevant minimum and maximum values given in this table.

7.3.2 In all constructions, the successive layers shall have opposite directions of
lay, the outermost layer being right-handed. The wires in each layer shall be
evenly and closely stranded.

7.3.3 In conductors having multiple layers of aluminium wires, the lay ratio of any
aluminium layer shall not be greater than the lay ratio of the aluminium layer
immediately beneath it.


8.0 Requirement of sag template for different operating temperature for AL-59
AAAC 37/3.00mm conductor:

The bidder shall carry out the Sag-tension calculations at operating temperature of
-2
0
C and 72
0
C for a span length of 305 mtr and will got approved the same from
HVPNL. Lator-on the sag template of AL-59 AAAC 37/3.00mm. will be supplied on
rigid plastic sheet. It is mentioned for the help of bidder that the height up to lowest
conductor of 132 kV towers for which this conductor is to be strung is 17.3m for 132kV
S/C line. and the required ground clearance shall be 6.10 as per I.E. rules.
Also, the sag-tension values for temperature of 90
0
C & 95
0
C shall also be
incorporated in the Sag-Tension calculations to be supplied.


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9.0 Standard Length

9.1 The Standard Length of the conductor shall be 1500 meters. A tolerance of +/- 5% on
the standard length offered by the Bidder shall be permitted. All lengths outside this
limit of tolerance shall be treated as random lengths.

9.2 Random lengths will be accepted provided no length is less than 70% of the standard
length and total quantity of such random lengths shall not be more than 10% of the
quantity ordered. When one number random length has been manufactured at any
time, five (5) more individual lengths, each equivalent to the above random length with
a tolerance of +/- 5% shall also be manufactured and all the above six random lengths
shall be despatched in the same shipment. At any point, the cumulative quantity
supplied including such random lengths shall not be more than 12.5% of the total
cumulative quantity supplied including such random lengths. However, the last 20% of
the quantity ordered shall be supplied only in standard lengths as specified.

9.3 Bidder shall also indicate the maximum single length, above the standard length, he
can manufacture in the guaranteed technical particulars of offer. This is required for
special stretches like river crossing etc. The HVPNL representative reserves the right
to place orders for the above lengths on the same terms and conditions applicable for
the standard lengths during tendency of the contract.

NOTE: The Guaranteed Technical Particulars for the Conductor being supplied shall be
provided with the Bid as specified in the Technical Specification. The Bids without
the Guaranteed Technical Particulars shall be treated as Non-Responsive. The
GTPs shall also include creep calculations.

10.0 Tests and standards

10.1 The Type Test, Acceptance Tests and routine tests during manufacture, shall be
carried out on the conductor as per the IS-398 (part-4) of 1996 and latest revision of
SS 4240813/SS 4240814.

10.2 The conductor offered should be type tested for all the type tests. Test reports should
not be more then seven years old reckoned from the date of bid opening in respect
of all the testes carried out from Govt./Govt. approved reputed test house shall be
submitted alongwith the Bid.

10.3 Acceptance tests shall mean those tests which are to be carried out on samples
taken from each lot offered for pre-despatch inspection, for the purpose of
acceptance of that lot.

10.4 Routine tests shall mean those tests, which are to be carried out on each strand/
spool/length of the conductor to check requirements which are likely to vary during
production.

10.5 Tests during manufacture shall mean those tests, which are to be carried out during
the process of manufacture and end inspection by the manufacture to ensure the
desired quality of the end product to be supplied by him.

10.6 Samples for individual wires for tests shall be taken before stranding from not less
than ten percent of the spools in the case of aluminium wires and ten percent of the
coils in the case of steel wires. If samples are taken after stranding, they shall be
obtained by cutting 1.2 metres from the outer end of the finished conductor from not
more than ten percent of the finished reels.
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10.7 The standards and norms to which these tests will be carried out are listed against
them. Where a particular test is a specific requirement of this specification, the
norms and procedures of the test shall be as specified in Annexure-II or as
mutually agreed to between the Bidder and the Purchaser in the Quality
Assurance Program.

10.8 For all acceptance tests, the acceptance values shall be the values guaranteed by
the bidder in the guaranteed technical particulars of his proposal or the acceptance
value specified in this specification, whichever is more stringent for that particular
test.

10.9 Testing Expenses

The entire cost of testing for the acceptance and routine tests and tests during
manufacture specified herein shall be treated as included in the quoted unit price
except for the expenses of the inspector/ HVPNL representative.

10.10 Additional Tests

The HVPNL representative reserves the right of having at his own expenses any other
test (s) of reasonable nature carried out at Manufacturers premises, at site, or in any
other place in addition to the aforesaid type, acceptance and routine tests to satisfy
himself that materials comply with the specifications.

10.11 Test Reports

A) Record of routine test reports shall be maintained by the manufacturer at his works for
periodic inspection by the HVPNL representative.

B) Test certificates of tests during manufacture shall be maintained by the manufacturer.
These shall be produced for verification as and when desired by the HVPNL
representative.

11.0 Inspection

11.1 The HVPNL representative shall at all times be entitled to have access to the works
and all places of manufacture, where conductor shall be manufactured and
representative shall have full facilities for unrestricted inspection of the manufacturer
works, raw materials and process of manufacture for conducting necessary tests as
detailed herein.

11.2 The manufacturer shall keep the HVPNL representative informed in advance of the
time of starting and of the progress of manufacture of conductor in its various stages
so that arrangements can be made for inspection.

11.3 The supplier shall give 15 days advance intimation to enable the purchaser to depute
his representative for witnessing acceptance and routine tests.

11.4 No material shall be dispatched from its point of manufacture before it has been
satisfactorily inspected and tested, unless the inspection is waived off by the HVPNL
representative in writing. In the later case also the conductor shall be dispatched only
after satisfactory testing for all tests specified herein have been completed.

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11.5 At least 5% of the total number of drums subject to minimum of two in any lot put up
for inspection, shall be selected at random to ascertain the length of conductor by
the following method:
"At the works of the manufacturer of the conductor, the conductor shall be
transferred from one drum to another at the same time measuring its length with the
help of a graduated pulley & Cyclometer. The difference in the average length thus
obtained and as declared by the Bidder in the packing list shall be applied to all
the drums if the conductor is found short during checking."

11.6 At least 10% of the total drums in any lot put up for inspection, shall be selected at
random to conduct the Acceptance Tests by the inspector. The acceptance Tests
shall be carried out on all the samples drawn from the sampling drums selected as
above. If any sample drawn does not pass the Acceptance tests, the drum from which
the sample is drawn will be rejected and another drum from the same lot shall be
selected at random to repeat the Acceptance Tests. If the second sample also
fails in the same Test, the entire lot offered for Inspection will be rejected.

11.7 The acceptance of any quantity of material shall in no way relieve the manufacturer of
any of his responsibilities for meeting all requirements of the specification, and shall
not prevent subsequent rejection if such material is later found to be defective.

11.8 Approval of drawing/TCs by Purchaser shall not relieve the Bidder of his
responsibility and liability for ensuring correctness and correct interpretation of the
latest revision of applicable standards, rules and codes of practices. The material
shall conform in all respects to high standards of engineering, design,
workmanship and latest revisions of relevant standards at the time of ordering and
Purchaser shall have the power to reject any work or material , which in his judgment
is not in full accordance therewith.

12.0 Test Facilities

12.1 The following additional test facilities shall be available at the manufacturers works:

a) Calibration of various testing and measuring equipment including tensile testing
machine, resistance measurement facilities, burette, thermometer, barometer
etc.

b) Standard resistance for calibration of resistance bridges.

c) Finished conductor shall be checked for length verification and surface finish on
separate rewinding machine at reduced speed (variable from 8 to 16 meters
per minute). The rewinding facilities shall have appropriate clutch system and
free of vibrations, jerks etc. with traverse laying facilities.

13.0 Packing for conductor

13.1 The Conductor shall be supplied in non-returnable, strong, wooden/ steel drums
provided with lagging of adequate strength, constructed to protect the conductor
against all damage and displacement during transit, storage and subsequent handing
and stringing operations in the field. The manufacturer shall be responsible for any loss
or damage during transportation, handling and storage due to improper packing. The
drums shall generally conform to IS: 1778-1980, except as otherwise specified
hereinafter.

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13.2 The drums shall be suitable for wheel mounting and for letting off the
Conductor under a minimum controlled tension of the order of 6 KN.

13.3 For conductor, one standard length shall be wound on each drum.

13.4 All wooden components shall be manufactured out of seasoned soft wood free
free from defects that may materially weaken the component parts of the
drums. Preservative treatment for anti-termite/anti fungus (Aldrime / Aldruse)
shall be applied to the entire drum with preservatives of a quality, which is not
harmful to the conductor.

13.5 The flanges shall be of two ply construction with each ply at right angles to the
adjacent ply and nailed together. The nails shall be driven from the inside face
flange, punched and then clenched on the outer face. The thickness of each ply
shall not very by more than 3 mm from that indicated in the figure. There shall
be at least 3 nails per plank of ply with maximum nail spacing of 75 mm. Where
a slot is cut in the flange to receive the inner end of the conductor, the entrance
shall be in line with the periphery of the barrel.

13.6 The wooden battons used for making the barrel of the conductor shall be
segmental type. These shall be nailed to the barrel supports with at least two
nails. The battens shall be closely butted and shall provide a round barrel with
smooth external surface. The edges of the battens shall be rounded or
chamfered to avoid damage to the conductor.

13.7 Barrel studs shall be used for the construction of drums. The flanges shall be
holed and the barrel supports slotted to receive them. The barrel studs shall be
threaded over a length on either end, sufficient to accommodate washers,
spindle plates and nuts for fixing flanges at the required spacing.

13.8 Normally, the nuts on the studs shall stand protruded of the flanges. All the
nails used on the inner surface of the flanges and the drum barrel shall be
counter sunk. The ends of barrel shall generally be flushed with the top of the
nuts.

13.9 The inner check of the flanges and drum barrel surface shall be painted with
bitumen based paint.

13.10 Before reeling, cardboard or double corrugated or thick bitumen zed
waterproof bamboo paper shall be secured to the drum barrel and inside of
flanges or the drum by means of a suitable commercial adhesive material.
The paper should be dried before use. Medium grade Kraft paper shall be
used in between the layers of the conductor. After reeling the
conductor, the exposed surface of the outer layer of conductor shall be
wrapped with thin polythene sheet across the flanges to preserve the
conductor from dirt, grit and damage during transportation and handling and
also to prevent ingress of rain water during storage/transport.

13.11 A minimum space of 75 mm for conductor shall be provided between the inner
surface of the external protective lagging and outer layer of the conductor.


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13.12 Each batten shall be securely nailed across grains as far as possible to the
flange, edges with at least 2 nails per end. The length of the nails shall not be
less than twice the thickness of the battens. The nails shall not protrude above
the general surface and shall not have exposed sharp, edges or allow the
battens to be released due to corrosion.

13.13 The nuts on the barrel studs shall be tack welded on the one side in order to
fully secure them. On the second end, a spring washer shall be used.

13.14 Outside the protective lagging, there shall be minimum of two binder consisting
of hoop iron/ galvanised steel wire. Each protective lagging shall have two
recesses to accommodate the binders.

13.15 The conductor ends shall be properly sealed on the side of one of the flanges
to avoid loosening of the conductor layers during transit and handling.

14.0 Marking

Each drum shall have the following information stenciled on it in indelible ink
alongwith other essential data:

a) Contract / Award letter number.

b) Name and address of consignee.

c) Manufacturers name and address.

d) Drum number.

e) Size of conductor.
f) Length of conductor in meters.

g) Gross weight of drum with conductor.

h) Gross weight of drum without lagging.

i) Weight of empty drum with lagging.

j) Barrel diameter at three locations and an arrow marking at the location of
measurement.
k) Number of turns in the outer most layer.

l) Arrow marking for unwinding.

m) Position of the conductor ends.

n) Distance between outer most layer of conductor and the inner surface of
lagging.

o) The conductor drum should bear ISI Monogram.




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15.0 Standards
The conductor shall conform to the following Indian / International standards, which
shall mean latest revisions, amendments / changes adopted and published, unless
otherwise specified herein before. International and internationally recognized
standards to which these standards generally correspond are also listed below:
Sl. Indian Title International
No Standard Standards
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. IS 398 (Part 4) Specification for IEC:1089
Aluminium Alloy BS:215
conductor

SVENSK Std. SS:4240813
SS:4240814


2 IS:1778-1980 Reels and Drums for BS:1559-1949
Bare Conductor


3. IS:2633 Method for testing uniformity of coating of zone coated
Articles

4. IS:1841 EC grade aluminium rod produced by rolling.

5. IS:5484 EC grade aluminium rod produced by continous casting
and rolling.




















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ANNEXURE-I
TEST PROCEDURES

1.0 UTS TEST ON STRANDED CONDUCTOR

1.1 Circles perpendicular to the axis of the conductor shall be marked at two places on a sample of
conductor of minimum 5 m length suitably compressed with dead end clamps at either end.
The load shall be increased at a steady rate up to (50%) and held for one minute, the circles
drawn shall not be distorted due to Relative movement of strands. Thereafter the load
shall be increased at a steady rate to (100%). The applied load shall then be increased until the
failing load is reached and the value recorded.

2.0 SURFACE CONDITION TEST

2.1 A sample of the finished conductor for use in 132 KV system having a minimum
recommended length of 5 meters with compression type dead end clamps compressed on
both ends in such a manner as to permit the conductor to take its normal straight line shape,
shall be subjected to a tension of 50 percent of the UTS of the conductor. The surface shall
not depart from its cylindrical shape nor shall the strands move relative to each other so as to
get out of place or disturb the longitudinal smoothness of conductor. The measured diameter at
any place shall be not be less than the sum of the minimum specified diameters of the
individual aluminium and steel strands as given in this specification.

3.0 D.C. RESISTANCE TEST ON STRANDED CONDUCTOR

3.1 On a conductor sample of minimum 5m lengths two contact clamps shall be fixed with a pre-
determined bolt torque. The resistance shall be measured by a Kelvin double bridge by placing
the clamps initially zero meter and subsequently one meter apart. The test shall be repeated at
least five times and the average value shall be recorded. The value obtained shall be corrected
to the value at 20 deg. C as per Clause No. 12.8 of IS: 398 (Part V) / 1996. The resistance
corrected at 20 deg. C shall conform to the requirements of this specification.

4.0 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ALUMINIUM

Samples taken from the Aluminium ingots/coils/strands shall be chemically /
spectrographically analyzed. The same shall be in conformity to the requirements
stated in this specification.

5.0 VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL CHECK ON DRUMS

The drums shall visually and dimensionally check to ensure that they conform to the
requirements of this specification.

6.0 VISUAL CHECK FOR JOINTS, SCRATCHES ETC.

Conductor drums shall be rewound in the presence of the inspecting officer. The
inspector shall visually check the scratches, joints, etc. and that the conductor
generally conforms to the requirements of the specification.

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7.0 DIMENSIONAL CHECK OF ALUMINIUM STRANDS

The individual strands shall be dimensionally checked to ensure that they conform to
the requirements to this specification.

8.0 CHECK FOR LAY-RATIOS OF VARIOUS LAYERS

The lay-ratios of various layers shall be checked to ensure that they conform to the
requirements of this specification.

9 .0 BREAKING LOAD TEST ON WELDED ALUMINIUM STRAND
Two Aluminum Alloy wire shall be welded as per the approved quality plan and shall
be subjected to tensile load. The welded point of the wire shall be able to withstand
the minimum breaking load of the individual strand specified in this specification.










































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Annexure II

SYSTEM PARTICULARS

Electrical System Data


A System Voltage 132 kV rms
B Maximum Voltage 145 kV rms
C Lightning impulse withstand voltage (dry &
wet)
650 kVp
D Power frequency withstand voltage (wet) 275 kV rms
E Short circuit level in 1 sec. 31.5 kA


































ANNEXURE-III

GUARANTEED TECHNICAL PARTICULARS OF AL-59 AAAC CONDUCTOR (size
37/3.00mm)

SL. No. DESCRIPTION UNIT PARTICULARS
1. NAME & ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER
2. Quality of material and standard to which
conform
(The manufacturer shall produce the valid
BIS certification along with his bid)

3. Number of strands
3.1 Diameter of stands (AL-59)
(a) Nominal mm
(b) Maximum mm
(c ) Minimum mm
3.2 Overall diameter of conductor mm
4 Cross sectional area of
a) whole conductor Sq. mm
b) each stand Sq. mm
5 Purity of aluminium rods min %
Number of stands
(a) Centre No.
(b) 6 wire Aluminium layer No.
(c) 12 wire Aluminium layer No.
d) 18 wire Aluminium layer No.
6 Weight of
a) whole conductor Kg/km
b) aluminium strand (at nominal dia) Kg/km
7 Calculated D.C. resistance at 20
0
C
a) whole conductor ohm/km
b) aluminium strand ohm/km



Sr.
No.
Description Units
Ultimate tensile strength
i) Whole conductor Kgf
ii) min breaking load before stranding
a) AL-59 strand Kgf
iii) Min breaking load after stranding
8
a) AL-59 strand Kgf
Modulus of elasticity of
a) AL-59 strand Kg/sq.cm.
9
b) whole conductor Kg/sq.cm.
Co-efficient of linear expansion per degree
centigrade of

a) AL-59 strand Per deg. C
10
b) whole conductor Per deg. C
11 Resistivity (maximum) Ohms
Sq.mm/mtr.

Lay ratios
AL-59 1
st
layer (6 wires)
AL-59 2
nd
layer (12 wires)
12
AL-59 3
rd
layer (18 wires)
13 Maximum working tension
14 Tolerance, if any, on standard lengths
15 No. of standard lengths in one reel
16 Weight of the conductor in one reel Kg
17 Weight of the drum Kg
18 Gross weight of the reel including weight of
the conductor
KG
19 Drum (reel) details
a) Dimensions of the reel
b) whether the drum on which the conductor
is wound conforms to the specification


20 Raw materials are to be procured directly
from the primary producers so as to ensure
the quality of raw materials. The test
certificates of raw material and invoices shall
be produced at the time of inspection.


21 a) AL-59 wire
22 Complete conductor to be purchased directly
form the conductor manufacturer only

23 Important packing & markings: for the
detailed package and markings please refer
the specification.