Contact Wire (Cu-Ag/Cu-Sn/Cu-Mg Alloy)for Electrified Railway

The drawing stock or intermediate rod stock is a copper or copper silver as defined in standard EN 1977 or a copper cadmium, copper magnesium or copper tin alloy.

Application
Contact wire is a electric conductor of an overhead contact line with which the current collector makes contact and is characterized by two clamping grooves. Copper and copper alloy grooved contact wires can be used in railway applications, Fixed installations and electric traction. 

Description 
The drawing stock or intermediate rod stock is a copper or copper silver as defined in standard EN 1977 or a copper cadmium, copper magnesium or copper tin alloy. 
Note:
1)To identify the different copper(alloys) used as contact wire, identification grooves are used.
2)Whatever cross section of the wire is used, the dimensions of the clamping grooves shall be in accordance with standard.

Specification
● BS EN 50149 Railway Applications – Fixed Installations – Electric Traction -Copper And Copper Alloy 
● Grooved Contact Wires
● TB/T 2809  Copper And Copper Alloy Contact Wires For Electric Railway
● ГOCT 2584  Провода контактные из меди и ее сплавов. Технические условия

Technical Parameter

Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact wires 
MaterialNominal Cross SectionDesignationMax.
resistance at 20 °C
Min. Breaking LoadMassPercentage elongation after Fracture A200Min.
Tensile Strength
mm²Ω/kmkNMin.
kg/km
Max.
kg/km
Min.
%
Max.
%
N/mm²
Normal Strength Copper80Cu-ETP
Cu-FRHC
Cu-HCP
Cu-OF
0.22927.5690733310355
1000.18334.5862916310355
1070.17136.3923980310350
1200.15338.410351099310330
1500.12245.112931374310310
High strength Copper and high strength Copper-silver Alloy80Cu-ETP
Cu-FRHC
Cu-HCP
Cu-OF
Cu-Ag 0.1
0.22929.169073338375
1000.18336.486291638375
1070.17137.492398038360
1200.15341.91035109938360
1500.12252.21293137438360
Normal Strength Copper-silver Alloy80Cu-Ag 0.10.22928.3690733310365
1000.18334.9862916310360
1070.17136.3923980310350
1200.15340.710351099310350
1500.12250.912931374310350
Copper-magnesium alloy80Cu-Mg 0.20.28935.7690733310460
1000.23143.7862916310450
1070.21645.7923980310440
1200.19250.110351099310430
1500.15461.112931374310420
Copper-magnesium alloy80Cu-Mg 0.50.38540.4690733310520
1000.28649.5862916310510
1070.26851.9923980310500
1200.23957.010351099310490
1500.19168.412931374310470

Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact wires
MaterialNominal Cross SectionDesignationMax.
resistance at 20 °C
Min. Breaking LoadMassPercentage elongation after Fracture A200Min.
Tensile Strength
mm²Ω/kmkNMin.
kg/km
Max.
kg/km
Min.
%
Max.
%
N/mm²
Copper-tin  alloy80Cu-Sn 0.20.30935.769273528460
1000.24743.786591928450
1070.23144.692698328430
1200.20648.91038110328420
1500.16561.11298137828420
Copper-cadmium alloy80Cu-Cd 0.70.25833.469473727430
1000.20741.786892127430
1070.19344.692898627430
1200.17250.11041110627430
1500.13862.61301138227430
Copper-cadmium alloy80Cu-Cd 1.00.27835.369473727455
1000.22243.286892127445
1070.20846.292898627445
1200.18551.81041110627445
1500.14864.71301138227445
Note: The detailed size of the product shall be in accordance with standard.

1) Identification grooves


2) Clamping grooves
Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact Wires
Nominal cross sectionCalculated cross sectionSize and tolerance
mm
Angle and tolerance
mm²mm²ABCDEKRGH
12012112.90+0.1312.90+0.269.76+0.207.24+0.296.804.350.4027°±1°51°±1°
-0.13-0.26-0.20-0.14
15015114.40+0.1414.40+0.299.71+0.197.24+0.296.804.000.4027°±1°51°±1°
-0.14-0.29-0.19-0.14
Note:
  1. The detailed size of the product shall be in accordance with standard.
  2. CT type does not do identification groove,other product shall be in accordance with standard.
TypeTensile streng
th
MPa
Softening fractionElongation
(unsoftened)
Repeated bendingNumber of turns (until disconnected)Number of turnsConductivity(20 °C)%
IACS
Resistivity
(20°C)
Ω · mm2/m
Temperature coefficient of resistance
CrackDisconnect
CT≥360≥3.0%≥4≥6≥5≥3≥97≤0.017770.00380
CTA≥370≥90%≥3.0%≥4≥6≥5≥3≥97≤0.017770.00380
CTS≥380≥90%≥3.0%≥4≥6≥5≥3≥93≤0.018540.00320
CTSM≥430≥90%≥3.0%≥4≥6≥5≥3≥80≤0.021550.00320
CTM0.00310
CTSH≥500≥90%≥3.0%≥4≥6≥5≥3≥68≤0.025350.00320
CTMM0.00270
CTMH≥530≥90%≥3.0%≥4≥6≥5≥3≥65≤0.026530.00270
CTCZ≥560≥95%≥3.0%≥4≥6≥5≥3≥75≤0.022990.00320

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