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

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.
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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.

SPECIFICATIONS
• 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
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Technical Parameter
Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact wires 
Material Nominal Cross Section Designation Max.
resistance at 20 °C
Min. Breaking Load Mass Percentage elongation after Fracture A200 Min.
Tensile Strength
mm2 Ω/km kN Min.
kg/km
Max.
kg/km
Min.
%
Max.
%
N/mm²
Normal Strength Copper 80 Cu-ETP
Cu-FRHC
Cu-HCP
Cu-OF
0.229 27.5 690 733 3 10 355
100 0.183 34.5 862 916 3 10 355
107 0.171 36.3 923 980 3 10 350
120 0.153 38.4 1035 1099 3 10 330
150 0.122 45.1 1293 1374 3 10 310
High strength Copper and high strength Copper-silver Alloy 80 Cu-ETP
Cu-FRHC
Cu-HCP
Cu-OF
Cu-Ag 0.1
0.229 29.1 690 733 3 8 375
100 0.183 36.4 862 916 3 8 375
107 0.171 37.4 923 980 3 8 360
120 0.153 41.9 1035 1099 3 8 360
150 0.122 52.2 1293 1374 3 8 360
Normal Strength Copper-silver Alloy 80 Cu-Ag 0.1 0.229 28.3 690 733 3 10 365
100 0.183 34.9 862 916 3 10 360
107 0.171 36.3 923 980 3 10 350
120 0.153 40.7 1035 1099 3 10 350
150 0.122 50.9 1293 1374 3 10 350
Copper-magnesium alloy 80 Cu-Mg 0.2 0.289 35.7 690 733 3 10 460
100 0.231 43.7 862 916 3 10 450
107 0.216 45.7 923 980 3 10 440
120 0.192 50.1 1035 1099 3 10 430
150 0.154 61.1 1293 1374 3 10 420
Copper-magnesium alloy 80 Cu-Mg 0.5 0.385 40.4 690 733 3 10 520
100 0.286 49.5 862 916 3 10 510
107 0.268 51.9 923 980 3 10 500
120 0.239 57.0 1035 1099 3 10 490
150 0.191 68.4 1293 1374 3 10 470

Copper and Copper Alloy Grooved Contact wires
Material Nominal Cross Section Designation Max.
resistance at 20 °C
Min. Breaking Load Mass Percentage elongation after Fracture A200 Min.
Tensile Strength
mm2 Ω/km kN Min.
kg/km
Max.
kg/km
Min.
%
Max.
%
N/mm²
Copper-tin  alloy 80 Cu-Sn 0.2 0.309 35.7 692 735 2 8 460
100 0.247 43.7 865 919 2 8 450
107 0.231 44.6 926 983 2 8 430
120 0.206 48.9 1038 1103 2 8 420
150 0.165 61.1 1298 1378 2 8 420
Copper-cadmium alloy 80 Cu-Cd 0.7 0.258 33.4 694 737 2 7 430
100 0.207 41.7 868 921 2 7 430
107 0.193 44.6 928 986 2 7 430
120 0.172 50.1 1041 1106 2 7 430
150 0.138 62.6 1301 1382 2 7 430
Copper-cadmium alloy 80 Cu-Cd 1.0 0.278 35.3 694 737 2 7 455
100 0.222 43.2 868 921 2 7 445
107 0.208 46.2 928 986 2 7 445
120 0.185 51.8 1041 1106 2 7 445
150 0.148 64.7 1301 1382 2 7 445
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 section Calculated cross section Size and tolerance
mm
Angle and tolerance
mm² mm² A B C D E K R G H
120 121 12.90 +0.13 12.90 +0.26 9.76 +0.20 7.24 +0.29 6.80 4.35 0.40 27°±1° 51°±1°
-0.13 -0.26 -0.20 -0.14
150 151 14.40 +0.14 14.40 +0.29 9.71 +0.19 7.24 +0.29 6.80 4.00 0.40 27°±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.
Type Tensile streng
th
MPa
Softening fraction Elongation
(unsoftened)
Repeated bending Number of turns (until disconnected) Number of turns Conductivity(20 °C)%
IACS
Resistivity
(20°C)
Ω · mm2/m
Temperature coefficient of resistance
Crack Disconnect
CT ≥360 - ≥3.0% ≥4 ≥6 ≥5 ≥3 ≥97 ≤0.01777 0.00380
CTA ≥370 ≥90% ≥3.0% ≥4 ≥6 ≥5 ≥3 ≥97 ≤0.01777 0.00380
CTS ≥380 ≥90% ≥3.0% ≥4 ≥6 ≥5 ≥3 ≥93 ≤0.01854 0.00320
CTSM ≥430 ≥90% ≥3.0% ≥4 ≥6 ≥5 ≥3 ≥80 ≤0.02155 0.00320
CTM 0.00310
CTSH ≥500 ≥90% ≥3.0% ≥4 ≥6 ≥5 ≥3 ≥68 ≤0.02535 0.00320
CTMM 0.00270
CTMH ≥530 ≥90% ≥3.0% ≥4 ≥6 ≥5 ≥3 ≥65 ≤0.02653 0.00270
CTCZ ≥560 ≥95% ≥3.0% ≥4 ≥6 ≥5 ≥3 ≥75 ≤0.02299 0.00320



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