Product Information

Specification

6 AWG Covered Line Wire Copper XLPE or PE Insulated Cable

Application:

These cables are intended primary for the distribution of electrical energy under normal condition of overhead (aerial) installation and service outdoors. Approved for use on insulators for overhead circuits. Otherwise treated as a bare conductor. PE • Normal: 75 °C • Emergency: 95 °C • Short Circuit: 150 °C XLPE • Normal: 90 °C • Emergency: 130 °C • Short Circuit: 250 °C.

Also Known As:

6 AWG Copper Line Wire, 6 AWG XLPE Insulated Cable, 6 AWG PE Covered Wire, 6 AWG Utility Line Wire, 6 AWG Overhead Covered Conductor, 6 AWG Weatherproof Line Wire, 6 AWG XLPE vs PE Insulation, 6 AWG Electrical Distribution Wire, 6 AWG High Voltage Line Wire, 6 AWG Aerial Covered Cable

Standards:

• ICEA S-70-54 Weather-Resistant Polyolefin Covered Wire and Cable.
• ASTM B1 Hard-Drawn Copper
• ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire.
• ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors.

Conductor: 

Soft annealed, or hard-drawn copper, solid per ASTM B1 or B3, compressed Class B or A stranding, per ASTM B8.

Separator:

A suitable opaque tape, as required.

Insulation:

Black thermoset cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) or thermoplastic high density
polyethylene (HDPE).

Features:

Covered Line Cables meet or exceed all applicable requirements of ICEA S-70-547

Specifications:

• Size: 6 AWG
• Number of Strand: 1 
• Covering Thickness (mil): 30
• Cable OD (In) : 0.23
• PE Weight lb/kft: 87
• XLPE Weight lb/kft: 87
• dc Resistance Hard-drawn 25 °C: 0.419
• dc Resistance Soft 25 °C: 0.4030

*Data provided on this page is subject to change based on different manufacturers' variances

** Images are for display purposes only refer to Product Technical Details for accurate information on the product.

In the case the material only comes in a predetermined color or doesn’t come with any color