TABLE 1 Physical Properties of Zinc-Coated Steel Wire Strand

NOTE 1The numbers in boldface type indicate sizes and grades most commonly used and readily available.
Nominal
Diameter
of Strand,
in. (mm)

Minimum Breaking Strength of Strand, lbf (kN)

Utilities GradeA

Common
Grade

SiemensMartin
Grade

Extra HighStrength
Grade

HighStrength
Grade

7
7
7
7
3
7

0.041
0.052
0.062
0.065
0.104
0.072

(1.04)
(1.32)
(1.57)
(1.65)
(2.64)
(1.83)

32
51
73
80
88
98

(48)
(76)
(109)
(119)
(131)
(146)

...
...
...
2 400 (10.676) (1)B
...
...

540 (2.402)
870 (3.870)
1 150 (5.115)
...
1 400 (6.228)
1 540 (6.850)

910 (4.048)
1 470 (6.539)
1 900 (8.452)
...
2 340 (10.409)
2 560 (11.387)

1 330 (5.916)
2 140 (9.519)
2 850 (12.677)
...
3 500 (15.569)
3 850 (17.126)

1 830 (8.140)
2 940 (13.078)
3 990 (17.748)
...
4 900 (21.796)
5 400 (24.020)

1 4
932
932
516

(6.35)
(6.35)
(6.35)
(7.14)
(7.14)
(7.94)

3
3
7
3
7
3

0.120
0.120
0.080
0.130
0.093
0.145

(3.05)
(3.05)
(2.03)
(3.30)
(2.36)
(3.68)

117
117
121
137
164
171

(174)
(174)
(180)
(204)
(244)
(255)

3 150 (14.012)
4 500 (20.017)
...
...
4 600 (20.462)
6 500 (28.913)

(2)B
(3)B

(1)B
(3)B

1 860 (8.274)
...
1 900 (8.452)
2 080 (9.252)
2 570 (11.432)
2 490 (11.076)

3 040 (13.523)
...
3 150 (14.012)
3 380 (15.035)
4 250 (18.905)
4 090 (18.193)

4 730 (21.040)
...
4 750 (21.129)
5 260 (23.398)
6 400 (28.469)
6 350 (28.246)

6 740 (29.981)
...
6 650 (29.581)
7 500 (33.362)
8 950 (39.812)
9 100 (40.479)

(7.94)
(7.94)
(9.52)
(9.52)
(11.11)

7
7
3
7
7

0.104
0.109
0.165
0.120
0.145

(2.64)
(2.77)
(4.19)
(3.05)
(3.68)

205
225
220
273
399

(305)
(335)
(328)
(407)
(595)

6
8
11
18

(1)B
(3)B
(4)B
(4)B

3 200 (14.234)
...
3 330 (14.813)
4 250 (18.905)
5 700 (25.355)

5 350 (23.798)
...
5 560 (24.732)
6 950 (30.915)
9 350 (41.591)

8 000 (35.586)
...
8 360 (37.187)
10 800 (48.040)
14 500 (64.499)

11 200 (49.820)
...
11 800 (52.489)
15 400 (68.503)
20 800 (92.523)

58

(12.70)
(12.70)
(14.29)
(14.29)
(15.88)

7
19
7
19
7

0.165 (4.19)
0.100 (2.54)
0.188 (4.78)
0.113 (2.87)
0.207 (5.26)

517
504
671
637
813

(770)
(751)
(1000)
(949)
(1211)

25 000 (111.206) (4)B

...
...
...
...

18 800 (83.627)
19 100 (84.961)
24 500 (108.981)
24 100 (107.202)
29 600 (131.667)

26
26
35
33
42

7 8
1
1

(15.88)
(19.05)
(22.22)
(25.40)
(25.40)

19
19
19
19
37

0.125
0.150
0.177
0.200
0.143

796
155
581
073
057

(1186)
(1721)
(2356)
(3089)
(3065)

...
...
...
...
...

11 000 (48.930)
16 000 (71.172)
21 900 (97.416)
28 700 (127.664)
28 300 (125.885)

18 100 (80.513)
26 200 (116.543)
35 900 (159.691)
47 000 (209.066)
46 200 (205.508)

1 1 8
1 1 4

(28.58)
(31.75)

37
37

0.161 (4.09)
0.179 (4.55)

2 691
3 248

(4010)
(4840)

...
...

36 000 (160.136)
44 600 (198.391)

58 900 (262.000)
73 000 (324.720)

14

14

5 16
5 16

38
38

7 16

12
12

9 16
9 16

58
34

(3.18)
(3.81)
(4.50)
(5.08)
(3.63)

1
1
2
2

The utilities grade is used principally by communication and power and light industries.
Refer to elongation requirements specified in Section 8.

000
500
500
000

...
(26.689)
(37.810)
(51.155)
(80.068)

7
7
9
9
11

400 (32.917)
620 (33.895)
600 (42.703)
640 (42.881)
600 (51.599)

12
12
15
16
19

100
700
700
100
100

(53.823)
(56.492)
(69.837)
(71.616)
(84.961)

28
40
55
73
71

100 (124.995)
800 (181.487)
800 (248.211)
200 (325.610)
900 (319.827)

91 600 (407.457)
113 600 (505.318)

40
58
79
104
102

900 (119.657)
700 (118.768)
000 (155.688)
700 (149.905)
400 (188.605)
200
300
700
500
700

(178.819)
(259.331)
(354.523)
(464.839)
(456.832)

130 800 (581.827)

162 200 (721.502)

A 475 03 (2009)1

(3.18)
(3.97)
(4.76)
(4.76)
(5.56)
(5.56)

3 16

Approximate
Weight of
Strand,
lb/1000
ft (kg/
km)

Nominal
Diameter
of Coated
Wires in
Strand,
in. (mm)

316
732
732
18

5 32

Number
of Wires
in Strand