Strands: Bunches

Several single wires or bundles are bunched together. Those single wires do not hold a fixed position inside the strand. Their position relative to one another undergoes a permanent change along the entire length of the bunch.


Applications

  • A multitude of applications in cables and conductors
  • Crucial advantage: good efficiency

Particular benefits for our customers

  • Uniform elongation of single wires
  • Low tolerances, even in single wires (even outperforming ASTM)

Manufacturing range

  • Materials: Cu-ETP1 and Cu-OF1
  • Bare, tin-plated, nickel-plated or silver-plated
  • Left-hand lay or right-hand lay
  • Variation: soft annealed
  • Single-wire diameter: ranging from Ø 0.05 mm to Ø 0.51 mm
  • Cross-section: ranging from 0.005 mm2 to 630 mm2

Construction

The construction of a bunch is derived from the cross-section required, which leads to the electrical conductor featuring a certain resistance level. Different cross-sections with the same resistance value can be generated by applying single wires of varying sizes.

Calculator for medium-sized bunches

Bunch diameter 1,00 mm


Calculation of the diameter of a medium-sized bunch

D = d × f

D = diameter of medium-sized bunch
d = diameter of single wire
f = factor, see table
n = no. of wires to determine factor f

Example

n = 16
d = 0.20 mm
f = 4.7

Bunch 16 × 0.20 mm (= 0.50 mm²)

D = 0.20 mm × 4.7
D = 0.94 mm

Number of wires (n) Factor (f)
1 1
2 2
3 2.15
4 2.41
5 2.7
7 3
10 4
12 4.15
14 4.41
16 4.7
19 5
24 6
26/27 6.15
28/30 6.41
31/32/33 6.7
Number of wires (n) Factor (f)
37 7
44 8
48 8.15
52 8.41
56 8.7
61 9
70 10
75 10.15
80 10.41
85 10.7
91 11
102 12
108 12.15
114 12.41
120 12.7

Packaging

Reel sizes from 80 mm (1 kg) to 630 mm (400 kg), subject to diameter

Packaging information

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