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    Aluminium conductor steel-reinforced cable (ACSR) is a type of high-capacity, high-strength stranded conductor typically used in overhead power lines....
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  • approximately twice as much current as a traditional aluminium-conductor steel-reinforced cable (ACSR) cable of the same size and weight, Its light weight and...
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  • appearance of OPGW is similar to aluminium-conductor steel-reinforced cable (ACSR) usually used for shield wires. An OPGW cable was patented by BICC in 1977...
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    hoists, and other outdoor services. Aluminium, either alone or reinforced with steel, is the preferred conductor for overhead transmission lines due to...
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  • conventional conductors such as aluminium-conductor steel-reinforced cable (ACSR), all aluminium alloy conductors (AAAC), aluminium conductor alloy reinforced (ACAR)...
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    Traditional power lines use a steel core surrounded by aluminum strands (Aluminium-conductor steel-reinforced cable). Replacing the steel with a lighter, stronger...
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    electrode is built as underground cable, as overhead line on a separate right of way or by using the ground conductors. Electrode line towers are used in...
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    molybdenum are typically also added in stainless steels. Other significant metallic alloys are those of aluminium, titanium, copper and magnesium. Copper alloys...
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  • Operation of the Cook Strait Cable 1965–1990. Wellington: Transpower. pp. 109 pages. ISBN 0-908893-00-0. "OTB-HAY A Re-conductoring Project" (PDF). Transpower...
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    form of an alloy, steel, which contains up to 2.1% carbon, making it much harder than pure iron. Because metals are good conductors of electricity, they...
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    crown of aerials and lightning conductors. The spiral staircase is a rectangular tube of 18 cranked facets in aluminium panels punctuated by small porthole...
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  • beryllium is also brittle.) Thus, aluminium is usually the metal of choice when the weight or cost of a conductor is the driving consideration. In a...
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    melt the aluminium outer layers and then the reinforcing steel centre strands of the conductors. Even if the cable was not severed, the conductors would...
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  • 1468:1970 Methods of test for general purpose electrical cables with aluminium or aluminium alloy conductors for aircraft [Withdrawn without replacement] ISO/R...
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    high-temperature mica-insulated wire and cable is rated to work for up to 15 minutes in molten aluminium, glass, and steel. Major products are bonding materials;...
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    importance of fuel economy. Magnesium alloys can act as replacements for aluminium and steel alloys in structural applications. Wright Aeronautical used a magnesium...
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    conductors used historically in New Zealand are aluminium conductor steel reinforced (ACSR). The major advantage of the all aluminium alloy conductor...
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    facility. Its five-story structure is composed of 350 tons of steel and boasts reinforced concrete floors poured on-site. The blue coloration of select...
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    direct contact with copper are aluminium, light-gauge steel, and zinc. Aluminium and steel flashings and galvanized steel fasteners should not be used with...
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    the conductor of choice. Overhead line conductors may be reinforced with steel or aluminium alloys. Conductors in exterior power systems may be placed...
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  • openings [Rejected draft] ISO 2635:2003 Aircraft — Conductors for general purpose aircraft electrical cables and aerospace applications — Dimensions and characteristics...
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    conductor. There are approximately 7,000 towers with an average span of 426 metres (466 yd). The maximum span is 700 metres (770 yd) using reinforced...
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    of manufacture. Smaller blades can be made from light metals such as aluminium. These materials, however, require frequent maintenance. Wood and canvas...
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  • extraction ISO 3597 Textile-glass-reinforced plastics — Determination of mechanical properties on rods made of roving-reinforced resin ISO 3597-1:2003 Part 1:...
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    Door 6 Fluted aluminium roof and diffuser discs seen from the Gallery The glazed roof and vertical struts supporting the fluted aluminium ceiling, beneath...
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    strengths comparable to stainless steel (0.7 to 1 GPa) at one-third the density (2.6 g cm−3), comparable to more expensive aluminium-lithium alloys. CNTs can serve...
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    rotor conductors are formed from silver-bearing hard drawn copper tube. Two tubes in parallel form one conductor and there are six conductors per slot...
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    magnetic steel and strip technical conditions Withdrawn DIN EN 10107 EN 10107 DIN 47100 Cords for telecommunication; code of insulated conductors, colour...
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    or in micromechanical systems. Fiberglass is a fiber reinforced polymer made of plastic reinforced by glass fibers, commonly woven into a mat. The glass...
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    aluminium framed glazing and automatic sliding doors in 2014. The original architect's ground floor plan drawing notes entrance doors as 'Aluminium Frame'...
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