Abstract

This Uganda Standard specifies the electrical and mechanical characteristics of round wire concentric lay overhead electrical stranded conductors made of combinations of any of the following metal wires: a) hard-drawn aluminium as per IEC 889 designated Al*; b) aluminium alloy type B as per IEC 104 designated A2*; c) aluminium alloy type A as per IEC 104 designated A3* (and when applicable to the following cores, as per IEC 888); d) regular strength steel, designated S1A or S1 B, where A and B are zinc coating classes, corresponding respectively to classes 1 and 2; e) high strength steel, designated S2A or S2B; f) extra high strength steel, designated S3A.The conductor designations included in this standard are: Al, A2, A3, Al/S1A, Al/S1B, Al/S2A, Al/S2B, Al/S3A, A2/S1A, A2/S 1 B, A2/S3A, A3/S 1 A, A3/S 1 B, A3/S3A, Al /A2, A1. This standard was Published on 2025-09-30