3.1 The selection criteria is to be applied for uses of (1) new cable and (2) replacement cable.
3.2 For the selection of new cable or the selection of replacement cable, this practice defines the choice criteria for conductor selection for cables in AWG (ASTM) or metric (IEC) sizes.
Область применения1.1 This practice is intended as a guide to shipbuilders, shipowners, and design agents for use in the selection of conductor size for single conductor or multiple conductor cable sizes either in American Wire Gauge (AWG) or metric designations for commercial ship design and construction.
1.2 The comparison chart of electrical conductor sizes shown in Table 1 presents a combined listing of international standard sizes of Class 2 stranded copper conductors in accordance with AWG (Specification B8) English units or IEC (IEC 60228) metric units.
TABLE 1 Conversion Table—AWG/Metric Preferred Sizes of ConductorsSize
Metric,
mm 2
Size
AWG/MCM
Area in
Circ Mils
(Nominal)
AmpacityA
dc Resistances at 20°CB
Ohms
per 1000 ft
Ohms
per km
2000*C
2 000 000
1155
0.0053
0.0177
1000*
1 970 000
1145
0.0054
0.0176
1750*
1 750 000
1070
0.0063
0.0199
800*
1 580 000
1009
0.0067
0.0224
1500*
1 500 000
980
0.0071
0.0232
1250*
1 250 000
890
0.0085
0.0278
630*
1 240 000
886
0.0096
0.0286
1000*
1 000 000
780
0.0106
0.0347
500*
987 000
772
0.0105
0.0369
400*
789 000
675
0.0133
0.0475
750*
750 000
655
0.0141
0.0463
600*
600 000
575
0.0176
0.0578
300*
592 000
570
0.0211
0.0607
500*
500 000
515
0.0211
0.0694
240*
474 000
499
0.0219
0.0762
400*
400 000
455
0.0264
0.0867
185*
365 000
431
0.0286
0.1000
350*
350 000
420
0.0302
0.0990
300*
300 000
375
0.0353
0.1157
150*
296 000
372
0.0353
0.1260
250*
250 000
340
0.0423
0.1388
120*
237 000
327
0.0436
0.1540
4/0*
211 600
300
0.0500
0.1639
95*
187 000
265
0.0551
0.1950
3/0*
167 000
260
0.0631
0.2065
70*
138 000
230
0.0752
0.2700
2/0*
133 100
225
0.0794
0.2605
1/0*
105 600
195
0.1002
0.3288
50*
98 700
185
0.1044
0.3910
1
83 690
165
0.1261
0.4139
35*
69 100
144
0.1495
0.5290
2*
66 360
140
0.1588
0.5211
3
52 620
120
0.2005
0.6577
25*
49 300
115
0.2057
0.7340
4*
41 740
105
0.2528
0.8295
16*
31 600
89
0.3259
1.160
6*
26 240
80
0.4023
1.320
10*
19 700
63
0.5167
1.840
8*
16 510
55
0.6380
2.093
6.0*
11 800
43
0.8543
3.110
10*
10 380
40
1.017
3.335
4.0*
7 890
30
1.304
4.700
12*
6 530
25
1.620
5.315
2.5*
4 930
22
2.067
7.560
14*
4 110
20
2.573
8.442
1.5*
2 960
. . .
3.417
12.20
16*
2 580
. . .
4.020
13.19
1.0*
1 970
. . .
5.213
18.20
0.90
1 773
. . .
6.45
21.10
18*
1 620
. . .
6.82
20.95
0.80
1 576
. . .
6.52
21.40
0.75*
1 480
. . .
6.82
24.80
0.60*
1 182
. . .
9.5
31.16
20*
1 020
. . .
10.5
34.45
0.50*
987
. . .
11.4
36.70
22*
640
. . .
16.9
55.44
0.20*
24*
404
. . .
26.7
87.60
26*
253
. . .
43.6
143.04
A Ampacity of single-conductor cable in air at ambient temperature of 30°C and maximum conductor temperature not exceeding 60°C.B Temperature correction: the conductor resistance may be corrected for moderate temperature differences from the noted reference temperature by the following equation. The parameter, αT, varies with conductivity and temperature. For a list of common temperature coefficients see Test Methods B193.1.3 As a precautionary caveat, some conductor sizes listed in Table 1 may exceed minimal size requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard, the American Bureau of Shipping, and IEEE STD 45 for specific applications.
1.4 The values stated for ampacity and dc resistance are presented as maximum values and are provided for information only.