S.No. | Name of the Tests | Units | Testing Instruments Used |
1 | Size (Diameters' | mm | Digital Micrometers |
2 | Elongation | Percentage | Tensile tester |
3 | Conductor Resistance | Ohm/Km | Resistance Meter |
4 | Volume Resistivit | Ohm-cm | Million mega meter |
5 | High Voltage Test | Kv | High Voltage tester |
6 | Thermal Ageing | Change in Elongation & tensile | Ageing Oven & tensile tester |
7 | Shrinkage Test | Percent | Circulating Hot air oven |
8 | Water Absorption | mg/cm2 | Vacuum Oven & Pump Desecrator |
9 | Hot Deformation | Percent | Circulating Hot air oven |
10 | Heat Shock test | No sign of Cracks/scales/separation of layers | Circulating Hot air oven & Mandrels |
Nom. Conductor Diameter (mm) | Tolerance +/- mm | Overall Diameter Approx. (mm) | Conductor Resistance at 20° C ohms/km Max | Weight Per KM (Kg) | Elongation Minimum I%) |
0.5 | 0.005 | 0.82 | 87.78 | 2.04 | 25 |
0.6 | 0.006 | 0.92 | 60.96 | 2.86 | 26 |
0.7 | 0.007 | 1.02 | 44.78 | 3.84 | 28 |
0.8 | 0.008 | 1.12 | 34.29 | 4.96 | 28 |
0.9 | 0.009 | 1.25 | 27.09 | 6.36 | 29 |
1 | 0.01 | 1.42 | 21.94 | 7.75 | 30 |
1.1 | 0.011 | 1.52 | 18.14 | 9.28 | 30 |
1.2 | 0.012 | 1.62 | 15.24 | 10.95 | 31 |
1.3 | 0.013 | 1.72 | 12.98 | 12.76 | 32 |
1.4 | 0.014 | 1.82 | 11.2 | 14.71 | 32 |
1.5 | 0.015 | 1.92 | 9.75 | 16.80 | 32 |
1.6 | 0.016 | 2.02 | 8.57 | 19.02 | 32 |
1.7 | 0.017 | 2.22 | 7.59 | 21.72 | 32 |
1.8 | 0.018 | 2.32 | 6.77 | 24.25 | 32 |
1.9 | 0.019 | 2.42 | 6.08 | 26.91 | 32 |
2 | 0.02 | 2.52 | 549 | 29.71 | 33 |
2.1 | 0.021 | 2.62 | 4.98 | 32.66 | 33 |
2.2 | 0.022 | 2.72 | 4.53 | 35.74 | 33 |
2.3 | 0.023 | 2.82 | 4.15 | 38.97 | 33 |
2.4 | 0.024 | 2.92 | 3.81 | 42.32 | 33 |