Designation:B976−11(Reapproved2015)StandardSpecificationforFiberReinforcedAluminumMatrixComposite(AMC)CoreWireforAluminumConductors,CompositeReinforced(ACCR)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB976;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversfiberreinforced,aluminummatrixcompositecorewireusedformechanicalreinforcementinthemanufactureofaluminumconductor,compositerein-forced(ACCR).Thiswireconsistsofcontinuousfilamentfibersofaluminumoxideinamatrixofaluminum.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.2.1Exception—Somenon-standardSIunitsprovidedforinformationonlydonotappearinbrackets.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein.2.2ASTMStandards:2B193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterialsB830SpecificationforUniformTestMethodsandFre-quencyD3552TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofFiberRein-forcedMetalMatrixComposites3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1fiberreinforcedaluminummatrixcompositewire,n—awireconsistingoftwoconstituents:thefirstanumberofcontinuousfibersofaluminumoxidealongtheaxisofthewire,whichisembeddedinthesecondconstituentofaluminummetal,asshowninFig.1.3.1.2lot,n—unlessotherwisespecifiedinthecontractororder,alotshallconsistofallcoilsofwireofthesamediametersubmittedforinspectionatthesametime.3.1....
