Designation:B324−01(Reapproved2016)StandardSpecificationforAluminumRectangularandSquareWireforElectricalPurposes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB324;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversaluminum1350-O,annealed,1350-H12or-H22(1⁄4hard),1350-H14or-H24(1⁄2hard),1350-H16or-H26(3⁄4hard),and1350-H19(extrahard)wire,rectangularorsquareinshapewithroundedcornersforuseaselectricalconductorsininsulatedmagnetwire.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningthevaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththespecification.ForconductorsizesdesignatedbyAWGorkcmilsizes,therequirementsinSIunitsarenumericallyconvertedfromthecorrespondingrequirementsininch-poundunits.ForconductorsizesdesignatedbyAWGorkcmil,therequirementsinSIunitshavebeennumericallyconvertedfromcorrespondingvaluesstatedorderivedininch-poundunits.forconductorsizesdesignatedbySIunitsonly,therequirementsarestatedorderivedinSIunits.1.2.1Fordensity,resistivityandtemperature,thevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.NOTE1—ThealuminumandtemperdesignationsconformtoANSIH35.1.Aluminum1350correspondstoUnifiedNumberingSystemA91350inaccordancewithPracticeE527.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2B193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterialsB233SpecificationforAluminum1350DrawingStockforElectricalPurposesB279TestMethodforStiffnessofBareSoftSquareandRectangularCopperandAluminumWireforMagnetWireFabricationB557TestMethodsforTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProductsB830SpecificationforUniformTestMethodsandFre-quenc...
