EC Aluminum Wire Data

Aluminum 1350, also referred to as EC (electrical conductor) aluminum, is the primary alloy utilized in aluminum magnet wire. Its
combination of light weight, high thermal conductivity, and high mass electrical conductivity (more than twice that of copper, per
pound), make it an ideal alternative to copper for certain winding applications. Most film insulations are available on round aluminum wire.
For insulation data, see pages 2 and 3. For square aluminum wire data, see page 7.
DIAMETER RESISTANCE
SIZE FEET POUNDS CIRCULAR SIZE
(INCHES) (OHMS PER 1000 FT. AT 20°C) PER PER MILS
(AWG) (AWG)
POUND 1000 FT. NOMINAL
MIN. NOM. MAX. MIN. NOM. MAX.
10 .1009 .1019 .1029 1.58 1.611 1.643 104 9.56 10380 10
11 .0898 .0907 .0916 1.99 2.03 2.07 132 7.57 8230 11
12 .0800 .0808 .0816 2.51 2.56 2.61 166 6.01 6530 12
13 .0713 .0720 .0727 3.17 3.23 3.29 210 4.77 5190 13
14 .0635 .0641 .0647 4.00 4.07 4.15 264 3.78 4110 14
15 .0565 .0571 .0577 5.02 5.13 5.24 333 3.00 3260 15
16 .0503 .0508 .0513 6.36 6.48 6.61 421 2.38 2580 16
17 .0448 .0453 .0458 7.97 8.15 8.33 529 1.89 2050 17
18 .0399 .0403 .0407 10.1 10.3 10.5 669 1.49 1620 18
19 .0355 .0359 .0363 12.7 13.0 13.3 843 1.19 1290 19
20 .0317 .0320 .0323 16.0 16.3 16.6 1060 .942 1020 20
21 .0282 .0285 .0288 20.2 20.6 21.0 1340 .748 812 21
22 .0250 .0253 .0256 25.5 26.1 26.8 1700 .589 640 22
23 .0224 .0226 .0228 32.2 32.8 33.3 2130 .470 510 23
24 .0199 .0201 .0203 40.6 41.4 42.2 2690 .372 404 24
25 .0177 .0179 .0181 51.1 52.2 53.4 3390 .295 320 25
26 .0157 .0159 .0161 64.5 66.2 67.9 4300 .233 253 26
27 .0141 .0142 .0143 81.8 83.0 84.1 5390 .186 202 27
28 .0125 .0126 .0127 103.7 105.3 107.0 6845 .1461 158.8 28
29 .0112 .0113 .0114 128.7 131.0 133.4 8503 .1176 127.7 29
30 .0099 .0100 .0101 164.0 167.3 170.7 10870 .0920 100.0 30
31 .0088 .0089 .0090 206.5 211.2 216.0 13717 .0729 79.21 31
32 .0079 .0080 .0081 255.0 261.4 268.0 16978 .0589 64.00 32
33 .0070 .0071 .0072 322.7 331.8 341.4 21552 .0464 50.41 33
34 .0062 .0063 .0064 408.4 421.5 435.2 27397 .0365 39.69 34
35 .0055 .0056 .0057 514.9 533.4 553.0 34602 .0289 31.36 35
36 .0049 .0050 .0051 643.1 669.1 696.7 43478 .0230 25.00 36

Properties of Aluminum Alloys

Aluminum’s unique combination of properties make it a highly versatile material when alloyed with various metals. Besides light weight,
characteristics of aluminum alloys include excellent workability and inherent corrosion resistance due to the inert oxide coat that forms
directly after exposure to air. Many alloys in the 1000 through 5000 series are non-heat-treatable, their strength depending on the amount
of cold working done. In the case of 5056 alloy, the addition of magnesium as the principal alloying agent increases its initial tensile
strength. Alloy 6061 is a heat-treatable alloy supplied in annealed or strain hardened tempers. The end user may achieve maximum
tensile strength through a multi-step thermal treatment.

ULTIMATE ELECTRICAL COEFFICIENT APPROX.

ELECTRICAL
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION TENSILE CONDUCTIVITY DENSITY SPECIFIC OF THERMAL MELTING
ALLOY RESISTIVITY
(%) STRENGTH IACS (LB/CU IN) GRAVITY EXPANSION X 10-6 POINT
(OHMS-CIRC. MIL/FT)
(PSI) (68°F) (68 - 212°F) (°F)

1350(EC) 99.5 Al min. 13,000 61.8 17 .098 2.7 23.8 1200

1100 .12 Cu, 99 Al min. 13,000 59 18 .098 2.71 23.6 1195
1199 99.996 Al min. 6,800 64.9 15 .0975 2.7 23.6 1220
5056 .12 Mn, 5 Mg, .12 Cr, Al bal. 42,000 29 36 .095 2.64 24.1 1060
6061 .6 Si, .28 Cu, 1 Mg, .2 Cr, Al bal. 17,000 47 22 .098 2.7 23.6 1080
Mechanical and electrical values based on annealed temper.

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Print Revision August 2011