Grooved Railway/Trolley Contact WireGrooved Railway/Trolley Contact WireGrooved Railway/Trolley Contact Wire
Grooved Railway/Trolley Contact WireGrooved Railway/Trolley Contact WireGrooved Railway/Trolley Contact Wire

Grooved Railway/Trolley Contact Wire

Standards:

GB12971, BS EN 50149 or other standards on request.

Contact wires are mainly used in the railway industry, transmitting power from the catenary wires to the locomotive. Weiguang Copper and Copper Alloy contact wires can be made from Copper (Cu-ETP), copper-tin alloy (Cu-Sn), Copper-Magnesium alloy (Cu-Mg), Copper-Silver alloy (Cu-Ag), Aluminium and steel. Shapes can be customized according to the customer’s requirements.

Conductor Copper (Cu-ETP), copper-tin alloy (Cu-Sn), Copper-Magnesium alloy (Cu-Mg), Copper-Silver alloy (Cu-Ag), Aluminium and steel on request.
  • Grooved Railway/Trolley Contact Wire BS EN 50149 

Grooved Railway/Trolley Contact Wire 
BS EN 50149
Material Cross-sectional area Min. tensile strength Min. breaking load Min. Elongation at break Max. DC resistance
at 20°C
Weight
(mm²) (N/mm²) (kN) (%) (Ω/km) (kg)
Cu-ETP 80 355 27.5 3 0.229 700
100 355 34.5 3 0.18 891
107 350 36.3 3 0.17 935
120 330 38.4 3 0.15 1042
150 310 45.1 3 0.12 1305
161 354 57 3 0.11 1481
185 349 64.6 3 0.02 1605
240 325 78.2 4 0.02 2137
Cu-Ag 0.1 80 365 28.3 3 0.229 700
100 360 34.9 3 0.183 891
107 350 36.3 3 0.171 935
120 350 40.7 3 0.15 1042
150 350 50.9 3 0.122 1305
Cu-Mg 0.2 80 460 35.7 3 0.289 700
100 450 43.7 3 0.231 891
107 440 45.7 3 0.216 935
120 430 50.1 3 0.192 1042
150 420 61.1 3 0.154 1305
Cu-Mg 0.5 80 520 40.4 3 0.385 700
100 510 49.5 3 0.286 891
107 500 51.9 3 0.268 935
120 490 57 3 0.239 1042
150 470 68.4 3 0.19 1305
Cu-Sn 0.2 80 460 35.7 2 0.31 702
100 450 43.7 2 0.25 894
107 430 44.6 2 0.23 939
120 420 48.9 2 0.21 1047
150 420 61.1 2 0.17 1311
*The information in this datasheet is for reference only and is subject to change without notice or liability.

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