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IS 2665 (1964): Cadmium copper wire for telegraph and
telephone purposes [ETD 37: Conductors and Accessories for
Overhead Lines]
IS : 2665 - 1964
(Reaffirmed 2002)
Edi t i on 1.4
(1994-07)
Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
CADMIUM COPPER WIRE FOR TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE PURPOSES
(Incorporating Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4)
UDC 669.35.73426 : 621.315.5
BIS 2003
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IS : 2665 - 1964
Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
CADMIUM COPPER WIRE FOR TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE PURPOSES
Conductors and Cables Sectional Committee, ETDC 32
Chairman Representing
SHRI V VENUGOPALAN Central Water & Power Commission (Power Wing)
Members
SHRI L C BANSAL Electrical Manufacturing CO Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI R K SEN GUPTA ( Alternate )
SHRI P K BHARUCHA Insurance Association of India, Bombay
SHRI A C MODY (Alternate)
MR R BOWYFR Indian Cable Co Ltd , Calcutta
SHRI P S SHAVAKASHA (Alternate)
SHRI N P GHOSH Inspectorate of Mines (Ministry of Labour &
Employment), Dhanbad
SHRI H K BHATTACHARJEE (Alternate)
MR H R GRFFNUP Henley Cables (India) Ltd , Bombay
SHRI K V RAMA RAO (Alternate)
SHRI D I GURSAHANI Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals
(Inspection Wing)
SHRI P L KAPOOR (Alternate)
SHRI K R D LYENGLR Directorate General of Posts & Telegraphs (Ministry
of Transport & Communications)
SHRI D R BAHI (Alternate)
SHRI H S KULKARNI Federation of Electricity Undertakings of India Ltd ,
Bombay
WG. CDR D J LAWYER Directorate of Technical Development & Production
(Air) (Ministry of Defence)
SQN LDR S B PURANIK (Alternate)
MR J LYON Fort Gloster Industries Ltd , Calcutta
SHRI G P SAXENA (Alternate)
LT COL M L MIDHA Controller General of Inspection & Planning
(Ministry of Defence)
SHRI S K MANI ( Altenate )
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( Continued from page 1 )
Members Representing
SHRI P. S. SRINIVASA MODALLAR Radio and Electrical Manufacturing Co. Ltd.,
Bangalore
SHRI V R. CHANDER ( Alternate )
SHRI S. N. MUKERJI Government Test House, Calcutta
SHRI B. K. MUKHERJEE ( Alternate )
SHRI V. G G. NAYAR Aluminium Industries Ltd., Kundara
SHRI S. PEFR MOHAMMED ( Alternate )
SHRI K. N. RAMASWAMY Department of Technical Development, Government
of India
SHRI M. J. RAO Tata Hydro-Electric Supply Co. Ltd., Bombay
SHRI M. V. GONDHALEKAR ( Alternate )
REPRESENTATIVE Railway Board (Ministry of Railways), New Delhi
REPRESENTATIVE Electrical Inspector to the Government of West
Bengal, Calcutta
SHRI S. K. ROY Hindustan Cables Ltd., Rupnaralnpur
SHRI K. P. PILLAY (Alternate)
SHRI D. P. SAHAI National Insulated Cable Co. of India Ltd., Calcutta
SHRI T. S. SITAPATI ( Alternate )
SHRI S. M. SAHAI Alcan Asia Ltd., Calcutta
SHRI K SRINIVASARAGHAVAN Madras State Electricity Board, Madras
SHRI K. A. SUBRAMANIAM ( Alternate )
SHRI A. V. SUBRAMANIAM Gujarat Electricity Board, Baroda
SHRI Y. D. SHUKLA ( Alternate )
SUPERINTENDING SURVEYOR OF Central Public Works Department
WORKS (ELECTRICAL)
MR. G. H. SWATEK Cable Corporation of India Ltd., Bombay
DR. P. S. SHAH ( Alternate )
CAPI B. Y. WAD Naval Headquarters
CDR P. S. MEHTA ( Alternate )
SHRI Y. S. VENKATESWARAN, Director, ISI ( Ex-officio Member )
Deputy Director
(Electrotechnical) ( Secretary )
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IS : 2665 - 1964
Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
CADMIUM COPPER WIRE FOR TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE PURPOSES
0. F O R E WO R D
0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian St andards
Institution on 17 February 1964, after t he draft finalized by the
Conductors and Cables Sectional Committee had been approved by the
Electrotechnical Division Council.
0.2 This standard has been formulated at the instance of the Indian
Posts and Telegraphs Department for making available suitable wire
made of copper alloyed with cadmium for telegraph and telephone
purposes for use by the Posts and Telegraphs Department as well as
others like the Defence Department. Bare wire having the requisite
electrical and physical properties is covered by this standard.
0.3 In preparing this standard, assistance has been derived from
B.S. 175 : 1951 Cadmium Copper Wire for Telegraph and Telephone
Purposes issued by the British St andards Institution.
0.4 Wherever a reference to any Indian St andard appears in this
specification, it shall be taken as a reference to t he latest version of the
standard.
0.5 Metric system has been adopted in India and all quantities and
dimensions in this st andard have been given in this system.
0.6 This edition 1.4 incorporates Amendment No. 2 (July 1981),
Amendment No. 3 (December 1984), and Amendment No. 4 (July
1994). Table 1 of this standard has been revised through Amendment
No. 2 to include the additional sizes of cadmium copper wire of 0.63
and 0.91 mm which are extensively used by P&T Department and
were not included in the earlier table. Side bar indicates modification
of the text as the result of incorporation of the amendments.
Amendment No. 1 had been incorporated earlier.
0.7 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of
this standard is complied with, t he final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS : 2-1960 Rules for Rounding Off Numerical Values (Revised). The
number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should
be the same as t hat of the specified value in this standard.
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1. SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the requirements and tests for cadmium
copper wire for telegraph and telephone purposes.
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0 For the purpose of this standard, in addition to the definitions
given in *IS : 1591-1960 Glossary of Terms for Electrical Conductors
and Cables, the following shall apply.
2.1 Piece A length of wire without joint or splice of any description
in the finished wire.
2.2 Coil One piece of wire in the form of a coil.
2.3 Bundl e Two or more coils securely bound together.
2.4 Lot All the coils of the wires of the same diameter in any
consignment, manufactured under uniform conditions of production at
the same place.
3. CONDUCTOR
3.1 General Requirement s The general requirements relating to
the supply of cadmium copper wire for telegraph and telephone
purposes shall conform to IS : 1387-1959 General Requirements for
the Supply of Metals and Metal Products.
3.2 Material The wire shall be of copper alloyed with cadmium, and
the presence of a deoxidizing agent in the alloy shall be permissible.
The chemical composition of cadmium copper shall be as follows:
Copper 98.8 percent, Min
Cadmium 0.5 to 1 percent
Impurities including deoxidizing
agents 0.2 percent, Max
3.2.1 The wire shall satisfy the tests laid down in this standard.
3.3 Physical Constants of Conductor Material
3.3.1 Resistivity At a temperature of 20C, resistivity of hard drawn
cadmium copper shall be not more t han 2.176 9 microhm centimetres.
3.3.2 Density At a temperature of 20C, the density of hard-drawn
cadmium copper is taken as 8.945 g/cm
3
.
3.3.3 Coefficient of Linear Expansion At a t emperat ure of 20C, the
coefficient of linear expansion of hard-drawn cadmium copper is taken
as 0.000 017 per Centigrade degree.
*Since superseded by IS 1885 (Part XXXII)-1971 Electrotechnical vocabulary:
Part XXXII Cables, conductors and accessories for electricity supply
Since revised.
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3.3.4 'Constant-Mass' Temperature Coefficient of Resistance At a
t emperat ure of 20C, the coefficient of variation of the resistance with
t emperat ure of hard-drawn cadmium copper, measured between two
potential points rigidly fixed to the wire, the metal being allowed to
expand freely, is taken as 0.003 1 per Centigrade degree.
3.4 Di mensi ons The wire shall be drawn in continuous pieces of
the respective diameter given in Table I
TABLE 1 CADMI UM COPPER WIRE
( Clauses 3 4 and 3 5 )
DlAMETER
Standard Min Max
(1)
mm
0 63
0 91
1 25
1 70
2 00
2 45
(2)
mm
0 62
0 90
1 24
1 68
1 98
2 42
(3)
mm
0 64
0 92
1 26
1 72
2 02
2 47
STANDARD
WEIGHT
(4)
kg/km
2 79
5 82
10 98
20 30
28 10
42 17
MI NI MUM
NUMBER
OF TWISTS
I N 7 5 cm
LENGTH
(5)
24
22
20
15
12
8
MAXI MUM
RESISTANCF
FOR
STANDARD
DlAMETER A1
20C
(6)
/km
70 00
33 32
1781
9 69
691
4 60
MI NI MUM
BREAKI NG
LOAD OF
WI RE OF
STANDARD
DIAMETER
(7)
kg
20 60
43 00
85 00
140 00
209 00
303 00
3.5 Tol erances The permitted tolerances on the diameter of the
wire shall conform to the requirements given in Table I.
3.6 Freedom from Defects The wire shall be approximately
circular in section and shall be clean, smooth and free from harmful
effects such as spills, split, etc, but superficial tarnishing shall not be
the cause of rejection.
3.6.1 Each piece shall be guaranteed to contain no weld, joint or splice
whatever, other t han in the rod before it is drawn.
4 SAMPLING AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY
4.1 Lot In any consignment all the coils manufactured under
uniform conditions of production at the same place shall be grouped
together to constitute a lot of the wires of the same diameter.
4.2 Unless otherwise agreed to between the purchaser and the
supplier, one test for chemical analysis may be conducted for each lot
of coils manufactured, at the option of the purchaser
4.3 From each lot, the number of coils as specified in Table II shall be
selected at random. Each coil t hus selected from a lot shall be
examined for freedom from defects ( see 3.6 ) and for tolerance on sizes
(see 3. 5).
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4.3.1 From each of the coils selected in 4.3, one test piece of the
required or specified length for wrapping test (see 5.2), tensile test
( see 5.3 ), torsion test ( see 5.4 ) and resistance test ( see 6) shall be cut
from t he ends and subjected to those tests. The test piece may also be
cut from any part of the coil other t han ends in one of the selected coils.
The cut lengths of the coil shall not be welded or otherwise jointed
together. Each cut length shall be wound up into a separate coil and
accepted or rejected as mutually agreed upon at the time of placing the
order. The lengths of sample selected for the electrical resistance test
shall be sufficient to give t he accuracy required and shall be suitable
for the method of testing employed.
4.4 The lot shall be considered as conforming to the requirements of
the tensile strength and electrical resistance as laid down in this
standard if the mean and the range calculated from the test results for
each characteristic satisfy the conditions given below:
a) (Mean + 0.6 Range) shall be less t han or equal to the
corresponding maximum specified limit.
b) (Mean - 0.6 Range) shall be greater t han or equal to the
corresponding minimum specification.
NOTE 1 Range is the difference between the maximum and the minimum values of
the test results
NOTF 2 This ensures that lots containing 0 5 percent or less defective coils will be
accepted most of the time.
The lot shall be considered as conforming to the requirements of
freedom from defects and tolerance on sizes if the number of defective
coils is less t han or equal to the permissible number given in col 3 of
Table II.
TABLE II SAMPLING PLAN
(Clauses 4 3 and 4.4)
No OF COILS No. OF COILS TO PERMISSIBLE No OF
IN THF. LOT BE SELECTED FAILURES/DEFECTIVES
Up to 25 3 0
26 65 4 0
66 180 5 0
181 300 7 0
NOTE This ensures t hat lots containing 2.5 percent or less defective material
would be accepted most of the time.
5. MECHANICAL TESTS
5.1 The physical and electrical properties of the wire shall be in
accordance with those given in Table I.
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5.2 Wrapping Test
5.2.1 The wire shall not break when tested in the following manner.
5.2.1.1 The wire shall be wrapped round a wire of its own diameter to
form a close helix of eight t urns. Six t urns shall t hen be unwrapped
and again closely wrapped in the same direction as the first wrapping.
5.3 Tensil e Test
5.3.1 A tensile testing machine shall be used, the accuracy of which
can easily be checked and the machine adjusted, if necessary. The test
samples being placed in the machine shall be straightened, if
necessary, in such a way as to cause the minimum alteration in its
physical properties.
5.3.1.1 When an automatic tensile testing machine is used, the load
shall be applied gradually and the rat e of separation of the j aws of the
testing machine shall not be greater t han 10 cm per minute and shall
be so adjusted that the total time of testing from t he moment of
application of the load till fracture is between 15 and 60 seconds.
5.3.1.2 When a hand-operated lever testing machine is used, 90
percent of the breaking load shall be applied quickly and the load shall
then be increased steadily until the specimen breaks. The time taken
to apply t he remaining 10 percent of the load shall be approximately
15 seconds and the total time from the application of the load to the
break shall be approximately 20 seconds.
5.4 Torsion Test The wire shall not break when tested in the
following manner.
5.4.1 The sample shall be gripped in two vices, one of which may be free
to move in the direction of the axis of the wire, whilst the other shall be
arranged to rotate upon the axis of the wire. The latter vice shall be
made to rotate at a speed not exceeding one revolution per second for
the minimum number of twists in the length as specified in Table I.
5.4.2 Where no automatic counter is fitted to the testing machine, the
number of twists may be determined by an ink mark made along the
wire before the test st art s.
6. ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TEST
6.1 The electrical resistance per kilometre of the test sample multiplied
by ( C) shall not exceed t he value given in Table I, where K is the
st andard weight in kg/km, W is the weight of test sample in kg/km, and
C is the multiplier constant for correcting to 20C ( see Table III ).
7. PACKING
7.1 The coils shall be suitably packed to avoid damage during transit.
7.2 The wire shall be coiled carefully and made up into a separate coil, the
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TABLE III MULTIPLIER CONSTANTS FOR CONVERSION OF
ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TO 20C
( Clause 6 1 )
Constants for converting resistance at various temperatures of hard drawn cadmium
copper to the standard temperature of 20C and reciprocals of the constants for
converting resistances at 20C to other temperatures
NOTE 1 Given the resistance of a wire at T the resistance at 20C is found by
multiplying the resistance at T by the constant for T, given in col 2 Conversely
given the resistance at 20C the corresponding resistance at T is found by
multiplying the resistance at 20C by the reciprocal for T given in col 3
NOTE 2 The t emperat ure resistance coefficients of a large number of samples of
cadmium copper complying with the requirements of this st andard have been found
to vary between 0 003 1 and 0 003 5 per Centigrade degree There is some evidence to
suggest t hat the coefficients of copper alloys in general are directly proportional to
their conductivities In this standard the value of 0 003 I has been adopted as it lies
within the observed range and also complies with the above theory if it be assumed
t hat all cadmium copper has the maximum resistivity permitted ( see 3.3.1 )
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TEMPFRATURE
C
(1)
5
55
6
65
7
7 5
8
8 5
9
9 5
10
10 5
11
11 5
12
12 5
13
13 5
14
14 5
15
15 5
16
16 5
17
17 5
MULTIPLER
CONSTANT
(2)
1 049
1 047
1 045
1 044
1 042
1 040
1 039
1 037
1 035
1 033
1 032
1 030
1 029
1 027
1 025
1 024
1 022
1 021
1 019
1 017
1 016
1 014
1 013
1 011
1 009
1 008
RECIPROCAL
OF CONSTANT
(3)
0 954
0 955
0 957
0 958
0 960
0 961
0 963
0 964
0 966
0 968
0 969
0 971
0 972
0 974
0 975
0 977
0 978
0 980
0 981
0 983
0 985
0 986
0 988
0 989
0 991
0 992
TEMPERATURE MULTIPIER RECIPROCAL
C CONSTANT OF CONSTANT
(1) (2) (3)
18 1 006 0 994
18 5 1 005 0 995
19 1 003 0 997
19 5 1 002 0 999
20 1 000 1 000
20 5 0 998 1 002
21 0 997 1 003
21 5 0 995 1 005
22 0 994 1 006
22 5 0 992 1 008
23 0 991 1 009
23 5 0 989 1 011
24 0 988 1 012
24 5 0 986 1 014
25 0 985 1 016
25 5 0 983 1 017
26 0 982 1 019
26 5 0 980 1 020
27 0 979 1 022
27 5 0 977 1 023
28 0 976 1 025
28 5 0 974 1 026
29 0 973 1 028
29 5 0 971 1 030
30 0 970 1 031

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7.3 Each coil shall be bound securely with four separate binders, each
of two lappings, of either stout string or suitably annealed copper wire
as mutually agreed upon. In no case shall two or more pieces be linked
or otherwise jointed together. The coil shall be wrapped with hessian,
paper or other approved material.
8. MARKING
8.1 Each coil shall have an eyeletted label of thick paper with linen
inside securely attached to the inner part by means of sort copper wire
The label shall furnish the following information:
a) Makers' name,
b) Year of manufacture,
c) Coil number, and
d) Weight of coil.
8.1.1 The conductor may also be marked with the ISI Certification
Mark.
NOTE The use of the ISI Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act and the Rules and
Regulations made thereunder. The ISI Mark on products covered by an Indian
Standard conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the
requirements of that standard under a well-defined system of inspection, testing and
quality control which is devised and supervised by ISI and operated by the producer
ISI marked products are also continuously checked by ISI for conformity to that
standard as a further safeguard Details of conditions under which a licence for the
use of the ISI Certification Mark may be granted to manufacturers or processors,
may be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.
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inner diameter of which shall not be less than 230 mm and not more
than 250 mm. The weight of each piece or coil of wire shall be in
accordance with Table IV.
STANDARD DIAMETER
OF WlRE
mm
1 25
1 70
2 00
2.45
Table IV WEIGHT OF COIL
WEIGHT OF EACH PIECE
OR COIL
kg
Max
14
68
68
68
Min
7
23
27
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