A-64

Cutler-Hammer

Power Distribution System Design

January 1999

Reference Data Conductor Resistance, Reactance, Impedance

The tables below are average characteristics

based on data from several manufacturers of
copper and aluminum conductors and cable,
and also NEC Table 9. Values from different
sources vary because of operating temperatures, wire stranding, insulation materials
and thicknesses, overall diameters, random

lay of multiple conductors in conduit, conductor spacing, and other divergences in

materials, test conditions and calculation
methods. These tables are for 600-volt conductors, at an average temperature of 75C.
Other parameters are listed in the notes. For
medium-voltage cables, differences among

manufacturers are considerably greater

because of the wider variations in insulation
materials and thicknesses, shielding, jacketing, overall diameters, and the like. Therefore, data for medium-voltage cables should
be obtained from the manufacturer of the
cable to be used.

Average Characteristics of 600-Volt Conductors (Ohms per 100 Feet)

Table A45: Two or Three Single Conductors
Wire Size,
AWG or
kcmil

Copper Conductors
R

14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300
350
400
450
500
600
700
750
1000

.3130
.1968
.1230
.0789
.0490
.0318
.0203
.0162
.0130
.0104
.00843
.00696
.00588
.00512
.00391
.00369
.00330
.00297
.00261
.00247
.00220

.00780
.00730
.00705
.00691
.00640
.00591
.00548
.00533
.00519
.00511
.00502
.00489
.00487
.00484
.00480
.00476
.00467
.00458
.00455
.00448
.00441

.3131
.1969
.1232
.0792
.0494
.0323
.0210
.0171
.01340
.01159
.00981
.00851
.00763
.00705
.00619
.00602
.00595
.00546
.00525
.00512
.00493

.3130
.1968
.1230
.0789
.0490
.0318
.0203
.0162
.0129
.0103
.00803
.00666
.00578
.00501
.00380
.00356
.00310
.00275
.00241
.00247
.00198

.00624
.00584
.00564
.00553
.00512
.00473
.00438
.00426
.00415
.00409
.00402
.00391
.00390
.00387
.00384
.00381
.00374
.00366
.00364
.00358
.00353

.3131
.1969
.1231
.0791
.0493
.0321
.0208
.0168
.01360
.01108
.00898
.00772
.00697
.00633
.00540
.00521
.00486
.00458
.00437
.00435
.00405

.0833
.0530
.0335
.0267
.0212
.0170
.01380
.01103
.00936
.00810
.00694
.00618
.00548
.00482
.00409
.00346
.00308
.00250

.00509
.00490
.00457
.00440
.00410
.00396
.00386
.00381
.00375
.00366
.00360
.00355
.00350
.00346
.00355
.00340
.00331
.00330

.0835
.0532
.0338
.0271
.0216
.0175
.0143
.0117
.01008
.00899
.00782
.00713
.00650
.00593
.00542
.00485
.00452
.00414

.0833
.0530
.0335
.0267
.0212
.0170
.01380
.01097
.00933
.00797
.00688
.00610
.00536
.00470
.00395
.00330
.00278
.00230

.00407
.00392
.00366
.00352
.00328
.00317
.00309
.00305
.00300
.00293
.00288
.00284
.00280
.00277
.00284
.00272
.00265
.00264

.0834
.0531
.0337
.0269
.0215
.0173
.01414
.01139
.00980
.00849
.00746
.00673
.00605
.00546
.00486
.00428
.00384
.00350

Aluminum Conductors

Magnetic Conduit

Nonmagnetic Conduit

Magnetic Conduit

Nonmagnetic Conduit

Table A46: Three-conductor Cables (and Interlocked Armored Cable)

Wire Size,
AWG or
kcmil

Copper Conductors
R

14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300
350
400
450
500
600
700
750
1000

.3130
.1968
.1230
.0789
.0490
.0318
.0203
.0162
.0130
.0104
.00843
.00696
.00588
.00512
.00391
.00369
.00360
.00297
.00261
.00247
.00220

.00597
.00558
.00539
.00529
.00491
.00452
.00420
.00408
.00398
.00390
.00384
.00375
.00373
.00370
.00365
.00360
.00351
.00343
.00337
.00330
.00323

.3131
.1969
.1231
.0790
.0492
.0321
.0207
.0167
.0136
.0111
.00926
.00791
.00696
.00632
.00535
.00516
.00503
.00454
.00426
.00412
.00391

.3130
.1968
.1230
.0789
.0490
.0318
.0203
.0162
.0129
.0103
.00803
.00666
.00578
.00501
.00380
.00356
.00310
.00275
.00241
.00227
.00198

.00521
.00487
.00470
.00461
.00427
.00394
.00366
.00355
.00346
.00341
.00335
.00326
.00325
.00323
.00320
.00318
.00312
.00305
.00303
.00298
.00294

.3130
.1969
.1231
.0790
.0492
.0320
.0206
.0166
.0134
.0108
.00870
.00742
.00663
.00596
.00497
.00477
.00440
.00411
.00387
.00375
.00354

.0833
.0530
.0335
.0267
.0212
.0170
.01380
.01103
.00936
.00810
.00694
.00618
.00548
.00482
.00409
.00346
.00308
.00250

.00509
.00490
.00457
.00440
.00410
.00396
.00389
.00381
.00375
.00366
.00360
.00355
.00350
.00346
.00355
.00341
.00331
.00330

.0834
.0532
.0338
.0271
.0216
.0175
.0143
.0117
.01006
.00889
.00782
.00713
.00650
.00593
.00542
.00486
.00452
.00414

.0833
.0530
.0335
.0267
.0212
.0170
.01380
.01097
.00933
.00797
.00688
.00610
.00536
.00470
.00395
.00330
.00278
.00230

.00407
.00392
.00366
.00352
.00328
.00317
.00309
.00305
.00300
.00293
.00288
.00284
.00280
.00277
.00284
.00272
.00265
.00264

.0834
.0531
.0337
.0269
.0215
.0173
.01414
.01139
.00980
.00849
.00746
.00673
.00605
.00546
.00486
.00428
.00384
.00350

Aluminum Conductors

Magnetic Conduit

Nonmagnetic Conduit

Resistance and reactance are phase-to-neutral

values, based on 60 Hertz ac, 3-phase, 4-wire
distribution, in ohms per 100 feet of circuit length
(not total conductor lengths).
Based upon conductivity of 100% for copper, 61%
for aluminum.

Magnetic Conduit

Based on conductor temperatures of 75C.

Reactance values will have negligible variation
with temperature. Resistance of both copper and
aluminum conductors will be approximately 5%
lower at 60C or 5% higher at 90C. Data shown in
tables may be used without significant error
between 60C and 90C.

Nonmagnetic Conduit

For interlocked armored cable, use magnetic

conduit data for steel armor and non-magnetic
conduit data for aluminum armor.
2

Z =
X +R
For busway impedance data, see section H2 of
this catalog.

CAT.71.01.T.E