Preface:

This is the first edition of CAN/CSA-C60888, Zinc-coated steel wires for stranded conductors, which is an adoption, with Canadian deviations, of the identically titled CEI/IEC (Commission Électrotechnique Internationale/International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard 888 (first edition, 1987-12).

This Standard was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the CSA Technical Committee on Overhead Electrical Conductors, under the jurisdiction of the Strategic Steering Committee on Power Engineering and Electromagnetic Compatibility, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. A list of the members of the Technical Committee is available upon request. This Standard has been approved as a National Standard of Canada by the Standards Council of Canada.

Scope:

This Standard applies to zinc-coated steel wires used in the construction and/or reinforcement of conductors for overhead power transmission purposes.

It is intended to cover all wires used in constructions where the individual wire diameters, including coating, are in the range of 1.25 mm to 5.50 mm.

Three grades of steel are included to reflect the needs of conductor users: regular steel, high strength steel and extra high strength steel.

Two classes of coating are represented by minimum zinc mass per unit area are included: Class 1 and Class 2