Percon® 28 Conductor Wire

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Percon 28 is engineered to have 33% greater minimum break strength with the same electrical conductivity of ASTM B 624 conductors. This alloy allows wire and cable system designers performance improvements in strength, flex life, and the ability to reduce finish cable gauge sizes, saving weight while sustaining the cable break strength of a larger gauge size.

Key Attributes of Percon 28

  • RoHS complaint; does not contain cadmium or any environmentally hazardous elements.
  • Exceptional flex life.
  • Highly resistant to thermal softening from high operating or fluoropolymer insulating temperatures. 
  • Exhibits the nobility inherent in all high copper alloys and is therefore resistant to corrosive environments.

Percon 28 is available in bare, silver or nickel plated and in light weight constructions.

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Physical Properties

Tensile 80 ksi
Elongation 6%
Electrical Conductivity 85% IACS* @ 68°F
Electrical Resistivity 12.2 Ω⋅cmil/ft @ 68°F
Melting Point 1972°F
Density 0.323 lbs/in³
Thermal Coefficient of Resistance 0.00190 Per °F

Alloy Characteristics

Alloy Characteristics

7-Strand Constructions

SILVER PLATED PERCON 28 (MINIMUM 40 MICRO-INCH SILVER THICKNESS)
AWG  const Plate % DIAMETER (inch) RESISTANCE
(Ω/mft)		 WEIGHT
(lb/mft)		 BREAK STR
(lb)
MIN MAX MAX MAX MIN
22 7/30 2 0.0297 0.0303 18.0 2.21 43.1
24 7/32 2.5 0.0237 0.0243 28.3 1.42 27.4
26 7/34 3 0.0186 0.0192 45.9 0.889 16.9
28 7/36 4 0.0147 0.0154 74.4 0.574 10.6
30 7/38 5 0.0117 0.0124 117.4 0.373 6.69
32 7/40 6.1 0.0090 0.0096 196 0.223 3.96
34 7/42 8 0.0072 0.0078 307 0.148 2.53
36 7/44 10 0.0057 0.0063 489 0.0968 1.59
38 7/46* 10 0.0045 0.0049 817 0.0615 0.950
40 7/48* 10 0.0035 0.0039 1,359 0.0398 0.572
42 7/50* 10 0.0028 0.0031 2,229 0.0263 0.348
44 7/52* 10 0.0022 0.0025 3,406 0.0156 0.228
46 7/54* 10 0.0018 0.0020 5,435 0.0099 0.143
NICKEL PLATED PERCON 28 (MINIMUM 50 MICRO-INCH NICKEL THICKNESS)
AWG  CONST PLATE % DIAMETER (inch) RESISTANCE
(Ω/mft)		 WEIGHT
(lb/mft)		 BREAK STR
(lb)
MIN MAX MAX MAX MIN
22 7/30 2 0.0297 0.0303 18.0 2.21 43.1
24 7/32 2.5 0.0237 0.0243 28.3 1.42 27.4
26 7/34 3 0.0186 0.0192 45.9 0.889 16.9
28 7/36 4 0.0147 0.0153 74.4 0.574 10.6
30 7/38 5 0.0117 0.0123 117.4 0.373 6.69
32 7/40 6.1 0.0090 0.0096 196 0.223 3.96

19-Strand Unilay Constructions 

SILVER PLATED PERCON 28 (MINIMUM 40 MICRO-INCH SILVER THICKNESS)
AWG  CONST PLATE % DIAMETER (inch) RESISTANCE
(Ω/mft)		 WEIGHT
(lb/mft)		 BREAK STR
(lb)
MIN MAX MAX MAX MIN
18 19/30 2 0.0467 0.0486 6.43 6.13 119.0
20 19/32 2.5 0.0373 0.0392 10.7 3.96 76.4
22 19/34 3 0.0293 0.0311 17.5 2.49 47.4
24 19/36 4 0.0231 0.0244 28.4 1.56 29.1
26 19/38 5 0.0184 0.0198 44.8 1.01 18.5
28 19/40 6.1 0.0142 0.0151 72.4 0.607 10.7
30 19/42 8 0.0113 0.0123 113 0.402 6.88
32 19/44(1) 10 0.0095 0.0105 181 0.263 4.31
34 19/46(1)* 10 0.0075 0.0082 302 0.167 2.58
(1) True Concentric
NICKEL PLATED PERCON 28 (MINIMUM 50 MICRO-INCH NICKEL THICKNESS)
AWG  CONST PLATE % DIAMETER (inch) RESISTANCE
(Ω/mft)		 WEIGHT
(lb/mft)		 BREAK STR
(lb)
MIN MAX MAX MAX MIN
18 19/30 2 0.0467 0.0476 6.79 5.99 117.0
20 19/32 2.5 0.0373 0.0382 10.9 3.85 75.0
22 19/34 3 0.0293 0.0302 18.0 2.40 45.9
24 19/36 4 0.0231 0.0241 28.9 1.53 28.7
26 19/38 5 0.0184 0.0193 47.1 0.987 18.2
28 19/40 6.1 0.0142 0.0151 79.5 0.601 10.7

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