Cable cores, strands and conductor area
- Core
A core includes its conductor and surrounding insulation. Its diameter differs from both conductor area and complete cable diameter.
- Conductor stranding
Separate wires form a stranded conductor. Strand number and diameter must be interpreted through the specified construction.
- Conductor classThis term
Solid and stranded examples show different construction. Use the actual conductor-class requirements when choosing terminals and tooling.
- Conductor cross-sectional area
Area refers to the conducting metal section. Do not use that area as the complete cable diameter for a gland seal.
- AWG
The size system describes conductor size. Verify the actual conductor and cable dimensions instead of selecting a gland from AWG alone.
Electrical conductor area describes the conducting metal rather than the complete insulated cable. Strand construction and size notation need to be read together.
Conceptual sections without gauge sizes or strand counts. Insulation thickness, cable layers and conductor class affect the complete cable geometry.