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AA AWG51 Document Information:
Title
Aluminum Alloy Building Wire Installation Manual and Design Guide
The Aluminum Association Inc.
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1997
Scope:
This publication covers installation procedures and design
considerations for aluminum and aluminum
alloy building wire and cable installations in industrial, commercial
and residential applications
not exceeding 600 volts. Since these installations of conductors and
cables are inside these
buildings, they are commonly referred to as building wires and cables.
Information presented in
this publication conforms to the requirements of the NEC, applicable
product standards of
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL), and other applicable industry
standards.
This publication contains basic information needed by designers,
specifiers, installers of
electrical wiring systems; and authorities having jurisdiction over
electrical installations.
Additional, more detailed information required for certain specialized
applications is provided by
other industry standards and publications. These are referenced in the
text and listed in Section
7.0.
This publication covers aluminum alloy building wire and cable types
RHH, RHW, RHW-2, THW, THW-2,
THHN, THWN, THWN-2, XHHW and XHHW-2; and AC, MC and SE, respectively.
Installation procedures and
design considerations for other types of aluminum wire and cable are
covered in other publications
from The Aluminum Association listed in Section 7.0.
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