ELCOWIRE RAIL PRODUCT CATALOGUE Overhead Contact Line Systems

OUR PASSION BRINGS POWER TO LIFE Efficient overhead contact line systems are the base for electrically powered rail and increasingly also road traffic. The ecological footprint of electric traction is considerably lower than that of Diesel traction, and this applies for electrically powered buses and trucks as well. One can firmly state that electrified rail tracks, equipped with properly dimensioned overhead contact line systems, make a significant contribution to reaching the climate targets. The dimensioning and design of an overhead contact line system and the selection of the right materials...

CONTENT Products and services for Overhead Contact Line Systems Flexible cable conductors made of pure copper Contact wire made of pure copper and copper alloys, Valthermo and Valcond Cable conductors made of copperclad steel Stranded Conductors - Valthermo and Valcond with value for your application Wooden drums for contact wire and cable conductors Cable conductors made of Valthermo Reference list

SAFE TRAVEL CONDUCTORS AND WIRES FOR OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES WITH MAXIMUM LIFETIME Conductors and Wires made by Elcowire have proven records around the world in catenary systems and in overhead conductor rails for long distance and urban transportation, electric road transport and mining applications. Our product brands VALTHERMO and VALCOND will support you to increase reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) of your transport system, whilst at the same time lowering CO2 emissions, life cycle cost (LCC) and ultimately your Total Cost of Ownership.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR OVERHEAD CONTACT LINE SYSTEMS ELCOWIRE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCT RELATED SERVICES, SUCH AS TECHNICAL CONSULTING, TRAINING MATERIAL, PRODUCT INVESTIGATIONS, CALCULATIONS, ON-SITE MEASUREMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MATERIAL, DRUM SELECTION AND INSTALLATION. Today’s modern rail applications put special requirements on the components and materials used in overhead contact lines*. In particular, contact and messenger wires used in these applications require increased tensioning forces, highest possible electrical conductivity and the maximum possible fatigue strength....

CONTACT WIRE MADE OF PURE COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS, VALTHERMO AND VALCOND Cu-ETP, CuAg, CuMg and CuSn according to EN 50149 Our products can be manufactured according to european (EN), international (IEC) or individual specifications our customers are asking us for. AREAS OF APPLICATION: Contact wires for all ranges of speed on main and side lines, for all electrical systems AC or DC as well as for Metros, Trolley buses and Mining. 6 PACKING: Different drums according to the specific application.

CONTACT WIRES ACCORDING TO EN 50149 Overview of configurations and weights (selection) NOMINAL CROSS SECTION NOMINAL WIRE-Ø CONSTRUCTION NOMINAL WEIGHT All values refer to new unworn contact wires at a density of 8.890 kg/m³ CONTACT WIRES FOR EVERY SPEED AND APPLICATION Overview of materials and speed range (selection) TYPICAL MAXIMUM SPEED Cu-ETP (normal tensile strength) CuAg0,1 (high tensile strength) VALTHERMO CuSn0,1 (high tensile strength) BASIC MATERIAL Values based on a cross section of 120 mm² according to EN 50149. All values refer to new unworn contact wires. IDENTIFICATION GROOVES...

OVERVIEW OF CONTACT WIRE CHARACTERISTICS - BREAKING LOAD AND AMPACITY NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Cu-ETP (normal strength) Cu-ETP (normal strength) Cu-ETP (high strength) Cu-ETP (high strength) CuSn0,1 Valthermo (high strength) breaking load kN CuSn0,1 Valthermo (high strength) ampacity Ampacity calculated at wind 1 m/s, sun radiation 1000 W/m², 35°C ambient temperature, max. permanent operating temperature according to material, new contact wire Cu-ETP 80°C, Cu-alloys 100°C. All values refer to new unworn contact wires. Other specifications according to international standards and customer requirements...

CONTACT WIRE MADE OF PURE COPPER Cu-ETP ACCORDING TO EN 50149 Values for Cu-ETP (normal tensile strength) NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Minimum breaking load 1) Percentage elongation after fracture Elastic modulus Half hard temperature Electrical resistance per kilometre 1) Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance 10¯³/K Temperature coefficient of linear expansion Minimum mass per kilometre Maximum mass per kilometre Minimum tensile strength 2) Values for Cu-ETP (high tensile strength) NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Percentage elongation after fracture Elastic modulus Half hard temperature Electrical...

CONTACT WIRE MADE OF CuAg0,1 ACCORDING TO EN 50149 Values for CuAg0,1 alloy (normal tensile strength) NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Percentage elongation after fracture Elastic modulus Half hard temperature Electrical resistance per kilometre 1) Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance 10¯³/K Temperature coefficient of linear expansion Minimum mass per kilometre Maximum mass per kilometre Minimum tensile strength 2) Minimum breaking load 1) Values for CuAg0,1 alloy (high tensile strength) NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Minimum tensile strength 2) Minimum breaking load 1) Percentage elongation...

CONTACT WIRE MADE OF VALTHERMO CuSn0,1 ACCORDING TO EN 50149 Values for VALTHERMO CuSn0,1 alloy (high tensile strength) NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Minimum breaking load 1) Percentage elongation after fracture Elastic modulus Half hard temperature Electrical resistance per kilometre 1) Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance 10¯³/K Temperature coefficient of linear expansion Minimum mass per kilometre Maximum mass per kilometre Minimum tensile strength 2) 1) Calculated with minimum cross section. 2) Different tensile strength on request. 3) Calculated at wind 1 m/s, sun radiation 1000...

CONTACT WIRE MADE OF CuSn0,2 ACCORDING TO EN 50149 Values for CuSn0,2 alloy (normal conductivity) NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Percentage elongation after fracture Elastic modulus Half hard temperature Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance 10¯³/K Temperature coefficient of linear expansion Minimum mass per kilometre Maximum mass per kilometre Minimum tensile strength 2) Minimum breaking load Electrical resistivity at 20 °C Electrical resistance per kilometre Values for CuSn0,2 alloy (high conductivity) VALCOND NOMINAL CROSS SECTION mm2 Percentage elongation after fracture Elastic modulus...