| Aluminium wire has been used for the purpose of | | | | supplied in half-hard, hard drawn annealed condition |
| electricity transmission since the early 1900s. | | | | based on the specification spelled out by the client. |
| Mostly the utility companies used it within their | | | | The clients that such a copper wire manufacturer |
| plant. It has many advantages over copper wires. | | | | has are cable manufacturers, engineering |
| Any copper wire manufacturer knows that it is | | | | equipments manufacturers, winding wire |
| lighter more flexible wire than copper wire and | | | | manufacturers and the like. |
| also less expensive. Aluminium wire suppliers on | | | | A copper wire manufacturer from India has to be |
| the other hand have to be content with some | | | | conscious of international quality standards if he is |
| power grid clients and such is still the case. | | | | looking to export. His manufacturing process |
| These days due to the rising costs of copper | | | | cannot fail on any count that is likely to affect the |
| wires, aluminium wire is getting more popular and | | | | quality of the product. The same is true for |
| it is now used for building wire. Electrical | | | | aluminium wire. The quality check staff working |
| contractors find it a more economical option to | | | | under the supplier has to be very vigilant about |
| shift to the aluminium alloy as specified by the | | | | the norms set globally and not be satisfied with |
| National Electrical Code (NEC). Contractors are also | | | | inferior standards. |
| interested in this wire as it is a cost saving and | | | | This implies that the standards in the local market |
| less bulky option for low voltage feeders. The | | | | may be quite different from those in the |
| give-and-take in this is that and aluminium building | | | | international market, based on the needs. The |
| wire has half the weight of copper but needs to | | | | only problem is to stay true to the standards that |
| have 50% greater area than copper to carry the | | | | are accepted in the country importing the |
| same current. There have been some innovations | | | | aluminium or copper wire from India. The |
| to fix that problem though and the aluminium | | | | necessary infrastructure with effective |
| conductors can be compacted in a way such that | | | | management needs to be there for the skilled |
| the overall diameter of the aluminium wire is | | | | professionals involved in copper and aluminium |
| exactly the same as copper. | | | | wire manufacturing. For supply in India, conforming |
| There are some companies who supply both | | | | to the ISO standards is enough. |
| copper and aluminium wire. The latter needs to be | | | | |