Copperhead’s most popular product for open cut applications
Unmatched by other copper-clad steel manufacturers, Copperhead High Strength Tracer Wire combines the strength of fully annealed high-carbon steel with the conductivity and corrosion resistance of solid copper. The result is an industry exclusive in strength and reliability. Copperhead High Strength Tracer Wire is an engineering breakthrough for the underground construction industry and a perfect all-around tracer wire for open cut applications.
Copperhead's High Strength Tracer Wire
- Provided exclusively by Copperhead Industries
- Superior impact strength – two times the tensile break strength of solid copper
- Strong and flexible – fully annealed, high-carbon steel inner core gives the product its resiliency, strength, and allows it to stretch more than 15 percent to accommodate ground movement
- Reliable – combines the strength of fully annealed high-carbon steel and the conductivity and corrosion resistance of solid copper
- 11 percent lighter than solid copper means lower freight expenses
- Virgin high density polyethylene coating offers superior protection underground
Product Specs
High Strength 1830
Part Number
1830*-HS** (* insulation color. ** spool size)
Application
Open Cut
Wire Gauge
18 awg
Spool Size
500, 1000, 2500
Break Load
107 lb
Coating Thickness
30 mil
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High Strength 1630
Part Number
1630*-HS** (* insulation color. ** spool size)
Application
Open Cut
Wire Gauge
16 awg
Spool Size
500, 1000, 2500
Break Load
144 lb
Coating Thickness
30 mil
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High Strength 1430
Part Number
1430*-HS** (* insulation color. ** spool size)
Application
Open Cut
Wire Gauge
14 awg
Spool Size
500, 1000, 2500
Break Load
282 lb
Coating Thickness
30 mil
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High Strength 1230
Part Number
1230*-HS** (* insulation color. ** spool size)
Application
Open Cut
Wire Gauge
12 awg
Spool Size
500, 1000, 2500
Break Load
452 lb
Coating Thickness
30 mil
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High Strength 1030
Part Number
1030*-HS** (* insulation color. ** spool size)
Application
Open Cut
Wire Gauge
10 awg
Spool Size
500, 1000, 2500
Break Load
684 lb
Coating Thickness
30 mil
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