Wires or cables are used to transmit energy. One of the popular types of wire used is bare copper wire owing to being a good conductor of electrical energy. It’s majorly used to ground electrical systems and can easily be purchased in solid or stranded type or in soft or hard wired.

What is a Bare Copper Wire Composed of?

Bare copper wire is a single stranded wire that is annealed for high ductility and meets QQ-W-343 standards for uninsulated copper wire. It consists of copper with small amount of Copper Oxide impurities.

Making of a Bare Copper Wire An electrical wire carried electric current, which is proportional to its gauge size and is coated with some metal to insulate. Another objective to coat the wire with a metal is to safeguard it against moisture,  chemicals, heat, corrosion and abrasion. Copper is the most frequently used metal for electric wire, but is sometime mixed with alloys to offer better strength and resistance to the wire. A wire can either have a single strand or multiple smaller strands, depending on the supplication of the wire.

Application of  Bare copper wires play a critical role in the manufacturing of overhead transmissions and distribution applications, whereas stranded conductors are generally used for uninsulated hook up, jumpers, and grounds. It is also well suitable for the making of the wires used for electrical grounding.