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Based on the resistance-temperature
coefficient of copper of 100 percent
conductivity and of aluminum 61 per-
cent conductivity (international an-
nealed copper standard) at 25°C and
the formulas:
R1 = Resistance at 25°C
R2 = Resistance at desired temp. T2  T1 = 25°C

Copper        
R2 = R1  


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Example: 
R dc at 75°C for 4/0 AWG
uncoated copper = 0.0509x
1.193 = .0607 ohms/1000ft. 

Aluminum 
R2 = R1  

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Resistance temperature correction factors
Copper Conductors

Temp. C 

0 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

0
10
20

.904
.942
.981

.908
.946
.985

.911
.950
.988

.915
.954
.992

.919
.958
.996

.923
.961
1.000

.927
.965
1.004

.931
.969
1.008

.934
.973
1.012

.938
.977
1.015

30
40
50

1.019
1.058
1.096

1.023
1.062
1.100

1.027
1.066
1.104

1.031
1.069 1.108

1.035
1.073
1.111 

1.039
1.077
1.115

1.042
1.081
1.119

1.046
1.085
1.123

1.050
1.089
1.127

1.054
1.092
1.131

60
70
80

1.135
1.173
1.212

1.139
1.177
1.216

1.143
1.181
1.220

1.146
1.185
1.224

1.150
1.189
1.227

1.154
1.193
1.231

1.158
1.197
1.235

1.162
1.200
1.239

1.166
1.204
1.243

1.170
1.208
1.247

90
100
110

1.250
1.289
1.328

1.254
1.293
1.331

1.258
1.297
1.335

1.262
1.300
1.339

1.266
1.304
1.343

1.270
1.308
1.347

1.274
1.312
1.351

1.277
1.316
1.354

1.281
1.320
1.358

1.285
1.324
1.362

120
130
140

1.366
1.405
1.443

1.370
1.408
1.447

1.374
1.412
1.451

1.378
1.416
1.455

1.381
1.420
1.459

1.385
1.424
1.462

1.389
1.428
1.466

1.393
1.432
1.470

1.397
1.435
1.474

1.400
1.439
1.478

150

1.482

1.480

1.489

1.493

1.497

1.500

1.505

1.509

1.513

1.516
 
Aluminum Conductors

Temp. C 

0 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

0
10
20

.901
.940
.980

.905
.944
.984

.909
.948
.988

.913
.952
.992

.917
.956
.996

.921
.960
1.000

.925
.964
1.004

.928
.968
1.008

.932
.972
1.012

.936
.976
1.016
30
40
50

1.020
1.060
1.100

1.024
1.064
1.104

1.028
1.068
1.108

1.032
1.072 1.112

1.036
1.076
1.116

1.040
1.080
1.120

1.044
1.084
1.124

1.048
1.088
1.128

1.052
1.092
1.132

1.056
1.096
1.136

60
70
80

1.140
1.180
1.219

1.144
1.184
1.223

1.148
1.187
1.227

1.152
1.191
1.231

1.156
1.195
1.235

1.160
1.199
1.239

1.164
1.203
1.243

1.168
1.207
1.246

1.172
1.211
1.250

1.176
1.215
1.254

90
100
110

1.258
1.297
1.336

1.262
1.301
1.340

1.266
1.304
1.343

1.270
1.308
1.347

1.274
1.311
1.351

1.278
1.315
1.355

1.281
1.319
1.359

1.285
1.324
1.362

1.289
1.328
1.366

1.293
1.332
1.370

120
130
140

1.374
1.413
1.452

1.378
1.417
1.456

1.381
1.420
1.459

1.385
1.424
1.463

1.389
1.428
1.467

1.393
1.432
1.471

1.397
1.436
1.475

1.401
1.440
1.479

1.405
1.444
1.483

1.409
1.448
1.487

150

1.491

1.495

1.498

1.502

1.506

1.510

1.514

1.518

1.522

1.526

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