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PRO-TRACE ® COPPER PE30 is made from oxygen free copper cathode formed into copper rod. 

Copper rod is pulled thru a series of drawing dies to achieve conductor diameter. 

Conductor then undergoes a heat treating process (annealing), resulting in soft annealed copper. 

The process above is what determines properties like break load and flexbility.

The next process is extrusion of the insulation, high-density, high molecular weight polyethylene (HMW-HDPE) spark test 5,000 VAC. 

HDPE is considered the best tracer wire insulation due to cost, smoothness, and abrasion protection. 

The final process is processing insulated wire onto reels.
Features
  • PRO-TRACE ® COPPER PE30 is used for tracer wire applications to conductively locate buried utility lines for the gas, water, sewer, telecommunication, and electrical markets.. 
  • 30 mil, High-Density, HMWPE insulation provides excellent oxidative stability, toughness, abrasion, crush, chemical, oil, and moisture resistance. Provides superior long term aging performance with excellent environmental and thermal stress-cracking resistance.
  • Available in 30 mil (30v) and 45 mil (600v) insulation for desired level of protection, but we only recommended 45 mil version when boring for extra abrasion protection.
  • Environmentally friendly and RoHS compliant
  • Recommended: Tracer-Lock® Connector #TL-LUG-SS. Is performs Main-to-Main or Main-to-Service connections without cutting or stripping, saving time and labor costs.
  • Recommended: Pro-Trace® Grounding Mag Rod #PTANODE12. It provides far-end grounding to utilize 512 Hz or 8 kHz with pin-point accuracy and corrosion protection.

Specifications

Density @ 23°C

  • 0.945 g/cm3

Melt Flow Rate

  • 0.8 g/10 min

Tensile Strength

  • 3,400 psi

Tensile Strength Retention

  • 90% after 48 hours @ 100°C

Tensile Elongation

  • 500%

Tensile Elongation Retention

  • 90% after 48 hours @ 100°C

Environmental Stress Cracking

  • 0 failures @ 48 hours

Thermal Stress Cracking

  • 0 failures @ 96 hours

Brittleness Temperature / Failures

  • 0 failures @ -76° C

Melting Point

  • 130°C

Oxidative Induction Time

  • 170 min @ 200°C

Dielectric Constant

  • 2.32 @ 1 MHz

Dissipation Factor

  • 0.00006 @ 1 MHz

DC Volume Resistivity Test @ 23°C

  • > 1 x 1015 ohm-cm

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