Aluminum conductor steel-reinforced cable is a type of high-capacity, high-strength stranded conductor typically used in overhead power lines. The outer strands are high-purity aluminium, chosen for i
Sample cross-section of high tension power (pylon) line, showing 1 strand (7 wires) of steel surrounded by 4 concentric layers of aluminium.
Copper-clad steel, also known as copper-covered steel or the trademarked name Copperweld is a bi-metallic product, mainly used in the wire industry that combines the high mechanical strength of steel
John Ferreol Monnot, metallurgist, the inventor of the first successful process for manufacturing copper-clad steel.