Cable connectors and cable terminals, which are used for connecting aluminum and copper wires, are often called bimetallic. In the process of production of these terminals both metals are used namely, aluminum and copper. They have one big advantage , they eliminate the cells at the interface between copper and aluminum. They have very high thermal resistance to temperatures even up to 300°C. Let us learn more about the bimetallic cable connectors and terminals produced by ERKO.
ACL bimetallic connector
ACL in the tubular part meets the requirements of DIN 46267. They can be crimped on single-strand aluminum wires with the cross-section from 240 mm2 to 300 mm2, and on multi-strand aluminum wires with the cross-section from 185 mm2 to 300 mm2 as well as on the multi-strand copper wires with the cross-section from 50 mm2 to 300 mm2. The crimping tools recommended by the manufacturer are the following: EPZC300, EPZ300, GZ300, HRZ300, PRZ240, GO300.
ACB bimetallic terminal with pin
ACB in the copper tubular part meets the requirements of DIN 46267 part 2. It is produced for single-strand wire with the cross-section from 25 mm2 to 300 mm2 and multi-strand wire with the cross-section from 16 mm2 to 300 mm2. The smaller sizes can be crimped with the help of such crimping tools as: EPZC300, EPZ300, GZ300, whereas the bigger sizes require stronger tools such as: HRZ300, GO300, GU300, HR300.
Tight bimetallic terminal ACK
ACK tight terminal in the tubular part is made for the screw in sizes from 8 to 16. The tubular part is made of copper and it fulfills the standard of DIN 46329. This terminal can be crimped on single-strand wire with the cross-section from 25 mm2 to 400 mm2 and multi-strand wire with the cross-section from 16 mm2 to 625 mm2.
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