WesBell Electronics Inc
Romex Wire and Cable

Bare Copper - Solid Ground Wire AA59551

Bare Copper is Mil Spec approved for AA59551. It's the solid copper ground wire used in all electrical wire and cables as a ground wire. For instance, Romex 14/2 cable has 2 14 awg THHN wires and a Bare Copper ground wire. We also have Tinned Copper, also known as Bus Bar Wire, available for sale. It's manufactured as bare copper wire with an additional tinned coating.

Bare Copper
Approvals

All of our Bare Copper ground wire meets the Mil Spec AA59551.







    Features and Properties

  •     NO Insulation
  •     Solid Copper
  •     AA59551 Mil Spec Approved
  •     26 awg through 2 awg
  •     Tinned Copper Available



Click the Part Number for pricing

Part Number
AWG Size
Stranding
Weight / 1000'
Bare Copper 26 26 AWG Solid Copper .769 lbs
Bare Copper 24 24 AWG Solid Copper 1.22 lbs
Bare Copper 22 22 AWG Solid Copper 1.95 lbs
Bare Copper 20 20 AWG Solid Copper 3.09 lbs
Bare Copper 18 18 AWG Solid Copper 4.93 lbs
Bare Copper 16 16 AWG Solid Copper 7.82 lbs
Bare Copper 14 14 AWG Solid Copper 12.43 lbs
Bare Copper 12 12 AWG Solid Copper 19.77 lbs
Bare Copper 10 10 AWG Solid Copper 31.43 lbs
Bare Copper 8 8 AWG Solid Copper 50 lbs
Bare Copper 6 6 AWG Solid Copper 79.50 lbs
Bare Copper 4 4 AWG Solid Copper 126.35 lbs
Bare Copper 2 2 AWG Solid Copper 200 lbs

 

Solid bare copper wire doesn't have any insulation and it's most commonly used as a ground wire. It comes in solid or stranded version but we usually only have the solid version in stock. If you need stranded then we can still get you a quote so please call us to request pricing.

You'll almost always find a bare copper ground wire in an electrical cable in addition to the amount of conductors the cable says it has. For example, a type MC cable 6 awg 4 conductor will have a 5th wire in it known as the solid bare copper ground wire. The only cable that can't protect the ground wire is Romex® because the jacket is only made to be used indoors. Moisture, gas, oil and solvents can damage the cable and the ground wire will be hit first.