Tom Bishop, P.E.
EASA Senior Technical Support Specialist
Although aluminum magnet wire theoretically can be converted to copper magnet wire of about 5/8 of the original wire area, in some cases this is not advisable. In others, it may result in a change in the magnetic strength of a coil or winding. In this article we will address the most common aluminum-to-copper magnet wire conversions as well as how to deal with whether the wire area should be reduced.
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ANSI/EASA AR100
More information on this topic can be found in ANSI/EASA AR100
EASA Technical Manual
More information on this topic can be found in EASA's Technical Manual- Section 2: AC Machines
- Section 6: Magnet Wire & Lead Wire
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