Economic Choice Of Conductor in Transmission Line Design Economic Choice Of Conductor in Transmission Line Design Conductors used should have following electrical and physical properties: Chosen conductor must have high conductivity. In must have large tensile strength. It must have large corrosion resistance characteristics. It needs to have large melting point and good thermal stability. It has good ductile property. Following conductor material are most commonly use for transmission line : Hard drown copper Aluminium Aluminium conductors steel reinforced (ACSR) In india, ACSR Conductors are more commonly used. From 1990 onwards, America, Australia and few european countries starts using All aluminium alloy conductor (AAAC). AAAC consists of aluminium, boron, silicates etc. As a main component material. Size of the conductor chosen depends on following factors : Length of the transmission line Voltage drop Load demand Voltage level Allowable temperature limit Current carrying capaci