A rod that is driven into the ground to provide electrical connection to the ground. Also to carry current safely away from a circuit in the event of an electrical surge. It is a copper clad metal rod with a copper coating with a minimum of 0.010 in., meeting or exceeding UL and ANSI specifications.

• Nominal diameter: 5/8 in.
• Length: 8 in.
• Pointed ground rod
• Nominal diameter in inches
• UNC: 5/8
• Copper clad coating is a minimum of 0.010 in.
• Length: 1-3/16 in.
• ANSI/UL 467
• ANSI/NEMA GR-1
• CSA - canadian standard
• ANSI C33.8
• Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
• Steel - cold drawn ASTM-A-1080
• SAE 1010-1035 carbon steel
• Tensile strength 80,000-100,000 psi
• Steel Rockwell hardness B80 (minimum)
• Copper coating is a minimum of 0.010 in., meeting or exceeding UL and ANSI specifications
• Company name, UL logo and/or CSA logo, control number and part number are located within 12 in. of the chamfered end of each rod