Disclosed herein a covered conductor comprising a conductor and a covering, wherein the covering is disposed over the conductor, wherein the conductor comprises aluminum or an alloy comprising aluminum, wherein the covering comprises a poly(arylene ether) composition, wherein optionally, the covering comprises a poly(arylene ether) composition selected from the group consisting of Noryl resins from SABIC Innovative Plastics, Xyron resins from Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Iupiace resins from Mitsubishi, Lemalloy resins from Mitsubishi, Polyphenyl Ether resins from Bluestar, Acnor resins from Aquafil Technopolymers, Ashlene resins from Ashley Polymers, Vestoran resins from Evonik Degussa. Further disclosed herein is a wire harness assembly comprising the covered conductor, and an end use equipment comprising the wire harness assembly.