500-37 CU USE-2 RHH-RHW-2 600V BLACK 1000 FT
Southwire #: 11359701
Underground Service Entrance Cable. 600 Volt. Copper Conductors. Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLP) Insulation. High-Heat, Moisture, and Sunlight Resistant.
Application
Southwire® Type USE-2 conductors are used with conduit as specified in the 2011 National Electrical Code. When used as Type USE-2, conductor is suitable for use as underground service entrance cable for direct burial at conductor temperatures not to exceed 90° C. When used as RHH, conductor temperatures shall not exceed 90°C in dry locations. When used as RHW-2 or USE-2, conductor temperatures shall not exceed 90°C in wet or dry locations. Voltage rating for USE-2 conductors is 600 volts.
Specifications
| Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) | 500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL | |
| No. of Strands | 37 37 | |
| Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | 966 24.54 | mils mm |
| Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | 95 2.41 | mils mm |
| Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 1670 2485 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
| Allowable Ampacity at 60C | 320 320 | |
| Allowable Ampacity at 75C | 380 380 | |
| Allowable Ampacity at 90C | 430 430 | |
| UPC # | 032886278662 032886278662 |
Standards & References
Southwire® USE-2 comply with the following:
- ASTM - B3 and B8
- UL Standard 854 for USE-2
- Federal Specification A-A-59544
- National Electrical Code, NFPA 70 - 2011 Edition
- NEMA WC 70 Construction Requirements
- RoHS/REACH Compliant
Construction
Southwire® Type USE-2 copper conductors are annealed (soft) copper. Insulation is an abrasion, moisture, heat, and sunlight resistant black crosslinked polyethylene (XLP).
