Copper RHH, RHW-2, USE-2

Underground Service Entrance Cable. 600 Volt. Copper conductors. Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLP) Insulation. High-Heat, Moisture, and Sunlight Resistant. Sizes 6  through 4/0 AWG Also Rated SIS.

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Application

Southwire® Type RHH or RHW-2 or 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 RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 conductors is 600 volts.

Specifications

Select a set of products below for more information:
Conductor Allowable Ampacities+
Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) No. of Strands Nom. OD (mils) (mm) Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) Allowable Ampacity at 60C Allowable Ampacity at 75C Allowable Ampacity at 90C
113399
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
174 4.44
45 1.14
28 42
20 20
20 20
20 20
113431
12 AWG 12 AWG
7 7
183 4.65
45 1.14
29 44
20 20
20 20
20 20
113449
10 AWG 10 AWG
7 7
207 5.26
45 1.14
43 64
30 30
30 30
30 30
113456
8 AWG 8 AWG
7 7
265 6.73
60 1.52
69 103
40 40
50 50
55 55
113464
6 AWG 6 AWG
7 7
304 7.72
60 1.52
103 153
55 55
65 65
75 75
113472
4 AWG 4 AWG
7 7
351 8.92
60 1.52
155 231
70 70
85 85
95 95
113480
3 AWG 3 AWG
7 7
378 9.60
60 1.52
191 285
85 85
100 100
115 115
113498
2 AWG 2 AWG
7 7
403 10.24
60 1.52
236 352
95 95
115 115
130 130
113506
1 AWG 1 AWG
19 19
489 12.42
80 2.03
308 458
110 110
130 130
145 145
113514
1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG
19 19
528 13.41
80 2.03
380 566
125 125
150 150
170 170
113522
2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG
19 19
572 14.53
80 2.03
471 700
145 145
175 175
195 195
113530
3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG
19 19
622 15.80
80 2.03
584 869
165 165
200 200
225 225
113548
4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG
19 19
678 17.22
80 2.03
728 1084
195 195
230 230
260 260
113555
250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL
37 37
742 18.85
95 2.41
865 1287
215 215
255 255
290 290
113563
300 KCMIL 300 KCMIL
37 37
794 20.17
95 2.41
1027 1528
240 240
285 285
320 320
113571
350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL
37 37
861 21.87
95 2.41
1191 1772
260 260
310 310
350 350
113589
400 KCMIL 400 KCMIL
37 37
885 22.48
95 2.41
1349 2007
280 280
335 335
380 380
113597
500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL
37 37
966 24.54
95 2.41
1670 2485
320 320
380 380
430 430
113605
600 KCMIL 600 KCMIL
61 61
1072 27.23
110 2.79
2012 2995
350 350
420 420
475 475
113613
750 KCMIL 750 KCMIL
61 61
1171 29.74
110 2.79
2492 3709
400 400
475 475
535 535
113647
1000 KCMIL 1000 KCMIL
61 61
1349 34.26
110 2.79
3295 4903
455 455
545 545
615 615

Standards & References

Southwire® Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 comply with the following:

  • Southwire® Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 comply with the following:
  • ASTM - B3, B8 (7, 19, 37, 61 Strands), B787 (19 Wire Combination Unilay Strand)
  • UL Standard 44 for RHH or RHW-2
  • 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 RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 copper conductors are annealed (soft) copper. Insulation is an abrasion, moisture, heat, and sunlight resistant black crosslinked polyethylene (XLP). An optional CT rated product is available upon request forsizes 1/0 and larger.

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