Armorlite® Type MC Multi-Circuit

12/2 AWG Copper THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Multiple Circuits. Green Insulated Grounding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.

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Application

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Multi-Circuit is suitable for use as follows:

  • Multiple circuits for branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
  • Fished or embedded in plaster
  • Concealed or exposed installations.
  • Environmental air-handling spaces per NEC 300.22 (C).
  • Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
  • Installation in cable tray and approved raceways
  • Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables per NEC 645.5(D) & 645.5(D)(2).
  • Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.

Specifications

Select a set of products below for more information:
Conductor Ground Wire
No. of Conductors Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) No. of Strands Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) Size (AWG) No. of Strands Nom. OD (mils) (mm) Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) Allowable Ampacity
551322
4 4
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
607 15.43
195 290
555951
5 5
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
577 14.67
187 278
551324
6 6
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
648 16.47
248 370
551354
8 8
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
688 17.49
277 412
589122
10 10
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
700 17.79
317 472
580850
12 12
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
813 20.67
404 601
563822
4 4
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
665 16.91
251 373
552970
6 6
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
670 17.04
311 462
566698
8 8
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
878 22.32
457 681
640523
9 9
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
944 24.00
504 750
598031
10 10
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
883 22.44
506 753
552986
12 12
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
946 24.05
587 874
678254
18 18
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
1118 28.40
889 1324
573528
4 4
8 AWG 8 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
851 21.64
417 620
573530
6 6
8 AWG 8 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
917 23.29
553 823
677854
12 12
8 AWG 8 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
10 10
1206 30.65
947 1409
677866
8 8
6 AWG 6 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
1164 29.59
979 1456
557740
6 6
6 AWG 6 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
1009 25.64
765 1139

Standards & References

Southwire's Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Multi-Circuit meets or exceeds the following requirements:

  • UL 83
  • UL 1569
  • UL 1685
  • UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
  • Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
  • NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
  • Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
  • Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
  • REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Multi-Circuit is constructed with 14 awg through 10 awg softdrawn copper Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry, and a green insulated grounding conductor. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. An optional PVC jacket can be applied over the armored assembly.