Metal Clad Cable

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 & Features

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		Neutral Wire
	Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2)	No. of Conductors	Stranding	Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	Size (AWG)	Ground Size UOM	Size (AWG)	Conductor Colors
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	4 4	Solid Solid	540 13.73	159 237	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BLU, RED, WHT-BLU, WHT-RED, GRN BLU, RED, WHT-BLU, WHT-RED, GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	4 4	Stranded Stranded	608 15.44	194 289	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	RED/BLU/GRN/GRN-YLW/WHT-BLU/WHT-RED RED/BLU/GRN/GRN-YLW/WHT-BLU/WHT-RED
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	6 6	Solid Solid	587 14.91	341 507	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BLK/RED/BLU/GRN/WHT-BLK/WHT-RED/WHT-BLU BLK/RED/BLU/GRN/WHT-BLK/WHT-RED/WHT-BLU
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	8 8	Solid Solid	700 17.79	294 437	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BK, RD, BU, OR, GN, GN-YW, WT, WT-BK, WT-RD, WT-BU BK, RD, BU, OR, GN, GN-YW, WT, WT-BK, WT-RD, WT-BU
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	8 8	Stranded Stranded	688 17.49	277 412	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BLK, BLK-WHT, WHT, WHT-BLK, RED, RED-WHT, BLU, GRN, BLU-WHT BLK, BLK-WHT, WHT, WHT-BLK, RED, RED-WHT, BLU, GRN, BLU-WHT
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	9 9	Solid Solid	843 21.42	338 504	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BK1, RD1, WE1, BK2, RD2, WE2,BK3, RD3, WE3 BK1, RD1, WE1, BK2, RD2, WE2,BK3, RD3, WE3
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	4 4	Solid Solid	624 15.86	232 345	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	ORG, YLW, GRN, GRY-ORG, GRY-YLW ORG, YLW, GRN, GRY-ORG, GRY-YLW
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	4 4	Stranded Stranded	665 16.91	251 373	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BLK, BLU, GRN, WHT-BLK, WHT-BLU BLK, BLU, GRN, WHT-BLK, WHT-BLU
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	6 6	Solid Solid	670 17.04	310 462	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BRN, ORG, YLW, GRY-BRN, GRY-ORG, GRY-YLW, GRN BRN, ORG, YLW, GRY-BRN, GRY-ORG, GRY-YLW, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	6 6	Stranded Stranded	775 19.70	366 544	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BLK, RED, BLK-BLU, RED-BLU, WHT, WHT-BLU, GRN BLK, RED, BLK-BLU, RED-BLU, WHT, WHT-BLU, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	8 8	Solid Solid	823 20.92	425 632	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BRN, ORG, YLW, PUR, GRY-BRN, GRY-ORG, GRY-YLW, GRY-PUR, GRN BRN, ORG, YLW, PUR, GRY-BRN, GRY-ORG, GRY-YLW, GRY-PUR, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	9 9	Stranded Stranded	944 24.00	505 752	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BK, BK, RD, RD, BU, BU, WT-BK, WT-RD, WT-BU, GN BK, BK, RD, RD, BU, BU, WT-BK, WT-RD, WT-BU, GN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	10 10	Solid Solid	883 22.44	506 753	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BKWT-BK BKWT-BK
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	10 10	Stranded Stranded	944 24.00	545 811	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BK, RD, BK-WT, BK-RD, RD-WT, WT, WT-RD, WT-BU, WT-BK, WT-PK, GN BK, RD, BK-WT, BK-RD, RD-WT, WT, WT-RD, WT-BU, WT-BK, WT-PK, GN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	12 12	Solid Solid	946 24.05	626 932	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BK, RD, BU, OR, YW, BN, WT-BK, WT-RD, WT-BU, WT-OR, WT-YW, WT-BN, GN, GN-YW BK, RD, BU, OR, YW, BN, WT-BK, WT-RD, WT-BU, WT-OR, WT-YW, WT-BN, GN, GN-YW
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	12 12	Stranded Stranded	1014 25.76	633 942	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BK, BK, RD, RD, BU, BU, WT, WT, WT, WT, WT, WT, GN BK, BK, RD, RD, BU, BU, WT, WT, WT, WT, WT, WT, GN
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	12 12	Stranded Stranded	1206 30.65	947 1409	10 10	AWG AWG	8 8	BK, RD, BU, WT, BK, RD, BU, WT, BK, RD, WT, WT, GN BK, RD, BU, WT, BK, RD, BU, WT, BK, RD, WT, WT, GN
More Options	6 AWG 6 AWG	8 8	Stranded Stranded	1164 29.59	979 1456	8 8	AWG AWG	6 6	1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 8 GRNGND 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 8 GRNGND

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.

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