Metal Clad Cable

Armorlite® Type MC

12/4 AWG THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Ground. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.

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Application & Features

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

Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multiresidential 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	14 AWG 14 AWG	2 2	Solid Solid	442 11.23	79 118	14 14	AWG AWG	14 14	RED, WHT, GRN RED, WHT, GRN
More Options	14 AWG 14 AWG	3 3	Solid Solid	469 11.92	97 144	14 14	AWG AWG	14 14	BRN, ORG, GRY, GRN BRN, ORG, GRY, GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	2 2	Solid Solid	475 12.07	105 157	12 12	AWG AWG		BRN/ORG/GRN BRN/ORG/GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	580 14.73	136 203	12 12	AWG AWG		BLK, WHT, 12 BARE GND BLK, WHT, 12 BARE GND
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	495 12.60	110 163	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	ORG, GRY, GRN ORG, GRY, GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	3 3	Solid Solid	505 12.84	132 196	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BLU, RED, WHT, GRN BLU, RED, WHT, GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	3 3	Stranded Stranded	580 14.73	162 242	12 12	AWG AWG		BLK, RED, WHT, 12 BARE GND BLK, RED, WHT, 12 BARE GND
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	3 3	Stranded Stranded	529 13.45	138 205	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BRN, YLW, GRY, GRN BRN, YLW, GRY, GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	4 4	Solid Solid	540 13.73	159 237	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BLK, RED, PUR, WHT, GRN BLK, RED, PUR, WHT, GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	4 4	Stranded Stranded	568 14.43	166 247	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BRN/ORG/YLW/GRY/GRN BRN/ORG/YLW/GRY/GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	6 6	Solid Solid	577 14.67	211 313	12 12	AWG AWG		BLK, BLK-WHT, RED, RED-WHT, BLU, BLU-WHT, GRN BLK, BLK-WHT, RED, RED-WHT, BLU, BLU-WHT, GRN
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	6 6	Stranded Stranded	607 15.43	220 327	12 12	AWG AWG	12 12	BLK, RED, BLU, WHT, PNK, PNK-WHT, GRN BLK, RED, BLU, WHT, PNK, PNK-WHT, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	2 2	Solid Solid	541 13.75	150 224	10 10	AWG AWG		BLK, BLU, GRN BLK, BLU, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	660 16.76	183 272	101.88 101.88	MILS MILS		BLK, WHT, 10 BARE GND BLK, WHT, 10 BARE GND
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	2 2	Stranded Stranded	574 14.59	163 242	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BLU, WHT, GRN BLU, WHT, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	3 3	Solid Solid	581 14.76	192 285	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BLK/WHT/BLU/GRN BLK/WHT/BLU/GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	3 3	Stranded Stranded	660 16.76	222 330	10 10	AWG AWG		BLK, RED, WHT, 10 BARE GND BLK, RED, WHT, 10 BARE GND
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	3 3	Stranded Stranded	617 15.68	206 306	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	YLW, ORG, GRY, GRN YLW, ORG, GRY, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	4 4	Solid Solid	624 15.86	232 345	10 10	AWG AWG	10 10	BRN, YLW, PUR, GRY, GRN BRN, YLW, PUR, GRY, GRN
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	4 4	Stranded Stranded	660 16.76	243 361	101.88 101.88	MILS MILS	10 10	BRN, ORG, YLW, GRY, 10 BARE GND BRN, ORG, YLW, GRY, 10 BARE GND

Standards & References

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable meets or exceeds the requirements of the following:

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)
FT4/IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable is constructed with soft-drawn copper, Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry available in sizes 14 AWG through 2 AWG, 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.

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