Metal Clad Cable

Alumaflex™ Type MC AL Feeder XHHW-2 Conductors

2/3 AWG AlumaFlex™ XHHW-2 Insulated Singles with 8000 series Triple E™ Aluminum Alloy. Bare AlumaFlex™ Aluminum Alloy Grounding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor

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Application & Features

Suitable for use as follows:

Branch, feeder and service power distribution under high ambient temperatures in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
Power, lighting, control, and signal circuits.
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

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	Conductor				Ground Wire
	No. of Conductors	Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2)	No. of Strands	Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm)	Size (AWG)	Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)
More Options	3 3	6 AWG 6 AWG	7 7	45 1.14	6 6	839 21.33	242 360
More Options	4 4	6 AWG 6 AWG	7 7	45 1.14	6 6	925 23.50	296 440
More Options	3 3	4 AWG 4 AWG	7 7	45 1.14	6 6	1006 25.55	324 483
More Options	4 4	4 AWG 4 AWG	7 7	45 1.14	6 6	1036 26.32	382 569
More Options	3 3	2 AWG 2 AWG	6 6	45 1.14	4 4	1082 27.49	417 621
More Options	4 4	2 AWG 2 AWG	6 6	45 1.14	4 4	1165 29.59	536 797
More Options	3 3	1 AWG 1 AWG	8 8	55 1.40	4 4	1101 27.98	491 731
More Options	4 4	1 AWG 1 AWG	8 8	55 1.40	4 4	1292 32.82	658 979
More Options	3 3	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	10 10	55 1.40	4 4	1154 29.31	569 847
More Options	4 4	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	10 10	55 1.40	4 4	1384 35.15	767 1142
More Options	3 3	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	12 12	55 1.40	4 4	1405 35.70	711 1058
More Options	3 3	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	15 15	55 1.40	4 4	1311 33.31	786 1170

Standards & References

Southwire AlumaFlex™ Type MC-XHHW-2 Cable meets or exceeds the requirements:

UL 44
UL 1569
UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
ICEA S-95-658 (NEMA WC70)
Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
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 AlumaFlex™Type MC-XHHW-2 Cable with Triple E™Aluminum Alloy is constructed with Type XHHW-2 conductors rated 90˚ C dry, and a bare equipment grounding conductor. Conductors are AlumaFlex™ AA-8000 series aluminum alloy compact stranded. A binder tape is wrapped over the conductors. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. Refer to color chart for conductor color sequence.

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