ELECTRICAL AL 600V-UD 3E

Application

Southwire’s triplex Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 AlumaFlex® is primarily used for secondary distribution and underground service at 600 volts or less, either directly burial or in ducts, where increased flexibility is needed. May also be used in conduit as specified by the NEC.

Specifications

measurement

imperial metric

Select a set of products below for more information:

	Conductor				Ground Wire
	No. of Conductors	Size (AWG or kcmil)	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
554185	3 3	4 AWG 4 AWG	7 7	60 1.52			744 18.91	198 294
554171	3 3	2 AWG 2 AWG	7 7	60 1.52			870 22.11	259 386
554144	3 3	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	9 9	80 2.03			1105 28.09	463 689
554156	3 3	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	11 11	80 2.03			1198 30.45	501 746
554180	3 3	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	18 18	80 2.03			1421 36.10	819 1219
554166	3 3	250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL	22 22	95 2.41			1581 40.16	888 1321
554177	3 3	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL	30 30	95 2.41			1794 45.59	1153 1716

Standards & References

Southwire’s triplex Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 AlumaFlex® 600 volt cable meets or exceeds the following ASTM specifications:

B800 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy Wire for Electrical Purposes – Annealed and Intermediate Tempers.
B801 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Conductors of 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy for Subsequent Covering or Insulation.

Construction

Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 AlumaFlex® conductors are compressed stranded TRIPLE E AA-8000 (8176-H24) series Aluminum Alloy insulated with cross-linked polyethylene. A triplex construction consists of two phase conductors and one neutral. The neutral conductor contains three yellow extruded stripes and sequential footage marks. Conductors are durably surface printed for identification.

8000

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