Copper RHH, RHW-2, USE-2

Application

Southwire® Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 conductors are used with conduit as specified in the 2011 National Electrical Code. When used as Type USE-2, conductor is suitable for use as underground service entrance cable for direct burial at conductor temperatures not to exceed 90° C. When used as RHH, conductor temperatures shall not exceed 90°C in dry locations. When used as RHW-2 or USE-2, conductor temperatures shall not exceed 90°C in wet or dry locations. Voltage rating for RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 conductors is 600 volts.

Specifications

measurement

imperial metric

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	Conductor					Allowable Ampacities+
	Size (AWG or kcmil)	No. of Strands	Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm)	Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	Allowable Ampacity at 60C	Allowable Ampacity at 75C	Allowable Ampacity at 90C
890700	14 AWG 14 AWG	7 7	160 4.08	45 1.14	20 30	15 15	15 15	15 15
113399	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	170 4.34	45 1.14	28 41	20 20	20 20	20 20
113431	12 AWG 12 AWG	7 7	179 4.55	45 1.14	29 43	20 20	20 20	20 20
113407	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	191 4.87	45 1.14	41 61	30 30	30 30	30 30
113449	10 AWG 10 AWG	7 7	203 5.16	45 1.14	42 63	30 30	30 30	30 30
113456	8 AWG 8 AWG	7 7	259 6.58	60 1.52	68 101	40 40	50 50	55 55
113464	6 AWG 6 AWG	7 7	298 7.57	60 1.52	101 151	55 55	65 65	75 75
113472	4 AWG 4 AWG	7 7	345 8.76	60 1.52	154 229	70 70	85 85	95 95
113480	3 AWG 3 AWG	7 7	372 9.45	60 1.52	190 282	85 85	100 100	115 115
113498	2 AWG 2 AWG	7 7	397 10.08	60 1.52	235 349	95 95	115 115	130 130
113506	1 AWG 1 AWG	19 19	481 12.22	80 2.03	305 454	110 110	130 130	145 145
113514	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	19 19	520 13.21	80 2.03	377 561	125 125	150 150	170 170
113522	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	19 19	564 14.33	80 2.03	467 695	145 145	175 175	195 195
113530	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	19 19	614 15.60	80 2.03	580 864	165 165	200 200	225 225
113548	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	19 19	670 17.02	80 2.03	725 1078	195 195	230 230	260 260
113555	250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL	37 37	748 19.00	95 2.41	862 1282	215 215	255 255	290 290
113563	300 KCMIL 300 KCMIL	37 37	801 20.35	95 2.41	1023 1523	240 240	285 285	320 320
113571	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL	37 37	851 21.62	95 2.41	1185 1763	260 260	310 310	350 350
113589	400 KCMIL 400 KCMIL	37 37	896 22.76	95 2.41	1346 2003	280 280	335 335	380 380
113597	500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL	37 37	956 24.28	95 2.41	1663 2475	320 320	380 380	430 430
113605	600 KCMIL 600 KCMIL	61 61	1086 27.58	110 2.79	2007 2987	350 350	420 420	475 475
113613	750 KCMIL 750 KCMIL	61 61	1188 30.18	110 2.79	2487 3701	400 400	475 475	535 535
113647	1000 KCMIL 1000 KCMIL	61 61	1337 33.96	110 2.79	3283 4886	455 455	545 545	615 615

Standards & References

Southwire® Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 comply with the following:

Southwire® Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 comply with the following:
ASTM - B3, B8 (7, 19, 37, 61 Strands), B787 (19 Wire Combination Unilay Strand)
UL Standard 44 for RHH or RHW-2
UL Standard 854 for USE-2
Federal Specification A-A-59544
National Electrical Code, NFPA 70 - 2011 Edition
NEMA WC 70 Construction Requirements
RoHS/REACH Compliant

Construction

Southwire® Type RHH or RHW-2 or USE-2 copper conductors are annealed (soft) copper. Insulation is an abrasion, moisture, heat, and sunlight resistant black crosslinked polyethylene (XLP). An optional CT rated product is available upon request forsizes 1/0 and larger.

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