SPEC: 10006

SIMpull XHHW-2^®/RW90 Copper

Conductor size 8 AWG and larger. Power Cable 600 or 1000 Volt Single Conductor Copper, Cross Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) with SIMpull technology for easier pulling.

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Application & Features

APPLICATION
Southwire Copper SIMpull XHHW-2^®/RW90 conductors are primarily used in conduit, cable tray or other recognized raceways for services, feeders, and branch circuit wiring, as specified in the National Electrical Code. SIMpull XHHW-2^®/RW90 copper conductors may be used in wet or dry locations at temperatures not to exceed 90°C. Voltage rating for XHHW-2 conductors is 600 volts or 1000 volts for all sizes. Suitable for use in Health Care Facilities per Section 517.160 of the National Electrical Code where a dielectric constant of less than 3.5 maybe specified. This cable is designed to be installed without the application of pulling lubricant. RW90 is for open wiring and use in raceways (except cable troughs and ventilated flexible cableways) in dry or wet locations as per Canadian Electrical Code. For open wiring exposed to the weather.

FEATURES
- SIS- 8 AWG
- Sunlight resistant
- -40°C Cold bend
- FT1
- Gasoline and Oil Resistant II
- CT Rated- 1/0 AWG and larger
- FT4- 350 kcmil and larger
- RoHS/REACH Compliant
- SPEC 10005 for circuit sizes 14 AWG, 12 AWG, and 10 AWG

Specifications

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	Cond. Size	Conductor Number	Cond. Strands	Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm)	Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm)	Approx. OD (in) (cm)	Copper Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.405 1.03	55 1.40	0.524 1.33	410 610	452 673
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.141 0.36	45 1.14	0.238 0.60	50 74	64 95
More Options	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.512 1.30	55 1.40	0.630 1.60	655 975	707 1052
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.141 0.36	45 1.14	0.238 0.60	50 74	64 95
More Options	6 AWG 6 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.177 0.45	45 1.14	0.274 0.70	81 121	97 144
More Options	4 AWG 4 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.225 0.57	45 1.14	0.321 0.82	128 190	148 220
More Options	3 AWG 3 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.252 0.64	45 1.14	0.348 0.88	162 241	184 274
More Options	2 AWG 2 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.282 0.72	45 1.14	0.379 0.96	204 304	228 339
More Options	1 AWG 1 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.322 0.82	55 1.40	0.435 1.10	258 384	291 433
More Options	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.361 0.92	55 1.40	0.480 1.22	326 485	363 540
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.405 1.03	55 1.40	0.524 1.33	410 610	452 673
More Options	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.456 1.16	55 1.40	0.574 1.46	518 771	564 839
More Options	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.512 1.30	55 1.40	0.630 1.60	655 975	707 1052
More Options	250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.558 1.42	65 1.65	0.700 1.78	771 1147	838 1247
More Options	300 KCMIL 300 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.610 1.55	65 1.65	0.753 1.91	926 1378	998 1485
More Options	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.661 1.68	65 1.65	0.803 2.04	1080 1607	1158 1723
More Options	400 KCMIL 400 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.705 1.79	65 1.65	0.848 2.15	1235 1838	1317 1960
More Options	500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.789 2.00	65 1.65	0.908 2.31	1543 2296	1632 2429
More Options	600 KCMIL 600 KCMIL	1 1	61 61	0.865 2.20	80 2.03	1.038 2.64	1852 2756	1973 2936
More Options	700 KCMIL 700 KCMIL	1 1	61 61	0.935 2.37	80 2.03	1.103 2.80	2161 3216	2284 3399
More Options	750 KCMIL 750 KCMIL	1 1	61 61	0.968 2.46	80 2.03	1.140 2.90	2315 3445	2449 3645
More Options	1000 KCMIL 1000 KCMIL	1 1	61 61	1.117 2.84	80 2.03	1.289 3.27	3087 4594	3240 4822

	Cond. Size	Conductor Number	Min. Bend Radius (in) (cm)	Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg)	DC Resistance at 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km)	AC Resistance at 75C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km)	Inductive Reactance (ohms/1000') (ohms/km)	Allowable Ampacity Raceway 75C	Allowable Ampacity Raceway 90C
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	2.1 5.33	1064 482.62	0.081 0.12	0.097 0.14	0.043 0.06	175 175	195 195
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	1 1	1.0 2.54	132 59.87	0.653 0.97	0.786 1.17	0.052 0.08	50 50	55 55
More Options	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	1 1	2.5 6.35	1692 767.48	0.051 0.08	0.062 0.09	0.041 0.06	230 230	260 260
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	1 1	1.0 2.54	132 59.87	0.653 0.97	0.786 1.17	0.052 0.08	50 50	55 55
More Options	6 AWG 6 AWG	1 1	1.1 2.79	209 94.80	0.411 0.61	0.495 0.74	0.051 0.08	65 65	75 75
More Options	4 AWG 4 AWG	1 1	1.3 3.30	333 151.05	0.258 0.38	0.310 0.46	0.048 0.07	85 85	95 95
More Options	3 AWG 3 AWG	1 1	1.4 3.56	420 190.51	0.205 0.31	0.246 0.37	0.047 0.07	100 100	115 115
More Options	2 AWG 2 AWG	1 1	1.5 3.81	530 240.40	0.162 0.24	0.195 0.29	0.045 0.07	115 115	130 130
More Options	1 AWG 1 AWG	1 1	1.7 4.32	669 303.45	0.128 0.19	0.154 0.23	0.046 0.07	130 130	145 145
More Options	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	1 1	1.9 4.83	844 382.83	0.102 0.15	0.122 0.18	0.044 0.07	150 150	170 170
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	2.1 5.33	1064 482.62	0.081 0.12	0.097 0.14	0.043 0.06	175 175	195 195
More Options	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	1 1	2.3 5.84	1342 608.72	0.064 0.10	0.078 0.12	0.042 0.06	200 200	225 225
More Options	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	1 1	2.5 6.35	1692 767.48	0.051 0.08	0.062 0.09	0.041 0.06	230 230	260 260
More Options	250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL	1 1	2.8 7.11	2000 907.18	0.043 0.06	0.053 0.08	0.041 0.06	255 255	290 290
More Options	300 KCMIL 300 KCMIL	1 1	3.0 7.62	2400 1088.62	0.036 0.05	0.045 0.07	0.041 0.06	285 285	320 320
More Options	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL	1 1	3.2 8.13	2800 1270.06	0.031 0.05	0.039 0.06	0.040 0.06	310 310	350 350
More Options	400 KCMIL 400 KCMIL	1 1	3.4 8.64	3200 1451.49	0.027 0.04	0.035 0.05	0.040 0.06	335 335	380 380
More Options	500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL	1 1	3.6 9.14	4000 1814.37	0.022 0.03	0.029 0.04	0.039 0.06	380 380	430 430
More Options	600 KCMIL 600 KCMIL	1 1	5.2 13.21	4800 2177.24	0.018 0.03	0.025 0.04	0.039 0.06	420 420	475 475
More Options	700 KCMIL 700 KCMIL	1 1	5.5 13.97	5600 2540.12	0.015 0.02	0.022 0.03	0.038 0.06	460 460	520 520
More Options	750 KCMIL 750 KCMIL	1 1	5.7 14.48	6000 2721.55	0.014 0.02	0.022 0.03	0.038 0.06	475 475	535 535
More Options	1000 KCMIL 1000 KCMIL	1 1	6.4 16.26	8000 3628.74	0.011 0.02	0.018 0.03	0.037 0.06	545 545	615 615

* Ampacities based upon 2023 NEC Table 310.16 Raceway or Cable, Not more than 3 copper conductors on an ambient temperature of 30°C.
* Ampacities derived from the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code. - Table 2 - for Raceway or Cable. Not more than 3 copper conductors on an ambient temperature of 30°C.
* Inductive impedance is based on non-ferrous conduit with one diameter spacing center-to-center.

Size (Strand)	Black	Red	Blue	White	Brown	Orange	Yellow	Gray	Purple	Green
14 (7) 14 (7)				955351 955351
12 (7) 12 (7)				955344 955344
10 (7) 10 (7)				955336 955336
8 (7) 8 (7)	112953	952713	553059	952721	553060	553061	553062	553063		952739
6 (7) 6 (7)	112961	952705	959916	678607	683383	683391	553067	553068		553230
4 (7) 4 (7)	112979	952697	553846	678599	553847	553848	553849	553850		558627
3 (7) 3 (7)	267278	652971	652972	652973	677646	677647	652975	677648		890469
2 (7) 2 (7)	112987	218115	553087	218107	553088	553089	553090		674066	474122
1 (19) 1 (19)	112995	550761	550762	550808	553854	553855	553856	553857	674065 674065	550766
1/0 (19) 1/0 (19)	113001	553860	553861	553858	553863	553864	553865	553866	674064	553862
2/0 (19) 2/0 (19)	113019	553871	553872	553870	553873	553874	553876	553877	553878	552070
3/0 (19) 3/0 (19)	113027	553881	553882	553880	553885	553886	553887	553888	674063 674063	553884
4/0 (19) 4/0 (19)	113035	553078	553079	553077	553080	553082	553083	553084	674062 674062	552071
250 (37) 250 (37)	113043	553893	553894	553892	553896	553897	553898	553899	674061 674061	553895
300 (37) 300 (37)	113050	643848	643849	643850	561129	561130	561131	584039	139410	580121
350 (37) 350 (37)	113068	553903	553904	553902	553906	553907	553908	553910	674060	553905
400 (37) 400 (37)	113076	561701	561702	561132	561111	561112	561113	561703		558666
500 (37) 500 (37)	113084	550369	550261	553071	550260	550262	550259	553074	553075	553072
600 (61) 600 (61)	113092	553914	553915	553913	553918	553919	553920	553921	589214	553916
700 (61) 700 (61)	586272				662840 662840	662842 662842	662843 662843	662844 662844
750 (61) 750 (61)	113100	553927	553928	553926	553930	553931	553932	553934		553929
1000 (61) 1000 (61)	113134	138623	138622	138624	678463	678465	678464			668449

Standards & References

ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors
ASTM B787 19 Wire Combination Unilay-Stranded Copper Conductors
UL 44 Thermoset-Insulated Wires and Cables
UL 1685 Vertical-Tray Fire Propagation and Smoke Release Test (1/0 and Larger)
CSA C22.2 No. 38 Thermoset-insulated wires and cables
ICEA S-95-658 (NEMA WC70) Power Cables Rated 2000 Volts or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy
IEEE 1202/FT4 Flame Test (70,000 BTU/hr) 350kcmil and Larger
Made in America: Compliant with both Buy American and Buy America Act (BAA) requirements per 49 U.S.C. § 5323(j) and the Federal Transit Administration Buy America requirements per 49 C.F.R. part 661
Federal Specification A-A-59544
NMX-J-451-ANCE Thermoset insulated wires and cables
NOM-063-SCFI Electrical Products – Conductors – Safety Requirements

Construction

Conductor: Class B compressed stranded bare copper per ASTM B3 and ASTM B8
Insulation: Cross Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) with SIMpull Technology. Silicone-Free, Abrasion, High-Heat, Moisture Resistant

Resources

CU XHHW EPD

Building Wire & Cable Overview and Amperage

Feeder Solution Flyer

Building Wire & Cable Overview and Amperage

Building Wire Cable Selector Flyer

Building Wire Selection Guide

For technical references, whitepapers, and installation resources please refer to: https://www.southwire.com/services/cabletech-support-services

SIMpull XHHW-2®/RW90 Copper