2/C CU 2000V EPDM/CPE Type W Industrial Grade Cable 90°C

Application

Southwire Type W cable is a heavy-duty industrial cable for use in flexible, portable, and extra-hard usage applications per NEC Article 400. Suitable for continuous submersion in water – ideal for submersible pumps. Also suitable for use in light to medium-duty mining applications. Sunlight and oil resistant. Highly flexible and easy to work with in cold conditions. Not for use as permanent building wiring. Meets FT-1 and FT-5 Flame Tests. cUL listing on select items only.

Specifications

measurement

imperial metric

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	Conductor						Allowable Ampacities+				Resistance
	Size (AWG or kcmil)	No. of Strands	Nom. OD (Conductor) (mils) (mm)	Nom. OD (mils) (mm)	Nom. OD (Over Ins.) (mils) (mm)	Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	Allowable Ampacity at 60C	Allowable Ampacity at 75C	Allowable Ampacity at 90C	Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm)	Nom. DC Resistance (Conductor)	AC Resistance at 90°C
559272	8 AWG 8 AWG	71 71		805 20.46		329 489	55 55	65 65	74 74		0.65 0.65	0.82 0.82
570254	4 AWG 4 AWG	112 112		1020 25.91		612 911	96 96	115 115	130 130		0.26 0.26	0.33 0.33
559276	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	324 324		1497 38.04		1383 2058	199 199	238 238	271 271	80 2.03	0.08 0.08	0.1 0.1

Standards & References

ASTM B3 Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
ASTM B172 Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Bunch-Stranded Copper Conductors
UL 1650 Standard for Portable Power Cable
MSHA Approved
RoHS-2 (European Directive 2011/65/EU)

Construction

Conductor:Bare, soft drawn, annealed, flexible, rope-lay stranded copper per ASTM B3/B172
Separator Tape:Non-conducting tape applied between the conductor and insulation to facilitate stripping
Insulation:Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM). Color coded black, white
Fillers:Paper fillers applied as needed to round the cable core
Tape:Reinforcing tape applied over the cabled core for improved mechanical integrity and ease of stripping
Reinforcement Binder:Reinforcing twine applied over the tapped core
Jacket:Black, flame resistant, thermosetting Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE)

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