Southwire Type G-GC cable is a heavy-duty industrial cable for use in flexible, portable, and extra-hard usage applications where equipment grounding is required per NEC Article 400. Suitable for continuous submersion in water – ideal for submersible pumps, marine application. 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-5 Flame Test. cUL Listed.
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 | |
560537 | 8 AWG 8 AWG | 71 71 | 980 24.91 | 655 975 | 48 48 | 57 57 | 65 65 | 60 1.52 | 0.653 0.653 | 0.816 0.816 | ||
558168 | 6 AWG 6 AWG | 65 65 | 1055 26.80 | 816 1214 | 63 63 | 77 77 | 87 87 | 60 1.52 | 0.419 0.419 | 0.524 0.524 | ||
558169 | 4 AWG 4 AWG | 112 112 | 1172 29.77 | 1139 1695 | 84 84 | 101 101 | 114 114 | 0.263 0.263 | 0.329 0.329 | |||
558170 | 2 AWG 2 AWG | 168 168 | 1338 34.01 | 1435 2135 | 112 112 | 133 133 | 152 152 | 60 1.52 | 0.166 0.166 | 0.208 0.208 | ||
570098 | 1 AWG 1 AWG | 224 224 | 1512 38.40 | 1794 2670 | 131 131 | 156 156 | 177 177 | 80 2.03 | 0.131 0.131 | 0.164 0.164 | ||
558165 | 1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG | 259 259 | 1660 42.16 | 2084 3102 | 151 151 | 181 181 | 205 205 | 80 2.03 | 0.105 0.105 | 0.131 0.131 | ||
558166 | 2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG | 324 324 | 1690 42.93 | 2453 3651 | 174 174 | 208 208 | 237 237 | 0.0834 0.0834 | 0.104 0.104 | |||
560065 | 3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG | 418 418 | 1844 46.84 | 3156 4697 | 201 201 | 241 241 | 274 274 | 80 2.03 | 0.0662 0.0662 | 0.083 0.083 | ||
558167 | 4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG | 532 532 | 1970 50.04 | 3697 5501 | 232 232 | 277 277 | 316 316 | 80 2.03 | 0.0525 0.0525 | 0.066 0.066 | ||
570239 | 250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL | 608 608 | 2390 60.71 | 4892 7280 | 259 259 | 310 310 | 352 352 | 95 2.41 | 0.0448 0.0448 | 0.056 0.056 | ||
559281 | 350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL | 855 855 | 2681 68.10 | 6228 9268 | 318 318 | 381 381 | 433 433 | 95 2.41 | 0.032 0.032 | 0.04 0.04 | ||
570243 | 500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL | 1221 1221 | 3030 76.96 | 8015 11928 | 392 392 | 470 470 | 536 536 | 95 2.41 | 0.0224 0.0224 | 0.028 0.028 |