4/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 Article NEC 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 perminant building wiring. Meets FT-5 Flame Test.

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
558152	8 AWG 8 AWG	71 71		988 25.10		578 860	48 48	57 57	65 65	60 1.52	0.666 0.666	0.848 0.848
558154	6 AWG 6 AWG	65 65		1120 28.45		739 1099	63 63	77 77	87 87	60 1.52	0.415 0.415	0.529 0.529
558157	2 AWG 2 AWG	168 168		1465 37.21		1732 2578	112 112	133 133	152 152	60 1.52	0.172 0.172	0.215 0.215
570102	1 AWG 1 AWG	224 224		1654 42.02		1986 2955	131 131	156 156	177 177	80 2.03	0.131 0.131	0.166 0.166
558158	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	259 259		1729 43.93		2241 3335	151 151	181 181	205 205	80 2.03	0.109 0.109	0.139 0.139
558159	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	324 324		1875 47.63		2780 4137	174 174	208 208	237 237		0.0834 0.0834	0.106 0.106
560068	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	418 418		1890 48.01		3216 4786	201 201	241 241	274 274	80 2.03	0.0662 0.0662	0.084 0.084
560069	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	532 532		2180 55.38		3951 5879	232 232	277 277	316 316	80 2.03	0.0525 0.0525	0.066 0.066
570250	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL	855 855		2783 70.69		6500 9673	318 318	381 381	433 433	95 2.41	0.032 0.032	0.041 0.041

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, red, green
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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