5/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-5 Flame Test. 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
571259	8 AWG 8 AWG	71 71		1056 26.82		666 991	48 48	57 57	65 65	60 1.52	0.666 0.666	0.848 0.848
570257	6 AWG 6 AWG	65 65		1210 30.73		882 1312	63 63	77 77	87 87	60 1.52	0.415 0.415	0.529 0.529
570255	4 AWG 4 AWG	112 112		1399 35.55		1347 2005	84 84	101 101	114 114	60 1.52	0.263 0.263	0.335 0.335
571483	2 AWG 2 AWG	168 168		1605 40.77		1991 2963	112 112	133 133	152 152	60 1.52	0.172 0.172	0.215 0.215
570097	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	259 259		2041 51.84		3076 4577	151 151	181 181	205 205	80 2.03	0.109 0.109	0.139 0.139
571470	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	324 324		2072 52.65		3337 4966	174 174	208 208	237 237	80 2.03	0.0834 0.0834	0.106 0.106
571472	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	418 418		2153 54.71		3893 5794	201 201	241 241	274 274	80 2.03	0.0662 0.0662	0.084 0.084
570253	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	532 532		2394 60.82		5313 7907	232 232	277 277	316 316	80 2.03	0.0525 0.0525	0.066 0.066

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, orange
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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