Armorlite® Type MC Blue Armor

10/3 AWG THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Ground. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Blue Aluminum Interlocked Armor.

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Application

Southwire Blue Armorlite® Type MC Cable is suitable for use as follows:

  • Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multiresidential buildings.
  • Fished or embedded in plaster.
  • Concealed or exposed installations
  • Environmental air-handling spaces per NEC 300.22 (C).
  • Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
  • Installation in cable tray and approved raceways.
  • Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables per NEC 645.5(D) & 645.5(D)(2).
  • Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.

Specifications

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Conductor Ground Wire
No. of Conductors Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) No. of Strands Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) Size (AWG) No. of Strands Nom. OD (mils) (mm) Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) Allowable Ampacity
552764
2 2
14 AWG 14 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
14 14
451 11.46
80 120
552768
2 2
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
487 12.38
107 160
552765
3 3
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
518 13.17
135 200
552770
4 4
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
553 14.06
163 242
552771
2 2
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
554 14.08
155 230
552762
3 3
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
593 15.07
195 290
552988
4 4
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
637 16.19
236 351

Standards & References

Southwire Blue Armorlite® Type MC Cable meets or exceeds the requirements of the following:

  • UL 83
  • UL 1569
  • UL 1685
  • UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
  • Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
  • FT4/IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
  • NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
  • Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
  • REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire Blue Armorlite® Type MC Cable is constructed with soft-drawn copper, Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry available in sizes 14 AWG through 2 AWG, and a green insulated grounding conductor. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped around the assembly. Blue aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly.

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