Armorlite® Type MC Blue Armor

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

measurement

Select a set of products below for more information:

	Conductor				Ground Wire
	No. of Conductors	Size (AWG or kcmil)	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		447 11.36	79 118
552768	2 2	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		483 12.28	106 158
552765	3 3	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		514 13.07	132 196
552770	4 4	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		549 13.96	158 236
552771	2 2	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		541 13.76	149 222
552762	3 3	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		579 14.73	188 280
552988	4 4	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		622 15.82	228 340

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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