Armorlite® Type MC Multi-Circuit

12/2 AWG Copper THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Multiple Circuits. Green Insulated Grounding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.

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Application

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Multi-Circuit is suitable for use as follows:

  • Multiple circuits for branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential 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

Select a set of products below for more information:
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
551322
4 4
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
620 15.76
197 294
555951
5 5
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
590 15.00
189 282
551324
6 6
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
661 16.80
251 374
551354
8 8
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
701 17.82
280 416
589122
10 10
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
763 19.39
350 520
580850
12 12
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
813 20.67
404 601
679370
16 16
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
812 20.62
478 711
641211
18 18
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
812 20.62
495 736
563822
4 4
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
678 17.24
255 379
551336
6 6
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
832 21.14
416 619
586402
7 7
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
705 17.92
288 428
566698
8 8
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
882 22.42
462 687
640523
9 9
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
948 24.10
509 758
585848
10 10
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
887 22.55
513 763
552986
12 12
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
950 24.15
592 881
679161
16 16
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
1041 26.45
754 1122
678254
18 18
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
1118 28.40
889 1324
573528
4 4
8 AWG 8 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
854 21.71
421 626
573530
6 6
8 AWG 8 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
920 23.37
558 830
583642
8 8
8 AWG 8 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
1052 26.73
702 1045
640598
12 12
8 AWG 8 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
10 10
1209 30.73
957 1423
677866
8 8
6 AWG 6 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
1167 29.66
979 1457
557740
6 6
6 AWG 6 AWG
19 19
30 0.76
8 8
1012 25.72
766 1139

Standards & References

Southwire's Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Multi-Circuit meets or exceeds the following requirements:

  • 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)
  • NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
  • Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
  • Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
  • REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable - Multi-Circuit is constructed with 14 awg through 10 awg softdrawn copper Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry, and a green insulated grounding conductor. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. An optional PVC jacket can be applied over the armored assembly.