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Armorlite® Type MC Multi-Circuit

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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

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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
551322 4 4 12 AWG 12 AWG 19 19 15 0.38 12 12 616 15.66 194 288
555951 5 5 12 AWG 12 AWG 1 1 15 0.38 12 12 574 14.59 179 266
551324 6 6 12 AWG 12 AWG 19 19 15 0.38 12 12 641 16.30 242 360
551354 8 8 12 AWG 12 AWG 19 19 15 0.38 12 12 697 17.71 274 408
589122 10 10 12 AWG 12 AWG 1 1 15 0.38 12 12 709 18.01 309 460
580850 12 12 12 AWG 12 AWG 1 1 15 0.38 12 12 759 19.29 386 574
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 10 674 17.14 250 372
551336 6 6 10 AWG 10 AWG 19 19 20 0.51 10 10 750 19.07 388 577
586402 7 7 10 AWG 10 AWG 1 1 20 0.51 10 10 714 18.14 301 448
566698 8 8 10 AWG 10 AWG 19 19 20 0.51 10 10 828 21.05 450 669
640523 9 9 10 AWG 10 AWG 19 19 20 0.51 10 10 862 21.89 481 716
585848 10 10 10 AWG 10 AWG 1 1 20 0.51 10 10 817 20.77 493 733
552986 12 12 10 AWG 10 AWG 1 1 20 0.51 10 10 896 22.78 579 862
679161 16 16 10 AWG 10 AWG 1 1 20 0.51 10 10 967 24.57 733 1091
678254 18 18 10 AWG 10 AWG 19 19 20 0.51 10 10 1064 27.03 876 1303
573528 4 4 8 AWG 8 AWG 19 19 30 0.76 8 8 793 20.14 404 601
573530 6 6 8 AWG 8 AWG 19 19 30 0.76 8 8 857 21.77 538 801
583642 8 8 8 AWG 8 AWG 19 19 30 0.76 8 8 986 25.07 681 1013
640598 12 12 8 AWG 8 AWG 19 19 30 0.76 10 10 1168 29.67 930 1384
677866 8 8 6 AWG 6 AWG 19 19 30 0.76 8 8 1093 27.76 957 1424
557740 5 5 6 AWG 6 AWG 19 19 30 0.76 8 8 965 24.51 748 1113

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.

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