Armorlite® Type MC PVC Jacketed
Southwire #: 64072702
12/8 AWG THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Ground. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor. Sunlight Resistant Overall PVC Jacket.
Application
Suitable for use as follows:
- Suitable for Wet Location per NEC 330.10(11)
- Direct burial applications, embedded in concrete, and where exposed to cinder fills, strong chlorides, caustic alkalis, or vapors of chlorine or of hydrochloric acids.
- Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multiresidential buildings.
- Fished or embedded in plaster.
- Concealed or exposed installations
- Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
- Installation in cable tray, approved raceways, or as aerial cable on a messenger
- 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
| Stock # | 64072702 64072702 | |
| No. of Conductors | 8 8 | |
| Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) | 12 AWG 12 AWG | |
| No. of Strands | 1 1 | |
| Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | 15 0.38 | mils mm |
| Size (AWG) | 12 12 | |
| Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | 771 19.59 | mils mm |
| Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 362 538 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
Standards & References
Southwire's Armorlite® Type MC Cable – PVC Jacketed meets or exceeds the following requirements:
- UL 83, 1569, and 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 - PVC Jacketed is constructed with soft-drawn, copper Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry/ 75°C wet, and a green insulated grounding conductor. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. A black sunlight resistant, flame retardant PVC jacket is applied over the armor. Print legend is included on the binder tape as well as the overall PVC jacket. The jacket is available in other colors upon request subject to economic order quantities.