Armorlite® Type MC PVC Jacketed
Suitable for use as follows:
Application
12/4 AWG THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Ground. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor. Sunlight Resistant Overall PVC Jacket.
- 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
| 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 | |
| 564289 |
3
3
|
14 AWG
14 AWG
|
19
19
|
15
0.38
|
14
14
|
|
603
15.32
|
173
257
|
|
| 554666 |
2
2
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
593
15.07
|
163
243
|
|
| 553379 |
3
3
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
624
15.86
|
207
309
|
|
| 552564 |
4
4
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
659
16.75
|
240
358
|
|
| 587975 |
6
6
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
696
17.69
|
296
440
|
|
| 640727 |
8
8
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
771
19.59
|
362
538
|
|
| 552808 |
2
2
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
19
19
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
693
17.61
|
248
370
|
|
| 552954 |
3
3
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
1
1
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
699
17.77
|
278
413
|
|
| 555163 |
4
4
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
19
19
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
885
22.49
|
412
614
|
|
| 679414 |
12
12
|
10 AWG
10 AWG
|
1
1
|
20
0.51
|
10
10
|
|
1056
26.84
|
695
1034
|
|
| 552564 |
4
4
|
12 AWG
12 AWG
|
1
1
|
15
0.38
|
12
12
|
|
659
16.75
|
240
358
|
|
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.