Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Feeder cable is suitable for use as follows:
- Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
- Where exposed to cinder fills, strong chlorides, caustic alkalis, or vapors of chlorine or of hydrochloric acids.
- Fished or embedded in plaster.
- Concealed or exposed installations.
- Suitable for Wet Location per NEC 330.10(A)(11)
- Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
- Installation in cable tray and 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(E)
- Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.
- Type XHHW-2 rated 90ºC Dry/Wet Locations
Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Feeder Cable - meets or exceeds the following requirements:
- 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
| Cond. Size | Conductor Number | Color | Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm) | Cond. Strands | Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | Ground Size | Diameter Over Armor (in) (cm) | Jacket Thickness (mils) (mm) | Approx. OD (in) (cm) | Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | |
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2 AWG
2 AWG
|
3
3
|
BK,BK/RD,BK/WE
BK,BK/RD,BK/WE
|
0.268
0.68
|
6
6
|
45
1.14
|
1x4
1x4
|
1.082
2.75
|
50
1.27
|
1.182
3.00
|
526
783
|
* Strand count meets minimum number per ASTM
| Cond. Size | Conductor Number | Min. Bend Radius (in) (cm) | Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg) | DC Resistance at 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | AC Resistance at 75C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | Inductive Reactance (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | Allowable Ampacity Raceway 75C | Allowable Ampacity Raceway 90C | |
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2 AWG
2 AWG
|
3
3
|
8.3
21.08
|
1194
541.59
|
0.267
0.40
|
0.321
0.48
|
0.045
0.07
|
90
90
|
100
100
|
* Ampacities based upon 2023 NEC Table 310.16. See NEC sections 310.15 and 110.14(C) for additional requirements.
* Ampacities have been adjusted for more than Three Current-Carrying Conductors.