Armorlite® Type MC
12/4 AWG THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Ground. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.
Application
Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable is suitable for use as follows:
- Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multiresidential 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.
Select a set of products below for more information:
| Conductor | Ground Wire | ||||||||
| 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 | |
| 550177 | 2 2 | 14 AWG 14 AWG | 19 19 | 14 14 | 453 11.52 | 79 117 | |||
| 685826 | 3 3 | 14 AWG 14 AWG | 1 1 | 14 14 | 464 11.80 | 94 140 | |||
| 555256 | 2 2 | 12 AWG 12 AWG | 1 1 | 15 0.38 | 12 12 | 474 12.05 | 102 152 | ||
| 591237 | 3 3 | 12 AWG 12 AWG | 1 1 | 12 12 | 474 12.05 | 104 154 | |||
| 578758 | 4 4 | 12 AWG 12 AWG | 7 7 | 80.8 80.8 | 580 14.73 | 185 275 | |||
| 685818 | 2 2 | 10 AWG 10 AWG | 1 1 | 10 10 | 541 13.76 | 150 223 | |||
| 578750 | 3 3 | 10 AWG 10 AWG | 7 7 | 101.88 101.88 | 660 16.76 | 219 325 | |||
| 578751 | 4 4 | 10 AWG 10 AWG | 7 7 | 101.88 101.88 | 660 16.76 | 259 385 | |||
| 593012 | 16 16 | 10 AWG 10 AWG | 1 1 | 10 10 | 1027 26.10 | 734 1093 | |||
Standards & References
Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable meets or exceeds the requirements of the following:
- 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)
- FT4/IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
- NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
- Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
- REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant
Construction
Southwire Armorlite® Type MC Cable is constructed with soft-drawn copper, Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry available in sizes 14 AWG through 2 AWG, 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.
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