Armorlite® Type MC

12/4 AWG THHN/THWN Insulated Singles. Green Insulated Ground. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Rated VW-1. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.

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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.

Specifications

Select a set of products below for more information:
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
550177
2 2
14 AWG 14 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
14 14
468 11.89
84 125
550180
3 3
14 AWG 14 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
14 14
497 12.63
103 153
589090
4 4
14 AWG 14 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
14 14
508 12.92
117 174
597545
6 6
14 AWG 14 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
14 14
540 13.72
152 225
551052
2 2
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
585 14.86
120 178
551114
3 3
12 AWG 12 AWG
19 19
15 0.38
12 12
542 13.78
140 209
550172
4 4
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
553 14.06
163 242
586264
4 4
12 AWG 12 AWG
7 7
30 0.76
12 12
619 15.73
178 264
563324
6 6
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
590 15.00
213 317
596437
8 8
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
665 16.90
268 399
586407
9 9
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
763 19.39
326 485
551167
2 2
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
554 14.08
155 230
551121
3 3
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
630 16.01
210 312
551278
4 4
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
678 17.24
255 379
587714
6 6
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
683 17.37
315 469
551356
8 8
10 AWG 10 AWG
19 19
20 0.51
10 10
882 22.42
462 687
590115
10 10
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
887 22.55
510 759
584661
12 12
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
20 0.51
10 10
950 24.15
638 949
593012
16 16
10 AWG 10 AWG
1 1
10 10
1027 26.10
734 1093
554994
2 2
12 AWG 12 AWG
1 1
15 0.38
12 12
487 12.38
107 160

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.