Duraclad® Type MC Blue Armor

Application

Southwire Blue Steel Armor 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

measurement

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
643950	3 3	14 AWG 14 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	14 14		464 11.80	138 206
571097	2 2	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		474 12.05	142 212
571111	3 3	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		504 12.82	170 254
571148	4 4	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		538 13.69	199 296
571150	2 2	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		541 13.76	195 290
571155	3 3	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		579 14.73	245 365
571160	4 4	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		622 15.82	290 432

Standards & References

Southwire Blue Steel Armor 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 Blue Steel Armor 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. Blue steel interlocking armor is applied over the assembly.

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