Duraclad® Type MC

Application

Southwire Duraclad® Type MC Cable is suitable for use as follows:

Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential 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
551715	2 2	14 AWG 14 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	14 14		438 11.14	118 176
551728	3 3	14 AWG 14 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	14 14		464 11.80	138 206
551733	4 4	14 AWG 14 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	14 14		493 12.54	159 236
551716	2 2	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		474 12.05	148 221
551729	3 3	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		504 12.82	177 263
551734	4 4	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		538 13.69	206 307
557779	5 5	12 AWG 12 AWG	19 19	15 0.38	12 12		710 18.03	275 410
559889	6 6	12 AWG 12 AWG	19 19	15 0.38	12 12		800 20.32	423 629
551717	2 2	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		541 13.76	202 300
551730	3 3	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		579 14.73	245 365
551735	4 4	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	20 0.51	10 10		622 15.82	290 432
557312	6 6	10 AWG 10 AWG	19 19	20 0.51	10 10		880 22.35	543 809
557781	8 8	10 AWG 10 AWG	19 19	20 0.51	10 10		880 22.35	621 924
644434	3 3	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	15 0.38	12 12		504 12.82	177 263

Standards & References

Southwire Duraclad® Type MC Cable meets or exceeds the following requirements:

UL 83
UL 1569
UL 1685
UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
Federal Specification A-A-59544
NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration Firestop Systems
REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant

Construction

Southwire Duraclad Type MC Cable is constructed with soft-drawn copper, Type THHN/THWN conductors and a green insulated grounding conductor. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped on the assembly. Light weight galvanized steel interlocked armor is applied over the assembly. Blue steel armor is also available.

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