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XLPE/HYP, Low-Voltage Power, Unshielded 600V, UL Type TC-ER—Method 4 Color Code

Application

These cables are uesd in free air, raceways or direct burial, wet or dry locations and Class I Division 2 industrial hazardous locations per NEC. They are permitted for Exposed Run ‘ER’ use in accordance with NEC for 2 AWG and larger.

Standard:

Industry Standard:
UL 44 Type XHHW-2
UL 1277 Type TC-ER for 2 AWG and larger
UL 1581
ICEA S-95-658/NEMA WC70
Flame Tests Standard:
UL 1581 VW-1
UL 1277
IEEE 383
IEEE 1202
CSA FT-4
ICEA T-29-520
Other Standard:
EPA 40 CFR, Part 261 for leachable lead content per TCLP

Cable Construction

Conductor: Tinned, annealed copper per ASTM B33 class B.
Insulation: Flame-retardant Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE).
Color-coded: per ICEA Method 4; Individual conductors colored black with conductor number surface printed in contrasting ink.
Ground: Uninsulated tinned annealed copper per ASTM B3 class B.
Jacket: Low-lead Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSPE)/Elastomer blend.

UL Type TC-ER

Cable Parameter

NO.
of
CON.
CON.
Size
(AWG)
CON.
Strand
Ground
Wire Size
(AWG)
Min. AVG.
Insulation
Thickness
Min. AVG.
Jacket
Thickness
Appr.
Cable
O.D.
Appr. Cable Weight
Inches mm Inches mm Inches mm LBS/ 1000
FT
kg/km
3 14 7/0.0242 14 0.030 0.76 0.045 1.14 0.425 10.80 118 176
3 12 7/0.0305 12 0.030 0.76 0.060 1.52 0.475 12.07 160 238
3 10 7/0.0385 10 0.030 0.76 0.060 1.52 0.526 14.22 240 357
3 8 7/0.0486 10 0.045 1.14 0.060 1.52 0.660 16.76 223 332
4 8 7/0.0486 10 0.045 1.14 0.080 2.03 0.725 18.42 421 627
3 6 7/0.0612 8 0.045 1.14 0.080 2.03 0.745 18.92 481 716
4 6 7/0.0612 8 0.045 1.14 0.080 2.03 0.820 20.83 600 893
3 4 7/0.0772 8 0.045 1.14 0.080 2.03 0.890 22.61 702 1045
4 4 7/0.0772 8 0.045 1.14 0.080 2.03 0.975 24.77 882 1313
3 2 7/0.0974 6 0.045 1.14 0.080 2.03 1.020 25.91 1024 1524
4 2 7/0.0974 6 0.045 1.14 0.080 2.03 1.120 28.45 1295 1927
3 1 19/0.0664 6 0.055 1.40 0.080 2.03 1.120 28.45 1199 1784
4 1 19/0.0664 6 0.055 1.40 0.080 2.03 1.235 31.37 1704 2536
3 1/0 19/0.0745 6 0.055 1.40 0.080 2.03 1.240 31.50 1505 2240
4 1/0 19/0.0745 6 0.055 1.40 0.080 2.03 1.330 33.78 1830 2723
3 2/0 19/0.0837 6 0.055 1.40 0.080 2.03 1.340 34.04 1810 2694
4 2/0 19/0.0837 6 0.055 1.40 0.080 2.03 1.480 37.59 2326 3462
3 3/0 19/0.0940 4 0.055 1.40 0.080 2.03 1.420 36.07 2437 3627
4 3/0 19/0.0940 4 0.055 1.40 0.110 2.79 1.570 39.88 3123 4648
3 4/0 19/0.1055 4 0.055 1.40 0.110 2.79 1.575 40.01 2725 4055
4 4/0 19/0.1055 4 0.055 1.40 0.110 2.79 1.765 44.83 3909 5817
3 250 37/0.0822 4 0.065 1.65 0.110 2.79 1.755 44.58 3605 5365
4 250 37/0.0822 4 0.065 1.65 0.110 2.79 1.935 49.15 4571 6803
3 350 37/0.0973 3 0.065 1.65 0.110 2.79 2.010 51.05 4423 6582
4 350 37/0.0973 3 0.065 1.65 0.110 2.79 2.180 55.37 6068 9030
3 500 37/0.1162 2 0.065 1.65 0.110 2.79 2.305 58.55 6097 9074
4 500 37/0.1162 2 0.065 1.65 0.130 3.55 2.555 64.90 7905 11764