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

Application

These cables are used in free air, raceways, direct burial and wet or dry locations. Approved for direct burial, Class I, Div. 2 industrial hazardous locations per NEC. Besides, they are permitted for Exposed Run ‘ER’ use in accordance with NEC.

Standard:

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

Cable Construction

Conductor: Bare, annealed copper per ASTM B3 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 bare annealed copper per ASTM B33 class B.
Jacket: Flame-retardant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti rodent and anti termite properties can be offered as option.

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	116	173
3	12	7/0.0305	12	0.030	0.76	0.060	1.52	0.475	12.07	157	234
3	10	7/0.0385	10	0.030	0.76	0.060	1.52	0.515	13.08	236	351
3	8	7/0.0486	10	0.045	1.14	0.060	1.52	0.640	16.26	314	467
4	8	7/0.0486	10	0.045	1.14	0.080	2.03	0.705	17.91	385	573
3	6	7/0.0612	8	0.045	1.14	0.080	2.03	0.720	18.29	445	662
4	6	7/0.0612	8	0.045	1.14	0.080	2.03	0.790	20.07	558	830
3	4	7/0.0772	8	0.045	1.14	0.080	2.03	0.875	22.23	653	972
4	4	7/0.0772	8	0.045	1.14	0.080	2.03	0.950	24.13	820	1220
3	2	7/0.0974	6	0.045	1.14	0.080	2.03	1.000	25.40	964	1435
4	2	7/0.0974	6	0.045	1.14	0.080	2.03	1.095	27.81	1214	1807
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	1.215	30.86	1414	2104
4	1/0	19/0.0745	6	0.055	1.40	0.080	2.03	1.340	34.04	1825	2716
3	2/0	19/0.0837	6	0.055	1.40	0.080	2.03	1.310	33.27	1706	2539
4	2/0	19/0.0837	6	0.055	1.40	0.080	2.03	1.450	36.83	2223	3308
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	1.540	39.12	2600	3869
4	4/0	19/0.1055	4	0.055	1.40	0.110	2.79	1.765	44.83	3444	5125
3	250	37/0.0822	4	0.065	1.65	0.110	2.79	1.750	44.45	3142	4676
4	250	37/0.0822	4	0.065	1.65	0.110	2.79	1.930	49.02	4048	6024
3	350	37/0.0973	3	0.065	1.65	0.110	2.79	1.970	50.04	4230	6295
4	350	37/0.0973	3	0.065	1.65	0.110	2.79	2.180	55.37	5470	8140
3	500	37/0.1162	2	0.065	1.65	0.110	2.79	2.250	57.15	5829	8675
4	500	37/0.1162	2	0.065	1.65	0.110	2.79	2.475	62.87	7579	11279
3	750	61/0.1109	1	0.080	2.03	0.130	3.55	2.810	71.37	9101	13544
4	750	61/0.1109	1	0.080	2.03	0.130	3.55	3.115	79.12	11746	17480