EPR/Copper Tape Shield/CPE, Medium-Voltage Power,
Shielded 5KV and 8KV, UL Type MV-105, 133% / 100% Ins.
Levels, 115 Mils

Application

These cables are suitable for use in wet or dry locations when installed in accordance with NEC, use in aerial, conduit, open tray and underground duct installations and use in direct burial if installed in a system with a ground conductor that is in close proximity, and conforms with NEC 250.4 (A) (5). Besides, they are installed in a broad range of commercial, industrial and utility projects such as pulp and paper mills, petrochemical plants, steel mills, textile mills, water and sewage treatment facilities, environmental protection systems, railroads, mines and fossil fuel utility generating stations.

Standard:

National Electrical Code (NEC)
UL 1072
ICEA S-93-639/NEMA WC74
ICEA S-97-682
AEIC CS8
UL 1685 (Sizes 1/0 AWG and larger) UL Flame Exposure Test
IEEE 1202 (70,000 BTU/hr)/CSA FT4
Meets EPA 40 CFR, Part 2671 for leachable lead content per TCLP method
Optional Flame Tests:
ICEA T-29-520 (210,000 BTU/hr)

Cable Construction

Conductor: Annealed bare copper Class B strand.
Extruded Strand Shield (ESS): Extruded thermoset semi-conducting stress-control layer over conductor.
Insulation: Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR) insulation, colored to contrast with the black conducting shield layers.
Extruded Insulation Shield (EIS): Thermoset semi-conducting polymeric layer free stripping from insulation.
Metallic Shield: 5 mil annealed copper tape with an overlap of 25%.
Jacket: Flame-retardant, moisture- and sunlight-resistant Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE).

 

Cable Parameter

CON. Size	Nominal CON. Diameter		Insulation Diameter				Nominal Jacket Thickness		Appr. Cable O.D.		Appr. Cable Weight		Ampacity
	Inches	mm	Min.		Max.		Inches	mm	Inches	mm	LBS/ 1000 FT	kg/km	In Air	GND.
AWG/ kcmil			Inches	mm	Inches	mm
6	0.17	4.32	0.415	10.54	0.490	12.45	0.060	1.52	0.65	16.51	293	436	93	97
4	0.22	5.39	0.455	11.56	0.535	13.59	0.060	1.52	0.70	17.15	363	540	120	125
2	0.27	6.86	0.510	12.95	0.590	14.99	0.060	1.52	0.76	19.05	469	698	165	165
1	0.31	7.87	0.545	13.84	0.620	15.75	0.060	1.52	0.79	20.07	537	799	190	185
1/0	0.34	8.89	0.580	14.73	0.655	16.64	0.060	1.52	0.82	21.08	621	924	215	215
2/0	0.38	9.65	0.620	15.75	0.695	17.65	0.060	1.52	0.86	22.10	726	1080	255	245
3/0	0.43	10.92	0.665	16.89	0.745	18.92	0.080	2.03	0.94	24.38	883	1314	290	275
4/0	0.48	12.19	0.720	18.29	0.795	20.19	0.080	2.03	1.00	25.65	1049	1561	330	315
250	0.53	13.46	0.770	19.56	0.850	21.59	0.080	2.03	1.05	27.18	1195	1778	365	345
350	0.62	15.75	0.870	22.10	0.945	24.00	0.080	2.03	1.14	29.72	1555	2314	440	415
500	0.74	18.80	0.990	25.15	1.065	27.05	0.080	2.03	1.27	33.53	2083	3100	535	500
750	0.91	23.11	1.170	29.72	1.250	31.75	0.080	2.03	1.45	38.35	2981	4436	655	610
1000	1.06	26.92	1.330	33.78	1.400	35.56	0.080	2.03	1.60	42.42	3808	5666	755	690