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XLPE, Building Wire 1000V, CSA Type RWU90 (-40°C),
Single Conductor, Copper

Application

For These cables are used in raceways (except cable trays) in dry, damp or wet locations in accordance with Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) and direct burial per CEC Rule 12-012. Besides, for service entrance below ground. Also the wires are exposed to the weather (black color only).

Standard:

CSA standard C 22.2 No. 38
CSA certification (file) number: LL7319C

Cable Construction

Conductor: Compressed stranded plain copper.
Insulation: Heat and moisture-resistant, low-temperature Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE), Type RWU90, -40°C.
Color code: 8 AWG thru 2 AWG – black, white, red, blue, green; 1 AWG and larger– black (other colors available subject to minimum order quantity).

Industrial Cables XLPE, Building Wire 1000V, CSA Type RWU90 (-40°C),
Single Conductor, Copper

Cable Parameter

CON.
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)
CON.
Strand
Nominal CON.
Diameter
MIN. AVG.
Insulation
Appr. Copper
WeightThickness
Appr. Cable Weight Ampacity
30˚C
Ambient
Thickness Diameter
Inches mm Inches mm Inches mm LBS/ 1000
FT
kg/km LBS/ 1000
FT
kg/km In Air
8 7/0.0486 0.14 3.56 0.080 2.03 0.31 7.80 51 76 73 109 45
6 7/0.0612 0.18 4.57 0.080 2.03 0.34 8.70 81 121 108 160 65
4 7/0.0772 0.23 5.84 0.080 2.03 0.40 9.90 129 192 161 239 85
3 7/0.0867 0.25 6.35 0.080 2.03 0.42 10.60 163 242 197 293 105
2 7/0.0974 0.28 7.11 0.080 2.03 0.45 11.40 205 305 242 361 120
1/0 19/0.0745 0.36 9.14 0.095 2.41 0.55 13.90 326 485 379 565 155
2/0 19/0.0837 0.41 10.41 0.095 2.41 0.60 15.00 411 611 469 698 185
3/0 19/0.0940 0.46 11.68 0.095 2.41 0.64 16.20 518 771 583 867 210
4/0 19/0.1055 0.51 12.95 0.095 2.41 0.70 17.70 653 972 724 1077 210
250 37/0.0822 0.56 14.22 0.110 2.79 0.78 19.90 772 1149 866 1289 235
300 37/0.0900 0.61 15.49 0.110 2.79 0.84 21.20 926 1378 926 1547 265
350 37/0.0973 0.66 16.76 0.110 2.79 0.90 22.50 1081 1609 1189 1769 325
500 37/0.1162 0.79 20.06 0.110 2.79 1.02 25.80 1544 2297 1667 2481 395
600 61/0.0992 0.87 22.10 0.110 2.79 1.12 28.50 1883 2802 2027 3016 455
750 61/0.1109 0.97 24.64 0.125 3.18 1.23 31.24 2316 3446 2505 3728 500
1000 61/0.1280 1.12 28.45 0.125 3.18 1.38 35.05 3088 4595 3323 4945 585