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

Application

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 Approval File Number LL7319C

Cable Construction

Conductor: Stranded Aluminum ACM (8000 Series).
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).

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

Cable Parameter

CON.
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)
CON.
Strand
Nominal CON.
Diameter
MIN. AVG.
Insulation
AL Weight 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 0.13 3.30 0.080 2.03 0.31 7.70 16 23 39 58 30
6 7/0.0612 0.17 4.32 0.080 2.03 0.34 8.70 25 37 52 78 50
4 7/0.0772 0.21 5.33 0.080 2.03 0.39 9.90 39 59 72 107 65
3 7/0.0867 0.24 6.10 0.080 2.03 0.42 10.60 50 74 85 127 75
2 7/0.0974 0.27 6.86 0.080 2.03 0.45 11.40 63 93 102 151 95
1 19/0.0664 0.30 7.62 0.095 2.41 0.52 13.10 79 117 132 197 105
1/0 19/0.0745 0.34 8.64 0.095 2.41 0.56 14.10 99 148 158 235 120
2/0 19/0.0837 0.38 9.65 0.095 2.41 0.60 15.30 125 186 190 283 145
3/0 19/0.0940 0.42 10.67 0.095 2.41 0.65 16.50 158 235 229 341 165
4/0 19/0.1055 0.48 12.19 0.095 2.41 0.78 18.00 199 296 279 415 185
250 37/0.0822 0.52 13.21 0.110 2.79 0.84 19.90 235 350 335 498 215
300 37/0.0900 0.57 14.48 0.110 2.79 0.89 21.20 282 420 391 581 240
350 37/0.0973 0.62 15.75 0.110 2.79 0.89 22.60 329 490 446 663 260
400 37/0.1040 0.66 16.76 0.110 2.79 0.93 23.70 376 559 500 743 290
500 37/0.1162 0.74 18.80 0.110 2.79 1.02 25.80 471 701 608 905 330
600 61/0.0992 0.81 20.57 0.125 3.17 1.12 28.50 565 841 733 1091 370
750 61/0.1109 0.91 23.11 0.125 3.17 1.23 31.10 706 1050 893 1329 405
1000* 61/0.1280 1.06 26.92 0.125 3.17 1.38 34.90 941 1400 1155 1718 480