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.

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