SPEC: 25030
500-37 3/C CU EPR TECK90 5KV N/S AIA ORANGE PVC JKT
Southwire #: 56847699
Application & Features
Southwire’s 5KV TECK 90, 5000V, non-shielded, EPR insulated power cable is a CSA approved armoured cable for industrial and commercial medium voltage applications. FT4, -40°C, HL, AG14 and 90°C rated for use in harsh Canadian environments. Rated for installation in cable trays, duct banks, direct burial, troughs, hazardous locations, continuous rigid cable supports, and is concrete encaseable.
- -40°C - CSA Cold Bend and Impact Temperature
- -25°C - Min. Installation Temperature
- 90°C - Max. Continuous Operating Temperature
- 140°C for Emergency Overload Temperature
- 250°C for Short Circuit Temperature
Specifications
| Cond. Size | 500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL | |
| Cond. Strands | 37 37 | |
| Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm) | 0.789 2.00 | inch cm |
| Inner Layer Thickness (mils) (mm) | 90 2.29 | mils mm |
| Ground Size | 1x3 1x3 | |
| Inner Jacket Thickness (mils) (mm) | 115 2.92 | mils mm |
| Diameter Over Armor (in) (cm) | 2.731 6.94 | inch cm |
| Outer Layer Thickness (mils) (mm) | 65 1.65 | mils mm |
| Approx. OD (in) (cm) | 2.863 7.27 | inch cm |
| Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 6806 10128 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
| Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg) | 12000 5443.10 | lbs kg |
| Min. Bend Radius (in) (cm) | 20.0 50.80 | inch cm |
* Other conductor sizes and outer jacket colours are available upon request. (#s in brackets represent # of strands / conductor. Number of strands may vary as per CSA standard.)
Standards & References
- ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
- ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors
- CSA C22.2 No. 174 Cables in Hazardous Locations
- CSA C22.2 No. 131 Type TECK 90 Cable
- CSA C22.2 No. 2556 & No. 0.3 Wire and Cable Test Methods
- CSA LTGG [-40°C] - as per C68.10 - for Cold Bend and Impact rating
- CSA HL - for Hazardous Locations rating
- CSA SUN RES - for Sunlight Resistant rating
- CSA AG14 - Acid Gas Compliance
- ICEA S-96-659 (NEMA WC 71) 2001-5000 V Nonshielded Cables
- IEEE 383 Flame Test (70,000 btu)
- IEEE 1202 FT4 Flame Test (70,000) BTU/hr Vertical Tray Test
- FT1 Flame Test (1,706 BTU/Hr nominal - Vertical Wire Flame Test)
Construction
- Conductor: Class B stranded copper, compressed or compact, in accordance with ASTM B3 and B8.
- Conductor Shield: Extruded semi-conducting thermosetting polymeric layer
- Insulation: No-Lead EPR (ethylene propylene rubber), Thickness: 0.090” (2.3 mm) - nominal, 90°C
- Grounding Conductor: Class B compressed or compact stranded bare copper, in accordance with ASTM B3 and B8
- Binder: Polypropylene tape
- Inner Jacket: Black PVC, Thickness: No. 2 AWG to No. 3/0 AWG = 0.080” (2.0 mm); No. 4/0 AWG to 500 kcmil = 0.110” (2.8 mm); 750 kcmil to 1000 kcmil = 0.140” (3.6 mm)
- Armor: Aluminum Interlocked Armour (AIA)
- Overall Jacket: Orange PVC (optional colours available), Thickness: No. 2 AWG to 250 kcmil = 0.060” (1.5 mm); 350 kcmil to 750 kcmil = 0.075” (1.9 mm); 1000 kcmil = 0.090” (2.3 mm)
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