6-65 CU 4/C BLACK/GREEN/BLUE/GREEN/RED/GREEN/WHITE/GREEN TYPE G 2KV BLAC

Southwire #: 57147399

Flexible Copper conductors, Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) insulation, Single Layer Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) Jacket

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Application & Features

Southwire Type G cable is a heavy-duty industrial cable for use in flexible, portable, and extra-hard usage applications where equipment grounding is required per NEC Article 400. Suitable for continuous submersion in water – ideal for submersible pumps, marine application. Also suitable for use in light to medium-duty mining applications. Sunlight and oil resistant. Highly flexible and easy to work with in cold conditions. Not for use as permanent building wiring. Meets FT-5 Flame Test. cUL Listed.

Specifications

Cond. Size	6 AWG 6 AWG
Conductor Number	4.0 4.0
Cond. Strands	65 65
Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm)	0.186 0.47	inch cm
Inner Layer Thickness (mils) (mm)	60 1.52	mils mm
Outer Layer Thickness (mils) (mm)	145 3.68	mils mm
Approx. OD (in) (cm)	1.130 2.87	inch cm
Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	865 1287	lbs/1000' kgs/km

Standards & References

ASTM B3 Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
ASTM B172 Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Bunch-Stranded Copper Conductors
UL 1650 Standard for Portable Power Cable
MSHA Approved
RoHS-2 (European Directive 2011/65/EU)

Construction

Conductor:Bare, soft drawn, annealed, flexible, rope-lay stranded copper per ASTM B3/B172
Separator Tape:Non-conducting tape applied between the conductor and insulation to facilitate stripping
Insulation:Ethylene Propylene Dien Monomer (EPDM). Color coded black, white, blue, red for sizes #4/0 and smaller and black, white, red, orange for sizes over 250 kcmil
Ground Conductors:Four insulated, bare, soft drawn, annealed, rope stranded, flexible lay copper per ASTM B3/B172
Fillers:Paper fillers applied as needed to round the cable core
Tape:Reinforcing tape applied over the cabled core for improved mechanical integrity and ease of stripping
Reinforcement Binder:Reinforcing twine applied over the tapped core
Jacket:Black, flame resistant, thermosetting Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE)

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