Alumaflex Riser MC™ Cable Type MC AL Feeder THHN/THWN-2 Conductors
250/4 kcmil AlumaFlex™ THHN/THWN-2 Insulated Singles with 8000 series Triple E™ Aluminum Alloy. Bare AlumaFlex™ Aluminum Alloy Grounding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Binder Jacket for Continuous Conductor Support. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor.
Application
Suitable for use as follows:
- Riser Cable, vertical applications
- Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multiresidential buildings.
- Power, lighting, control, and signal circuits.
- Fished or embedded in plaster
- Concealed or exposed installations.
- Environmental air-handling spaces per NEC 300.22 (C).
- Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5
- Installation in cable tray and approved raceways.
- Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables per NEC 645.5(D) & 645.5(D)(2).
Specifications
Select a set of products below for more information:
| Conductor | Ground Wire | ||||||||
| No. of Conductors | Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) | No. of Strands | Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | Size (AWG) | No. of Strands | Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | Allowable Ampacity | |
| 583762 |
4
4
|
1/0 AWG
1/0 AWG
|
1
1
|
50
1.27
|
4
4
|
|
1818
46.18
|
1196
1779
|
|
| 596279 |
4
4
|
2/0 AWG
2/0 AWG
|
1
1
|
50
1.27
|
4
4
|
|
1768
44.91
|
1248
1857
|
|
| 593349 |
4
4
|
3/0 AWG
3/0 AWG
|
1
1
|
50
1.27
|
4
4
|
|
2017
51.25
|
1488
2215
|
|
| 583917 |
3
3
|
4/0 AWG
4/0 AWG
|
1
1
|
50
1.27
|
2
2
|
|
1943
49.35
|
1446
2152
|
|
| 599417 |
4
4
|
4/0 AWG
4/0 AWG
|
1
1
|
50
1.27
|
2
2
|
|
2106
53.49
|
1763
2624
|
|
| 573432 |
3
3
|
250 KCMIL
250 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
3/0
3/0
|
|
1985
50.42
|
1694
2520
|
|
| 561133 |
4
4
|
250 KCMIL
250 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
1
1
|
|
2151
54.65
|
1987
2956
|
|
| 646549 |
3
3
|
300 KCMIL
300 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
1
1
|
|
2093
53.16
|
1858
2765
|
|
| 641535 |
4
4
|
300 KCMIL
300 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
1
1
|
|
2272
57.72
|
2253
3352
|
|
| 649344 |
4
4
|
350 KCMIL
350 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
2
2
|
|
2428
61.67
|
2528
3763
|
|
| 677621 |
3
3
|
350 KCMIL
350 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
1
1
|
|
2192
55.68
|
2012
2994
|
|
| 561135 |
4
4
|
350 KCMIL
350 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
1/0
1/0
|
|
2383
60.54
|
2523
3755
|
|
| 597913 |
3
3
|
400 KCMIL
400 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
3/0
3/0
|
|
2373
60.27
|
2369
3526
|
|
| 580634 |
4
4
|
400 KCMIL
400 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
3/0
3/0
|
|
2487
63.17
|
2834
4217
|
|
| 649347 |
4
4
|
500 KCMIL
500 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
1
1
|
|
2728
69.29
|
3300
4910
|
|
| 573254 |
3
3
|
500 KCMIL
500 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
250
250
|
|
2673
67.89
|
2819
4195
|
|
| 563421 |
4
4
|
500 KCMIL
500 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
60
1.52
|
250
250
|
|
2773
70.43
|
3437
5115
|
|
| 588831 |
4
4
|
600 KCMIL
600 KCMIL
|
58
58
|
70
1.78
|
350
350
|
|
3189
81.02
|
4178
6217
|
|
| 641914 |
3
3
|
750 KCMIL
750 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
70
1.78
|
750
750
|
|
3141
79.79
|
4309
6412
|
|
| 561137 |
4
4
|
750 KCMIL
750 KCMIL
|
1
1
|
70
1.78
|
3/0
3/0
|
|
3145
79.89
|
4623
6880
|
|
Standards & References
Southwire AlumaFlex Riser MC™ Cable meets or exceeds the requirements of:
- UL 83
- UL 1569
- UL 1685
- ICEA S-95-658 (NEMA WC70)
- Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
- FT4/IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr)
- NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
- Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration Firestop Systems
- REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant
Construction
Southwire AlumaFlex Riser MC™ Cable with Triple E™ Aluminum Alloy is constructed with Type THHN/THWN-2 conductors and a bare equipment grounding conductor. Conductors are AlumaFlex™ 8000 series aluminum alloy compact stranded. A binder tape is wrapped over the conductors and an integral polymeric binder jacket is applied under armor for continuous conductor support. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied snuggly over the assembly. An optional overall PVC Jacket can be applied over the armor.
- Ideal for use in vertical high rise applications
- Available with aluminum or copper THHN or XHHW conductors
- Available in custom constructions and lengths
- Polymeric binder jacket over the conductors provides continuous conductor support
- Available with Southwire pulling heads and on stacked reels.
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