500-3 STR 3E AL THHN B/R/W #1GW AIA MC EZ JACKET BLACK
Southwire #: 55580999
500/3 kcmil AlumaFlex™ THHN/THWN-2 Insulated Singles with 8000 series Triple E™ Aluminum Alloy. Bare AlumaFlex™ Aluminum Alloy Grounding Conductor. UL Listed. 600 Volts. Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor. Overall PVC Jacket.
Application & Features
Type MC Cable - "flame retardant sunlight resistant PVC Jacket" is suitable for use as follows:
- Suitable for Wet Location per NEC 330.10(11)
- 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.
- Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
- As aerial cable on a messenger
- Installation in cable tray and approved raceways.
- Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables perNEC 645.5(D) & 645.5(D)(2).
- Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.
Specifications
| No. of Conductors | 3 3 | |
| Size (AWG or kcmil) (mm2) | 500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL | |
| No. of Strands | 35 35 | |
| Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | 60 1.52 | mils mm |
| Size (AWG) | 1 1 | |
| Nom. OD (mils) (mm) | 2333 59.27 | mils mm |
| Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 2467 3671 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
Standards & References
Southwire AlumaFlex™ Type MC Cable - PVC Jacketed meets or exceeds the following requirements:
- UL 83
- UL 1569
- UL 1685
- UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
- Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
- Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202"(70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
- NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
- Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration FirestopSystems
- REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant
Construction
Southwire AlumaFlex™ Type MC Cable with Triple E™ Aluminum Alloy - PVC Jacketed is constructed with Aluminum Type THHN/THWN-2 conductors rated 90°C wet or dry, and a bare aluminum grounding conductor for sizes 1/0 AWG and larger. The conductors are cabled together and a binder tape is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. A black flame retardant sunlight resistant PVC jacket is applied over the armor. The jacket is available in other colors upon request, subject to economic order quantities.
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