500-3 STR 3E AL THHN BLACK/RED/WHITE/#1 BARE GROUND AIA AIA MC 600V
Southwire #: 55722399
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.
Application & Features
Suitable for use as follows:
- Feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
- Power, lighting 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).
- 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) | 2201 55.92 | mils mm |
| Nominal Total Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | 2179 3243 | lbs/1000' kgs/km |
Standards & References
Southwire AlumaFlex™ Type MC Cable with Triple E™ Aluminum Alloy meets or exceeds these requirements:
- UL 83
- UL 1569
- UL 1685
- Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
- UL Online Product Guide Info - Metal-Clad Cable (PJAZ) ( www.ul.com )
- IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
- NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), Article 330
- REACH/RoHS-2 (Chemical Limit) Compliant
- Listed for use in UL 1, 2, and 3 Hour Through-Penetration Firestop Systems
Construction
Southwire AlumaFlex™ Type MC Cable with Triple E™ Aluminum Alloy is constructed with Type THHN/THWN-2 conductors rated 90˚ C dry, and a bare equipment grounding conductor. Conductors are AlumaFlex™ AA-8000 series aluminum alloy compact stranded. A binder tape is wrapped over the conductors. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the assembly. Conductors also available in High Voltage Colors.
- Lightweight aluminum armor--as much as 45% lighter than steel MC Cable.
- Available with Southwire pulling heads and on stacked reels
- Available in custom constructions and lengths
- UL Classified 1, 2, and 3 hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems: W-J-3037, W-L-3110, W-L-3113, W-L-3117, W-L-3120, W-L-3121, W-L-3160, C-AJ-3115, C-AJ-3140, C-AJ-3142, C-AJ-3145, C-AJ-3173, C-AJ-3202, C-AJ-4065, C-AJ-4066, F-C-3038.
- Cable reverse wound on reel for ease of pulling and installation. When pulling from coils, pull from inside to ensure ease of installation.
- Anti-short bushings are not required for use with MC cable per the NEC and UL
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