ARMORED CABLE, Continuous Corrugated Armor
90°C - 600 Volt - UL Type MC-HL - w/Ground
Cable Tray Use, Sunlight Resistant, Direct Burial, UL Marine Shipboard Cable, ABS CWCMC


CONSTRUCTION
Conductor: - Bare, annealed copper conforming to ASTM B-3 and stranded in accordance with ASTM B8.
Insulation: - Cross-linked polyethylene type XHHW per UL 44.
Grounding Conductors: - Class B stranded bare copper per ASTM B3 & B8
- Sized in accordance with NEC Table 250.122
Assembly: - Conductors are cabled in concentric layers with grounding wire, interstices are filled with suitable non-hygroscopic fillers, as required.
- A binder tape of synthetic material is applied over the cabled core.
Armor: - Impervious, continuously welded and corrugated aluminum alloy sheath
Jacket: - Black polyvinyl chloride (PVC), sunlight and oil resistant, per UL 1569, 90°C temperature rating.
Color Code: - 6 AWG & smaller: M1, E2
- 4 AWG & larger: M4

Cond. Num. Color Cond. Num. Color
1 Black 2 Red
3 Blue 4 Orange

Cond. Num. Cond. Marking Cond. Num. Cond. Marking
1 "1" One 2 "2" Two
3 "3" Three 4 "4" Four
Standards:
- UL 44, XHHW-2 600V conductors
- Designated Type MC as per NEC Article 334
- UL 1569 Type MC and UL 2225 Type MC-HL
- Passes UL and IEEE 383 vertical tray fire tests at 70,0000 BTU/hr, ICEA T-29-520 fire test at 210,000 BTU/hr, IEC 332-3 category A fire test, IEEE1202 and CSA FT4
Applications:
- Designed for use on power or control circuits
- Can be installed in cable tray, wire ways, racks, or buried directly
- This cable has three symmetrically placed grounds to reduce problems associated with pulse - width modulated AC drives. Suitable for VFD applications.
- Suitable for exposure to hazardous locations, Type MC-HL for Classes I, II, and III Division 1 and 2
Part # AWG Size No. of Cond. Ground No. x AWG Nom. O.D. Lbs./M’ Recommended Fitting
Armor Overall
1X21403 14   3 3 × 18 .530”   .640”   163 STEX075
1X21404 14   4 3 × 18 .580”   .690”   226 STEX075
1X21203 12   3 3 × 16 .580”   .690”   243 STEX075
1X21204 12   4 3 × 16 .670”   .780”   291 STEX075
1X21003 10   3 3 × 14 .620”   .730”   305 STEX075
1X21004 10   4 3 × 14 .670”   .780”   354 STEX075
1X20803 8   3 3 × 14 .710”   .810”   392 STEX075
1X20603 6   3 3 × 12 .800”   .900”   534 STEX075
X20403 4   3 3 × 12 .890”   .990”   716 STEX100
1X20203 2   3 3 × 10 1.02”   1.27”   1013 STEX150
1X20103 1   3 3 × 10 1.15”   1.26”   1119 STEX150
1X21/003 1/0   3 3 × 10 1.24”   1.34”   1496 STEX150
1X22/003 2/0   3 3 × 10 1.34”   1.44”   1801 STEX200
1X23/003 3/0   3 3 × 8 1.47”   1.58”   2262 STEX200
1X24/003 4/0   3 3 × 8 1.60”   1.73”   2722 STEX250
1X225003 250   3 3 × 8 1.74”   1.87”   3195 STEX250
1X235003 350   3 3 × 7 1.96”   2.09”   4284 STEX250
1X250003 500   3 3 × 6 2.28”   2.44”   6035 STEX300
1X275003 750   3 3 × 5 2.75”   2.92”   8854 –
Note: The data shown are approximate and subject to standard industry and manufacturer tolerances.
*Ampacities are in accordance with Table 310-16 of NEC.