ASTM Standard PVC Insulated LV Power Cable

It offers adequate mechanical strength, resistance to moisture, chemicals, and weathering. PVC can be formulated with additives to enhance specific properties, such as flame retardancy, flexibility, or UV resistance.

Application

PVC Insulated LV Power Cable used for control and power applications in chemical plants, industrial plants, utility substations and generating stations, residential and commercial buildings.

Construction

1. Conductor: Class B stranded, annealed bare copper per ASTM B-3 and B-8

2. insulation: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), nylon covered per UL 83 for Type THHN/THWN

3. Color code: Conductors are color coded per ICEA Method 4 (printed numbers)

4. Assembly: Insulated conductors are cabled together with fillers as necessary to make round

5. Overall jacket: Sunlight-resistant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) per UL 1277

Standards

ASTM B3 Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire

ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors

UL 83 Thermoplastic Insulated Wires and Cables

UL 1277 Electrical Power and Control Tray Cables

UL 1685 Vertical-Tray Fire Propagation and Smoke Release Test

ICEA S-58-679 Control Cable Conductor Identification Method 3 (1-BLACK, 2-RED, 3-BLUE)

ICEA S-95-658 (NEMA WC70) Power Cables Rated 2000 Volts or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy

Product Data Sheet

Nominal Dia. for Copper and Aluminum Conductors
Conductor size		Solid (mm)	Stranded
AWG or KCMIL	mm²		Compact (mm)	Class B Compressed	Class B	Class C	Class D

18	0.823	1.02	\	\	1.17	\	\
16	1.31	1.29	\	\	1.47	\	\
15	1.65	1.45	\	\	1.65	\	\
14	2.08	1.63	\	1.79	1.84	1.87	1.87
13	2.63	1.83	\	2.02	2.07	2.10	2.10
12	3.31	2.05	\	2.26	2.32	2.35	2.36
11	4.17	2.30	\	2.53	2.62	2.64	2.64
10	5.26	2.59	\	2.87	2.95	2.97	2.97
9	6.63	2.91	\	3.20	3.30	3.33	3.35
8	8.37	3.26	3.40	3.58	3.71	3.76	3.76
7	10.60	3.67	\	4.01	4.17	4.22	4.22
6	13.30	4.11	4.29	4.52	4.67	4.72	4.72
5	16.80	4.62	\	5.08	5.23	5.28	5.31
4	21.10	5.19	5.41	5.72	5.89	5.94	5.97
3	26.7	5.83	6.05	6.40	6.60	6.68	6.71
2	33.6	6.54	6.81	7.19	7.42	7.52	7.54
1	42.4	7.35	7.59	8.18	8.43	8.46	8.46
1/0	53.5	8.25	8.53	9.17	9.45	9.50	9.50
2/0	37.4	9.27	9.55	10.30	10.60	10.70	10.70
3/0	85	10.40	10.70	11.6	11.9	12.0	12.00
4/0	107	11.70	12.10	13.0	13.4	13.4	13.45
250	127	12.70	13.20	14.2	14.6	14.6	14.60
300	152	13.90	14.50	15.5	16.0	16.0	16.00
350	177	15.00	15.60	16.8	17.3	17.3	17.30
400	203	16.10	16.70	17.9	18.5	18.5	18.5
450	228	17.00	17.80	19.0	19.6	19.6	19.6
500	253	18.00	18.70	20.0	20.7	20.7	20.7
550	279	\	19.70	21.1	21.7	21.7	21.7
600	304	\	20.70	22.0	22.7	22.7	22.7
650	329	\	21.50	22.9	23.6	23.6	23.60
700	355	\	22.30	23.7	24.5	24.5	24.50
750	380	\	23.10	24.6	25.3	25.4	25.43
800	405	\	23.80	25.4	26.2	26.2	26.20
900	456	\	25.40	26.9	27.8	27.8	27.80
1000	507	\	26.90	28.4	29.3	29.3	29.30
1100	557	\	\	29.8	30.7	30.7	30.78
1200	608	\	\	31.1	32.1	32.1	32.10
1250	633	\	\	31.8	32.7	32.8	32.80
1300	659	\	\	32.4	33.4	33.4	33.40
1400	709	\	\	33.6	34.7	34.7	34.7
1500	760	\	\	34.8	35.9	35.9	35.9
1600	811	\	\	35.9	37.1	37.1	37.1
1700	861	\	\	37.1	38.2	38.2	38.2
1750	887	\	\	37.60	38.8	38.8	38.8
1800	912	\	\	38.2	39.3	39.3	39.3
1900	963	\	\	39.2	40.4	40.4	40.4
2000	1013	\	\	40.2	41.5	41.5	41.5
2500	1267	\	\	44.9	46.3	46.3	46.3
3000	1520	\	\	49.2	50.7	50.7	50.7

Conductor Sizes, Insulation Thickness and Test Voltages
Rated Circuit Voltage (Phase to Phase)	Conductor size	Nominal Insulation Thickness		AC Test voltage	DC Test Voltage
		A	B
V	AWG/ KCMIL	mm		KV	KV
0-600	43357.00	1.016	0.762	3.5	10.5
	43314.00	1.397	1.143	5.5	16.5
	1-4/0	2.032	1.397	7	21
	225-500	2.413	1.651	8	24
	525-1000	2.64	2.032	10	30
	1025-2000	3.175	2.54	11.5	34
601-2000	43357.00	1.397	1.016	5.5	16.5
	43314.00	1.778	1.397	7	21
	1-4/0	2.159	1.651	8	24
	225-500	2.667	1.778	9.5	28.5
	525-1000	3.048	2.159	11.5	34.5
	1025-2000	3.556	2.921	13.5	40

Jacket Thickness
Jacket thickness for Single-conductor cables			Thickness of common overall jacket of multiple-conductor cable
Calculated dia. of cable under jacket	Jacket Thickness		Calculated dia. of cable under jacket	Jacket Thickness
Calculated dia. of cable under jacket	Min.	Nominal	Calculated dia. of cable under jacket	Min.	Nominal
mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm
6.35 or less	0.33	0.38	10.8 or less	1.02	1.14
6.38-10.8	0.635	0.76	10.82-17.78	1.27	1.52
10.82-17.78	1.02	1.14	17.81-38.10	1.78	2.03
17.81-38.1	1.4	1.65	38.13-63.50	2.41	2.79
38.13-63.5	2.03	2.41	63.53 and larger	3.05	3.56
63.53 & later	2.67	3.18