ASTM Standard XLPE Insulated LV Power Cable

The conductor of the cable may be copper or aluminum or aluminum alloy. The number of cores can be 1, 2, 3, as well as 4 and 5 (4 and 5 are usually low-voltage cables).

The armoring of the cable can be divided into steel wire armoring and steel tape armoring, and the non-magnetic armoring material used in the single-core AC cable.

Application

They are usually laid indoors, outdoors, in pipelines, cable trenches and loose soil.

Specifically approved for installation in cable trays per Article 340 of the NEC. Type TC cables are permitted for use in Class I Division 2 industrial hazardous locations per NEC. Cables may be installed in free air, raceways or direct burial, in wet or dry locations. All cables when used in accordance with the NEC, meet the requirements of OSHA.

Construction

Stranded copper conductors, XLP (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) insulated, Method 1 - Table E1 or E2 color-coded, or Method 4 phase-identified. Insulated conductors cabled with a stranded copper grounding conductor in one interstice, cable tape, PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) jacket, surface printed.

Standards

Conductors conform to ASTM B-3 & B-8.

Individual conductors conform to UL Standard 44, and are approved as Type XHHW-2.

TC Type Tray Cable per Article 340 of the NEC.

Cables suitable for Sunlight Resistant applications.

Cables designed to pass the IEEE-383 & IEEE-1202 flame tests.

Cables meet requirements of ICEA S-95-658/NEMA WC70.

Data Sheet

HHW XLPE insulated power cable with aluminium conductor
Conductor Size	Conductor Diameter		Insulation Thickness		Overall Diameter		Net Weight	Ampacity** at 75°C	Ampacity** at 90°C
AWG/KCMIL	inches	mm	inches	mm	inches	mm	lbs/kft	Ampacity** at 75°C	Ampacity** at 90°C
8	0.134	3.40	0.045	1.14	0.227	5.77	30	40	45
6	0.169	4.29	0.045	1.14	0.262	6.65	42	50	55
4	0.213	5.41	0.045	1.14	0.306	7.77	58	65	75
3	0.238	6.05	0.045	1.14	0.330	8.38	72	75	85
2	0.268	6.81	0.045	1.14	0.361	9.17	86	90	100
1	0.299	7.59	0.055	1.40	0.412	10.46	110	100	115
1/0	0.336	8.53	0.055	1.40	0.449	11.40	134	120	135
2/0	0.376	9.55	0.055	1.40	0.489	12.42	163	135	150
3/0	0.423	10.74	0.055	1.40	0.536	13.61	200	155	175
4/0	0.475	12.07	0.055	1.40	0.588	14.94	247	180	205
250	0.520	13.21	0.065	1.65	0.653	16.59	296	205	230
300	0.570	14.48	0.065	1.65	0.703	17.86	359	230	260
350	0.616	15.65	0.065	1.65	0.749	19.02	401	250	280
400	0.659	16.74	0.065	1.65	0.792	20.12	453	270	305
500	0.736	18.69	0.065	1.65	0.869	22.07	556	310	350
600	0.813	20.65	0.080	2.03	0.979	24.87	679	340	385
700	0.877	22.28	0.080	2.03	1.040	26.42	782	375	425
750	0.908	23.06	0.080	2.03	1.071	27.20	833	385	435
900	0.999	25.37	0.080	2.03	1.169	29.69	983	425	480
1000	1.060	26.92	0.080	2.03	1.223	31.06	1090	445	500

XHHW XLPE insulated power cable with copper conductor
Conductor Size	No. of Strands	Insulation Thickness		Overall Diameter		Net Weight	Ampacity*
AWG/kcmil	No. of Strands	inches	mm	inches	mm	lbs/kft	amps
14	7	0.030	0.76	0.140	3.56	18	25**
12	7	0.030	0.76	0.160	4.06	27	30**
10	7	0.030	0.76	0.180	4.57	39	40**
8	7	0.045	1.14	0.240	6.10	64	55
6	7	0.045	1.14	0.280	7.11	97	75
4	7	0.045	1.14	0.320	8.13	149	95
2	7	0.045	1.14	0.380	9.65	230	130
1	19	0.055	1.40	0.440	11.18	291	145
1/0	19	0.055	1.40	0.480	12.19	366	170
2/0	19	0.055	1.40	0.520	13.21	456	195
3/0	19	0.055	1.40	0.580	14.73	569	225
4/0	19	0.055	1.40	0.630	16.00	711	260
250	37	0.065	1.65	0.710	18.03	835	290
350	37	0.065	1.65	0.810	20.57	1,155	350
500	37	0.065	1.65	0.930	23.62	1,631	430
750	61	0.080	2.03	1.150	29.21	2,441	520
1000	61	0.080	2.03	1.320	33.53	3,233	615