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NEC & CSA Designations
NEC
Wire
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| AWM | Appliance wiring material, thermoplastic insulation (PVC), with or without Nylon, 105°C, dry locations | | MV-HL | Suffix "-HL" indicates acceptable for hazardous locations | | ITC | Instrumentation tray cable, several combinations for insulations and jacket compounds | | MV-LS | Suffix "-LS" indicates acceptable for limited smoke applications | | MC | Metal clad cable, THHN or XHHW individual conductors, aluminum or steel interlocked armor | | MTW | Machine tool wire, thermoplastic insulation (PVC), with or without Nylon, 90°C, dry locations | | MV-90 | Medium voltage cable rated at 90°C | | MV-105 | Medium voltage cable rated at 105°C | | PLTC | Power-limited tray cable, several combinations of insulations and jacket compounds | | RHH | Rubber equivalent insulation (XLPE), high heat resistant 90°C rating, dry or damp locations | | RHW-2 | Rubber equivalent insulation (XLPE), heat resistant 90°C rating, wet locations | | SF-2 | Silicone insulated fixture wire, solid or 7-strand | | SFF-2 | Silicone insulated fixture wire, flexible strand | | SIS | Flame retardant thermoset switchboard wire | | TC | Tray cable, several combinations of insulation and jacket compounds, cable tray use | | TFFN | Thermoplastic insulation (PVC), flexible fixture wire, 90°C, dry locations, Nylon jacket | | TFN | Thermoplastic insulation (PVC), fixture wire, 90°C, dry locations, Nylon jacket | | THHN | Thermoplastic insulation (PVC), high heat resistant, 90°C rating, dry or damp locations, Nylon jacket | | THWN | Thermoplastic insulation (PVC), heat resistant 75°C rating, wet locations, Nylon jacket | | THHN-2 | Thermoplastic insulation (PVC), high heat resistant 90°C rating, wet and dry locations, Nylon jacket | | USE-2 | Underground service entrance, cross-linked polyethylene insulation (XLPE), direct burial, 90°C rating | | XHHW-2 | Cross-linked polyethylene insulation (XLPE), high heat resistant 90°C rating, wet and dry locations |
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| AC90 | 600 Volt XLPE insulation aluminum or steel interlocked armored cable | | ACIC | 300 or 600 Volt armored instrument and control cable. A CSA type designation used to describe armored instrumentation and control cable. Available in either 300 Volt or 600 Volt with thermoset or thermoplastic insulation, this cable can be supplied with an overall shield, shielded pairs, shielded triads or unshielded in multi-conductor constructions from 2 to 72 conductors. The overall interlocked armor and PVC jacket provide a (-40oC), HL, FT4 product (CDS reference standard C22.2 No. 239) | | ACWU90 (-40°C) | 600 Volt XLPE insulation aluminum or steel interlocked armored cable with PVC jacket | | HL | Designation for hazardous locations (CSA STD C22.2 NO174) | | NMD90 | 300 Volt non-metallic sheath cable with XLPE or PVC/Nylon insulation | | NMWU | 300 Volt non-metallic sheath cable with PVC insulation | | RA90 (-40°C) | 600 and 5000 Volt single and multiple conductor with seamless corrugated aluminum armor. A CSA type destination for single conductor of multi-conductor constructions similar to AC90 and ACWU90 except no bonding (grounding) conductor is required in the cable assembly. Also, the armor is a corrugated aluminum sheath that serves as a bonding (grounding) conductor. The overall PVC covering on RA90 is required for wet or direct burial applications (CSA reference standard C22.2 No. 123) | | RW90 XLPE (-40°C) | 600 and 5000 Volt thermoset insulation 90°C wet or dry locations | | RWU90 XLPE (-40°C) | 600 and 1000 Volt thermoset insulation 90°C direct burial | | SEW-2 | 600 Volt silicone rubber insulated equipment wire solid or 7-strand | | SEWF-2 | 600 Volt silicone rubber insulated equipment wire with flexible strand | | TECK90 (-40°C) | 600 and 5000 Volt single and multiple conductor cable with inner jacket, aluminum or steel interlocked armor with PVC jacket | | TC | Tray cable certified for use in Class I Division 2 areas | | TW75 | 600 Volt thermoplastic (PVC) insulated cable suitable for wet locations | | TWU (-40°C) | 600 Volt thermoplastic (PVC) insulated cable suitable for direct burial |
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