Cut Sheet

Armorlite® Type MC
Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor. 600 Volts.
Copper Power Conductors. THHN/THWN Insulated Singles.
Green Insulated Grounding Conductor.
Sizes 14 AWG through 2 AWG. Rated VW-1.
APPLICATIONS
Southwire Armorlite
®
Type MC Cable is suitable for use as follows:
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Branch, feeder and service power distribution in commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-residential buildings.
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Power, lighting, control, and signal circuits.
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Fished or embedded in plaster.
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Concealed or exposed installations.
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Environmental air-handling spaces per NEC 300.22 (C).
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Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
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Installation in cable tray and approved raceways.
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Under raised floors for information technology equipment conductors and cables per NEC 645.5(D) & 645.5(D)(2).
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Class I Div. 2, Class II Div 2, & Class III Div. 1 Hazardous Locations.
STANDARDS & REFERENCES
Southwire Armorlite
®
Type MC Cable meets or exceeds the requirements of the following
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UL 83
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UL 1569
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UL 1685
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Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B)
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FT4/IEEE 1202 (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
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NEC
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Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
CONSTRUCTION
Southwire Armorlite
®
Type MC Cable is constructed with soft-drawn copper, Type THHN/THWN conductors rated 90°C dry
available in sizes 14 AWG through 2 AWG, and a green insulated grounding conductor. The conductors are cabled together
and a binder tape bearing the print legend is wrapped around the assembly. Aluminum interlocking armor is applied over the
assembly.
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