Cut Sheet

Armorlite® Type MC
PVC Jacketed
Lightweight Aluminum Interlocked Armor with Overall PVC Jacket. 600 Volts.
Copper Power Conductors. THHN/THWN Insulated Singles.
Sunlight Resistant. Green Insulated Grounding Conductor.
Sizes AWG 14 through AWG 2. Rated VW-1.
APPLICATIONS
Southwire Armorlite
®
Type MC Cable - "flame retardant sunlight resistant PVC Jacket" is suitable for use as follows:
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Direct burial applications, installation in concrete and where exposed to cinder fills, strong chlorides, caustic alkalis, or
vapors of chlorine or of hydrochloric acids.
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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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Places of Assembly per NEC 518.4 and theaters per NEC 520.5.
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As aerial cable on a messenger.
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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's Armorlite Type MC Cable - Multi-Circuit meets or exceeds the requirements of
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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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The National Electrical Code
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Listed for use in UL 1, 2 and 3 Hour Through Penetration Firestop Systems
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Jacketed & Non Jacketed will both pass " UL Test" & "FT4/IEEE 1202" (70,000 Btu/hr) Vertical Cable Tray Flame Test
CONSTRUCTION
Southwire Armorlite
®
Type MC Cable - "PVC Jacketed" is constructed with soft-drawn, copper Type THHN/THWN
conductors rated 90°C dry/ 75°C wet, and a green insulated grounding conductor. The conductors are cabled together and a
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