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Application
Southwire Type G cable is a heavy-duty industrial cable for use in flexible, portable, and extra-hard usage applications where equipment grounding is required per NEC Article 400. Suitable for continuous submersion in water – ideal for submersible pumps, marine application. Also suitable for use in light to medium-duty mining applications. Sunlight and oil resistant. Highly flexible and easy to work with in cold conditions. Not for use as permanent building wiring. Meets FT-5 Flame Test. cUL Listed.
Specifications
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| Cond. Size (AWG/Kcmil) | Conductor Number | Cond. Strands | Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm) | Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | Diameter Over Insulation (in) (cm) | Ground (No. x AWG) | Ground Check Size | Ground Check Strands | Ground Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm) | Inner Jacket Thickness (mils) (mm) | Diameter Over Armor (in) (cm) | Jacket Thickness (mils) (mm) | Approx. OD (in) (cm) | Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km) | |
| More Options | 8 8 | 4.0 4.0 | 71 71 | 0.145 0.37 | 60 1.52 | 145 3.68 | 0.985 2.50 | 629 936 | |||||||
| More Options | 6 6 | 4.0 4.0 | 65 65 | 0.186 0.47 | 60 1.52 | 145 3.68 | 1.130 2.87 | 865 1287 | |||||||
| More Options | 2 2 | 4.0 4.0 | 168 168 | 0.290 0.74 | 60 1.52 | 205 5.21 | 1.479 3.76 | 1882 2801 | |||||||
| More Options | 1 1 | 4.0 4.0 | 224 224 | 0.300 0.76 | 80 2.03 | 145 3.68 | 1.591 4.04 | 2063 3070 | |||||||
| More Options | 1/0 1/0 | 4.0 4.0 | 259 259 | 0.379 0.96 | 80 2.03 | 155 3.94 | 1.755 4.46 | 2452 3649 | |||||||
| More Options | 2/0 2/0 | 4.0 4.0 | 324 324 | 0.400 1.02 | 80 2.03 | 155 3.94 | 1.930 4.90 | 3057 4549 | |||||||
| More Options | 3/0 3/0 | 4.0 4.0 | 418 418 | 0.480 1.22 | 80 2.03 | 155 3.94 | 2.048 5.20 | 3679 5475 | |||||||
| More Options | 4/0 4/0 | 4.0 4.0 | 532 532 | 0.530 1.35 | 80 2.03 | 155 3.94 | 2.175 5.52 | 4392 6536 | |||||||
| More Options | 250 250 | 4.0 4.0 | 608 608 | 0.605 1.54 | 95 2.41 | 270 6.86 | 2.527 6.42 | 5609 8347 | |||||||
| More Options | 350 350 | 4.0 4.0 | 893 893 | 0.670 1.70 | 95 2.41 | 270 6.86 | 2.972 7.55 | 8110 12069 | |||||||
| More Options | 500 500 | 4.0 4.0 | 1221 1221 | 0.858 2.18 | 95 2.41 | 325 8.26 | 3.230 8.20 | 10201 15181 |
| Cond. Size (AWG/Kcmil) | DC Resistance @ 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | AC Resistance @ 75C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | Capacitive Reactance (Mohms x 1000ft) (Mohms x km) | Inductive Reactance (ohms/1000') (ohms/km) | Rated Strength (lbs) (kg) | Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg) | Min. Bend Radius (in) (cm) | In Air Ampacity @ 60C (amps) | In Air Ampacity @ 75C (amps) | In Air Ampacity @ 90C (amps) | In Air Ampacity @ 105C (amps) | Raceway Ampacity @ 75C (amps) | Raceway Ampacity @ 90C (amps) | |
| More Options | 8 8 | 0.679 1.01 | 0.818 1.22 | 0.052 0.08 | 3.9 9.91 | 38 38 | 46 46 | 52 52 | ||||||
| More Options | 6 6 | 0.435 0.65 | 0.524 0.78 | 0.051 0.08 | 5.6 14.22 | 50 50 | 62 62 | 70 70 | ||||||
| More Options | 2 2 | 0.172 0.26 | 0.207 0.31 | 0.045 0.07 | 7.3 18.54 | 90 90 | 106 106 | 122 122 | ||||||
| More Options | 1 1 | 0.137 0.20 | 0.164 0.24 | 0.046 0.07 | 7.9 20.07 | 105 105 | 125 125 | 142 142 | ||||||
| More Options | 1/0 1/0 | 0.109 0.16 | 0.131 0.19 | 0.044 0.07 | 8.7 22.10 | 121 121 | 145 145 | 164 164 | ||||||
| More Options | 2/0 2/0 | 0.087 0.13 | 0.104 0.15 | 0.043 0.06 | 9.6 24.38 | 139 139 | 166 166 | 190 190 | ||||||
| More Options | 3/0 3/0 | 0.069 0.10 | 0.083 0.12 | 0.042 0.06 | 12.2 30.99 | 161 161 | 193 193 | 219 219 | ||||||
| More Options | 4/0 4/0 | 0.055 0.08 | 0.067 0.10 | 0.041 0.06 | 13.0 33.02 | 186 186 | 222 222 | 253 253 | ||||||
| More Options | 250 250 | 0.047 0.07 | 0.057 0.08 | 0.041 0.06 | 15.1 38.35 | 207 207 | 248 248 | 282 282 | ||||||
| More Options | 350 350 | 0.033 0.05 | 0.042 0.06 | 0.04 0.06 | 17.8 45.21 | 254 254 | 305 305 | 346 346 | ||||||
| More Options | 500 500 | 0.023 0.03 | 0.031 0.05 | 0.039 0.06 | 19.3 49.02 | 314 314 | 376 376 | 429 429 |
* Inductive impedance is based on non-ferrous conduit with one diameter spacing center-to-center.
Standards & References
- ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
- ASTM B172 Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Bunch-Stranded Copper Conductors
- UL 1650 Standard for Portable Power Cable
- MSHA Approved
- RoHS-2 (European Directive 2011/65/EU)
Construction
- Conductor: Bare, soft drawn, annealed, flexible, rope-lay stranded copper per ASTM B3/B172
- Separator Tape: Non-conducting tape applied between the conductor and insulation to facilitate stripping
- Insulation: Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM). Color coded black, white, blue, red for sizes #4/0 and smaller and black, white, red, orange for sizes over 250 kcmil
- Ground Conductors: Four insulated, bare, soft drawn, annealed, rope stranded, flexible lay copper per ASTM B3/B172
- Fillers: Jute fillers applied as needed to round the cable core
- Reinforcement Binder: Reinforcing binder with twine applied over the core
- Jacket: Black, flame resistant, thermosetting Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE)
Resources
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