Product Information

Specification

500-3 W/GRND Stranded Aluminum Conductors PVC Jacket Metal Clad

Allowable Ampacity for 500-3 W/GRND ALUMINUM CONDUCTORS PVC JACKET METAL CLAD at 75°C: 310 Amps

Applications:

PVC jacketed MC cable, or aluminum metal clad cable, is an electrical wire used under high ambient temperature in power distribution, particularly in feeder, branch, and service ones, in diverse purpose buildings. The PVC MC cable is also used for diverse circuits, such as control, signal, power, and lighting ones, as well as the electrical cable is used for installations, air-handling spaces, places of assembly, aerial applications, cable tray and raceways, IT equipment, and hazardous locations.

Also Known As:

500-3 jacketed metal clad cable, 500-3 jacketed mc cable, 500-3 pvc jacketed mc cable, 500-3 pvc jacketed mc cable connectors, 500-3 pvc mc cable, 500-3 mc wires, 500-3 cable metal clad, 500-3 aluminum clad wire, 500-3 mc feeder cable, 500-3 electrical feeder cable, 500-3 outdoor mc cable, 500-3 electrical wire feeder, 500-3 isolated ground mc cable, 500-3 aluminum mc cable.

Standards: 

• UL 44, UL 1569 for type MC 

• ICEA S – 95-658 

• NEMA WC70 

• Federal Spec A-A59544 (formerly J – C – 30B) 

• IEEEE 1202 70,000 BTU vertical flame test

Construction

Conductors:

PVC jacketed MC cable conductor is an 8000 series aluminum conductor. These conductors are also light, soft, and flexible, hence easy to work with, especially during installation.

Insulation:

The jacketed metal clad cable has a color-coded cross-linked polyethylene (XLP) insulation, which improves the service life of the cable. XLP is resistant to abrasion, heat, corrosive chemicals, moisture, and sunlight, making the cable withstand the punishing outdoor conditions. Due to color coding, it is easily identifiable and non-conducting, which keeps the user safe from shocks.

Jacket:

The jacket is an overall black polyvinyl chloride PVC jacket, which is heat, moisture, and sunlight resistant.

Armor:

The armor of the PVC jacketed MC cable is an overall aluminum interlocked armor. 

Specifications:

No. Conductors: 3
Conductor Size (AWG/kcmil): 500 MCM
Ground Wire Size: 1 AWG
Conductor Strand: 7
Insulation Thickness ( inches ): 0.065
Jacket Thickness ( inches ): 0.075
Diameter Over Armor ( inches ):2.29
Diameter Over Jacket ( inches ):2.45
Net Weight ( lbs/kft ): 2,441
Ampacity** at 75°C: 310
Ampacity** at 90°C: 350

*Data provided on this page is subject to change based on different manufacturers' variances

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In the case the material only comes in a predetermined color or doesn’t come with any color