600v UL standard copper conductor type TW electrical wire
TW electrical wire
1.TW Applications
The copper conductors type TW is used for power and lighting circuits in industrial, commercial and residential facilities, just as it is specified in the National Electrical Code. This type of conductor can be used in dry and wet places, its maximum temperature of operation is 60 ºC and its voltage of service for all the applications it is 600 V.
2. TW Specifications
The copper conductors type TW meets the following specifications and standards:
· ASTM B-3: Copper Annealed or Soft Wires.
· ASTM B-8: Copper Stranded Conductors in Concentric Layers, Hard, Semi-hard or Soft.
· UL – 83: Wires and Cables Insulated with Thermoplastic Material.
· NEMA WC-5: Wires and Cables Insulated with Thermoplastic Material (ICEA S-61-402) for Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power.
Besides all the requirements of the National Electrical Code.
3. TW Construction
The conductors type TW can be solid or stranded and they are built with copper of soft temper, they are also insulated with an uniform layer of Chloride of Polyvinyl (PVC) thermoplastic material resistant to the moisture. They can be supplied in varied colors according to their size and with different packaging.
4.TW Detail of the Cable
1)Copper Conductor
2)Insulation of Thermoplastic Material, PVC 600V. – 60 °C
AWG TW WIRE SPECIFICATION
| SIZE AWG MCM |
CROSS SECTION mm2 |
STRANDING number of wire x diametre mm |
INSULATION THICKNESS mm |
EXTERNAL DIAMETER mm |
TOTAL WEIGHT KG/KM |
| 20 | 0.52 | 1×0.813 | 0.76 | 2.33 | 9.81 |
| 18 | 0.82 | 1×1.02 | 0.76 | 2.54 | 13.16 |
| 16 | 1.31 | 1×1.29 | 0.76 | 2.81 | 18.1 |
| 14 | 2.08 | 1×1.63 | 0.76 | 3.15 | 26.1 |
| 12 | 3.31 | 1×2.05 | 0.76 | 3.57 | 38.3 |
| 10 | 5.26 | 1×2.59 | 0.76 | 4.11 | 57.4 |
| 8 | 8.34 | 1×3.26 | 1.14 | 5.54 | 95.2 |
| 14 | 2.08 | 7×0.62 | 0.76 | 3.38 | 27.8 |
| 12 | 3.31 | 7×0.78 | 0.76 | 3.86 | 40.1 |
| 10 | 5.26 | 7×0.98 | 0.76 | 4.46 | 59.9 |
| 8 | 8.37 | 7×1.23 | 1.14 | 5.97 | 105.2 |
| 6 | 13.3 | 7×1.55 | 1.52 | 7.69 | 170.4 |
| 4 | 21.15 | 7×1.96 | 1.52 | 8.92 | 255.5 |
| 2 | 33.62 | 7×2.47 | 1.52 | 10.45 | 388.9 |
| 1 | 42.36 | 7×2.78 | 2.03 | 12.4 | 482.9 |
| 1/0 | 53.49 | 19×1.89 | 2.03 | 13.51 | 621 |
| 2/0 | 67.43 | 19×2.12 | 2.03 | 14.66 | 778 |
| 3/0 | 85.01 | 19×2.39 | 2.03 | 16.01 | 934 |
| 4/0 | 107.2 | 19×2.68 | 2.03 | 17.46 | 1159 |
| 250 | 127 | 37×2.09 | 2.41 | 19.45 | 1368 |
| 300 | 152 | 37×2.29 | 2.41 | 20.85 | 1623 |
| 350 | 177 | 37×2.47 | 2.41 | 22.11 | 1876 |
| 400 | 203 | 37×2.64 | 2.41 | 23.3 | 2128 |
| 500 | 253 | 37×2.95 | 2.41 | 25.47 | 2631 |
| 600 | 304 | 37×3.23 | 2.79 | 28.19 | 3174 |
| 650 | 329 | 37×3.37 | 2.79 | 29.17 | 3345 |
| 700 | 355 | 37×3.49 | 2.79 | 30.01 | 3609 |
