SPEC 9400 October, 2014 CCW Armored Instrumentation, Pairs/Triads, Individual and Overall Shield UL Type MC-HL, 600 V or UL Type ITC-HL, 300 V, XLPE, 90°C, Cable Tray Use Sunlight-Resistant, Direct Burial, UL Marine Shipboard Cable, ABS CWCMC, Arctic-Grade ® Product Construction: Conductor: • Bare annealed copper per ASTM B3 • Class B stranding per ASTM B8 Insulation: • Cross-linked Polyethylene (XLPE), rated 90°C per UL Standards 13 and 2250 • Color-coded per ICEA Method 1: pairs – black and white; triads – black, white and red. Each conductor in each pair or triad is printed alphanumerically for easy identification Shielded Pair/Triad: • Isolated and individually twisted pairs or triads with Flexfoil® aluminum/polyester tape shield providing 100% coverage • Stranded tinned copper drain wire, two sizes smaller than insulated conductors Cable Assembly: • Individually shielded pairs or triads are cabled together with a left-hand lay Overall Shield: • Flexfoil® aluminum/polyester tape shield providing 100% coverage • Stranded tinned copper drain wire, same size as insulated conductors Inner Jacket: • Flame retardant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) per UL Standard 1569, black • Low temperature performance meets ASTM D746 brittleness temperature at or below -60°C • Nylon rip cord to facilitate jacket removal CCW Armor: • Impervious, continuously welded and corrugated aluminum alloy sheath per UL Standards 1569 and 2225 • CCW armor conductivity meets the grounding requirements of NEC Article 250 Overall Jacket: • Flame-retardant, moisture- and sunlight-resistant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) per UL Standard 1569, black • Low temperature performance meets ASTM D746 brittleness temperature at or below -60°C Applications: • CCW armored 600 volt instrumentation cables with individually shielded pairs or triads and an overall shield provide superior protection and reliability against physical damage for use in instrumentation and process control applications where shielding against both external EMI and EMI between groups is required • For use in Class 1 remote-control and signal circuits in accordance with NEC Article 725 • Recognized for use in Class I, II and III, Divisions 1 and 2; or Class 1, Zones 1 and 2 hazardous locations per NEC Articles 501, 502, 503 and 505 • Installed indoors or outdoors, in wet or dry locations, in a raceway, as aerial cable on a messenger, in cable trays, or for direct burial • Recognized for use on fixed or floating offshore petroleum facilities as recommended by the American Petroleum Institute Features: • CCW armor provides superior mechanical protection and an impervious barrier to moisture, gas and liquids • CCW armor provides EMI shielding performance • Meets cold bend at -55°C Specifications: Design Adherence: • UL 1569 Metal Clad Cables • UL 2225 Cables and Cable Fittings for Use in Hazardous Locations • UL 2250 Instrumentation Tray Cable • UL 1309/CSA C22.2 No. 245 Marine Shipboard Cable Flame Tests: • ICEA T-29-520 (210,000 BTU/hr) • IEEE 383 (70,000 BTU/hr) • CSA FT4 • IEEE 1202 (70,000 BTU/hr) • UL 1581 (70,000 BTU/hr) • IEC 60332-3 Cat. A Compliances: • UL Type MC-HL, CT USE, SUN RES, DIR BUR, -60°C, UL File # E90496 • UL Type ITC-HL, UL File # E177408 • UL Listed Marine Shipboard, UL File # E85994 • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Listed for CWCMC • RoHS Compliant Phone: 888-593-3355 www.generalcable.com
