SPEC 9650 October, 2014 CCW Armored Composite Power and Control Without Ground UL Type MC, XLPE, 600 V, 90°C, Cable Tray Use, Sunlight-Resistant, Direct Burial UL Marine Shipboard Cable, ABS CWCMC ® Product Construction: Conductor: • Bare annealed copper per ASTM B3 • Sizes 10 AWG and smaller are Class B compressed stranding per ASTM B8 • Sizes 8 AWG and larger are compact stranding per ASTM B496 Insulation: • Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) insulation per ICEA S-95-658 and UL 44, Listed XHHW-2 • Power conductors sizes 6 AWG and smaller are color-coded per ICEA Method 1, Table E2 • Power conductors sizes 4 AWG and larger are black with printed numbers per ICEA Method 4 • Control conductors are color-coded black, red, blue and yellow Cable Assembly: • Insulated conductors are cabled together with non-hygroscopic fillers when required • A binder tape, when required, is applied over the cabled core CCW Armor: • Impervious, continuously welded and corrugated aluminum alloy sheath per UL 1569 • CCW armor conductivity meets the grounding requirements of NEC Article 250 Jacket: • Flame-retardant, moisture- and sunlight-resistant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), black • Low temperature performance meets ASTM D746 brittleness temperature at or below -40°C Applications: • CCW armored Composite Power and Control cables offer an economical, rugged and reliable alternative to labor-intensive cable in conduit wiring methods • For use in Class I and II, Division 2; Class III, Divisions 1 and 2; and Class I, Zone 2 hazardous locations per NEC Articles 501, 502, 503 and 505 • For use as services, feeders and branch circuits for power, lighting, control, and signal circuits in accordance with NEC Articles 330 and 725 • Installed indoors or outdoors, wet or dry locations, directly buried, embedded in concrete, in a raceway, as aerial cable on a messenger, in cable trays, or as exposed runs secured to supports in accordance with NEC Article 330 • Recognized for use on fixed or floating offshore petroleum facilities as recommended by the American Petroleum Institute Features: • CCW armor provides an impervious barrier to moisture, gas and liquids • CCW armor provides EMI shielding performance • Factory assembled and tested cable for use as an alternative to cable in conduit wiring systems Features: (cont’d.) • Meets cold impact at -40°C • 90˚C continuous operating temperature, wet or dry • 130˚C emergency rating • 250˚C short circuit rating Specifications: Design Adherence: • ICEA S-95-658/WC 70 Standard for Non-Shielded Power Cable, 2 kV or Less • UL 44 Rubber Insulated Wires and Cables • UL 1569 Metal Clad Cables • UL 1309 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, XHHW-2, SUN RES, CT USE, DIR BUR, -40°C, UL File # E69797 • UL Listed Marine Shipboard, UL File # E85994 • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Listed for CWCMC • RoHS Compliant Phone: 888-593-3355 www.generalcable.com
