SPEC 9899 October, 2014 CCW Arctic Armor Fieldbus Cable ® Multi-Paired, Individual and Overall Shielded, 18 AWG & 16 AWG UL Type MC-HL, 600 V, 90°C, Sunlight-Resistant, Direct Burial, Arctic-Grade Product Construction: Conductor: • 18 and 16 AWG fully annealed stranded tinned copper per ASTM B33 • Class B stranding per ASTM B8 Insulation: • Cross-linked Polyethylene (XLPE) Pairs: • Two conductors twisted together with left-hand lay (LHL) • Each pair has 1 blue and 1 orange conductor. One conductor in each pair is printed alphanumerically for easy identification Individually Shielded Pairs: • Aluminum/Polyester tape with 25% overlap, 100% coverage (aluminum side out) Drain: • Stranded tinned copper drain wire Overall Shield: • Aluminum/Polyester tape with 25% overlap, 100% coverage (aluminum side in) Inner Sheath: • Arctic-grade Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), black CCW Armor: • Impervious, continuously welded and corrugated aluminum alloy sheath per UL 1569 and UL 2225 • CCW armor conductivity meets the grounding requirements of NEC Article 250 Outer Jacket: • Flame-retardant, moisture- and sunlight-resistant arctic-grade Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), black Applications: • Recognized for use in Class I, II, and III, Divisions 1 and 2; or Class I, 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 Features: • 100 Ohm impedance (± 10 ohms) • CCW armor provides an impervious barrier to moisture, gas and liquids • Meets cold bend at -55°C • Insulation passes ASTM D746-04 brittleness temperature impact test at -73°C CATALOG NUMBER 9899.FB01801120 9899.FB01802120 9899.FB01804120 9899.FB01601118 9899.FB01602118 9899.FB01604118 NO. OF PAIRS 1 2 4 1 2 4 COND. SIZE (AWG) NOMINAL CORE O.D. SHIELDS SP SP/OS SP/OS SP INCHES SP/OS SP/OS 0.27 0.48 0.57 0.29 0.52 0.62 mm 6.73 12.07 14.48 7.37 ARMOR O.D. INCHES 13.21 15.75 0.53 0.79 0.89 0.56 0.84 0.97 mm 13.46 20.07 22.48 14.10 21.21 24.64 NOMINAL OVERALL O.D. INCHES 18 AWG AND 16 AWG INDIVIDUAL AND OVERALL SHIELDED PAIRS 18 18 18 16 16 16 0.64 0.90 0.99 0.66 0.94 1.08 mm 16.13 22.73 25.02 16.76 23.88 27.31 NOMINAL APPROXIMATE NET WEIGHT LBS/1000 FT 178 305 349 191 338 440 Features: (cont’d.) • Insulation passes MIL-C-13777 cold bend test @ -65°C • Arctic-grade PVC inner sheath and outer jacket passes ASTM D746-04 brittleness temperature impact test at -60°C Specifications: Fieldbus Standards: • Registered with Fieldbus Foundation • Meets Fieldbus Foundation FF-844 Specification, marked as Type A H1 Fieldbus cable • Meets ISA 50.02 Part 2 Fieldbus standard for use in industrial control systems • Meets IEC 61158-2 requirements for industrial Fieldbus cable Compliances: • UL Listed, NEC Type MC-HL, 600 V, SUN RES, DIR BUR, -40°C Flame Tests: • CSA FT4 • IEEE 1202 Phone: 888-593-3355 www.generalcable.com
