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XHHW-2 Aluminum

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Application Electro Cable's 600/1000 Volt Type XHHW-2 is intended for use as general purpose wiring for up to 1000 volt rated services in air, conduit, or other recognized raceways for services, feeders, and branch circuit wiring as specified in the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) at a maximum conductor temperature of 90°C in wet or dry locations.	Product Features Compact stranded 8000 Series aluminum alloy conductor. Insulation is an abrasion, moisture, heat and sunlight resistant black cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE). Cable can be installed without pulling lubricant. UL listed VW-1 (vertical flame test). UL listed for CT Use (1/0 AWG and larger). UV/Sunlight Resistant.
Standards UL 44, ASTM B800, B801, ICEA S-95-658 (NEMA WC 70) Federal Specification A-A59544 (formerly J-C-30B) Compliant to RoHS (Directive 2011/65/EU)	Colors Sizes 6 to 2 gauge are stocked in Black, White, Red, Blue and Green. Sizes 1 to 750MCM stocked in all the above colors plus Brown, Yellow, Orange, Gray, Green and Purple.

Physical Traits

XHHW-2 Aluminum

Conductor Size	Stranding	Conductor Nominal Diameter	Insulation Thickness	Nominal Outside Diameter	Nominal Weight	Maximum Pulling Tension	Minimum Bending Radius*
AWG/Kcmil	No.	inch	mils	inch	lb/1000ft	lb	inch
6	7/w	0.169	45	0.260	39	157	1.0
4	7/w	0.213	45	0.305	57	250	1.2
2	7/w	0.268	45	0.360	84	398	1.4
1	19/w	0.299	55	0.415	108	502	1.7
1/0	19/w	0.336	55	0.450	132	634	1.8
2/0	19/w	0.376	55	0.490	161	799	2.0
3/0	19/w	0.423	55	0.540	198	1007	2.2
4/0	19/w	0.475	55	0.590	244	1270	2.4
250	37/w	0.520	65	0.655	292	1500	2.6
300	37/w	0.570	65	0.705	344	1800	2.8
350	37/w	0.616	65	0.750	396	2100	3.0
400	37/w	0.659	65	0.795	448	2400	3.2
500	37/w	0.736	65	0.870	550	3000	3.5
600	58/w	0.813	80	0.980	671	3600	3.9
700	58/w	0.877	80	1.040	774	4200	5.2
750	58/w	0.908	80	1.075	824	4500	5.4
900	58/w	0.999	80	1.165	979	5400	5.8
1000	58/w	1.060	80	1.230	1079	6000	6.2

Electrical Traits

XHHW-2 Aluminum

Conductor Size	DC Resistance @ 25°C	AC Resistance @ 75°C	Inductive Reactance+	Ampacity @ 75°C*	Ampacity @ 90°C*
AWG/Kcmil	Ω/1000ft	Ω/1000ft	Ω/1000ft	amps	amps
6	0.674	0.82	0.051	50	60
4	0.424	0.51	0.048	65	75
2	0.267	0.32	0.045	90	100
1	0.211	0.26	0.046	100	115
1/0	0.168	0.20	0.044	120	135
2/0	0.133	0.16	0.043	135	150
3/0	0.105	0.13	0.042	155	175
4/0	0.084	0.10	0.041	180	205
250	0.071	0.086	0.041	205	230
300	0.059	0.071	0.041	230	260
350	0.050	0.062	0.040	250	280
400	0.044	0.054	0.040	270	305
500	0.035	0.044	0.039	310	350
600	0.029	0.036	0.039	340	385
700	0.025	0.032	0.038	375	425
750	0.024	0.031	0.038	385	435
900	0.020	0.027	0.037	425	480
1000	0.018	0.025	0.037	445	500