USE-2

Application

The product can be installed as general purpose building wire, used in service entrance, feeders and branch circuits applications for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation environments for permanent installations utilizing 600 volts or less. Suitable for directly buried installations or ducts and can be used in environments where superior insulation toughness and chemical resistance is required.The product high resistance to humidity makes this cable suitable for wet location, for outdoors and for weather resistant use. USE-2 cable can be installed in electrical metallic tubing, PVC conduits and other raceways, in free air messenger support or directly buried. It is recommended that the installation instructions indicated by the Local Electric Code, or any equivalent, be followed, so that the safeguarding of persons and the integrity of the product will not be affected by deficiencies in the installation.

Compliances

  • B-230 Aluminum Wire, 1350-H19 for Electrical Purposes
  • B-231 Aluminum 1350 Conductors, Concentric-Lay-Stranded
  • UL 854 (for USE-2)

Construction

USE-2
Conductor Compressed stranded aluminum conductor 1359 H-19
Insulation UL 854 recognized cross-linked polyethylene
Color Upon request, black is preferable

Parameters

AWG or kcmil Strands Conductor Diameter Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominl Overall Diameter Cable Weight
Inch/mm Inch/mm Inch/mm Lbs/kft kg/km
6 7 0.169 4.29 0.060 1.52 0.289 7.34 45 67
4 7 0.213 5.41 0.060 1.52 0.333 8.46 64 95
2 7 0.268 6.81 0.060 1.52 0.388 9.86 93 138
1 19 0.299 7.59 0.080 2.03 0.459 11.66 122 182
1/0 19 0.337 8.56 0.080 2.03 0.497 12.62 147 219
2/0 19 0.377 9.58 0.080 2.03 0.537 13.64 179 266
3/0 19 0.425 10.80 0.080 2.03 0.585 14.86 218 324
4/0 19 0.476 12.09 0.080 2.03 0.636 16.15 266 396
250 37 0.520 13.21 0.095 2.41 0.710 18.03 318 473
300 37 0.571 14.50 0.095 2.41 0.761 19.33 373 555
350 37 0.618 15.70 0.095 2.41 0.808 20.52 428 637
400 37 0.657 16.69 0.095 2.41 0.847 21.51 481 716
500 37 0.736 18.69 0.095 2.41 0.926 23.52 587 873
700 61 0.878 22.30 0.110 2.79 1.098 27.89 815 1213
750 61 0.906 23.01 0.110 2.79 1.126 28.60 867 1290
1,000 61 1.059 26.90 0.110 2.79 1.279 32.49 1130 1681