Table
Rated
Not More Than Three Conductors in Raceway or Cable or
Earth (Directly Buried), Based on Ambient Temperature of 30 (86F)
Size |
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| Temperature Rating of Conductor. See Table |
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| 60oC | 75°C |
| 90°C | 60°C | 75°C | 90°C |
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| (140°F) | (167°F) |
| (194°F) | (140°) | (167°F) | (194°F) |
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| TYPES | TYPES |
| TYPES | TYPES | TYPES | TYPES |
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| TW= | FEPW=, |
| TBS, SA, | TW= | RH=, RHW=, | TBS, |
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AWG | UF= | RH, RHW=, |
| SIS, FEP= | UF= | THHW=, | SA, SIS, | AWG | |
| THHW=, |
| FEPB=, MI, |
| THW=, | THHN=, | |||
kcmil |
| THW=, |
| RHH= |
| THWN=, | THHW=, | kcmil | |
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| THWN=, |
| THHN=, THHW=, |
| XHHW=, |
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| XHHW=, |
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| USE= | RHH==, |
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| USE=, ZW= |
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| XHHW= |
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| XHH, XHHW=, |
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| COPPER |
| ALUMINUM OR |
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18 | ...... | ....... |
| 14 | ....... | ....... | ....... | ....... |
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16 | ...... | ....... |
| 18 | ....... | ....... | ....... | ....... |
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14* | 20 | 20 |
| 25 | ....... | ....... | ....... | ....... |
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12* | 25 | 25 |
| 30 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 12* |
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10* | 30 | 35 |
| 40 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 10* |
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8 | 40 | 50 |
| 55 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 8* |
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6 | 55 | 65 |
| 75 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 6 |
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4 | 70 | 85 |
| 95 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 4 |
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3 | 85 | 100 |
| 110 | 65 | 75 | 85 | 3 |
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2 | 95 | 115 |
| 130 | 75 | 90 | 100 | 2 |
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1 | 110 | 130 |
| 150 | 85 | 100 | 115 | 1 |
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1/0 | 125 | 150 |
| 170 | 100 | 120 | 135 | 1/0 |
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2/0 | 145 | 175 |
| 195 | 115 | 135 | 150 | 2/0 |
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3/0 | 165 | 200 |
| 225 | 130 | 155 | 175 | 3/0 |
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4/0 | 195 | 230 |
| 260 | 150 | 180 | 205 | 4/0 |
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250 | 215 | 255 |
| 290 | 170 | 205 | 230 | 250 |
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300 | 240 | 285 |
| 320 | 190 | 230 | 255 | 300 |
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350 | 260 | 310 |
| 350 | 210 | 250 | 280 | 350 |
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400 | 280 | 335 |
| 380 | 225 | 270 | 305 | 400 |
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500 | 320 | 380 |
| 430 | 260 | 310 | 350 | 500 |
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600 | 355 | 420 |
| 475 | 285 | 340 | 385 | 600 |
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700 | 385 | 460 |
| 520 | 310 | 375 | 420 | 700 |
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750 | 400 | 475 |
| 535 | 320 | 385 | 435 | 750 |
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800 | 410 | 490 |
| 555 | 330 | 395 | 450 | 800 |
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900 | 435 | 520 |
| 585 | 355 | 425 | 480 | 900 |
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1000 | 455 | 545 |
| 615 | 375 | 445 | 500 | 1000 |
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1250 | 495 | 590 |
| 665 | 405 | 485 | 545 | 1250 |
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1500 | 520 | 625 |
| 705 | 435 | 520 | 585 | 1500 |
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1750 | 545 | 650 |
| 735 | 455 | 545 | 615 | 1750 |
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2000 | 560 | 665 |
| 750 | 470 | 560 | 630 | 2000 |
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| CORRECTION FACTORS |
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Ambient |
| For ambient temperatures other than 30°C (86°F), multiply the allowable ampacities | Ambient |
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Temp °C |
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| shown above by the appropriate factor shown below. |
| Temp °F | ||||
1.08 | 1.05 |
| 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.04 |
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1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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.91 | .94 |
| .96 | .91 | .94 | .96 |
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.82 | .88 |
| .91 | .82 | .88 | .91 |
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.71 | .82 |
| .87 | .71 | .82 | .87 |
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.58 | .75 |
| .82 | .58 | .75 | .82 |
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.41 | .67 |
| .76 | .41 | .67 | .76 |
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....... | .58 |
| .71 | ....... | .58 | .71 |
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....... | .33 |
| .58 | ....... | .33 | .58 |
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....... | ....... |
| .41 | ....... | ....... | .41 |
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*Unless otherwise specifically permitted in Section
Reprinted with permission from NEC 1999, NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code , Copyright 1998, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02269. This reprinted material is not the complete and official position of the National Fire Protection Association, on the referenced subject which is represented only by the standard in its entirety.
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