NEC2008:Table310.

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AllowableAmpacitiesofInsulatedConductorsRated0through2000Volts,60Cthrough90C(140Cthrough194F),
NotMorethanThreeCurrentCarryingConductorsinRaceway,Cable,orEarth(DirectlyBuried)
(BasedonAmbientTemperatureof30C,86F)
TemperatureRatingofConductor[SeeTable310.13(A).]
60C
(140F)
Types

SizeAWGorkcmil

TW,UF

18
16
14*
12*
10*
8
6
4
3
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300
350
400
500
600
700
750
800
900
1000
1250
1500
1750
2000

20
25
30
40
55
70
85
95
110
125
145
165
195
215
240
260
280
320
355
385
400
410
435
455
495
520
545
560

Ambient
Temperature(C)
2125C
2630C
3135C
3640C
4145C
4650C
5155C
5660C
6170C
7180C
*See240.4(D).

75C
(167F)
Types

90C
(194F)
Types

TBS,SA,SIS,FEP,
FEPB,MI,RHH,RHW
RHW,THHW, 2,THHN,THHW,THW
THW,THWN, 2,THWN2,USE2,
XHHW,USE, XHH,XHHW,XHHW
ZW
2,ZW2
Copper

20
25
35
50
65
85
100
115
130
150
175
200
230
255
285
310
335
380
420
460
475
490
520
545
590
625
650
665

14
18
25
30
40
55
75
95
110
130
150
170
195
225
260
290
320
350
380
430
475
520
535
555
585
615
665
705
735
750

60C
(140F)
Types

TW,UF

20
25
30
40
55
65
75
85
100
115
130
150
170
190
210
225
260
285
310
320
330
355
375
405
435
455
470

75C
(167F)
Types

90C
(194F)
Types

TBS,SA,SIS,THHN,
THHW,THW2,THWN
RHW,THHW,
2.RHH,RHW2,USE2,
XHH,XHHW,XHHW2,
THW,THWN,
ZW2
XHHW,USE
AluminumorCopperClad
Aluminum

20
25
30
35
40
45
50
60
65
75
75
85
90
100
100
115
120
135
135
150
155
175
180
205
205
230
230
255
250
280
270
305
310
350
340
385
375
420
385
435
395
450
425
480
445
500
485
545
520
585
545
615
560
630

CorrectionFactors
Forambienttemperaturesotherthan30C(86F),multiplytheallowableampacitiesshownabovebythe
appropriatefactorshowbelow.
1.08
1.05
1.04
1.08
1.05
1.04
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.91
0.94
0.96
0.91
0.94
0.96
0.82
0.88
0.91
0.82
0.88
0.91
0.71
0.82
0.87
0.71
0.82
0.87
0.58
0.75
0.82
0.58
0.75
0.82
0.41
0.67
0.76
0.41
0.67
0.76

0.58
0.71

0.58
0.71

0.33
0.58

0.33
0.58

0.41

0.41

SizeAWGorkcmil

12*
10*
8
6
4
3
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300
350
400
500
600
700
750
800
900
1000
1250
1500
1750
2000

AmbientTemp.(F)
7077
7886
8795
96104
105113
114122
123131
132140
141158
159176