ALLOWABLE AMPACITIES OF INSULATED CONDUCTORS RATED

0 – 2000 VOLTS 60 oC TO 90 oC
(SINGLE CONDUCTOR IN FREE AIR, BASED ON AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 30 oC)

SIZE 60 oC 75 oC 85 oC 90 oC 60 oC 75 oC 85 oC 90 oC
TYPES TYPES TYPES TYPES TYPES TYPES TYPES TYPES

mm2 RUW FEPW V THHN RUW RH V TA

(mm dia.) T RH MI TA TW RHW MI TBS
TW RHW TBS T RUH SA
UF RUH SA UF THW AVB
THW AVB THWN SIS
THWN SIS XNNW RHH
XNNW FEP USE THHN
USE FEPB XHHW
ZW RHH
XHHW
COPPER ALLUMINUM OR
COPPER CLAD ALUMINUM
2.0 (1.6) 20 20 30 30
3.5 (2.0) 30 30 40 40 20 20 30 30
5.5 (2.6) 40 45 55 55 30 30 45 45
8.0 (3.2) 55 60 70 70 45 50 55 55

14 80 95 105 105 60 75 80 80
22 105 130 140 140 80 100 110 110
30 130 160 170 170 100 125 130 130
38 155 185 195 195 120 145 155 155

50 180 220 235 235 145 170 180 180

60 205 250 260 260 160 195 205 205
80 250 300 320 320 195 230 245 245
100 290 355 370 370 220 270 285 285

125 335 400 420 420 260 310 325 325

150 375 440 475 475 290 350 270 270
200 440 540 570 570 350 450 445 445
250 505 620 655 655 400 480 510 510

325 600 720 770 770 475 570 610 610

400 675 810 875 875 535 645 695 695
500 770 930 995 995 620 745 795 795
CORRECTION FACTORS
AMBIENT FOR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OVER 30 oC, MULTIPLY THE
TEMP oC AMPACITIES SHOWN ABOVE BY THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTION
FACTOR TO DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM LOAD CURRENT
31-40 0.82 0.88 0.90 0.91 0.82 0.88 0.90 0.91
41-50 0.58 0.75 0.80 0.82 0.58 0.75 0.80 0.82
51-60 0.58 0.67 0.71 0.58 0.67 0.71
61-70 0.35 0.52 0.58 0.35 0.52 0.58
71-80 0.30 0.41 0.30 0.41