PRODUCTS - THHN/THWN-2

VINYLON® PVC/Nylon
90°C Dry - 75°C Wet/600 Volts
Gasoline and Oil Resistant II
Machine Tool Wire (Stranded) - 90°C Dry
Appliance Wire - 105°C Dry
14 AWG - 10 AWG rated THHN/THWN:  90°C Dry, 75°C Wet
8 AWG - 2 AWG rated THHN/THWN-2 90°C Wet or Dry

 

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APPLICATIONS
• 600 volt building wire for use in commercial and industrial
  applications as specified in the NEC®
• 14 AWG - 2 AWG is marked VW-1
• 8 AWG - 2 AWG in black; Rated sunlight resistant

CONDUCTORS
• Solid conductors: Uncoated copper per ASTM-B3
• Stranded conductors: Uncoated copper per ASTM-B3, ASTM-B787
  (14 AWG - 4/0), and ASTM-B8 (250 MCM-750 MCM)

INSULATION
• Color coded, heat and moisture resistant PVC (polyvinyl chloride)

JACKET
• Nylon (polyamide), clear on 14 AWG - 2 AWG, black on 8-2 AWG

INDUSTRY STANDARDS
• UL 83 - File No. E15119
• UL 1063 (MTW) - File No. E85964
• AWM - File No. E11829
• Canadian Standard C22.2 No. 75 and CSA Bulletin No. 1451
• ASTM: B3, B8, B787
• WC70/ICEA S-95-658
• Federal Specification A-A-59544
• NFPA70: National Electrical Code®

SURFACE PRINT
• Sample: CERRO WIRE VINYLON-A 2 AWG (UL)   MTW OR THWN-2
  OR THHN OR GASOLINE AND OIL RESISTANT II OR AWM SUNLIGHT
  RESISTANT 600V-C(UL) TWN75 OR T90 NYLON

 
Product Code
Conductors
Covering
Approx. O.D. Inches
Allowable Ampacities*
Approx. Net Wt. lbs./m ft.
AWG Size
No. of Strands
PVC Ins. Mils.
Nylon jkt. Mils.
60°C **
75°C ***
90°C ****
112-14XX
14
SOL
15
4
0.104
15
15
15
15
112-16XX
12
SOL
15
4
0.120
20
20
20
23
112-18XX
10
SOL
20
4
0.151
30
30
30
37
112-34XX
14
19
15
4
0.110
15
15
15
16
112-36XX
12
19
15
4
0.130
20
20
20
24
112-38XX
10
19
20
4
0.165
30
30
30
39
112-40XX
8
19
30
5
0.217
40
50
55
63
112-42XX
6
19
30
5
0.253
55
65
75
96
112-44XX
4
19
40
6
0.322
70
85
95
153
112-45XX
3
19
40
6
0.350
85
100
110
190
112-46XX
2
19
40
6
0.380
95
115
130
233
 
 
XX Color Add Code (See chart below)
* Per Table 310-16 NEC®
** For termination to equipment for circuits rated 100 amperes or less, or marked for size 14 through 1 AWG conductors. Also for MTW used in wet locations or exposed to oil or coolant.
*** For termination to equipment for circuits rated over 100 amperes or marked for conductors larger than 1 AWG. Also for THWN-2 exposed to oil or coolant and MTW in dry locations.
**** For THHN used in dry locations and THWN-2 used in wet or dry locations.
Color Available (Product Code 6th and 7th Digits)
AWG Size Black 01 White 02 Red 03 Blue 04 Green 05 Orange 06 Yellow 07 Brown 08 Purple 09 Gray 10 Pink 11

14
Solid

X X X X X X X X X X X
12
Solid 		X X X X X X X X X X X
10
Solid 		X X X X X X X X X X X
14 Strand X X X X X X X X X X X
12 Strand X X X X X X X X X X X
10 Strand X X X X X X X X X X X
8 Strand X1 X X X X X X X X2  X  
6 Strand X1 X X X X X X X X2 X  
4 Strand X1 X X X  X X X X   X  
3 Strand X1  X X  X  X  X   X X   X   
2 Strand X1 X X X  X X  X  X    X   
                       
1 Only black 8 AWG and larger rated sunlight resistant
2 Not available in 5000' reels

Package Code J J J K M P 10 13 15 18

Size

500' spool
1000' carton

500' spool
2000' carton

500' reel

1000' reel

2500' reel

5000' reel

10000' reel

13000' reel

15000' reel

18000' reel
14, 12 Solid & Strand   X     X        
10 Solid & Strand X       X          
8 Strand     X5 X5 X5 X4 X1      
6 Strand     X5 X5 X5 X4 X1      
4 Strand     X3 X3 X1 X4       X1
3 Strand     X1 X1 X1 X4     X1  
2 Strand     X3 X2 X1 X4   X1    
1 Available in black only
2 Available in black and green only
3 Available in black, white, red, and green only
4 Available in all colors except purple and pink
5 Available in all colors except pink