
ACWU 90 cables are primarily intended for exposed and concealed wiring in dry or wet locations
and where exposed to the weather. For use in ventilated, non-ventilated, and ladder type cable
trays in wet and dry locations; direct earth burial; service entrance above or below ground.
Structure:
Conductor: Three or four compact 8000 Series ACM aluminum conductors with bare aluminum bonding wire in multi-conductor cables
Insulation: low temperature cross-linked polyethylene insulation (XLPE)
Assemble wrap: Conductor assembly paper or PP tape wrapped
Armored : Interlocked aluminum armor
Overall Jacket: a low flame spread PVC jacket
Conductor color: Black, red and white for 3 conductor; black, red, blue and white for 4 conductor
Standard: CSA Standard C22.2 No. 174 ; CSA C22.2 N° 51
cUL File No.: E466697 CSA File No.: 271587
Voltage:600V
Working temperature:
-40ºC/ -25ºC MIN, 90ºC MAX
Performance:
FT4 Flame retardant; Sunlight Resistant
Printing:
HT CABLES CSA 271587 250MCM 3C ACWU90 AL ACM TYPERW90 XLPE SUN RES FT4 600V (-40ºC) YEAR ****m
Technical data:
AL Conductor with bare AL aluminum tape interlocked armoured size series in 3 and 4 core
No of phase | Size | Insulation thickness | Bonding wire Size | PVC Jacket | Approximate Total Diameter | Approximate Net Cable Weight |
AWG or Kcmil | mm | AWG | mm | mm | kg/km | |
3 | 6 | 1.14 | 8 | 1.27 | 21.6 | 807.4 |
3 | 4 | 1.14 | 6 | 1.27 | 24.2 | 980.8 |
3 | 3 | 1.14 | 6 | 1.27 | 25.4 | 1,071.4 |
3 | 2 | 1.14 | 6 | 1.27 | 27 | 1,188.4 |
3 | 1 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 29.9 | 1,411.6 |
3 | 1/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 31.8 | 1,575.2 |
3 | 2/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 34 | 1,772.8 |
3 | 3/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 36.6 | 2,015.2 |
3 | 4/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 39.5 | 2,304.1 |
3 | 250 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 43.5 | 2,668.4 |
3 | 300 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 46.2 | 2,980.2 |
3 | 350 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 48.8 | 3,281.0 |
3 | 400 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 51.1 | 3,584.2 |
3 | 500 | 1.65 | 1 | 1.52 | 58.7 | 4,712.7 |
3 | 600 | 2.03 | 1 | 1.90 | 65.4 | 5,478.4 |
3 | 750 | 2.03 | 1 | 1.90 | 67.2 | 6,245.3 |
4 | 6 | 1.14 | 8 | 1.27 | 23.7 | 931.9 |
4 | 4 | 1.14 | 6 | 1.27 | 26.6 | 1,141.9 |
4 | 3 | 1.14 | 6 | 1.27 | 28 | 1,256.4 |
4 | 2 | 1.14 | 6 | 1.27 | 29.8 | 1,401.9 |
4 | 1 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 33.2 | 1,674.9 |
4 | 1/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 35.3 | 1,881.3 |
4 | 2/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 37.7 | 2,126.3 |
4 | 3/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 40.1 | 2,416.1 |
4 | 4/0 | 1.40 | 4 | 1.27 | 43.8 | 2,781.4 |
4 | 250 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 51.2 | 3,708.4 |
4 | 300 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 54.3 | 4,128.9 |
4 | 350 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 57.1 | 4,534.4 |
4 | 400 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.52 | 59.7 | 4,942.6 |
4 | 500 | 1.65 | 1 | 1.90 | 65.2 | 5,733.4 |
4 | 600 | 2.03 | 1 | 1.90 | 71.8 | 6,704.0 |
4 | 750 | 2.03 | 1 | 1.90 | 77.6 | 7,847.1 |
All dimensions are nominal and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances






