ASTM UL Thermoplastic Wire Type TW/THW THW-2 Cable

ASTM UL Thermoplastic Wire Type TW/THW THW-2 Cable

Specifications:

    TW/THW wire are a solid or stranded, soft annealed copper conductor insulated with Polyvinylchloride (PVC).

    TW wire stands for a thermoplastic, water-resistant wire.

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Quick Details:

TW/THW wire are a solid or stranded, soft annealed copper conductor insulated with Polyvinylchloride (PVC).
TW wire stands for a thermoplastic, water-resistant wire.
THW wire is also thermoplastic, water-resistant wire, but is heat resistant, denoted by the H in the name.

Applications:

TW/THW wire is most often used in general purpose wiring circuits, for machine tool wiring and the internal wiring of appliances. Common applications include control panels, wiring for refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning equipment, control wiring of machine tools, automatic washers, etc.

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Technical Performance:

Rated Voltage (Uo/U):600V
Conductor temperature:Maximum conductor temperature in normal use: 250ºC
Installation temperature:Ambient temperature under installation shall not be below -40ºC
Minimum bending radius:
The bending radius of cable: 4 x cable diameter

Construction :

Conductor: Annealed copper conductor, solid/multiple strand
Insulation:TW PVC 60°C insulation
Color: Black, gray, other colors

Specifications:

ASTM B3, B8
UL62, UL 83 - Thermoplastic material insulated cable
UL 1581 - Soft cable

ASTM Thermoplastic Wire Type TW/THW Cable Specificaton

Size(AWG) No.of wires Insulation Thickness Nominal overall diameter Nominal Weight
INCH / MM LBS/KFT KG/KM
INCH / MM
14 1 0.03 0.76 0.138 3.5 19 28
12 1 0.03 0.76 0.154 3.9 27 40
10 1 0.03 0.76 0.177 4.5 40 60
8 1 0.045 1.14 0.24 6.1 67 100
14 7 0.03 0.76 0.146 3.7 19 29
12 7 0.03 0.76 0.165 4.2 29 43
10 7 0.03 0.76 0.193 4.9 44 65
8 7 0.045 1.14 0.26 6.6 72 107