Product Description
Medium voltage copper conductor underground power cables in 5kV, 8kV, 15kV, 25kV, 35kV voltage ratings with MV-90 and MV-105 insulation, constructed per ICEA S-94-649 standard.
Application
MV-90 (5-35kV) Shielded Copper Cable with 100% / 133% XLPE insulation, engineered for primary distribution networks in residential, commercial, and industrial areas; suitable for installation in conduits, underground ducts, or direct burial applications.
Applicable Standard
ASTM B 8 & B 496
ICEA S-93-639 / NEMA WC 74
UL1072
Construction
- Conductor: Compressed or compacted concentric-lay-stranded Copper or Aluminum.
- Conductor Shield: Extruded non-metallic semiconducting compound.
- Insulation: Available in 100%, 133%, and 173% insulation levels; Cross-linked Polyethylene (XLPE) or Tree-Retardant Cross-linked Polyethylene (TR-XLPE).
- Insulation Shield: Extruded non-metallic semiconducting compound.
- Metallic Shield: Helically applied copper tape.
- Outer Jacket: Sunlight-resistant Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Polyethylene (PE), or Polyolefin (PO).

Technical Parameter
| Size | Number of
Strands |
Conductor Nominal
OD |
100%Insulation Levels (90 mil) | ||||
| Nominal Diameter Over
Insulation |
Jacket
Thickness |
Approx.
Overall Diameter |
Approximate Net
Weight |
||||
| Copper | Aluminum | ||||||
| AWG or kcmil | in | mil | mil | in | lb/kft | lb/kft | |
| 8 | 7 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 60 | 0.56 | 200 | |
| 6 | 7 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 60 | 0.59 | 245 | 188 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 60 | 0.64 | 311 | 221 |
| 2 | 7 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 60 | 0.69 | 410 | 267 |
| 1 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.51 | 60 | 0.72 | 475 | 295 |
| 1/0 | 19 | 0.34 | 0.55 | 60 | 0.76 | 558 | 331 |
| 2/0 | 19 | 0.38 | 0.59 | 60 | 0.8 | 659 | 373 |
| 3/0 | 19 | 0.42 | 0.64 | 80 | 0.89 | 821 | 460 |
| 4/0 | 19 | 0.48 | 0.69 | 80 | 0.94 | 980 | 526 |
| 250 | 37 | 0.52 | 0.75 | 80 | 0.99 | 1124 | 586 |
| 350 | 37 | 0.62 | 0.84 | 80 | 1.09 | 1477 | 724 |
| 500 | 37 | 0.74 | 0.96 | 80 | 1.21 | 1996 | 921 |
| 750 | 61 | 0.91 | 1.14 | 80 | 1.41 | 2879 | 1266 |
| 1000 | 61 | 1.06 | 1.3 | 80 | 1.57 | 3723 | 1573 |
| Size | No.
Of Wire |
Con.
Dia |
100%Insulation Level (115 mil) | 133%Insulation Level (140 mil) | ||||||||
| AWG/
KCMIL |
Nom.
Con. Diameter |
Jacket
Thickness |
Approx
OD |
Approx.
Weight (lb/kft) |
Nom.
Dia |
Jacket
Thickness |
Approx.
OD |
Approx.
Weight (lb/kft) |
||||
| in | in | mil | in | CU | AL | in | mil | in | CU | AL | ||
| 2 | 7 | 0.27 | 0.65 | 80 | 0.91 | 549 | 406 | 0.74 | 80 | 1 | 615 | 472 |
| 1 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.68 | 80 | 0.94 | 618 | 438 | 0.77 | 80 | 1.03 | 686 | 506 |
| 1/0 | 19 | 0.34 | 0.72 | 80 | 0.97 | 707 | 480 | 0.81 | 80 | 1.06 | 776 | 549 |
| 2/0 | 19 | 0.38 | 0.76 | 80 | 1.01 | 814 | 528 | 0.85 | 80 | 1.1 | 886 | 600 |
| 3/0 | 19 | 0.42 | 0.81 | 80 | 1.06 | 948 | 587 | 0.9 | 80 | 1.15 | 1023 | 662 |
| 4/0 | 19 | 0.48 | 0.86 | 80 | 1.11 | 1113 | 658 | 0.95 | 80 | 1.2 | 1191 | 736 |
| 250 | 37 | 0.52 | 0.92 | 80 | 1.17 | 1262 | 725 | 1.01 | 80 | 1.28 | 1368 | 830 |
| 300 | 37 | 0.57 | 0.97 | 80 | 1.22 | 1445 | 800 | 1.06 | 80 | 1.33 | 1554 | 909 |
| 350 | 37 | 0.62 | 1.01 | 80 | 1.29 | 1651 | 897 | 1.1 | 80 | 1.38 | 1738 | 985 |
| 400 | 37 | 0.66 | 1.05 | 80 | 1.33 | 1830 | 970 | 1.14 | 80 | 1.42 | 1920 | 1060 |
| 500 | 37 | 0.74 | 1.13 | 80 | 1.41 | 2184 | 1109 | 1.22 | 80 | 1.5 | 2279 | 1203 |
| 600 | 61 | 0.81 | 1.22 | 80 | 1.49 | 2544 | 1253 | 1.31 | 80 | 1.58 | 2643 | 1353 |
| 750 | 61 | 0.91 | 1.31 | 80 | 1.59 | 3062 | 1449 | 1.4 | 110 | 1.74 | 3269 | 1656 |
| 1000 | 61 | 1.06 | 1.47 | 110 | 1.8 | 4029 | 1879 | 1.56 | 110 | 1.92 | 4197 | 2047 |
| Size | No.of Wire | Con.
Dia |
100%Insulation Level (260 mil) | 133%Insulation Level(320 mil) | ||||||||
| Nom.
Thickness |
Jacket
Thickness |
Approx.OD | Approx.
Weight (lb/kft) |
Nom.
Dia |
Jacket
Thickness |
Approx.
OD |
Approx.
Weight (lb/kft) |
|||||
| AWG/
Kcmil |
in | In | mil | in | CU | AL | In | mil | in | CU | AL | |
| 1 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.85 | 80 | 1.1 | 749 | 570 | 0.97 | 80 | 1.23 | 854 | 675 |
| 1/0 | 19 | 0.34 | 0.89 | 80 | 1.14 | 841 | 616 | 1.01 | 80 | 1.29 | 974 | 747 |
| 2/0 | 19 | 0.38 | 0.93 | 80 | 1.18 | 953 | 668 | 1.05 | 80 | 1.33 | 1090 | 804 |
| 3/0 | 19 | 0.42 | 0.98 | 80 | 1.23 | 1092 | 733 | 1.1 | 80 | 1.37 | 1233 | 872 |
| 4/0 | 19 | 0.48 | 1.03 | 80 | 1.3 | 1288 | 834 | 1.15 | 80 | 1.43 | 1408 | 953 |
| 250 | 37 | 0.52 | 1.09 | 80 | 1.36 | 1444 | 907 | 1.21 | 80 | 1.48 | 1569 | 1031 |
| 300 | 37 | 0.57 | 1.14 | 80 | 1.41 | 1633 | 989 | 1.26 | 80 | 1.53 | 1761 | 1116 |
| 350 | 37 | 0.62 | 1.18 | 80 | 1.45 | 1820 | 1067 | 1.3 | 80 | 1.58 | 1951 | 1198 |
| 400 | 37 | 0.66 | 1.22 | 80 | 1.49 | 2003 | 1144 | 1.34 | 80 | 1.62 | 2138 | 1278 |
| 500 | 37 | 0.74 | 1.3 | 80 | 1.57 | 2366 | 1292 | 1.42 | 110 | 1.76 | 2610 | 1534 |
| Size | Wire No. | Conductor
Diameter |
100%Insulation Level (345 mil) | 133%Insulation Level (420 ml) | ||||||||
| Nom.
Dia Over Insulation |
Jacket
Thickness |
Approx.
Overall Diameter |
Approx.
Weight |
Nom.
Diameter Over Insulation |
Jacket
Thickness |
Approx.
Overall Diameter |
Approximate.
Weight |
|||||
| Cu | Al | Cu | Al | |||||||||
| AWG
/kcmil |
||||||||||||
| in | in | mil | in | lb/kft | in | mil | in | lb/kft | ||||
| 1/0 | 19 | 0.34 | 1.06 | 80 | 1.34 | 1022 | 795 | 1.21 | 80 | 1.49 | 1176 | 949 |
| 2/0 | 19 | 0.38 | 1.1 | 80 | 1.38 | 1139 | 853 | 1.25 | 80 | 1.53 | 1296 | 1010 |
| 3/0 | 19 | 0.42 | 1.15 | 80 | 1.42 | 1284 | 923 | 1.3 | 80 | 1.57 | 1446 | 1085 |
| 4/0 | 19 | 0.48 | 1.2 | 80 | 1.48 | 1461 | 1006 | 1.35 | 80 | 1.63 | 1627 | 1173 |
| 250 | 37 | 0.52 | 1.26 | 80 | 1.53 | 1623 | 1085 | 1.41 | 110 | 1.74 | 1897 | 1359 |
| 300 | 37 | 0.57 | 1.31 | 80 | 1.58 | 1817 | 1172 | 1.46 | 110 | 1.79 | 2098 | 1454 |
| 350 | 37 | 0.62 | 1.35 | 80 | 1.63 | 2009 | 1255 | 1.5 | 110 | 1.84 | 2297 | 1544 |
| 400 | 37 | 0.66 | 1.39 | 80 | 1.67 | 2197 | 1337 | 1.54 | 110 | 1.91 | 2541 | 1681 |
| 500 | 37 | 0.74 | 1.47 | 110 | 1.81 | 2674 | 1598 | 1.62 | 110 | 1.99 | 2926 | 1850 |
| 600 | 61 | 0.81 | 1.56 | 110 | 1.93 | 3107 | 1816 | 1.71 | 110 | 2.08 | 3320 | 2029 |
| 750 | 61 | 0.91 | 1.65 | 110 | 2.02 | 3653 | 2040 | 1.8 | 110 | 2.17 | 3875 | 2262 |
| 1000 | 61 | 1.06 | 1.81 | 110 | 2.17 | 4559 | 2409 | 1.96 | 110 | 2.32 | 4795 | 2645 |



