UL486A-486B          NMX-J-543-ANCE-03           C22.2 No.65-03

 

WIRE / CABLE  TYPES, CLASSES and SIZES

COVERED BY THE STANDARD ABOVE.
OTHER TYPES OF WIRE SUCH AS CLASS K "FLEX" WIRE (NOT LISTED HERE)
ARE ONLY PERMITTED BY SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL TESTING

IHI Brand Listed Lugs have been UL486 tested and approved for flex (flexible) fine stranded wires of class G, class H, class I, metric class 5, DLO (Diesel Locomotive) and class k (MTW / welding wire / battery wire)

Use this chart in conjunction with wire ranges marked on

LUGS &/or PRODUCT LABEL FOR ACCEPTABLE WIRE TYPES AND SIZES

REF:Standard AVAILABLE from: http://ulstandards.ul.com/

THIS CHART BELOW IS A GENERAL INFORMATION GUIDE ONLY. E&OE.
 

WIRE STRANDING TYPE / CLASS	WIRE MATERIAL
	COPPER	ALUMINUM
AWG SOLID	30 AWG (.05mm2) to 10 AWG (5.3mm2)	12 AWG (3.3mm2) and 10 AWG (5.3mm2)
AWG STRANDED CLASS B CONECENTRIC, COMPRESSED	30 AWG (.05mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2)	12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2)
AWG STRANDED COMPACT UNIDIRECTIONAL LAY	USA: 2 AWG (33.6mm2) & LARGER  CANADA & MEXICO: 8 AWG (8.4mm2) & LARGER	12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2)
SIW (SINGLE INPUT WIRE) STRANDED	-	12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 1000 kcmil (508mm2)
AWG STRANDED CLASS C CONCENTRIC	kcmil(1010mm2)	-
METRIC SOLID & STRANDED	FALLING WITHIN THE ABOVE SIZE RANGES	FALLING WITHIN THE ABOVE SIZE RANGES
COPPER CLAD ALUMINUM (USA ONLY). NOT ALLOWED FOR CANADA, OR MEXICO	-	12 AWG (3.3mm2) and 10 AWG (5.3mm2) SOLID 12 AWG (3.3mm2) to 2000 kcmil (1010mm2) STRANDED CLASS B CONCENTRIC, COMPRESSED and CLASS C CONCENTRIC