Carlon Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit Properties, Wirefill and Weights - Low Res - Manual

Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
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Typical Properties of Conduit Raw Material Compound
Wire Fill
Conductor
Type Size Trade Size
Letters AWG, MCM 1 / 2 3 / 4 1 1 1 / 4 1 1 / 2 2 2 1 / 2 3 3 1 / 2 4 4 1 / 4 5 6 8
14 13 24 39 69 94 154
12 10 18 29 51 79 114 164
10 6 11 18 32 44 73 194 160
8 3 5 9 19 22 36 51 71 106 136
6 1 4 6 11 15 26 37 57 76 98 125 154
4 1 2 4 7 9 16 22 35 47 60 75 94 137 236
3 1 1 3 6 8 13 19 29 39 51 64 90 116 201
2 1 1 3 5 7 11 16 25 33 43 54 67 97 169
1 1 1 3 5 9 12 18 25 32 49 59 72 125
1/0 1 1 3 4 7 10 15 21 27 33 42 61 105
2/0 1 1 2 3 6 8 13 17 22 28 35 51 88
3/0 1 1 1 3 5 7 11 14 18 23 29 42 73
4/0 1 1 1 2 4 6 9 12 15 19 24 35 61
250 1 1 1 3 4 7 10 12 16 20 28 49
300 1 1 1 3 4 6 8 11 13 17 24 42
350 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 9 12 15 21 37
400 1 1 1 3 5 6 8 10 13 19 33
500 1 1 1 2 4 5 7 9 11 16 27
600 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 7 9 13 22
700 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 8 11 19
750 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 19
6 1 3 5 9 13 21 30 47 63 81 102 128 185 320
600 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 7 9 13 22
700 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 11 19
750 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 10 18
Thermal
ASTM Typical
Test Values
Co-efficient of Thermal Expansion-inch/inch/°F D696 3.38 x 10 -5
(properties @ 73.4°F)
Heat Distortion °F at 264 psi
D648 160°F
Thermal Conductivity BTU (hr.) (ft.) (°F/in.) N/A 1.3
Electrical
ASTM Typical
Test Values
Dielectrical Strength volts/mil D149 1100
Dielectric Constant 60 CPS @ 30°C D150 4.00
Power Factor 60 CPS @ 30°C D150 1.93
Mechanical
ASTM Test Typical Values
Specific Gravity D792 1.43 - 1.6
Tensile Strength (psi) @ 73.4°F D638 5,000-6,500
Izod Impact ft lbs./in. of notch D256 0.65 - 1.5
Flexural Strength (psi) D790 12,500
Compressive Strength (psi) D695 9,000
Hardness (Durometer D) D2240 85
Impedance
(Volts lost per ampere per 100 feet)
3 л 90% 80% 1 л 90% 80%
P.F. P.F. P.F. P.F.
Steel Conduit .0118 .0123 .0136 .0142
Schedule 40 ® .0105 .0106 .0121 .0122
Using 250 KCmil Cu. conductor. comparable values for other conductor sizes.
THWN
THHN
FEP
(14 thru 2)
FEPB
(14 thru 8)
PFA
(14 thru 4/0)
PFAH
(14 thru 4/0)
Z
(14 thru 4/0)
XHHW
(4 thru
500MCM)
XHHW
Maximum number of conductors in Schedule 80 PVC conduit
(Based on Table 1, Chapter 9 of the NEC)
Conductor Size Trade Size
AWG, MCM 1 / 2 3 / 4 1 1 1 / 4 1 1 / 2 2 2 1 / 2 3 4 5
# 14 THW 4 8 13 24 34 57 82 128
THHN 10 19 33 58 81 135 194 0
12 THW 3 6 11 20 28 47 67 105 183
THHN 8 14 24 43 60 100 144 0
10 THW 3 5 9 16 22 37 54 85 148
THHN 5 9 15 27 38 64 92 143
8 THW 1 2 4 8 11 19 28 44 77 121
THHN 1 4 7 13 18 31 45 70 123 195
6 THW 1 1 3 6 8 14 20 32 56 88
THHN 1 3 5 9 13 22 32 50 88 140
4 THW 0 1 2 4 6 10 15 24 42 66
THHN 1 1 3 6 8 13 20 31 54 86
3 THW 0 1 1 4 5 9 13 20 36 57
THHN 1 1 2 5 7 11 17 26 46 73
2 THW 0 1 1 3 4 8 11 17 31 49
THHN 1 1 1 4 5 9 14 22 38 61
1 THW 0 1 1 1 3 5 8 13 22 35
THHN 0 1 1 3 4 7 10 16 28 45
0 THW 0 0 1 1 2 4 7 11 19 30
THHN 0 1 1 2 3 6 8 13 24 38
00 THW 0 0 1 1 1 4 6 9 16 26
THHN 0 1 1 1 3 5 7 11 20 32
000 THW 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 8 14 22
THHN 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 9 16 26
0000 THW 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 6 11 18
THHN 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 8 14 22
250 THW 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 9 14
THHN 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 11 18
300 ThW 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 8 13
THHN 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 9 15
350 THW 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 7 11
THHN 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 8 13
400 THW 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 10
THHN 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 7 12
500 THW 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 8
THHN 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 10
600 THW 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 7
THHN 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 8
700 THW 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6
Carlon Carlon Inter-
Schedule 40 ® Schedule 80 ® Electrical mediate Rigid
Rigid Rigid Metallic Metal Metal
Nom. Nonmetallic Nonmetallic Tubing Conduit Conduit
Size Conduit Conduit Aluminum (EMT) (IMC) (RMC)
1 / 2 18 22 27 30 57 79
3 / 4 23 29 36 46 78 105
1 35 43 53 66 112 153
1 1 / 4 48 60 70 96 114 201
1 1 / 2 57 72 86 112 176 246
2 76 100 116 142 230 334
2 1 / 2 125 153 183 230 393 527
3 164 212 239 270 483 690
3 1 / 2 198 288 350 561 831
4 234 310 340 400 625 982
5 317 431 465 Not Made Not Made 1344
6 412 592 612 Not Made Not Made 1770
Weight
Comparison
Carlon Schedule 40 ®
rigid nonmetallic
conduit compared to
other rigid conduit in
pounds per 100 feet
(approx.)
Maximum number of conductors in Schedule 40 PVC conduit
(Based on Table 1, Chapter 9 of the NEC)
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