Applications
Type UF-B cable is generally used as feeder to outside post lamps, pumps, and other loads or apparatus fed from a distribution point in an existing building as specified in the 2011 National Electrical Code. UF-B cable may be used underground, including direct burial. Multiple conductor UF-B cable may be used for interior branch circuit wiring in residential or agricultural buildings.
Temperature rating and voltage rating
90°C and 600V
Standards
ASTM – B3 and B8
UL83 -Thermoplastic Insulated Wires and Cables
UL493 – Thermoplastic- Insulated Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cables
National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. 2011 Edition
Construction
Type UF-B cable is manufactured as a 2 or 3 conductor cable, with or without a ground wire.
Conductor: Annealed copper,solid or compressed stranded, sizes 14 AWG up to 6 AWG
Insulation: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with nylon jacketed
Jacket: Grey sunlight and moisture resistant PVC
Package type
Common coil, reel,spool, or can do upon request
Technical Parameter
| Conductor | Ground Wire | Jacket Thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Approx. Net Weight | |||||||
| Size | Number of Conductors | Number of Strands | PVC/nylon Insulation Thickness | Size | Number of Strands | ||||||
| AWG | mm | mils | AWG | mm | mils | mm | kg/km | lbs/1000ft | |||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 0.48 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0.76 | 30 | 4.3*10.8 | 107 | 72 |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.48 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0.76 | 30 | 4.7*11.8 | 146 | 98 |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.48 | 19 | – | 0.76 | 30 | 4.7*9.9 | 108 | 73 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.61 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0.76 | 30 | 5.5*13.2 | 211 | 142 |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | 0.89 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1.14 | 45 | 7.9*17.7 | 347 | 233 |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 0.89 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1.14 | 45 | 8.8*20.0 | 469 | 315 |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 0.48 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0.76 | 30 | 4.3*14.8 | 148 | 99 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.48 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0.76 | 30 | 4.7*16.0 | 198 | 133 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.48 | 19 | – | 0.76 | 30 | 4.7*14.8 | 166 | 112 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.61 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0.76 | 30 | 5.5*18.5 | 292 | 196 |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | 0.89 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1.14 | 45 | 8.2*26.9 | 527 | 354 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 0.89 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1.14 | 45 | 9.2*31.1 | 728 | 489 |
