Table 3.10.1.

16 Allowable Ampacities of Insulated Conductors

rated 0-2000 volts, 60% to 90% C
Not more than three conductors in raceways or cable or earth
(directly buried), based on ambient temperature of 30ºC
Size Temperature Rating of Conductor Size
60 ºC 75 ºC 85 ºC 90 ºC 60 ºC 75 ºC 85 ºC 90 ºC
Types Types Types Types Types Types Types Types
+TW, +FEPW, V TBS, SIS, +TW, +FEPW, V TBS,
+UF +RH, +FEP, +UF +RH, SIS,
+RHW, +FEPB, +RHW, +FEP,
mm2 +THW, +RHH, +THW, +FEPB, AWG
+THWN, +THHN, +THWN, +RHH, or
+XHHN, +THHW, +XHHN, +THHN, kcmil
+USE, +XHHW +USE, +THHW,
+ZW +ZW +XHHW
Copper Aluminum or Copper-clad Aluminum
2.0 15 15 25 25 … … … … 14
3.5 20 20 30 30 15 15 25 25 12
5.5 30 30 40 40 25 25 30 30 10
8.0 40 45 50 50 30 40 40 40 8
14 55 65 70 70 40 50 55 55 6
22 70 85 90 90 55 65 70 70 4
30 90 110 115 115 70 85 90 95 2
38 100 125 130 130 80 95 100 100 1
50 120 145 150 150 150 115 120 120 0
60 135 160 170 170 170 125 135 135 00
80 160 195 205 205 205 150 160 160 000
100 185 220 225 225 225 170 180 180 0000
125 210 255 265 265 170 200 210 210 250
150 240 280 295 295 190 230 240 240 300
200 280 330 355 355 225 270 290 290 400
250 315 375 400 400 260 305 330 330 500
325 370 435 470 470 295 355 380 380 600
400 405 485 515 515 330 395 420 420 800
500 485 540 580 580 370 440 475 475 1000
Ampacity Correction Factors

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Ambient For ambient temperatures other than 30 ºC lasting for three hours or Ambient
temp. more, multiply the ampacity shown above by the appropriate factor temp. ºC
ºC shown below.
21-25 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.04 21-25
26-30 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 26-30
31-35 0.91 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.91 0.94 0.95 0.96 31-35
36-40 0.92 0.88 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.88 0.90 0.91 36-40
41-45 0.71 0.82 0.85 0.87 0.71 0.82 0.85 0.87 41-45
46-50 0.58 0.75 0.80 0.82 0.58 0.75 0.80 0.82 46-50
51-55 0.41 0.67 0.74 0.76 0.41 0.67 0.74 0.76 51-55
56-60 … 0.58 0.67 0.71 … 0.58 0.67 0.71 56-60
61-70 … 0.33 0.52 0.58 … 0.33 0.52 0.58 61-70
71-80 … … 0.30 0.41 … … 0.30 0.41 71-80

Unless otherwise specifically permitted elsewhere in the code the

overcurrent protection for conductor types marked with an obelisk (+)
shall not exceed 15 amperes for 2.0 mm2, 20 amperes for 3.5 mm2 and
30 amperes for 5.5 mm2 copper; or 15 amperes for 3.5 mm2, and 25
amperes for 5.5 mm2 aluminum and copper clad aluminum after any
correction factors for ambient temperature and number of conductors
have been applied.