National Electrical Code

Allowable Conductor Ampacity

TABLE 310-16 TABLE 310-17
Allowable Ampacities of Insulated Conductors Allowable Ampacities of SINGLE INSULATED CONDUCTORS,
Rated 0-2000 Volts, 60° to 90°C (140° to 194°F) Rated 0 through 2000 Volts, In Free Air
NOT MORE THAN THREE CONDUCTORS in Raceway or Cable or Earth Based on Ambient Air Temperature of 30°C (86°F)
(Directly Buried), Based on Ambient Temperature of 30°C (86°F)

Size Temperature Rating of Conductor Size Temperature Rating of Conductor

60°C 75°C 90°C 60°C 75°C 90°C
(140°F) (167°F) (194°F) (140°F) (167°F) (194°F)
TYPES TYPES TYPES TYPE TYPES TYPE
TW†, FEPW†, TA, TBS, SA TW† FEPW†, TA,TBS, SA
UF† RH†, RHW†, SIS, FEP† UF† RH†, RHW†, SIS, FEP†,
THHW†, FEPB†, MI, THHW†, FEPB†, MI,
AWG THW†, RHH†, RHW-2, AWG THW†, RHH†, RHW-2,
kcmil THWN†, THHN†, THHW†, kcmil THWN†, THHN†, THHW†,
XHHW† THW-2, THWN-2, XHHW† THW-2, THWN-2,
USE†, ZW† USE-2, XHH, ZW† USE-2, XHH,
XHHW† XHHWT,
XHHW-2, ZW-2 XHHW-2, ZW-2
COPPER COPPER
18 •••• •••• 14 18 .... .... 18
16 •••• •••• 18 16 .... .... 24
14 20 † 20 † 25 † 14 25 † 30 † 35 †
12 25 † 25 † 30 † 12 30 † 35 † 40 †
10 30 35 † 40 † 10 40 † 50 † 55 †
8 40 50 55 8 60 70 80
6 55 65 75 6 80 95 105
4 70 85 95 4 105 125 140
3 85 100 110 3 120 145 165
2 95 115 130 2 140 170 190
1 110 130 150 1 165 195 220
1/0 125 150 170 1/0 195 230 260
2/0 145 175 195 2/0 225 265 300
3/0 165 200 225 3/0 260 310 350
4/0 195 230 260 4/0 300 360 405
250 215 255 290 250 340 405 455
300 240 285 320 300 375 445 505
350 260 310 350 350 420 505 570
400 280 335 380 400 455 545 615
500 320 380 430 500 515 620 700
600 355 420 475 600 575 690 780
700 385 460 520 700 630 755 855
750 400 475 535 750 655 785 885
800 410 490 555 800 680 815 920
900 435 520 585 900 730 870 985
1000 455 545 615 1000 780 935 1055
1250 495 590 665 1250 890 1065 1200
1500 520 625 705 1500 980 1175 1325
1750 545 650 735 1750 1070 1280 1445
2000 560 665 750 2000 1155 1385 1560

† Unless otherwise specifically permitted elsewhere in this Code, the overcurrent protection for conductor types marked with an obelisk (†) shall not exceed 15
amperes for No. 14, 20 amperes for No. 12, and 30 amperes for No. 10 copper, after any correction factors for ambient temperature and number of conductors
have been applied.

For Example:
LAPP USA P/N 221007, 10 AWG, 6 Cond. + 1 ground, 90OC THHN At 40OC = 40 AMPS X .91 (Temp. Correction Factor) = 36 AMPS
at 30OC = 40 AMPS x .80 (Adjustment Factor) = 32 AMPS = 36 AMPS X .80 (Adjustment Factor) = 28 AMPS
Adjustment Factors for More than Three Current-Carrying Conductors in a TEMPERATURE CORRECTION FACTORS
Raceway or Cable. Where the number of current-carrying conductors in a For ambient temperatures other than 30°C (86°F),
raceway or cable exceeds three, the allowable ampacities shall be reduced as
multiply the allowable ampacities shown above by the
shown in the following table:
appropriate factor shown below.
Percent of Values in
Number of Ambient Temp.
Tables as Adjusted for
Current-Carrying Ambient Temperature °C 60°C 75°C 90°C
Conductors * if Necessary
4 through 6 80 30 1.00 1.00 1.00
7 through 9 70 40 .82 .88 .91
10 through 20 50
50 .58 .75 .82
21 through 30 45
31 through 40 40 60 .... .58 .71
41 and above 35 70 .... .33 .58
80 .... .... .41
* Does not include ground

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