Ampacity Table

Ampacities of Insulated Conductors

Ampacities Of Insulated Conductors
(From NEC Table 310-16)

Not more three condcutors in Raceway or Cable or Earth (Directly  Buried)

Size

Copper Conductors

Aluminum Conductors
Copper-Clad Conductors

60oC
(140o F)
75oC
(167o F)

90oC
(194oF)

60oC
(140o F)
75oC
(167o F)
90oC
(194oF)
Wire Size
(AWG
or
Kcmil)
TypesTypesTypesTypesTypesTypes
TW,UFRHW,THW
THWN,
XHHW,
USE,ZW
TBS,SA,SIS,
FEP,FEPB,
RHH,THHN,
THWN,XHHW
TW,UFRHW,THHW,
THW,THWN,
XHHW,USE
TBS,SA,SIS
THHN,THHW,
THW-2,
THWN-2,RHH,
RHW-2,USE-2,
XHH,XHHW,
XHHW-2,ZW-2
18--14---
16--18---
141202025---
121252530201201251
10130354025301351
8405055304045
6556575405060
4708595556575
385100110657585
2951151307590100
111013015085100115
1/0125150170100120135
2/0145175195115135150
3/0165200225130155175
4/0195230260150180205
250215255290170205230
300240285320190230255
350260310350210250280
400280335380225270305
500320380430260310350
600355420475285340385
700385460520310375420
750400475535320385435
800410490555330395450
900435520585355425480
1000455545615375445500
1250495590665405485545
1500520625705435520585
1750545650735455545615
2000560665750470560630

1The load current rating and the overcurrent protection for conductor types shall not exceed 15 amperes for 14 AWG, 20 amperes for 12 AWG, and 30 amperes for 10 AWG aluminum and copper-clad aluminum after any correction factors for ambient temperature and number of conductors have been applied.

 

Correction Factors for Ambient Temperature Over 30oC, 86oF

Ambient Temperature

For Ambient Temperature Over 30o C, 86o F, multiply the ampacities shwon above by the appropriate factor show below:

21-25o C,
70-77o F
1.081.051.041.081.051.04
26-30o C,
78-86o F
1.001.001.001.001.001.00
31-35o C,
87-95o F
.91.94.96.91.94.96
36-40o C,
96-104o F
.82.88.91.82.88.91
41-45o C,
105-113o F
.71.82.87.71.82.87
46-50o C,
114-122o F
.58.75.82.58.75.82
51-55o C,
105-113o F
.41.67.76.41.67.76
56-60o C,
132-140o F
-.58.71-.58.71
61-70o C,
141-158o F
-.33.58-.33.58
71-80o C,
159-176o F
--.41--.41

 

3-Wire residential sevices, allowable ampacities [From NEC Table 310-15(B)(6)]

Copper AWG

Aluminum AWG

Service Ampacity

42100
31110
21/0125
12/0150
1/03/0175
2/04/0200
3/0250 kcmil225
4/0300 kcmil250