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CSA TECK90 / ACWU90 & UL 2225 MC-HL Armoured Industrial Power Cables600 V / 1000 V / 5 kV CSA C22.2 No. 131RW90 XLPE + PVC Inner + AIA Armour + FT4 PVC-40 to +90 °C HL Hazardous Location

TECK90 Armoured Industrial Cable600 V / 1000 V / 5 kV CSA C22.2 No. 131 RW90 XLPE + PVC inner jacket + AIA armour + FT4 PV

TECK90 is the iconic Canadian heavy-duty industrial and mining armoured power cable governed by CSA C22.2 No. 131. Originally developed for Teck-Hughes gold mines in northern Ontario, it features RW90 cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE, +90 °C wet/dry) copper con

CSA FT4 Vertical Tray & AG14
-40 °C Cold Impact & Direct Burial
HL Hazardous Location (Class I/II/III)
CSA C22.2 No. 131 TECK90
Order designation
TECK90 3C 8 AWG
Nom. OD
21.20 mm
Copper mass
240.0 kg/km
Total mass ≈
585.0 kg/km
Min. bend R
148.4 mm
All sizes (14)
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Engineering reply in 2 business hoursCut-to-length export drumsEN 10204 3.1 certificate per drum
Voltage ratings
600 V / 1000 V /
Control, LV & MV feeders
Core insulation
RW90 XLPE (+90 °
90 °C wet & dry thermoset
Dual jackets
PVC inner + PVC
Full moisture seal under armour
Armour
Interlocked Al (
Or galvanized steel (SIA) option
Temp window
-40 to +90 °C
CSA -40 °C cold impact & bend
Min. bend radius
7 × / 12 × cable
12× during pull · 7× final dress

Typical values for this cable type, based on CSA C22.2 No. 131 / CEC Part I — confirmed in the datasheet and quotation for your order.

Application fit

Is TECK90 right for your machine?

Specified across Canadian and international underground/open-pit mines, pulp-and-paper mills, petrochemical refineries, LNG terminals, wastewater plants and Class I/II/III hazardous locations on open ladder trays, direct burial and vertical mine shafts.

Fixed installation

Suitable

Approved for exposed ladder tray, direct earth burial, underground ducts and wet/corrosive industrial bays.

Free-hanging vertical run

Suitable

Suitable for vertical mine-shaft drop suspension when supported with armoured shaft clamps.

Switchgear & control cabinet wiring

Suitable

Terminates into TECK-style wet/hazardous-location elastomer sealing glands without rigid conduit.

Motorised monospiral reel

Not suitable

Fixed installation armoured cable; not for reeling drums or festoons.

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Typical machinesUnderground & surface miningPulp, paper & timber millsOil sands, refineries & petrochemicalHeavy industrial ladder cable traysClass I / II / III hazardous zones

Construction

Layer by layer

Class B concentric stranded bare copper conductors (14 AWG to 750 MCM) + RW90 XLPE insulation + bare stranded copper bonding wire + extruded -40 °C PVC inner jacket + interlocking 5052 aluminum (AIA) strip armour + FT4 / AG14 UV-resistant PVC outer jacket.

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Schematic, not to scale — generated from the layer data
#LayerMaterial & reference
1Class B stranded copper + bare Cu bondCompressed concentric stranded annealed copper phase conductors plus uninsulated stranded copper equipment bonding conductorCSA C22.2 No. 131
2RW90 cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)Thermoset XLPE insulation rated +90 °C dry and wet (+250 °C short-circuit), colour-coded Black, Red, Blue (+ White)CSA C22.2 No. 38
3Extruded PVC inner bedding jacket-40 °C lead-free flame-retardant PVC inner jacket sealing the core assembly against moisture and corrosive gasesCSA C22.2 No. 131
4Interlocking aluminum armour (AIA)Helically interlocked 5052 aluminum alloy (or galvanized steel) strip armour providing high crush and impact protectionCSA C22.2 No. 131
5FT4 / AG14 outer PVC jacketSunlight-, oil-, acid- and -40 °C cold-impact-resistant outer PVC sheath (Black for 1000 V, Orange for 600 V, Yellow for 5 kV)CSA C22.2 No. 131

600 V Control & Multi-Conductor TECK90 (14 AWG to 10 AWG — 2C to 50C, Orange Jacket)

Multi-core control and instrumentation TECK90 with numbered or colour-coded XLPE cores.

1000 V 3-Core & 4-Core Power TECK90 (14 AWG to 750 MCM, Black Jacket)

Standard 3-conductor and 4-conductor + bare ground industrial feeder TECK90.

5 kV Unshielded / Shielded MV TECK90 (6 AWG to 500 MCM, Yellow Jacket)

Medium-voltage 5,000 V TECK90 feeder cable for mine distribution and large MV motors.

Technical data

Ratings & operating limits

Typical values: Typical values for this cable type, based on CSA C22.2 No. 131 / CEC Part I. Values for your order are confirmed in the datasheet and quotation.

Electrical

Rated voltage
600 V (control) · 1,000 V (LV power) · 5,000 V (MV power)
Dielectric test voltage (1000 V grade)
3.5 kV AC rms for 5 minutes
Max. conductor temperature
+90 °C wet or dry · +130 °C emergency overload · +250 °C short-circuit

Thermal

Low-temperature installation & service
-40 °C cold bend and -40 °C cold impact per CSA C22.2 No. 0.3
Continuous operating window
-40 °C to +90 °C

Mechanical

Minimum bending radius
12 × OD during pulling · 7 × OD final trained bend
Crush & impact protection
Interlocked AIA armour + dual PVC jackets pass CSA heavy crush & impact

Resistance

Flame & acid-gas emission
CSA FT4 vertical tray flame (UL 1685) & AG14 (<14 % HCl acid gas)
Hazardous location ('HL') rating
CSA HL approved for Class I Div 2, Class II Div 1 & 2, and Class III (and CEC Zone 1/2)

Reference standards

Governing standards
CSA C22.2 No. 131, CSA C22.2 No. 38 (RW90) & Canadian Electrical Code (CEC)
NEC / UL cross-compliance
UL 1569 Type MC / UL 1277 dual-listed options available

Identification

Phase core colour code
3C: Red, Black, Blue · 4C: Red, Black, Blue, White (+ bare Cu bond)
Outer jacket voltage colour
Orange (600 V) · Black (1000 V) · Yellow (5000 V)

Sizes

14 standard configurations (TECK90)

Nominal dimensions, copper weight, total mass and electrical parameters for TECK90 per CSA C22.2 No. 131 / CEC Part I.

Dimensions & masses
DesignationCores × AWG/MCM (1kV)Bond Wire / CEC 90°C ANom. OD
mm		Copper
kg/km		Total mass ≈
kg/km		Min. bend R
mm		Enquiry
TECK90 size schedule
TECK90 3C 14 AWG3C × 14 AWG14 AWG Bond · 25 A15.8068.0295.0110.6
TECK90 3C 12 AWG3C × 12 AWG14 AWG Bond · 30 A16.9098.0345.0118.3
TECK90 3C 10 AWG3C × 10 AWG12 AWG Bond · 40 A18.40152.0430.0128.8
TECK90 3C 8 AWG3C × 8 AWG10 AWG Bond · 55 A21.20240.0585.0148.4
TECK90 3C 6 AWG3C × 6 AWG8 AWG Bond · 75 A24.10382.0810.0168.7
TECK90 3C 4 AWG3C × 4 AWG8 AWG Bond · 95 A27.20565.01,080.0190.4
TECK90 3C 2 AWG3C × 2 AWG6 AWG Bond · 130 A30.80895.01,520.0215.6
TECK90 3C 1/0 AWG3C × 1/0 AWG6 AWG Bond · 170 A35.801,360.02,180.0250.6
TECK90 3C 2/0 AWG3C × 2/0 AWG6 AWG Bond · 195 A38.401,685.02,610.0268.8
TECK90 3C 3/0 AWG3C × 3/0 AWG4 AWG Bond · 225 A41.202,160.03,210.0288.4
TECK90 3C 4/0 AWG3C × 4/0 AWG4 AWG Bond · 260 A44.502,670.03,880.0311.5
TECK90 3C 250 MCM3C × 250 MCM4 AWG Bond · 290 A48.203,110.04,490.0337.4
TECK90 3C 350 MCM3C × 350 MCM3 AWG Bond · 350 A53.604,310.05,980.0375.2
TECK90 3C 500 MCM3C × 500 MCM2 AWG Bond · 430 A60.506,110.08,190.0423.5
  • Typical values for this cable type; dimensions and weights for your order are confirmed in the quotation.
  • Dimensions and tolerances conform to CSA C22.2 No. 131 / CEC Part I.

Quality & approvals

Testing & inspection

Routine tests on every production length, sample and type tests per batch — documented on an EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificate.

  1. ConductorClass 5 stranding
  2. Spark test100 % in-line
  3. Lay-upCores, earth, fillers
  4. SheathingInner, braid / screen, outer
  5. Electrical testsAC voltage, resistance
  6. DimensionsOD, wall thickness
  7. Inspection documents & dispatchDrum & dispatch
Testing & inspectionTest value / referenceFrequency
Routine tests
3.5 kV AC dielectric test, spark test & DC resistanceZero breakdown; resistance per CSA C22.2 No. 131100 % of reels
Sample tests
-40 °C cold impact, -40 °C cold bend & XLPE hot-setPasses -40 °C arctic hammer impact without jacket crackingEvery batch
CSA FT4 vertical tray flame, AG14 acid gas & HL crush testCSA Certified Type TECK90 to C22.2 No. 131Type qualification

Inspection certificate

Issued with every drum, listing the routine test results for that length.

Product approvals

CSA C22.2 No. 131 Type TECK90CSA FT4 Vertical Tray FlameCSA HL (Hazardous Location) RatedAG14 Low Acid Gas (<14 %)RoHS 3 Compliant

Company certificates

ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001VDE marks approvalUL / cULCE · LVD / EMC

Marking & supply

Ordering & delivery

Sheath marking

TEBAOFLEX CSA TECK90 [N/C AWG] 1000V (-40C) XLPE HL FT4 AG14 SUN RES [lot/m]
Delivery form
Non-returnable wooden drums, export reels or shrink-wrapped coils
Standard drum lengths
100 m · 250 m · 500 m · 1000 m
MOQ
200 m (stock sizes) · 500 m (custom lengths)
Lead time
2–3 weeks ex-works
Incoterms
EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP

Technical documents

Downloads

PDFTECK90 Armoured Industrial Cable – technical datasheet14 sizes · construction, technical data, approvalsXLSXTECK90 spec data (Excel)All 14 sizes with dimensions and data, for your BOM or quotation
Revision
2026-10-20
Updated
2026-10-20

FAQ

Questions engineers ask first

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What is the structural difference between TECK90 (CSA C22.2 No. 131) and ACWU90 (CSA C22.2 No. 51)?
TECK90 has TWO extruded PVC jackets: an extruded inner PVC bedding jacket under the interlocking aluminum armour AND an extruded outer PVC jacket over the armour, plus an HL (Hazardous Location) rating and voltage options up to 1000 V / 5 kV. ACWU90 omits the extruded inner PVC jacket—wrapping a binder tape directly over the RW90 XLPE cores before applying the interlocking aluminum armour and outer PVC jacket—making ACWU90 slightly smaller, lighter and more economical for non-hazardous commercial and industrial feeders.
Why does Canadian TECK90 use Orange, Black and Yellow outer jackets?
By Canadian mining and industrial convention under CSA C22.2 No. 131, jacket colour identifies voltage class on cable trays: Orange = 600 V control/power, Black = 1,000 V low-voltage power, and Yellow = 5,000 V medium-voltage power.
Can TECK90 be installed in hazardous (explosive gas/dust) locations?
Yes. TECK90 bearing the 'HL' mark is approved under the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC Section 18) for Zone 1 and Zone 2 (Class I), Zone 20/21/22 (Class II & III) hazardous locations when terminated with certified explosion-proof TECK cable glands.
When should MC-HL (UL 2225) be specified instead of TECK90?
For projects governed by the US National Electrical Code (NEC Article 501 / 505) in Class I Division 1 or Zone 1 hazardous locations, US inspectors require UL 2225 Listed Type MC-HL with a continuously welded and corrugated impervious aluminum sheath rather than interlocked strip armour.

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