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132 R o u t i n g a n d P r o t e c t i o n W i r i n g D u c t Wiring Duct Material Properties Physical Properties Material ASTM Method Test Units Test Results Specific Gravity (Gray) PVC D-792 — 1.4 Durometer Hardness PVC D-2240 Shore Hardness 77D Flexural Strength PVC D-790 psi 9,900 Modulus of Elasticity (Tension) PVC D-638 psi 351,000 Continuous Operating Temperature PVC UL746B °F (°C) 122 (50) Heat Deflection Temperature (264 psi) PVC D-648 °F (°C) 161 (72) Tensile Strength (+73°F) PVC D-638 psi 6,500 Izod Impact Strength (+73°F) PVC D-256 ft. lbs./in. notch 15 Flame Resistance PVC D-635 — Self-extinguishing UL Standard 94 PVC .029 and .062 94V-O Wiring Capacity Duct Size (W"xH") Duct Area (Sq. In.) ELECTRICAL DATA 10 AWG 12 AWG 14 AWG 14 AWG 16 AWG 18 AWG 22 AWG CAT 5E CAT 6 CAT 6A WIRE O.D. 0.176 .0.158 0.165 0.139 0.125 0.113 0.065 0.219 0.240 0.354 .5x.5 0.18 4 5 4 6 7 9 27 2 2 1 .5x1 0.38 8 10 9 13 15 19 57 5 4 2 .75x.75 0.28 6 7 7 9 11 14 42 4 3 1 1x1 0.735 15 19 17 24 30 37 111 10 8 4 1x1.5 1.135 23 29 27 37 46 57 171 15 13 6 1x2 1.515 31 39 35 50 62 76 228 20 17 8 1x3 2.22 46 57 52 73 90 111 335 30 25 11 1x4 2.936 60 75 69 97 120 146 443 40 32 15 1.5x1 1.205 25 31 28 40 49 60 182 16 13 6 1.5x1.5 1.85 38 47 43 61 75 92 279 25 20 9 1.5x2 2.475 51 63 58 82 101 123 373 33 27 13 1.5x3 3.669 75 94 86 121 150 183 553 50 41 19 1.5x4 4.881 100 125 114 161 199 243 736 66 54 25 2x1 1.678 35 43 39 55 68 84 253 23 19 9 2x2 3.438 71 88 80 113 140 171 518 47 38 17 2x3 5.122 105 131 120 169 209 255 772 69 57 26 2x4 6.829 140 174 160 225 278 341 1030 92 76 35 2x5 8.488 175 217 199 280 346 423 1280 115 94 43 2.5x3 6.564 135 167 154 216 268 327 990 89 73 33 3x1 2.57 53 66 60 85 105 128 388 35 28 13 3x2 5.36 110 137 125 177 219 268 809 73 59 27 3x3 8.03 165 205 188 265 327 400 1210 109 89 41 3x4 10.72 221 274 251 354 437 535 1617 145 119 55 3x5 13.38 275 341 313 441 546 668 2017 181 148 68 4x2 7.288 150 186 171 240 297 364 1099 99 81 37 4x3 10.932 225 279 256 360 446 545 1648 148 121 56 4x4 14.62 301 373 342 482 596 729 2204 198 162 74 4x5 18.27 375 466 427 602 745 911 2754 247 202 93 6x4 22.4 461 572 524 739 913 1117 3377 303 248 114 8x4 30.16 620 770 706 994 1230 1505 4548 408 334 153 Formula used to calculate fill capacity: Number of wires = duct area / (1.57 x (wire o.d.)2) or duct area x (0.637/(wire o.d.)2) 50% Fill Capacity