Alcan manufactures both the SE Style R (SER) and
SE Style U (SEU) Service Entrance Cable which can be used for both above ground service entrance and interior wiring applications. As with all of Alcan’s products, our Service Entrance Cable offers unique product attributes, top notch quality and excellent properties. In addition, all SE type cable meets or exceeds the requirements of Underwriters
Laboratories Inc., Standard #854 and is approved for use in accordance with the recommendations of the
National Electrical Code as Type SE. STABILOY® alloy conductor is recognized by ASTM.
Alcan Type Service Entrance Cable has several exceptional features that provide amazing benefits:
• Sunlight resistant, moisture resistant and flame retardant jacket which enhances the life of the cable by fending off environmental elements that can cause deterioration.
• Environmentally friendly because the PVC jacket is lead-free and cadmium-free.
• 90 degree-rated insulation which provides superior product quality.
• Increased flexibility because every piece of Service
Entrance Cable is made with Stabiloy AA-8030 conductor (#8 is solid, all others are stranded) and cross-linked polyethylene insulation (XLPE).
• Tristriping which improves the visibility of the grounded conductor.
• Sequential footage marking which ensures measurement accuracy every time.

Type SE Style R (SER)
The insulated conductors in SER cable are phase-
identified. One insulated conductor has a single longitudinal red stripe, one is painted completely white or with three continuous white stripes and the last conductor is black. If applicable, a fourth insulated conductor has a single longitudinal blue stripe. The conductors are twisted together and wrapped with a glass-reinforced tape. The PVC jacket is then extruded over the assembly for a completed product.
Three conductor cables with a bare conductor will bear the following surface marking:
Alcan (Plant Of Manufacture) STABILOY ® AA-8030
AL Type SE Cable Style R XHHW-2 600 V 3 CDRS
(Size) 1 CDR (Size) SUN-RES (UL) (Year Of
Manufacture).
Three conductor cables without a bare conductor will bear the following surface marking: Alcan (Plant Of
Manufacture) STABILOY ® AA-8030 AL Type SE Cable
Style R XHHW-2 600 V 3 CDRS (Size) SUN-RES (UL)
(Year Of Manufacture).
Typical Applications for Type SE Cable
With Overhead Service Drop
SEU or SER
Overhead Service Drop
Service Disconnect
(Outside)
SER
SEU or
SER
Meter
Service Disconnect with Panel Board (Inside)
SEU or
SER
Meter
SEU or
SER
Panel Board
(inside)
With Underground Service Entrance
SEU or SER
Service Disconnect
(Outside)
SER
Meter
Service Disconnect with Panel Board (Inside)
Underground Service
Entrance (USE-2)
Meter
SEU or
SER
Panel Board
(Inside)

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Insulated
Conductor
Size / AWG
Bare Conductor
Size / AWG
Two Conductor SER with a Bare Ground
Nominal Diameter
(inches)
Nominal Weight
(lbs. / 1000 ft.)
STABILOY Total
Standard Package
Length Reel
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4
2
8
6
4/0
250
300
2
2
1
1/0
4
4
8
6
1/0
2/0
2/0
4/0
4/0
2
2/0
4/0
250
300
3
2
1
1/0
6
4
8
6
2/0
3/0
4/0
1
2
4
2
6
4
8
6
1/0
1
2/0
2/0
4/0
4
1
2/0
3/0
4/0
0.571
0.650
0.736
0.863
0.973
1.061
1.164
1.274
1.390
1.601
1.741
0.488
0.574
0.632
0.669
0.748
0.788
0.884
0.915
0.964
0.951
1.050
1.193
1.264
165
188
237
237
46
74
104
118
299
330
377
526
599
Three Conductor SER with a Bare Ground
254
280
349
384
97
138
177
193
423
459
513
690
766
287
362
456
576
61
99
143
228
726
868
1052
435
526
637
776
128
182
240
346
948
1106
1311
Four Conductor SER with a Bare Ground
0.973
1.299
1.557
1.798
1.950
291
581
926
1105
1335
438
807
1204
1404
1662
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
500’
500’
500’
500’
500’
500’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
500’
500’
500’
500’
500’
500’
1000’
500’
500’
500’
500’
24x15
24x18
27x18
27x18
30x18
30x18
30x24
24x18
27x18
27x18
30x18
30x24
30x24
36x24
36x24
40x24
42x26
42x28
2
2
1
1/0
4
4
8
6
1/0
2/0
2/0
4/0
4/0
8
6
6
4
4
2
1
2
1/0
1
2/0
2/0
4/0
Two Conductor SEU with a Bare Ground
0.407 x 0.626
0.458 x 0720
0.502 x 0.808
0.505 x 0.811
0.559 x 0.919
0.559 x 0.919
0.625 x 1.037
0.647 x 1.095
0.661 x 1.095
0.702 x 1.190
0.719 x 1.208
0.818 x 1.406
0.857 x 1.445
165
188
236
261
47
75
104
118
298
329
376
524
598
259
282
353
387
104
143
184
198
438
467
516
692
770
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
1000’
500’
500’
500’
500’
500’
500’
24x15
24x18
27x18
27x18
30x18
30x18
30x24
27x18
27x18
27x18
27x18
30x24
30x24
NOTES:
1. Data are approximate and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances.
2. Standard lengths are subject to normal manufacturing tolerances of ±10%.
*Also available in two conductor with ground and four conductor with ground cable assemblies. STABILOY
® and ALCAN are registered trademarks owned throughout the world by Alcan Inc. In the United States and Canada, Alcan Products Corporation is licensed to use such trademarks. Copyright 2002 Alcan Products Corporation. STABILOY
® is a registered trademark of Alcan Products Corporation.
24x18
27x18
30x24
30x24
34x26
30x24
30x24
32x24
36x24
40x24
42x26

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SIZE AWG Dwelling Service and Feeders Applications other than Dwelling Units SIZE AWG or kcmil per NEC Table 310.15(B)(6) per NEC Table 310.16 or kcmil
75° C 90° C
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4
2
8
6
4/0
250
300
-
-
-
100
110
125
150
175
200
225
250
40
50
65
90
100
120
135
155
180
205
230
45
60
75
100
115
135
150
175
205
230
255
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4
2
8
6
4/0
250
300
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-70
71-80
Ambient
˚C
Ampacity Correction Factors
For ambient temperatures other than 30˚C (86˚F), multiply the ampacities shown above by the appropriate factor shown below.
Temp ˚F Temp ˚F
75˚C
1.05
90˚C
1.04
1.00
.94
1.00
.96
.88
.82
.75
.67
.91
.87
.82
.76
.58
.33
–
.71
.58
.41
Ambient
˚F
70-77
78-86
87-95
96-104
105-113
114-122
123-131
132-140
141-158
159-176
NOTES:
1. Ampacities are based on conductor operating temperatures only and do not take voltage drop into consideration.
2. A neutral conductor which carries only the unbalanced current from other conductors, as in the case of normally balanced circuits of three or more conductors, shall not be counted in determining Ampacity Adjustment Factors. But in a three-wire circuit consisting of two phase wires and the neutral of a four-wire three-phase
Wye-connected system, a common conductor carries approximately the same current as the other conductors and shall be counted in determining ampacities.
3. Based on Ambient Air Temperature of 30°C (86°F).
4. See termination provisions for conductor sizing as given in Underwriters Laboratories Electrical Construction Materials Directory, "Equipment for
Use in Ordinary Locations."