Code
Designation |
Classified to Standards |
H |
Harmonized Standard |
A |
Authorized National Standard |
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Conductor Material |
w/o
designation |
Copper |
- A |
Aluminum |
- Z |
Conductor of special material and/or special shape |
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Type & Shape of Conductor |
- D |
fine wire stranded conductor for welding cables |
- E |
extra fine wire stranded conductor for welding cables |
- F |
fine wire stranded conductor for flexible cables according to DIN VDE 0295, class 5 |
- H |
extra fine wire stranded conductor for flexible cables according to DIN VDE 0295, class 6 |
- K |
fine wire stranded conductor for fixed installation (if not specified, equivalent to J DIN VDE 0295, class 5) |
- M |
Milliken conductor |
- R |
conductor of multi stranded wires |
- S |
sector-shaped conductor of multi stranded wires |
- U |
round conductor of single wire |
- W |
sector-shaped conductor of single wire |
- Y |
tinsel conductor |
- Z |
conductor of special material and/or special shape |
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Number of Conductors & Cross-section |
Number |
Number of conductors n |
X |
Multiplication sign without green-yellow ground conductor |
G |
Multiplication sign for green-yellow ground conductor |
Y |
Tinsel conductor, whereby the cross-section is not specified |
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Insulation and Jacket Material |
B |
Ethylene-propylene-rubber for Temperature of +90°C |
B2 |
Ethylene-propylene rubber, hardened |
B3 |
Butyl rubber (isobutylene-isoprene rubber) |
E |
Polyethylene |
E2 |
Polyethylene, high density |
E4 |
Polytetrafluorethylene |
E5 |
Perfluor (Ethylene-propylene - copolymers) |
E6 |
Ethylene-tetrafluorethylene - copolymers |
E7 |
Polypropylene |
G |
Ethylene-vinylacetate - copolymers |
J |
Braiding of glass fiber |
J2 |
Wrapping of glass fiber |
M |
Mineral insulation |
N |
Chloroprene-rubber (or equivalent material) |
N2 |
Special compound of chloroprene-rubber |
N4 |
Sulfonated chlor or chlorinated polyethylene |
N5 |
Nitril-rubber |
N6 |
Fluorinated rubber |
N7 |
PVC-Nitril-rubber compound |
N8 |
Special-polychloroprene-rubber, water resistant |
P |
Cables with impregnated paper insulation for multi conductor belted cable |
Q |
Polyurethane |
Q2 |
Polyethyleneterephthalate |
Q3 |
Polystyrole |
Q4 |
Polyamide |
Q5 |
Polyamide |
Q6 |
Polyvinylidene fluoride |
R |
Ethylene-propylene rubber or equivalent
synthetic elastomer for +60°C temperature of
+60°C, for permanent temperature of +60°C |
S |
Silicone-rubber |
T |
Textile braiding over twisted conductors, impregnated/un-impregnated |
T2 |
Textile braiding with flame retardant, impregnated composition |
T3 |
Layer of textile as conductor wrapping or tape |
T4 |
Layer of textile as conductor wrapping or tape with flame retardant impregnated composition |
T5 |
Corrosion protection |
T6 |
Textile braiding over individual conductor or multi conductor
cable, impregnated/un-impregnated |
V |
PVC soft |
V2 |
PVC soft, resistant to increased temperature, +90°C |
V3 |
PVC soft, for low temperatures |
V4 |
PVC soft, cross-linked |
V5 |
PVC soft, oil resistant |
X |
Cross-linked polyethylene |
Z |
Cross-linked compound to a basis of polyolefin, for low corrosive gas and low smoke emission in case of fire |
Z1 |
Thermoplastic compound to a basis of polyolefin, for low corrosive gas and low smoke emission in case of fire |
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Metal Jacket |
A2 |
Aluminum jacket, pressed or welded, smooth |
A3 |
Aluminum jacket, pressed or welded, corrugated |
A4 |
Aluminum jacket over individual conductor |
A5 |
Aluminum jacket of Band |
C2 |
Copper jacket |
C3 |
Copper jacket, corrugated |
F |
Steel jacket |
F3 |
Steel jacket, corrugated |
K |
Zinc jacket |
L |
Alloyed lead jacket for general use |
L2 |
Non-alloyed lead jacket, normal pure lead |
L4 |
Alloyed lead jacket over individual conductor |
L5 |
Non-alloyed lead jacket over individual conductor |
L6 |
Alloyed lead jacket, but other composition than above |
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Concentric Conductors |
A |
Concentric aluminum conductor |
A6 |
Concentric aluminum conductor, meander-shaped |
C |
Concentric copper-conductor |
C6 |
Concentric copper-conductor, meander-shaped |
C9 |
Divided concentric copper conductor |
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Shielding |
A7 |
Aluminum screen |
A8 |
Aluminum screen of individual conductor |
C4 |
Copper screen as braid over the stranded conductors |
C5 |
Copper screen braiding over individual conductor |
C7 |
Copper screen of tape, round or profile-wires over twisted conductors |
C8 |
Copper screen as C7, over individual conductor |
D |
Screen of one or more thin steel tapes, laying direct over twisted conductors, in contact with a
stranded plain conductor |
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Armoring** |
Z2 |
Armoring of round steel wires*, galvanized / non-galvanized |
Z3 |
Armoring of flat steel wires*, galvanized / non -galvanized |
Z4 |
Armoring of steel tape, galvanized / non -galvanized |
Z5 |
Braiding of steel wires, galvanized / non -galvanized |
Z6 |
Supporting braid of steel wires |
Z7 |
Armoring of sectional steel wires |
Y2 |
Armoring of round aluminum wires* |
Y3 |
Armoring of flat aluminum wires* |
Y5 |
Armoring of special materials |
Y6 |
Armoring of steel wires and/or steel tape and copper wires |
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* counter helix, if specified
** see remarks DIN VDE 0292 |
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Special Constructive Supporting Elements |
D2 |
Supporting elements of textile or steel wires over cable conductor |
D3 |
Textile supporting elements of one or more elements, stranded in the conductor of circular cable or placed in a flat cable |
D4 |
Self-supporting cables and wires, where the conductor permits the strain-relieving function |
D5 |
Central conductor element (not as supporting element), used for lift cable |
D7 |
As D3, the supporting element however is connected externally |
D8 |
As D7, however a section horizontal to the axis of the cable forming the number “8“ |
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Special Versions |
w/o
designation |
Round cable construction |
H |
Flat type as separable cables with or without jacket |
H2 |
Flat type of cables not separable |
H3 |
Building Cable, flat webbed |
H4 |
Multi conductor flat cable with one plain conductor |
H5 |
Two or more single conductor stranded, non-jacket |
H6 |
Flat cables according to HD 359 or EN 50214 with 3 or more conductors |
H7 |
Cable with two-jacket extruded insulation |
H8 |
Coiled conductor |