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
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| - 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)
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| E |
Polyethylene
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| E2 |
Polyethylene, high density
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| E4 |
Polytetrafluorethylene |
| E5 |
Perfluor (Ethylene-propylene - copolymers)
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| E6 |
Ethylene-tetrafluorethylene - copolymers
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| E7 |
Polypropylene
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| G |
Ethylene-vinylacetate - copolymers
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| J |
Braiding of glass fiber
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| J2 |
Wrapping of glass fiber
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| M |
Mineral insulation
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| N |
Chloroprene-rubber (or equivalent material)
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| N2 |
Special compound of chloroprene-rubber
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| N4 |
Sulfonated chlor or chlorinated polyethylene
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| N5 |
Nitril-rubber
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| N6 |
Fluorinated rubber
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| N7 |
PVC-Nitril-rubber compound
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| N8 |
Special-polychloroprene-rubber, water resistant
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| P |
Cables with impregnated paper insulation for multi conductor belted cable
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| Q |
Polyurethane
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| Q2 |
Polyethyleneterephthalate
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| Q3 |
Polystyrole
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| Q4 |
Polyamide
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| Q5 |
Polyamide
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| Q6 |
Polyvinylidene fluoride
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| R |
Ethylene-propylene rubber or equivalent
synthetic elastomer for +60°C temperature of
+60°C, for permanent temperature of +60°C
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| S |
Silicone-rubber
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| T |
Textile braiding over twisted conductors, impregnated/un-impregnated
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| T2 |
Textile braiding with flame retardant, impregnated composition
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| T3 |
Layer of textile as conductor wrapping or tape
|
| T4 |
Layer of textile as conductor wrapping or tape with flame retardant impregnated composition
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| T5 |
Corrosion protection
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| 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
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| V3 |
PVC soft, for low temperatures
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| V4 |
PVC soft, cross-linked
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| V5 |
PVC soft, oil resistant
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| X |
Cross-linked polyethylene
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| 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
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| 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
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| A6 |
Concentric aluminum conductor, meander-shaped
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| C |
Concentric copper-conductor
|
| C6 |
Concentric copper-conductor, meander-shaped
|
| C9 |
Divided concentric copper conductor
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Shielding |
| A7 |
Aluminum screen
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| A8 |
Aluminum screen of individual conductor
|
| C4 |
Copper screen as braid over the stranded conductors
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| C5 |
Copper screen braiding over individual conductor
|
| C7 |
Copper screen of tape, round or profile-wires over twisted conductors
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| C8 |
Copper screen as C7, over individual conductor
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| 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*
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |
All-weather, Rubber & Welding
