A2XBY
A2XBY is a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable designation: A = Aluminium Conductor; 2X = Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE); B = Steel Tape Armour; Y = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).
3 coding systems recognise this code
DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
A | Aluminium Conductor |
2X | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
B | Steel Tape Armour |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable code
VDE telecom, signal and fibre cables (DIN VDE 0815, 0816, 0813, 0888)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
A | Outdoor Cable |
2X | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
B | Helical Galvanized Steel Tape |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
How to read a VDE telecom, signal and fibre cables (DIN VDE 0815, 0816, 0813, 0888) cable code
India (IS 1554 / IS 7098 cable code)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
A | Aluminium Conductor |
2X | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
B | Braiding, Compounding Or Varnishing |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
How to read a India (IS 1554 / IS 7098 cable code) cable code
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (Y).
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
EcaN1XV-R, Ahlsell (seller)Cca-s3,d1,a3FG16OR16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaU1000 R2V, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaN2XSY, Waskönig+Walter (10 kV datasheet)
Listed as sources, alphabetically by maker. No maker pays to appear here.
A CPR class is declared by the maker in its Declaration of Performance and printed on the sheath (EN 50575 cl 7). This decoder does not assign one. What the CPR classes mean →
Sources: EN 13501-6 draft and FprEN 50575:2014 final draft (drafts, not the published texts); IEC 60332-3-24:2000+A1:2008; EN 13501-3 draft A2.
A2XBY as the cable designer builds it, 4x16 0.6/1 kV
Overall diameter 24.0 mm, about 750 kg/km. Nominal values from the standard's tables for this size, computed, not a maker's data.
| Layer | Material | Thickness, mm | Over the layer, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation | XLPE | 0.70 | 6.3 |
| Filler | PP | 15.2 | |
| Inner covering / bedding | PVC | 1.0 | 17.2 |
| Sheath | PVC | 1.2 | 19.6 |
| Tape armour | Steel | 0.40 | 20.4 |
| Sheath | PVC | 1.8 | 24.0 |
A2XBY on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 24 mm and about 750 kg/km as the cable designer builds it. Drums as their makers print them; lengths are estimates within a few per cent of the cable makers' own tables: whole layers, wound diameter 1.05 × OD, 50 mm freeboard under the flange rim.
| Length | Drum size (its makers) | Layers | Gross weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | KTG 12 (1250 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 8 of 10 | 519–540 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 16 (1600 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 10 of 13 | 1,026–1,059 kg |
Barrel at least 15 × OD = 360 mm for a cable of this kind (Low voltage, multi-core): KTG table, the cable's datasheet wins. A load rating is the drum maker's own.
Other lengths, drums and weights: the cable drum calculator
Load it on a truck: 1000 m on its drum in the loading planner
Laying, sizes and datasheet: A2XBY
A2XBY belongs to the family LV armoured cables: the lowest laying temperature, bending radius, pulling, depth, drum handling and the test after laying, every rule with its sources. Laying and handling guide: LV armoured cables
Terms on this page: steel tape armour
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