AL/XLPE/CWS/WB/PE
AL/XLPE/CWS/WB/PE is a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable designation: AL = Aluminium Conductor; XLPE = Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE); CWS = Copper Wire Screen (concentric copper wires); WB = Water Barrier; PE = Polyethylene (PE).
1 coding system recognises this code
Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
AL | Aluminium Conductor |
XLPE | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
CWS | Copper Wire Screen (concentric copper wires) |
WB | Water Barrier |
PE | Polyethylene (PE) |
How to read a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PE sheath (PE).
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
FcaYMeKrvaslqwd, TKFFcaNA2XS(F)2Y, Waskönig+Walter
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.
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