AL/XLPE/PVC/PE
AL/XLPE/PVC/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); PVC = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); 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) |
PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
PE | Polyethylene (PE) |
How to read a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code
How to read a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code
A Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) designation (UK / International) is a row of letter groups, and each group stands for one part of the cable: conductor, insulation, screen, armour, sheath, or the standard it follows. The decoder knows 117 symbols for this system.
What does AL mean in a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code? AL means Aluminium Conductor.
What does XLPE mean in a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code? XLPE means Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE).
What does PVC mean in a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code? PVC means Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).
What does PE mean in a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code? PE means Polyethylene (PE).
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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