VVR
VVR is a UNE (Spain: UNE 21123 / UNE 20434) cable designation: V = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); V = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); R = Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE).
4 coding systems recognise this code
UNE (Spain: UNE 21123 / UNE 20434)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
R | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
JIS type names (Japan)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
VVR | VVR: 600 V PVC (vinyl) insulated, PVC (vinyl) sheathed round cable (JIS C 3342) |
VVR | VVR: 600 V PVC insulated, PVC sheathed round cable, stranded copper. 600 V, 60 C (Sumitomo HST-SS30-0008). JIS C 3342 |
China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
R | Flexible Cable |
How to read a China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes) cable code
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
R | Vulcanised Rubber (Natural, SBR Or EPR, 60 °C) |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PE sheath (R).
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.